3.5inch Waveshare HDMI LCD Touch Display for Raspberry Pi

Description

Waveshare is a popular brand that has wide range of displays for many SBC. This 480×320, 3.5 inch Touch Screen IPS TFT LCD is Designed for Raspberry Pi with HDMI.

Features

• 480×320 hardware resolution, software configurable up to 1920×1080
• Resistive touch control
• IPS technology, high quality and perfect displaying from very wide viewing angle
• Compatible and Direct-connect with any revision of Raspberry Pi (except the Pi 1 model B or Pi Zero, which requires an HDMI cable)
• Drivers provided (works with your own Raspbian/Ubuntu/Kali/Retropie)
• Supports FBCP software driver as well, allows to config software resolution and set up dual-display
• Also works as a computer monitor, in this case, touch panel is unavailable and HDMI cable is required
• HDMI interface for displaying, no I/Os required (however, the touch panel still needs I/Os)
• Multi-languages OSD menu, for power management, brightness adjustment, contrast adjustment, etc.
• Supports 100-level backlight adjustment
• Supports HDMI audio output

Which power supply should I use?

It is recommended to use a 5V/3A power adapter for the Raspberry Pi other than USB connection, otherwise the Pi may failed to start up because the PC’s USB port might have not enough power.
For large size LCDs, say, 10inch diagonal or more, another stand-alone power adapter is also required to provide power to the LCD.

Resources and Important Links:

http://www.waveshare.com/wiki/3.5inch_HDMI_LCD

Brand

Waveshare

Why the LCD doesn’t work with my Raspbian?
To use the LCD with the Raspberry Pi official image, driver (SPI touch interface only) should be installed first. Please refer to the user manual.

However, for the first testing, you may want to use our image directly (if provided).

Why the LCD still doesn’t work with the Waveshare provided image?
Make sure the hardware connection is correct and connects fine.

Make sure the image in TF card is burnt correctly.

The PWR will keep on and the ACT will keep blinking when the Raspberry Pi starts up successfully, in case both of the two LEDs keep on, it is possible that the image was burnt incorrectly OR the TF card was in bad contact.

Which power supply should I use?

It is recommended to use a 5V/3A power adapter for the Raspberry Pi other than USB connection, otherwise the Pi may failed to start up because the PC’s USB port might have not enough power.
For large size LCDs, say, 10inch diagonal or more, another stand-alone power adapter is also required to provide power to the LCD.

For more info, please check the wiki page.