7 inch TFT-LCD Display 1024*600 pixels with Touchscreen - Raspberry Pi Compatible

This display can be connected to a Raspberry Pi 1, 2 or 3 via an HDMI cable, but requires additional installation of drivers.
The display has a resolution of 1024*600 pixels and is diagonally 7 inches. A capacitive touchscreen is mounted on top of the display, for which no calibration is required.
An example is visible in the images.

Specifications:

• LCD diagonal: 7 inches (17.78cm)
• Resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels
• Button to enable/disable backlighting
• Capacitive touchscreen via micro USB (Goodix GT811 controller)
• Uses standard HDMI interface (coupling piece included)
• Two micro USB connections (both function as power supply and touchscreen USB connection)
• Compatible with the Raspberry Pi 1, 2 and 3
• Can also be used as a PC monitor (Please note: extra separate power supply (5V 2A) required via the micro USB connector)
• Works with Raspbian, Ubuntu, Kodi and Windows 10 (IOT)
• Dimensions: 164.9 x 124.27 mm
• Spacers and nuts supplied
• For more information on the LCD screen, download the zip file with manuals under the tab "Downloads and Links".

We have only tested the display in combination with a Raspberry Pi 3B with the Raspbian operating system according to the following manual:

To install the driver, you need:
- Raspberry Pi 2B or 3B with Raspbian installed (via NOOBS!)
- The 7 inch LCD screen
- An internet connection on the Raspberry Pi
- A keyboard and mouse (connected to the Raspberry Pi)
- A backup of your Raspbian operating system incase it goes wrong! (especially the boot/config.txt file!)

Note 1: The installation of the driver overwrites the boot/config.txt file so that the display works correctly.
If you have previously made adjustments to this file, you will have to add these adjustments again after installation.

Note 2: The display has 2 micro USB ports. One of these must be connected to the Raspberry Pi, both have the same function (data and power supply). Since the power supply of the display is via the Raspberry Pi you have to feed the Raspberry Pi with at least 2.5A.

STEP 1 - Install the driver

1. Start the Raspberry Pi in Raspbian (with LCD screen, mouse and keyboard connected)

2. Open the terminal and download the following driver package with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git

3. Set the read/write settings for the folder with the following command:

chmod -R 755 LCD show

Note: Go directly to step 9 if you did NOT install Rapbian via NOOBS! (but used the standard image)

4. Go to this folder in the driver package:

cd ./LCD-show/usr

5. Adjust the cmdline.txt file in the driver package (otherwise the RPi will stop running!). Use the following command:

nano cmdline.txt

6. Adjust the "root =/dev/mmcblk0p2" section in the text file to "root =/dev/mmcblk0p7" (change the "2" to a "7")

7. Once adjusted press the "Ctrl + X" key combination, then the "Y" key followed by the Enter key (overwrites the file and saves it with the adjustment)

8. Go back to the root:

cd

9. Go to this folder in the driver package:

cd ./LCDshow

10. Start the driver with the following command:

./LCD7C show

The Raspberry Pi will now restart and Raspbian will switch to the LCD screen as the main screen at startup.

To restore the default configuration, type and run the following command's in the terminal:

cd ./LCD-show
sudo ./LCD-hdmi

Note: After switching back to HDMI, the resolution may not be correct. We do not have a solution here at the moment except for restoring the backup.

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