Install LCD Display on Raspberry Pi

von | Jan. 31, 2020 | Raspberry Pi

Quelle: Trick i Know – https://trickiknow.com/raspberry-pi-3-complete-tutorial-2018-lets-get-started/

Stand: 30.01.2018


If you are wondering install LCD to Raspberry Pi, there are many versions of LCD for Pi but the popular and the cheap one is 3.5 inch LCD. This small LCD is easy to install, you just have to connect the LCD to the GPIO pins on Raspberry Pi. Just like the Image below.

3.5 Inch LCD on Raspberry Pi

Plugging the LCD will not work for the first time (you will get a white screen only) unless you have done some coding in Raspbian OS. Below are the very easy steps how to install a 3.5 inch LCD on Raspberry Pi.

Step 1: Connect your Raspberry Pi to a PC monitor, also connect the 3.5 inch LCD to Pi.

Step 2: Turn on the pi and make sure its connected to the Internet via WiFi or LAN.

Step 3: Open terminal in Raspbian desktop, and type the following commands.

sudo apt-get install git

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

Step 4: Congratulation !! You have successfully installed your Raspberry Pi LCD.

Raspberry Pi LCD Install

But now the display will not visible on the PC monitor,  it will only visible to the Raspberry Pi LCD. If you want revert back to the PC monitor, Open the terminal and  type commands to get back.

chmod -R 755 LCD-show 

cd LCD-show/ 

sudo ./LCD-hdmi

Note: If you want to install the 5 inch or 7 inch or any other LCD, download this Guide: https://goo.gl/nVxkDF