SunFounder TS-7C, Manual

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Page 5: ... and long term use of the device 4 Although shock protection and precautions have been designed inside the device you should avoid violent collisions 5 For the screen equipped with touch display please avoid excessive force on it when you touch in case of potential damages on the touch screen surface 6 Do not use chemical reagent or solvent to clean the device Please use a piece of soft cloth to w...

Page 6: ...late to xx If the current language is not what you want you can change it later There will be a language popup in the upper right corner Click on the menu button to choose another language Select the language from the inverted triangle box and then click Done 2 CONTENTS ...

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Page 8: ...7 inch Touch Screen CHAPTER ONE PACKING LIST 4 Chapter 1 Packing List ...

Page 9: ...l SD card writing tool that works on Mac OS Ubuntu 18 04 and Windows and is the easiest option for most users as it will download the image and install it automatically to the SD card Visit the download page https www raspberrypi org software Click on the link for the Raspberry Pi Imager that matches your operating system when the download finishes click it to launch the installer Step 2 When you ...

Page 10: ... to install it on Note You will need to be connected to the internet the first time That OS will then be stored for future offline use lastdownload cache C Users yourname AppData Local Raspberry Pi Imager cache So the next time you open the software it will have the display Released date cached on your computer Step 5 Select the SD card you are using 6 Chapter 2 Install the Raspberry Pi OS ...

Page 11: ... You can choose to always use this image customization options Then scroll down to complete the wifi configuration and click SAVE Note wifi country should be set the two letter ISO IEC alpha2 code for the country in which you are using your Raspberry Pi please refer to the following link https en wikipedia org wiki ISO_3166 1_alpha 2 Officially_ assigned_code_elements 7 ...

Page 12: ... WRITE button Step 8 If your SD card currently has any files on it you may wish to back up these files first to prevent you from permanently losing them If there is no file to be backed up click Yes 8 Chapter 2 Install the Raspberry Pi OS ...

Page 13: ...7 inch Touch Screen Step 9 After waiting for a period of time the following window will appear to represent the completion of writing 9 ...

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Page 15: ...CHAPTER THREE QUICK GUIDE 1 Plug the HDMI cable 2 Wire up the USB cable 11 ...

Page 16: ...7 inch Touch Screen 3 Get the two devices connected to their own corresponding power supplys 4 Have a good time 12 Chapter 3 Quick Guide ...

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Page 21: ...CHAPTER FIVE FIXED There is a screw thread at one side of the screen and you can assemble the screen on the camera tripod 17 ...

Page 22: ...7 inch Touch Screen On the back of the touch screen are 4 screw holes M4 with a 75mm spacing They are used to help to hang the screen on the wall 18 Chapter 5 Fixed ...

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Page 24: ...7 inch Touch Screen 6 1 Menu Item Descriptions 20 Chapter 6 On Screen Settings ...

Page 25: ... framerate aspect margins interlace value Default Description width required width in pixels height required height in pixels framerate required framerate in Hz aspect 3 aspect ratio 1 4 3 2 14 9 3 16 9 4 5 4 5 16 10 6 15 9 margins 0 0 margins disabled 1 margins enabled interlace 0 0 progressive 1 interlaced rb 0 0 normal 1 reduced blanking 2 Find the following lines delete the mark and modify the...

Page 26: ...eboot For Raspberry Pi 4 1 Click the Raspberry Pi icon Preferences Screen Configuration 2 Then choose Configure Screens HDMI 1 Resolution choose the resolution that you want 3 After that you need to click the tick icon to save your configure 22 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 27: ...best to install a virtual keyboard Install the required software with the following command sudo apt install onboard sudo apt install at spi2 core In order to make the virtual keyboard have a better effect you need to do further settings Click the Raspberry Pi icon in the upper left corner and select Preferences Onboard Settings 7 2 Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi 23 ...

Page 28: ...In the General option check the following 2 items When you check Automatically display when editing text you will be prompted to reboot you can reboot after all settings are complete 24 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 29: ...7 inch Touch Screen In the Window option check Dock to screen edge And in Auto show option check Auto show when editing text again 7 2 Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi 25 ...

Page 30: ...next 2 items are optional the ones checked in the picture are recommended by us you can also check other ones In Layout option Small is recommanded In Theme option DarkRoom is recommanded 26 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 31: ... Screen After the setting is complete restart Raspberry pi Every time you restart Raspberry pi you need to click General Access Onboard to enable the virtual keyboard 7 2 Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi 27 ...

Page 32: ...7 inch Touch Screen Now you can use this keyboard to edit your files or codes 28 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 33: ...the following command to install it For 32 bit OS wget https github com JoseExposito touchegg releases download 2 0 14 touchegg_2 0 14_armhf deb sudo apt install touchegg_2 0 14_armhf deb For 64 bit OS wget https github com JoseExposito touchegg releases download 2 0 14 touchegg_2 0 14_arm64 deb sudo apt install touchegg_2 0 14_arm64 deb After restarting you can double tap the screen to bring up t...

Page 34: ...or touch angle is not correct or you need to rotate to other angles during use you can follow the tutorial below to achieve them 7 4 1 Rotate the Display Angle There are two ways to rotate the display angle one way is from the Raspberry Pi desktop and the other way is using the command line 1 Set from the Raspberry Pi Desktop Click the Raspberry Pi icon Preferences Screen Configuration 30 Chapter ...

Page 35: ...7 inch Touch Screen Then click Configure Screens HDMI 1 Orientation then select the angle you want to rotate 7 4 Rotate the Display and Touch Angle 31 ...

Page 36: ... Click the green checkbox to take effect Note After checking the box you need to confirm the changes by clicking OK within 10 seconds otherwise it will go back to the previous angle 32 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 37: ...start Add the following line to the end xrandr output HDMI 1 rotate right right represents the direction of rotation and there are 4 directions to choose from normal right left and inverted After restarting the Raspberry Pi you will see the effect of rotation sudo reboot 7 4 2 Rotate Touch Angle Run the following command to open the 40 libinput conf file sudo nano usr share X11 xorg conf d 40 libi...

Page 38: ... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 270 degrees Option CalibrationMatrix 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Note For some Raspberry Pis you may set the rotation angle of touch to 90 but eventually you find that it is not 90 and you need to manually alternate these 4 sets of values After restarting the Raspberry Pi you will see the effect of rotation sudo reboot 34 Chapter 7 Settings for Raspberry Pi ...

Page 39: ...els Panel Type IPS 45 color gamut HD full view screen Response Time 5ms Contrast Ratio 800 1 Visual Angle 178 Display Color 262K Brightness 300cd m2 Input Signal HDMI HDMI Input Adjustable resolution ranging 640 480 1920 1200 Working Voltage DC 12V Rated Power 7W Microphone Output 3 5MM Touch Screen 5 dot touch control applies to it plug and play 35 ...

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Page 41: ...displayed 3 The picture is distorted in color or displayed with color abnormity like a certain color missing A Please check whether the signal wire is plugged in a good way If the wire is defective or the wiring is loose the signal transmission may be influenced thus causing the fault 4 There appears stripe interference on the display and the picture is dark A Please check whether the socket and t...

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