Step-1 Open the terminal window of Raspberry Pi Zero W and the configuration window by using the below command. In this tutorial, we are going to use MobXterm in SSH mode to connect it with Raspberry Pi Zero W. It's also assumed that you have access to your Raspberry Pi's terminal window. If it is not then you can follow our previous tutorial Getting Started with the RASPBERRY PI ZERO W – Headless Setup without Monitor. It's expected that your Raspberry Pi already has an operating system installed and can connect to the internet.
Here, we are going to use MobaXterm software for connecting Raspberry Pi Zero W but you can use PuTTY or any software which is most comfortable for you. So, open the Pi's terminal window and start making the necessary adjustments.
Preparing your Raspberry Pi Zero W for 3.5” LCD Display ScreenĪfter you've connected the LCD to the Raspberry Pi Zero W and power on it, you'll see a blank white screen on the LCD which is due to the fact that no drivers for the linked LCD have been installed on the Pi. When everything is in place, your Pi and LCD should look like the one given below. To establish the connection, simply align the pins and press the LCD on top of the Raspberry Pi zero W.
A strip of female header pins on the LCD will fit snugly into the male header pins. There are 40 pins on the Raspberry Pi Zero W, but only 26 pins on the LCD, so make sure you connect the pins to your Pi correctly. It is very easy to connect Raspberry Pi Zero W with a 3.5” TFT LCD display. The description of pins is shown below.Ĭonnecting 3.5” TFT LCD Display to Raspberry Pi Zero W It's used to establish SPI communication between the Raspberry Pi and the LCD, as well as to power the LCD from the Raspberry Pi's 5V and 3.3V pins. There are 26 pins in TFT RPi LCD display. The highlights of this display module is that it supports plug and play without rebooting the Pi and the SPI speed runs as fast as 32MHz to support games and videos.
It is designed for Raspberry Pi Zero/Pi 2 /Pi 3 Model B / B+ and can also be used on other hardware platforms which have SPI interfaces. Additionally, you can also use the HDMI port on the Pi to connect it to another display as well. It can fit directly on top of the Raspberry Pi Zero W board and gets powered from the Vcc pin, the display communicates through SPI protocol with the Pi. This 3.5" TFT display has 480x320 pixels with a 16-bit resolution and resistive touch option. This TFT LCD display has a 3.5-inch resistive touch screen display and is compatible with any hardware of the Raspberry Pi family.
We’ve used software like MobaXterm or putty to connect to the PC remotely in past tutorials. Here, we are going to use MobaXterm software to install the required drivers for interfacing TFT display with Raspberry Pi Zero W. This TFT touch screen display can be easily interfaced to the Raspberry Pi to display the system console, movies, and images, as well as control a relay board and other devices at your fingertips.
Although Raspberry pi zero itself has an HDMI output that can be directly connected to a Monitor, but in projects where space is a constrain, we need smaller displays. In this tutorial, we are going to interface a 3.5-inch TFT display with Raspberry Pi Zero W development board.