Raspberry Pi 7" Touch Screen Installation
A short video showing the installation of the 7" touch screen display on a Raspberry Pi.
I used a Raspberry Pi2 CPU, I think a Pi3 would be an even better choice with the built-in connectivity.
Touch Screen:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product...
Technical Specifications
7” Touchscreen Display.
Screen Dimensions: 194mm x 110mm x 20mm
View-able screen size: 155mm x 86mm
Screen Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
10 finger capacitive touch
Uses the DSI interface connector for control
I saw a max. current of 0.85A @ 5V while booting and a 0.7A operating current for the combined system.
In the next video, we'll 3D-print a case for this and make it into a working PiPad, so stay tuned for that...
Update on this project:
• pi-top; first look
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SOUNDTRACK:
Lousiana Fairytale by Austin Rogers
http://drfiddle.com/show_tune.php?id=94