Raspberry Pi Starter Kit Manual

Make sure the holes on the case align with those on the RPI

Mount the RPI onto the acrylic plate using the bolts and nuts.

You can choose to use the spacers. We did not do this as it is not absolutely necessary.

Assemble the side walls as shown

Place the display on the RPI

Introduction

This tutorial is written for users who are more familiar with the Raspberry Pi and Linux.

Step 1: Insert the SD card with Raspbian into the RPI

Step 2: Boot the Pi

Connect the raspberry Pi to a monitor using the HDMI cable.

The following steps require a keyboard & mouse.

Follow the instructions on the monitor and update the board.

Step 3: Download the driver

Open the terminal.

Enter:

sudo rm -rf LCD show git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git chmod -R 755 LCD show cd LCD show/sudo ./LCD35-show

The screen should now work.

Step 4: Install Virtual Keyboard

Open the terminal.

Enter:

sudo apt-get install matchbox keyboard

You can find the keyboard via: Menu > Accessories > Keyboard & Mouse

Step 5: Calibrate Touchscreen

Open the terminal.

Enter:

sudo apt-get install -y xinput-calibrator

Now you can calibrate the display.

To implement the new values, the board must be rebooted.

Enter:

sudo reboot

Switching between LCD & HDMI

Once your LCD Display works your HDMI output will no longer work.

If you still want to work via a monitor, you can reactivate the HDMI output.

Enter:

sudo ./LCD-hdmi