Help Connecting LCD to Pi

[moee]

Hello. I purchased the following lcd screen from sparkfun.com:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11743

and I cannot figure out how to connect this thing to my Pi... I tried to search all over the internet and I saw some videos, and I finally got it connected to the 5 pins on GPIO, but I dont even know if I connected it right because it the LCD screen turns on when i boot up the raspberry pi but it just shows a black blank screen meanwhile my raspberry pi is displayed on the other monitor connected via RCA cable....so my question is, how can I get the LCD to display what I see on the other monitor or how can I send anything to the display at all???

I dont mind having it function as a seperate display, but how do i actually display something on this LCD?

Can someone please help?

[jamesh]

Surely Sparkfun must provide some instructions?

[DougieLawson]

There's some sample applications on the Australian manufacturer's website http://www.4dsystems.com.au/product/5/3 ... 32_PTU_PI/

And a library at: https://github.com/4dsystems/ViSi-Genie-RaspPi-Library

[klricks]

Hello. I purchased the following lcd screen from sparkfun.com:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11743

and I cannot figure out how to connect this thing to my Pi... I tried to search all over the internet and I saw some videos, and I finally got it connected to the 5 pins on GPIO, but I dont even know if I connected it right because it the LCD screen turns on when i boot up the raspberry pi but it just shows a black blank screen meanwhile my raspberry pi is displayed on the other monitor connected via RCA cable....so my question is, how can I get the LCD to display what I see on the other monitor or how can I send anything to the display at all???

I dont mind having it function as a seperate display, but how do i actually display something on this LCD?

Can someone please help?

As stated in the description, this screen is not a main display.
" Note: This is not a monitor for the Raspberry Pi, it is an LCD module that requires programming."

Which means you must create a program to send text or graphics to the screen.

For example this command will draw a rectangle on the screen:
gfx_Rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, colour)

Click on the datasheet link for a list of all the commands.

[moee]

Surely Sparkfun must provide some instructions?

The manufacturer included a small piece of paper inside the package that had some vague brief instructions on how to connect it, but i can't get anything than the default lcd logo to show when I turn on the Pi. Its connected to my TV via RCA and I just want to be able to show something on this other screen, even programmtically if i can. I am guessing its connected to pins 14 and 15 on GPIO??? but i am not sure how to display something on it. Also I am using python, and the libraries i found out there are written in C.

[moee]

Hello. I purchased the following lcd screen from sparkfun.com:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11743

and I cannot figure out how to connect this thing to my Pi... I tried to search all over the internet and I saw some videos, and I finally got it connected to the 5 pins on GPIO, but I dont even know if I connected it right because it the LCD screen turns on when i boot up the raspberry pi but it just shows a black blank screen meanwhile my raspberry pi is displayed on the other monitor connected via RCA cable....so my question is, how can I get the LCD to display what I see on the other monitor or how can I send anything to the display at all???

I dont mind having it function as a seperate display, but how do i actually display something on this LCD?

Can someone please help?

As stated in the description, this screen is not a main display.
" Note: This is not a monitor for the Raspberry Pi, it is an LCD module that requires programming."

Which means you must create a program to send text or graphics to the screen.

For example this command will draw a rectangle on the screen:
gfx_Rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, colour)

Click on the datasheet link for a list of all the commands.

Yes, I saw that little note from the store owner after i had purchased it already and went back to read the description for the 2nd time, so i guess that website owner just made a misleading title for his product, but nevertheless, i should still be able to display something on it. I am okay with having it not be the main screen, I just want to be able to send some graphics or video to it and display somethign programmtically if needed.

Thx guys!

This is great help and information!

[moee]

There's some sample applications on the Australian manufacturer's website http://www.4dsystems.com.au/product/5/3 ... 32_PTU_PI/

And a library at: https://github.com/4dsystems/ViSi-Genie-RaspPi-Library

thank you sir, this is great information!

[moee]

The documentation and samples say i need to connect the lcd to the raspberry pi board using serial, but i already have it connected using this 5 pin wire that came with it.... does that mean I need to connect a serial cable to? and if so, does anyone know where i can buy a serial cable that I need for it online? Perhaps a link?

Thank you for your help!

[DougieLawson]

The documentation and samples say i need to connect the lcd to the raspberry pi board using serial, but i already have it connected using this 5 pin wire that came with it.... does that mean I need to connect a serial cable to? and if so, does anyone know where i can buy a serial cable that I need for it online? Perhaps a link?

Thank you for your help!

The chances are that the connector you're using is serial (if that's what Sparkfun supplied). There's a serial interface on GPIO 14 & GPIO 15.

[klricks]

The documentation and samples say i need to connect the lcd to the raspberry pi board using serial, but i already have it connected using this 5 pin wire that came with it.... does that mean I need to connect a serial cable to? and if so, does anyone know where i can buy a serial cable that I need for it online? Perhaps a link?

Thank you for your help!

Please go to the link which you yourself already gave. Here it is again:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11743

Go to the red documents links and download all the PDF''s and read them. There is a detailed 44 page reference manual etc. These should answer most of your questions.