plasticus
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lcd TFT and GPIO access

Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:59 pm

Hi, I've just ordered this lcd. As I will need a button from the gpio I was wondering how can I do that as it looks like the screen is blocking all the gpios. Any suggestion?

Thanks!

scotty101
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Re: lcd TFT and GPIO access

Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:54 pm

Looks like that LCD only has the old style 26 pin "GPIO Header". If you are using a Pi2 or greater, you still have a few GPIO pins that won't be covered by the LCD.
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plasticus
Posts: 34
Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:31 pm

Re: lcd TFT and GPIO access

Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:25 pm

I have a Pi 3 B then it should be good. However I won't have any 5V pin available... :/

Thank you!

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