3.5 Inch 5V Touch Screen LCD Display 480×320 Pixels 3.5 Inch TFT LCD Display Module LCD Touch Display For Arduino Raspberry Pi LCD Touch Screen TFT ModuleThis small 3.5 inch touch screen Raspberry Pi Display module is designed especially for Raspberry Pi, using the latest Linux Core system. This is ideal for DIY anywhere, anytime, and does not require any separate power source or case to hold it. The module sits right on top of Pi and is an ideal alternative solution for HDMI monitors. The screen also comes with a stylus to interact with the small screen

 

Features:

• Designed for Raspberry Pi Model B/B+, an ideal alternative solution for HDMI monitors.
• 320×480 resolution, better display.
• Convenient Men-Machine interface for Raspberry Pi 2, combined with portable power for DIY projects anywhere, anytime.
• Supports Raspbian system, enabling your system to:
  • Play videos (supports multiple formats, including MP4).
  • Take photos by touching (up to 17 camera modes).
  • Support software keyboard for system interaction without a keyboard/mouse.

 

Specification:

• LCD Type: TFT
• LCD Interface: SPI
• Touch Screen Type: Resistive
• Touch Screen Controller: XPT2046
• Colors: 65536
• Backlight: LED
• Resolution: 320x480 (Pixel)
• Aspect Ratio: 2:03
• Power Consumption: TBD
• Backlight Current: TBD
• Operating Temp (ºC): TBD

 

Getting Started: The RPi LCD can be driven in two ways:

Method 1: Driver Installation:

1. Download the latest image from the Raspberry Pi website and write it to an SD card. Mirror Systems Download Download Here
3. Connect RPi LCD to Raspberry Pi and connect Pi to networking.
4. Configure your Pi using, including expanding the filesystem and setting desktop autologin.
5. Open the Terminal of Raspberry Pi and run driver installation commands.
6. After the system reboot, the RPi LCD is ready to use.

Method 2: Using Ready-to-use Image

• An image file with a pre-installed driver is located in the IMAGE directory of the CD or can be downloaded. Write the image to your micro SD card, insert it into your Pi, and power up.

Toggle between LCD and HDMI Display:

• To use HDMI: cd LCD-show/ and ./LCD-hdmi.
• To use the LCD: chmod +x LCD35-show and ./LCD35-show.

Screen Orientation Settings:

• After installing the touch driver, adjust the screen orientation with these commands:
  • 0-degree rotation: ./LCD35-show 0
  • 90-degree rotation: ./LCD35-show 90
  • 180-degree rotation: ./LCD35-show 180
  • 270-degree rotation: ./LCD35-show 270

Touch Screen Calibration:

• Calibrate the touch screen using the xinput_calibrator program.
  • Install it with sudo apt-get install -y xinput-calibrator.
  • Run calibration commands as described.

Install Virtual Keyboard:

1. Install matchbox-keyboard as instructed.
2. Execute the commands to set up the virtual keyboard.

 

Resources:

• User Manual: RPi LCD User Manual
• Image: If you encounter difficulties with driver installation, try an image with pre-installed drivers.
  • RPi-35inch-LCD-(A)-Raspbian-180326.7z
• Driver: The driver can be downloaded from GitHub.
• Software: You can download necessary software:
  • Panasonic SDFormatter
  • Win32DiskImager
  • PuTTY
• LCD Panel Dimension: For panel dimensions, refer to 3.5inch RPi LCD (A) panel dimension.