Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen Display
This 7" Touchscreen Display for the Raspberry Pi is perfect for creating portable and embedded projects where a keyboard and mouse would be in the way. The full color display outputs up to 800 x 480 and features a capacative touch sensing capable of detecting 10 fingers.
Only two connections from the Pi to the display are necessary; power from GPIO (or USB) connection to the DSI port. The adapter board handles power, signal conversion, and touch input conversion.
The display works with all existing Raspberry Pi models, however the mounting holes only line up with the newer board design of the A+, B+ and Pi 2.
Kit Contents:
7” Touchscreen Display
Adapter Board
DSI Ribbon Cable
4 x Stand-offs and Screws
4 x Jumper Wires
Technical Specifications
7” Touchscreen Display.
Screen Dimensions: 194mm x 110mm x 20mm (including standoffs)
Viewable screen size: 155mm x 86mm
Screen Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
10 finger capacitive touch
Connects to the Raspberry Pi board using a ribbon cable connected to the DSI port.
Adapter board is used to power the display and convert the parallel signals from the display to the serial (DSI) port on the Raspberry Pi.
Latest version of Raspbian OS required to operate correctly.
Installation:
Download and install the latest version of Raspbian Wheezy.
Connect to the internet, open terminal, and type sudo apt-get update upgrade to install the latest drivers.
Optional Virtual Keyboard
Connect a physical keyboard & mouse to the Raspberry Pi (or use SSH.)
Connect to the internet via WiFi or Ethernet.
Open the terminal
Type sudo apt-get install matchbox-keyboard
Reboot your Pi.
The keyboard can be found by clicking Menu -> Accessories -> Keyboard.
