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by Electrohacker
Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:42 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: New to Pi 4 8GB
Replies: 10
Views: 503

New to Pi 4 8GB

... OS that takes full advantage of the 64-bit hardware, or is it still running 32 bits? Is the 64-bit stuff still beta? 2) I'm leaning toward a 7" touchscreen monitor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6WT77H/?coliid=I2UDKYNOVR38WJ&colid=3B04RKX85L5W0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1 but would love to hear ...
by apw
Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Graphics, sound and multimedia
Topic: Raspberry Pi Touch Screen - non GPIO
Replies: 2
Views: 257

Raspberry Pi Touch Screen - non GPIO

... Pi 3B+. We need almost all the GPIO pins for a variety of sensors, motors etc. We also want to connect the Pi to a suitable, small (3 to 4 inch) touchscreen display. The displays that use some of the Pi's GPIO pins for touch data are out of the question, so that leaves either a screen that uses ...
by jasonmfarrow
Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:11 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: I2C - Screen and SGP30
Replies: 2
Views: 110

I2C - Screen and SGP30

Hi all, I have my Raspberry Pi 3B connected to the official Raspberry Pi screen (https://thepihut.com/products/official-raspberry-pi-7-touchscreen-display) using pins 3, 4, 5, 6 (SDA1, 5V, SCL1, GND). This works. I'm trying to add the SGP30 (https://thepihut.com/products/adafruit-sgp30-air-quality-sensor-breakout-voc-and-eco2-ada3709) ...
by klricks
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:15 am
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Where does desktop orientation information get stored? [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 388

Re: Where does desktop orientation information get stored?

... need to backup and restore these two files: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /usr/share/dispsetup.sh In my case, I have a kiosk system with a small 7" touchscreen that is turned 90 degrees. I wanted to create a script that backs up my entire kiosk and restores it 100% identical and was having a hard ...
by MD500_Pilot
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:44 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Where does desktop orientation information get stored? [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 388

Re: Where does desktop orientation information get stored?

... need to backup and restore these two files: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /usr/share/dispsetup.sh In my case, I have a kiosk system with a small 7" touchscreen that is turned 90 degrees. I wanted to create a script that backs up my entire kiosk and restores it 100% identical and was having a hard ...
by soberseas
Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:38 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Raspberry Pi 4 output not displaying on Samsung Touchscreen
Replies: 0
Views: 59

Raspberry Pi 4 output not displaying on Samsung Touchscreen

Hi all, Currently trying to connect a Samsung Touchscreen Monitor to Pi4 but it will not display. Raspberry Pi 4 is connected to power (and this works on other monitors [haven't tested on other touchscreens, just regular monitors]). Raspberry Pi ...
by cliveb
Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Building a (very simple) kiosk - large touch screen needed
Replies: 6
Views: 394

Building a (very simple) kiosk - large touch screen needed

... is a simple computer that runs a browser, but it does need a touch interface. It seems likely that it could be easily done with a RPi and a touchscreen monitor, but I know nothing about touchscreen monitors. The official RPi touchscreen is too small. I'm looking for 15" or larger, but I ...
by Maxx2206
Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:47 am
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: Issues with RasPi4 and original touchscreen
Replies: 17
Views: 5284

Re: Issues with RasPi4 and original touchscreen

hi, The biggest pain right here is the screen not coming back online after soft reboot without power cycle. DITO! its been bugging me since the very release of the pi4.. i was so excited i gave away the few pi3b's i had and replaced them with a bunch of 2g/4g pi4s just to realize this annoying behav...
by deindichter
Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Car pi question
Replies: 12
Views: 843

Re: Car pi question

... This thing has a 12v power supply and claims it will power the pi as well, but customer service says it could probably power the touchscreen but anything more than that it would not have ample power. Initially, before ever thinking about the Amp I bought a buck converter and was ...
by CustomSarge
Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: 7" touch screen on a Pi 4B - display yes, TS no
Replies: 0
Views: 65

7" touch screen on a Pi 4B - display yes, TS no

... - 90+% assembler on hardware I designed. Bought a Pi4B 4GB w/7" Uctronics LCD + touch screen for a consumer level project. Everywhere I look, the touchscreen is plug/play = built in driver. Mine doesn't respond to finger or stylus. Running 2 monitors: 24" 1920x1080 and the 7" which is 1024x600 ...
by 22over7
Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Non-touchscreen display for use with fan
Replies: 1
Views: 86

Re: Non-touchscreen display for use with fan

... is the wrong place to post, I realise variations of this have been asked but hopefully this is specific enough. I'm looking for a GPIO powered non-touchscreen display for my pi3 B+ that I can use to display some rudimentary system information - however most seem to mount on top of the pi, which ...
by retropunch
Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:29 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Non-touchscreen display for use with fan
Replies: 1
Views: 86

Non-touchscreen display for use with fan

... is the wrong place to post, I realise variations of this have been asked but hopefully this is specific enough. I'm looking for a GPIO powered non-touchscreen display for my pi3 B+ that I can use to display some rudimentary system information - however most seem to mount on top of the pi, which ...
by deindichter
Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:29 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Car pi question
Replies: 12
Views: 843

