Maker Factory MAKEVMP400 User manual

MAKEVMP400
3.5" 320 x 480 TOUCHSCREEN FOR RASPBERRY PI®(ILI9341)
USER MANUAL

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USER MANUAL
1. Introduction
To all residents of the European Union
Important environmental information about this product
This symbol on the device or the package indicates that disposal of the device after its lifecycle could
harm the environment. Do not dispose of the unit (or batteries) as unsorted municipal waste; it
should be taken to a specialized company for recycling. This device should be returned to your
distributor or to a local recycling service. Respect the local environmental rules.
If in doubt, contact your local waste disposal authorities.
Please read the manual thoroughly before bringing this device into service. If the device was damaged in
transit, do not install or use it and contact your dealer.
2. Safety Instructions
•This device can be used by children aged from 8 years and above, and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the device in a
safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the device.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.
•Indoor use only.
Keep away from rain, moisture, splashing and dripping liquids.
3. General Guidelines
•Familiarise yourself with the functions of the device before actually using it.
•All modifications of the device are forbidden for safety reasons. Damage caused by user
modifications to the device is not covered by the warranty.
•Only use the device for its intended purpose. Using the device in an unauthorised way
will void the warranty.
•Damage caused by disregard of certain guidelines in this manual is not covered by the
warranty and the dealer will not accept responsibility for any ensuing defects or
problems.
•The dealers cannot be held responsible for any damage (extraordinary, incidental or
indirect) –of any nature (financial, physical…) arising from the possession, use or
failure of this product.
•Due to constant product improvements, the actual product appearance might differ from
the shown images.
•Product images are for illustrative purposes only.
•Do not switch the device on immediately after it has been exposed to changes in
temperature. Protect the device against damage by leaving it switched off until it has
reached room temperature.
•Keep this manual for future reference.

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4. Overview
resolution ........................................................................................................... 320 x 480
LCD type ..................................................................................................................... TFT
LCD interface ................................................................................................................SPI
touch screen type ...................................................................................................resistive
backlight...................................................................................................................... LED
aspect ratio................................................................................................................... 8.5
5. Pin Layout
pin no.
symbol
description
1, 17
3.3 V
power positive (3.3 V power input)
2, 4
5 V
power positive (5 V power input)
3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13,
15, 16
NC
NC
6, 9, 14, 20, 25
GND
ground
11
TP_IRQ
touch panel interrupt, low level while the panel
detects touching
18
LCD_RS
instruction/data register selection
19
LCD_SI/TP_SI
SPI data input of LCD/touch panel
21
TP_SO
SPI data output of touch panel
22
RST
reset
23
LCD_SCK/TP_SCK
SPI clock of LCD/touch panel
24
LCD_CS
LCD chip selection, low active
26
TP_CS
touch panel chip selection, low active
6. Example
Required Hardware
•1 x Raspberry Pi®1/2/3 main board
•1 x microSD card (> 8 GB, image file ± 7.5 GB)
•1 x microSD card reader
•1 x micro USB cable
•1 x USB keyboard
•3.5” LCD module (VMP400)
Required Software
•SD formatter
•Win32Disklmager
•Raspberry Pi®OS IMAGE
•LCD Driver

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1. Format the SD card. Open SDFormatter, select your SD card and click <Format>.
2. Burn the Raspberry Pi®OS IMAGE onto the SD card. Open Win32Disklmager, select the file and SD card,
and click <Write>. The burning process may take a few minutes.
3. Make the hardware connection. Connect the VMP400 screen to the Raspberry Pi®. Wait for the device to
switch on.

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7. Driver Installation
7.1 Install the Raspbian official IMAGE.
Download the latest Raspbian IMAGE from the official website https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/.
Format the TF card with an SDFormatter.
Burn the official image onto the TF card using Win32DiskImager.
7.2 Obtain the LCD driver.
Online Installation
Log onto the Raspberry Pi®user system to command line (initial user name: pi, password: raspberry).
Get the newest driver from GitHub (the LCD should be connected to the Internet).
Offline Installation
Extract from the included CD-ROM or ask your seller.
Copy the LCD-show-160701.tar.gz drive to the Raspberry Pi®system root directory. Copy flash the driver
directly onto the TF card after installing the Raspbian IMAGE, or copy by SFTP or other remote copy
methods. Unzip and extract the driver files as the following command:
7.3 Install the LCD driver.
The corresponding execution for this 3.5” LCD:
The corresponding execution to switch back to the traditional HDMI display:
Wait for a moment after executing the above command before you can use the LCD.
This is a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microfilming, or the
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in part, is prohibited.
This publication represents the technical status at the time of printing.
Copyright 2019 by Conrad Electronic SE.
git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git
chmod -R 755 LCD-show
cd LCD-show/
cd /boot
sudo tar zxvf LCD-show-160701.tar.gz
cd LCD-show/
sudo ./LCD35-show
sudo ./LCD-hdmi