sainsmart 3.5 tft lcd raspberry pi factory

3.5inch RPi LCD (A) and 3.5inch RPi LCD (B) are hardware compatible with each other (uses different driver), and can be mutually substituted in most cases. (A) for low cost ver. while (B) for IPS ver. with better displaying.

SainSmart 3.5 inch TFT LCD module is a special design for Raspberry Pi for portable application. It features a 3.5 "display with 320x480 16bit color pixels and resistive touch screen. The LCD is well mated with Pi board and interface with Pi via the high speed SPI port, and support console, X windows, displaying images or video etc. It therefore Provides 4 press buttons for user defined functions.

RPi LCD needs to use a SPI interface, but in the original image file of Raspberry Pi, the displayer is driven via a HDMI port. So the original image is not applicable for RPi LCD, and you should install the LCD driver to your Pi or use the Ready-to-use image file provided by Sainsmart,click here.

Download the LCD driver and extract it to your Raspbian OS (e.g. copy the driver to your Pi by sftpor using U disk). Then run the following command via putty:

This LCD can be calibrated using a program called xinput_calibrator which is pre-installed on the offer image. However, it was not pre-installed on original Raspbian OS. So in this case, you should get and install the program manually with

After running these commands, there will be a prompt for four-point calibration shown in the LCD screen. Click the points one by one to finish the touch calibration. Then, the new calibration data will be displayed in the terminal, as shows below. Please get these data for future use.

An exclusive Complete Kit from SainSmart that includes the latest edition of the Raspberry Pi family - The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and everything you need to get up and running within minutes in the exciting world of Raspberry Pi!

Features:The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is the third generation Raspberry Pi. This powerful credit-card sized single board computer can be used for many applications and supersedes the original Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.Whilst maintaining the popular board format the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B brings you a more powerful processor, 10x faster than the first generation Raspberry Pi.Additionally it adds wireless LAN & Bluetooth connectivity making it the ideal solution for powerful connected designs.

The enclosure is made out of a tough ROHS certified material providing easy access to power, audio/video, USB, LAN, microSD, DSI display adaptor and camera connector. It features feet and vents to ensure the board gets proper cooling, and plus-shaped wall mounting slots. This is a really slick case and once you"ve gotten your hands on a Raspberry Pi B+ , you"ll want to snag one of these to put it in!

The Raspberry Pi 3 has an identical form factor to the previous Pi 2 (and Pi 1 Model B+) and has complete compatibilitywithRaspberry Pi 1 and 2.Note:All the existing Raspberry Pi 2 accessories and kitsare fully compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3.

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3.5 inch resistive touch screen TFT LCD designed to work directly with Raspberry Pi, Raspbian Image is provided in a DVD with this product. A Touch pen is also included for effective touch interface.