Re: Car pi question

... without having to connect to all GPIO pins? I ask because I want to use the pins to listen for steering wheel control commands, also I have my touchscreen already attached to two of the pins which is powering it. Does anyone know of an option that could be powered by the pi 5V pin, or other ...
by willy_pinguino
Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:09 am
Forum: Italiano
Topic: info su raspberry su una cnc router
Replies: 5
Views: 466

Re: info su raspberry su una cnc router

... dipende dalla tua macchina e forse troveresti più info in proposito presso i forum in inglese che parlano di LinuxCNC. per connettere uno schermo touchscreen al raspberry non ci sono problemi, ce ne sono di vari tipi e dimensioni e trovi molte guide, ma dipende da marca, modello e modalità di ...
by Pokemonbulbasaur
Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:09 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: LCD Screen Problems
Replies: 1
Views: 127

LCD Screen Problems

https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Touchs ... ics&sr=1-3
I bought a lcd screen for my raspberry pi 4 and I can't seem to get it workng with ubuntu 20.04 or retro pi
by ryce358
Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:52 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

... scl */ >; i2c-gpio,delay-us = <2>; /* ~100 kHz */ edt_ft5x06: edt_ft5x06@48 { compatible = "edt,edt-ft5x06"; reg = <0x48>; poll-interval = <10>; touchscreen-size-x = <720>; touchscreen-size-y = <720>; interrupt-parent = <&gpio>; interrupts = <11 0x8>; }; }; }; }; __overrides__ { addr = <&edt_ft5x06>, ...
by hippy
Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:08 pm
Forum: Interfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.)
Topic: Pi4 + touchscreen - distance about 3 m. Solutions
Replies: 6
Views: 340

Re: Pi4 + touchscreen - distance about 3 m. Solutions

Checking the cable and it's actually 10m, which makes sense with where I had used it. Longer HDMI leads seem to be far more available and a lot cheaper than they were - https://cpc.farnell.com/c/cable-leads-connectors/hdmi-to-hdmi-cables/5m-hdmi-cables - 5m https://cpc.farnell.com/c/cable-leads-conn...
by PhilE
Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

"Unable to request touchscreen IRQ."

Try giving it the interrupt it wants.
by ryce358
Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:36 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

... Firmware: BCM43430/1 wl0: Oct 22 2019 01:59:28 version 7.45.98.94 (r723000 CY) FWID 01-3b33decd [ 25.220806] edt_ft5x06 11-0048: Unable to request touchscreen IRQ. [ 30.938935] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: power save enabled [ 25.220806] edt_ft5x06 11-0048: Unable to request touchscreen ...
by mahjongg
Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: Interfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.)
Topic: Pi4 + touchscreen - distance about 3 m. Solutions
Replies: 6
Views: 340

Re: Pi4 + touchscreen - distance about 3 m. Solutions

well, it never hurts to try, I'm just talking from a first principles (theory), but as we all know theory only works in practice in theory... (even if the theory predicts failure).
by PhilE
Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:15 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

... scl */ >; i2c-gpio,delay-us = <2>; /* ~100 kHz */ edt_ft5x06: edt_ft5x06@48 { compatible = "edt,edt-ft5x06"; reg = <0x48>; poll-interval = <10>; touchscreen-size-x = <720>; touchscreen-size-y = <720>; }; }; }; }; __overrides__ { addr = <&edt_ft5x06>, "reg:0"; i2c_gpio_sda = <&i2c_gpio>,"gpios:4"; ...
by rogonzalez214
Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:02 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Raspberry pi 3b HDMI connection kills USB ports
Replies: 1
Views: 68

Re: Raspberry pi 3b HDMI connection kills USB ports

Tested the raspberry pi with a spare TFT hdmi lcd screen similar to this one. Image and all works correctly, usb and hdmi work simultaneously.
by ryce358
Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:59 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

... { #address-cells = <1>; #size-cells = <0>; edt_ft5x06: edt_ft5x06@48 { compatible = "edt,edt-ft5x06"; reg = <0x48>; poll-interval = <10>; touchscreen-size-x = <720>; touchscreen-size-y = <720>; }; }; }; __overrides__ { addr = <&edt_ft5x06>, "reg:0"; i2c_gpio_sda = <&i2c_gpio>,"gpios:4"; ...
by PhilE
Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Device Tree
Topic: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller
Replies: 52
Views: 2038

Re: DTOverlay for focaltech ft6336c touch controller

I don't know - I'm not a touchscreen expert.

5 seconds on Google found this thread: viewtopic.php?t=243174

You might want to add the poll interval and resolution properties.
by tty1
Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:19 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Pi alternative that supports DisplayPort Alt Mode and Power Delivery over USB-C
Replies: 9
Views: 582

Re: Pi alternative that supports DisplayPort Alt Mode and Power Delivery over USB-C

... be on the touch device, not the computer it is connected to. By "USB input" I mean a host USB port, so that the touch input produced with the touchscreen can be sent to the computer. I already looked for a USB-C cable that allows injecting power, but I could only find USB-A extension cords ...

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