CONTENTS 1 Packing List 2 Install the Raspberry Pi OS 3 Quick Guide 4 Button & Port 5 Fixed 6 On-Screen Settings Menu Item Descriptions ......... 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi Adjust the Resolution .
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7) No adjustable components for users in the device. For nonprofessionals, do not try to open or repair this product by yourself in case of unwanted damages. If you have any questions, please send an email to service@sunfounder.com and we’ll reply as soon as possible. CONTENTS...
CHAPTER INSTALL THE RASPBERRY PI OS In this chapter, we firstly learn to write the Raspberry Pi OS to your Micro SD card. You can check the complete tutorial on the official website of the Raspberry Pi: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/raspberry-pi-setting-up. Note: If you have already done it, you can skip this chapter. Required Components 1 * Micro SD Card 1 * Personal Computer...
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7-inch Touch Screen Step 3 Insert your SD card into the computer or laptop SD card slot. Step 4 In the Raspberry Pi Imager, select the OS that you want to install and the SD card you would like to install it on.
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7-inch Touch Screen Step 6 Press Ctrl+Shift+X to open the Advanced options page to enable SSH and configure wifi, these 2 items must be set, the others depend on your choice . You can choose to always use this image customization options.
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7-inch Touch Screen Step 7 Click the WRITE button. Step 8 If your SD card currently has any files on it, you may wish to back up these files first to prevent you from permanently losing them. If there is no file to be backed up, click Yes.
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7-inch Touch Screen Step 9 After waiting for a period of time, the following window will appear to represent the completion of writing.
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7-inch Touch Screen Chapter 2. Install the Raspberry Pi OS...
CHAPTER FIVE FIXED There is a screw thread at one side of the screen, and you can assemble the screen on the camera tripod.
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7-inch Touch Screen On the back of the touch screen are 4 screw holes (M4) with a 75mm spacing. They are used to help to hang the screen on the wall. Chapter 5. Fixed...
CHAPTER SEVEN SETTINGS FOR RASPBERRY PI 7.1 Adjust the Resolution For the Raspberry Pi 3 and the lower versions, you need reset the resolution ratio as follows. As for Raspberry Pi 4, when you start up it, the resolution is optimum. If you want to change its resolution, please refer to the next part. For Raspberry Pi 3 or Lower Version Step 1: Open config.txt.
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7-inch Touch Screen Reboot the Raspberry pi with the command sudo reboot. sudo reboot For Raspberry Pi 4 1) Click the Raspberry Pi icon -> Preferences -> Screen Configuration. 2) Then choose Configure -> Screens -> HDMI-1 -> Resolution -> choose the resolution that you want.
7-inch Touch Screen 7.2 Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi When you use a touch panel, you can connect an external keyboard to help you do a text input operation, but it is best to install a virtual keyboard. Install the required software with the following command.
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7-inch Touch Screen In the General option, check the following 2 items. When you check Automatically display when editing text, you will be prompted to reboot, you can reboot after all settings are complete. Chapter 7. Settings for Raspberry Pi...
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7-inch Touch Screen In the Window option, check Dock to screen edge. And in Auto-show option, check Auto-show when editing text again. 7.2. Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi...
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7-inch Touch Screen The next 2 items are optional, the ones checked in the picture are recommended by us, you can also check other ones. In Layout option, Small is recommanded. In Theme option, DarkRoom is recommanded. Chapter 7. Settings for Raspberry Pi...
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7-inch Touch Screen After the setting is complete, restart Raspberry pi. Every time you restart Raspberry pi, you need to click General Access -> Onboard to enable the virtual keyboard. 7.2. Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi...
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7-inch Touch Screen Now you can use this keyboard to edit your files or codes. Chapter 7. Settings for Raspberry Pi...
7-inch Touch Screen 7.3 Right Click on Raspberry Pi Touchscreen tablets and displays make it easy for you to perform simple navigation tasks with your fingers or stylus, but at some point, you may want to use right-click commands to quickly access context-specific shortcuts.
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7-inch Touch Screen After entering rc.local, add the following command before exit 0. sudo /usr/local/bin/evdev-rce & After restarting, you can long press on the desktop and see if the right click function appears. sudo reboot Chapter 7. Settings for Raspberry Pi...
CHAPTER NINE 1. The colored picture appears in black and white. A: Please check whether the saturation, brightness and contrast under the Color menu are adjusted properly. 2. No picture is displayed on the screen after the device powers on. A: Please check whether the HDMI output port is plugged properly.
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