The Raspberry Pi is getting a new touchscreen – and I love the upgrades
Although there’s a lot you can do with it Raspberry Pi never need a screen, but there are some applications that require a screen, specifically a touch screen. Raspberry Pi first released a 7-inch LCD display in 2015, and while that was good, today the 800×480 pixel resolution is not only a bit poor, but the display is also not compatible with the new generation. Raspberry Pi 5 The board.
Don’t worry — Raspberry Pi is already busy AI-related hardware And High performance SSD. On Monday, the company released a new display: the Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2.
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While the size and price remain the same — a 7-inch display for a very reasonable $60 — there’s a decent resolution of 720×1280 pixels and the display is packaged in a slim form factor. thanks to the screen. The PCB driver is being integrated into the display case.
Specifications of Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2
- 7 inch diagonal screen
- Active area 88×155mm
- 720 × 1280 RGB pixels
- True multi-touch capacitive panel, supports five-finger touch
- Fully supported by Raspberry Pi operating system
- Powered from the Raspberry Pi server
The new display is compatible with Raspberry Pi boards from the Raspberry Pi 1B+, except the Raspberry Pi Zero board.
The Raspberry Pi board fits tightly to the display with four screws and comes with all the necessary power and data cables. The driver for the display supports five-finger touch and virtual keyboard.
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation is committed to maintaining the display until 2030 at the earliest, so that industrial customers can confidently use the display in commercial environments.
