{"id":107,"date":"2022-11-02T22:22:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=107"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:49:35","slug":"raspberry-pi-7-inch-touchscreen-display","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/product\/raspberry-pi-7-inch-touchscreen-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi 7&#8243; Touchscreen Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 7\u201d Touchscreen Monitor for Raspberry Pi gives users the ability to create all-in-one, integrated projects such as tablets, infotainment systems and embedded projects.<\/p>\n<p>The 800 x 480 display connects via an adapter board which handles power and signal conversion. Only two connections to the Pi are required; power from the Pi\u2019s GPIO port and a ribbon cable that connects to the DSI port present on all Raspberry Pi\u2019s. Touchscreen drivers with support for 10-finger touch and an on-screen keyboard will be integrated into the latest Raspbian OS for full functionality without a physical keyboard or mouse.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn your Raspberry Pi into a touch screen tablet, infotainment system, or standalone device.<\/li>\n<li>Truly Interactive &#8211; the latest software drivers will support a virtual \u2018on screen\u2019 keyboard, so there is no need to plug in a keyboard and mouse.<\/li>\n<li>Make your own \u2018Internet of Things\u2019 (IoT) devices including a visual display. Simply connect your Raspberry Pi, develop a Python script to interact with the display, and you\u2019re ready to create your own home automation devices with touch screen capability.<\/li>\n<li>A range of educational software and programs available on the Raspberry Pi will be touch enabled, making learning and programming easier on the Raspberry Pi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kit Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>7\u201d Touchscreen Display<\/li>\n<li>Adapter Board<\/li>\n<li>DSI Ribbon cable<\/li>\n<li>4 x stand-offs and screws (used to mount the adapter board and Raspberry Pi board to the back of the display<\/li>\n<li>4 x jumper wires (used to connect the power from the Adapter Board and the GPIO pins on the Pi so the 2Amp power is shared across both units)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download build instructions for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/how_to_assemble_the_rpi_touchscreen_display.jpg?14903340043104331728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the screen<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/Pimoroni_Display_Frame_Instructions_V1.pdf?4685957742121827422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">display frame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Compatible With:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 4<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 3 Model B<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 2 Model B<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi Model B+<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry PI Model A+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>As of October 2015 the touchscreen is now supported on the Model B and A Raspberry Pi in Raspbian. You&#8217;ll just need to add jumpers from SDA1 and SCL1 on the Pi to SDA and SCL on the display board and to add &#8220;ignore_lcd=0&#8221; to \/boot\/config.txt to be up and running!<\/p>\n<h2>Technical Specification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>7\u201d Touchscreen Display.<\/li>\n<li>Screen Dimensions: 194mm x 110mm x 20mm (including standoffs)<\/li>\n<li>Viewable screen size: 155mm x 86mm<\/li>\n<li>Screen Resolution 800 x 480 pixels<\/li>\n<li>10 finger capacitive touch.<\/li>\n<li>Connects to the Raspberry Pi board using a ribbon cable connected to the DSI port.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For best results:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Install the latest Raspbian image from here (not NOOBS):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/downloads\/raspbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/downloads\/raspbian\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use an official Pi power supply<\/li>\n<li>Use one of our\u00a0dual microB USB cables\u00a0(not compatible with Raspberry PI 4)<\/li>\n<li>Seat the FPC connectors firmly and close them tightly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>N.B. 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