UCTRONICS 3.5 Inches HDMI TFT LCD Touch Screen Display 4.

Download and install driver

The driver includes the settings of the Raspbain OS resolution and touch screen support. The LCD driver has been already
Model：B0106
installed in the Micro SD card shipped with the bundle kit that includes a Micro SD card. Otherwise users have to install the
1. Introduction
driver manually with the following steps for a clean system.
UCTRONICS 3.5" HDMI TFT LCD display module is designed for Raspberry Pi 2 /Pi 3 Model B / B+ and can also be used on
Step1 Expand the Micro SD card
other hardware platforms which have HDMI display interface. The 3.5" screen is the same size as the standard Raspberry Pi
sudo raspi-config then choose Advanced Operations -> Expand Filesystem and hit Yes. Then go to Finish and you
model B/B+, and well mates with these Raspberry Pi boards. With its touch screen and split audio from the HDMI input, it is
need to run sudo reboot to reboot your Raspberry Pi.
ideal for portable devices and multimedia projects, and it is a replacement for a heavy and bulky HDMI monitor, keyboard
Step2 Update your Raspberry Pi system
and mice. The highlight of this display module, it supports high frame rate videos playback compared to its SPI LCD
sudo apt-get update
counterpart. LCD screen backlight can be turned off by the tiny onboard button if needed.
Step3 Download the driver package
2. Specification
sudo git clone https://github.com/UCTRONICS/UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI.git
LCD Resolution: 480 x 320 pixels Support plug and play
Step4 Come in the UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI
Interface: HDMI & SPI Support touch screen
cd UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI
HDMI Input Resolution support: Support game and video
Step5 Get run permissions
480x320 ~ 1920x1280
sudo chmod +x UCTRONICS_hdmi_backup
Support audio split from HDMI Automatic driver installation script
sudo chmod +x UCTRONICS_hdmi_install
Dimension: 55.98 x 85.60 mm Well mate with Pi B+, Pi2 and Pi3
sudo chmod +x UCTRONICS_hdmi_restore
3. Hardware installation
Step6 Backup data

sudo ./UCTRONICS_hdmi_backup

Step7 install the UCTRONICS LCD35 HDMI driver

sudo ./UCTRONICS_hdmi_install

Wait for 2~3 minutes, the system will be installed and restarted automatically.

If you want to reuse the pre-installation system, you can use the below command

sudo ./UCTRONICS_hdmi_restore

If you don’t want to run those commands to install the LCD driver, we also provide ready to use system image file

“UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI.img". Please click the following link to download the system image file:

http://uctronics.oss-us-west-1.aliyuncs.com/LCD35/image/UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI.img
Figure 1 Figure 2
Check the following link to install the win32diskimager tool in your computer. Then write the image file into the Micro SD
The Figure 1 shows the display module pin out and dimension.
card.
Connect the 3.5 inch HDMI LCD to the Raspberry Pi board like the Figure 2 shows,
https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
Step1 Align the pin 1 of the edge connector between the LCD display and Raspberry pi board,
5. Add more functions to the LCD
Step2 Connect the HDMI interface with the HDMI adapter board.
5.1. Install calibration software for calibration
Step3 Power on the Raspberry Pi board and make sure the internet is connected properly.
cd UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI
sudo unzip Xinput-calibrator_0.7.5-1_armhf.zip Step6 Find similar commands (different versions of ICONS may differ)

cd xinput-calibrator_0.7.5-1_armhf/ Plugin {

sudo dpkg -i -B xinput-calibrator_0.7.5-1_armhf.deb type = launchbar

5.2. Install virtual keyboard Config {

Step1 Execute the following commands to install the corresponding software Button {

sudo apt-get update id=lxde-screenlock.desktop

sudo apt-get install matchbox-keyboard }

sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh Button {

Step2 Copy the following contents to toggle box - keyboard. sh, save the exit id=lxde-logout.desktop

#!/bin/bash }

#This script toggle the virtual keyboard }

PID=pidof matchbox-keyboard Step7 Add the following code to add a Button item

if [ ! -e $PID ]; then Button {

killall matchbox-keyboard id=/usr/local/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop

else }

matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended& Step8 To restart the system with the following command, you can see a virtual keyboard icon in the top left corner

fi sudo reboot

Step3 Execute the following command 5.3. How to add new ICON to desktop?

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh If it's just a folder, add it directly to the desktop.

sudo mkdir /usr/local/share/applications If it is an executable, follow these steps:

sudo nano /usr/local/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop Step1: choose the Directory Tree -> / -> usr -> share ->applications folder

Step4 Copy the following contents to toggle - matchbox - keyboard. Desktop, save exit Step2: choose a icon you want to link

[Desktop Entry] Step3: choose edit -> create link... ->Desktop ->OK

Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard 6. Contact us

Comment=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard` If need any further support, feel free to contact us.

Exec=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh Website: http://www.uctronics.com

Type=Application Email: [email protected]

Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png Tel: +86 025 84271192

Categories=Panel;Utility;MB

X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True

Step5 To perform the following command, note that this step must use the "PI" user permission, and if the administrator

privileges are used, the file will not be found

nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel