SunFounder TS7-Pro User manual

TS7-Pro 7-inch Touch Screen
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Jun 30, 2022

CONTENTS
1 HARDWARE INTRODUCTION 3
2 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 7
3 QUICK USER GUIDE 9
3.1 Install the Raspberry Pi OS ....................................... 9
3.2 Adjust the Resolution .......................................... 13
3.3 Install Virtual Keyboard on Raspberry Pi ................................ 17
3.4 Right Click on Raspberry Pi ....................................... 22
3.5 Rotate the Display and Touch Angle ................................... 23
4 ADDING PERIPHERAL DEVICES 29
4.1 Powered by PiPower ........................................... 29
4.2 Assemble and Use a Camera Module .................................. 35
4.3 Mount the Hard Disk ........................................... 39
4.4 Extend GPIO to Breadboard ....................................... 49
4.5 Hang on the Wall ............................................. 50
4.6 Using as Extension Screen for PC .................................... 54
5 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 57
5.1 Multimedia Options ........................................... 57
5.2 Retro Games Console .......................................... 60
5.3 3D Printer Monitor ............................................ 67
5.4 Home Assistant .............................................. 77
5.5 Cloud4RPi ................................................ 103
5.6 GPIO Programming ........................................... 126
5.7 Scratch Projects ............................................. 127
5.8 Install Other Systems on Raspberry Pi .................................. 218
6 APPENDIX 219
6.1 Obtain the IP Address of the Raspberry Pi ................................ 219
6.2 Use the SSH Remote Control ...................................... 220
7 FAQ 225
7.1 Black border appears on the display? .................................. 225
7.2 No Sound ................................................. 228
7.3 The screen shows No Signal after the device is turned on? ....................... 228
7.4 Can’t touch? ............................................... 229
7.5 Use of the touch pen ........................................... 229
7.6 The LCD display cannot be turned on without connecting other devices. ................ 229
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Introduction
This is a 7-inch touch screen with dual-channel speakers and protective cover and stand. High definition display with
comfortable viewing angle and good handheld experience.
The onboard buttons can be used to adjust the volume and brightness, as well as turn on/off the screen.
Reserved hard drive mounting position, compatible with 2.5-inch mechanical hard disk and solid state drive. If you
use SSD instead of Micro SD card, it can increase the capacity of Raspberry Pi as well as improve the operation speed.
The 40pin interface is also reserved, so you can connect 40pin cable or connect sensors directly to ensure the scalability
of Raspberry Pi.
If you encounter problems in using the process, or any suggestions, please feel free to send Email and we will reply as
soon as possible.
Here is the Email: [e-mail].
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CHAPTER
ONE
HARDWARE INTRODUCTION
Features
• Screen Size: 7 inch Display
• Resolution: 1024×600 Pixels
• Working Voltage: DC 5V
• Rated Power: 3.5W
• Touch Screen: 5 dot touch control applies to it, plug and play.
• Refresh rate: 60Hz
• External Dimensions: 165×114×40mm (Excluding the height of the metal support(55mm))
• Visual Area: 154.21(H)×85.92(V)
• Panel Type IPS: 45% color gamut
• HD full view screen
• Response Time: 5ms
• Contrast Ratio: 800:1
• Visual Angle: 170°
• Display Color: 262K
• Brightness: 300cd/m2
• Input Signal: HDMI
• HDMI Input: Adjustable resolution ranging 640×480 ~1920×1200
• Speaker: 8/2W
Interfaces Introduction
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•Power Used to provide power to this screen when you use it as an extended screen.
•Touch(External) When you use this screen as an external screen, you can connect this screen to your device
with a micro USB cable. If the screen does not have enough power, you can connect a separate Micro USB
cable to the Power port.
•HDMI HDMI connector
•Speaker This screen has 2 speakers for playing sound, music, etc.
•Touch(Raspberry Pi) When you drive this display with Raspberry Pi, you need to connect this port to your
Raspberry Pi with the USB Bridge to get the touch function.
•40 Pin Female Header You can plug in your Raspberry Pi here.
•40 Pin Male Header This is the 40 pin header from the Raspberry Pi, you can use it to do some projects or use
a 40pin ribbon cable expand it to the breadboard.
•Buttons These 5 buttons can be used to turn on/off the screen, adjust the volume and brightness, they are used
in combination, see the table below for details.
The first row refers to Working, Sleep, Menu, Volume Adjust and Brightness Ajust, 5 states; the first
column refers to the 5 buttons. If in Working state, press the Power button can enter Sleep state; press the
Menu button can enter Menu; press the “+” button to increase the volume; press the “-” button to decrease
the volume; press the Back button can enter Brightness Ajust interface.
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Working Sleep Menu Volume Adjust Brightness
Adjust
Power Enter Sleep state Enter Working
state
Enter Sleep
state
Enter Sleep
state
Enter Sleep state
Menu Open the Menu Confirm
“+” Increase Volume “+” Increase Vol-
ume
Increase Bright-
ness
“-“ Decrease Volume “-“ Decrease
Volume
Decrease Bright-
ness
Back Open the Brightness ad-
just
back back back
Acrylic Case
• Red box: Holes used to hang the wall.
• Purple box: Holes used to install Pipower
• Yellow box: Holes used to mount camera
• Green box: Holes for mounting SSD.
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CHAPTER
TWO
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
You need to check whether there are missing or damaged components according to the list first. If there are any
problems, please contact us and we will solve them as soon as possible.
Please follow the steps on the PDF to assemble.
•Component List and Assembly Instructions.
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CHAPTER
THREE
QUICK USER GUIDE
This chapter includes installing the Raspberry Pi OS, installing the virtual keyboard, setting the right-click function
and calibrating the rotating screen function.
3.1 Install the Raspberry Pi OS
An operating system needs to be installed onto the Micro SD card before inserting it into the Raspberry Pi.
Note: Skip this chapter if the Raspberry Pi already has an operating system installed.
Raspberry Pi Imager is a quick and easy way to install the Raspberry Pi operating system to a Micro SD card from a
computer or laptop.
Browse to the Raspberry Pi Imager site and download the version that matches the computer or laptop’s operating
system (www.raspberrypi.org/software). When the download is complete, launch the installer program and follow the
prompts to install the Raspberry Pi Imager.
If the Windows operating system prevents the application from launching, click on More info and then click on Run
anyway to install the Raspberry Pi Imager.
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Insert the Micro SD card into the computer or laptop’s SD card slot. If the computer or laptop only has a full-size port
for SD cards, use a Micro SD card adapter.
Warning: Upgrading the Raspberry Pi OS to Debian Bullseye will cause some features to not work, so it is
recommended to continue using the Debian Buster version.
In the Raspberry Pi Imager, click CHOOSE OS -> Raspberry Pi OS(other).
Scroll down to the end of the newly opened page and you will see Raspberry Pi OS(Legacy) and Raspberry Pi
OS Lite(Legacy), these are security updates for Debian Buster, the difference between them is with or without the
desktop. It is recommended to install Raspberry Pi OS(Legacy), the system with the desktop.
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Select the SD card you are using.
Click the WRITE button.
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The Imager will overwrite any files already on the SD card. If the SD card has any files, back up these files before
clicking Yes.
After the Imager completes installing the Operating System on the SD card, click Continue to complete the installation.
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Now insert the Micro SD card with the system installed into the Raspberry Pi.
3.2 Adjust the Resolution
For the Raspberry Pi 3 and the lower versions, you need reset the resolution ratio as follows. As for Raspberry Pi 4,
when you start up it, the resolution is optimum. If you want to change its resolution, please refer to the next part.
For Raspberry Pi 3 or Lower Version
Step 1: Open config.txt.
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
Step 2: Modify the /boot/config.txt file.
1) Define a custom CVT mode (since Raspberry Pi uses the standard rate when 1024x600 is not included, you need
to set the aspect ratio close to 16:9) and add the following lines below #hdmi_force_hotplug=1.
hdmi_cvt=1024 600 60 3 0 0 0
hdmi_cvt=<width> <height> <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 value like this:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
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hdmi_drive=2
hdmi_group=2 means DMT (Display Monitor Timings, the standard typically used on monitors) hdmi_mode=87 in-
dicates we create a new hdmi mode named 87. hdmi_drive=2 selects the Normal HDMI mode.
After the modification is done, save and exit. For more details about configuring config.txt, refer to Raspberry Pi
official website: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt.md.
Step 3: Reboot Raspberry Pi.
Reboot the Raspberry pi with the command sudo reboot.
sudo reboot
For Raspberry Pi 4
1) Click the Raspberry Pi icon -> Preferences -> Screen Configuration.
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2) Then choose Configure -> Screens -> HDMI-1 -> Resolution -> choose the resolution that you want.
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3) After that you need to click the tick icon to save your configure.
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