{"id":1863,"date":"2019-11-16T18:52:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T10:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2020-08-16T22:15:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T14:15:13","slug":"how-to-setup-the-raspberry-pi-official-7-inch-touch-screen-with-your-raspberry-pi-4-model-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/how-to-setup-the-raspberry-pi-official-7-inch-touch-screen-with-your-raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup the Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen with your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I have noted in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/review-of-the-raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/\">review on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B<\/a>, the Pi 4B came with substantial upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Since it has faster (and more) RAM along with better graphics processing capabilities, the Pi 4B is well suited for multimedia deployments.<\/p>\n<p>Given that, you may want to add the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Raspberry-Pi-Official-Touch-Screen\/dp\/B073S3LQ6Q\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=clivsperswebs-20&linkId=3e7349ebd8685c9241bb3f2655d3d829&language=en_US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen<\/a> to your Pi 4B so that you can use it to build a kiosk.<\/p>\n<p>If that's the case, read on to see how to setup the Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen with your Raspberry Pi 4B.<\/p>\n<h2>Hardware parts used in this tutorial<\/h2>\n<p>In case you need it, this is a list of hardware parts that we use in this tutorial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/seeed-studio-Raspberry-Computer-Model\/dp\/B07WBZM4K9\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=clivsperswebs-20&linkId=13588cf1147a9fe48131fabc5a1c9e98&language=en_US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SanDisk-128GB-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter\/dp\/B073JYC4XM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=clivsperswebs-20&linkId=b50da28e1c0ecc35b61beb8330d53a2b&language=en_US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SanDisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Raspberry-Pi-Official-Touch-Screen\/dp\/B073S3LQ6Q\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=clivsperswebs-20&linkId=3e7349ebd8685c9241bb3f2655d3d829&language=en_US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Unboxing the Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen<\/h2>\n<p>The Official Raspberry Pi touch screen came in a box like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-Official-7-Inch-Touch-Screen-box-from-element-14.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen box from element 14\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your box may look different on the outside, but you should find similar parts as mine.<\/p>\n<p>When I took out everything inside the box, I managed to find the following contents:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Contents-from-the-Raspberry-Pi-Official-7-Inch-Touch-Screen-element-14-box.jpg\" alt=\"Contents from the Raspberry Pi Official 7 Inch Touch Screen element 14 box\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2>Preparing an operating system for your Raspberry Pi 4B<\/h2>\n<p>Before continuing on, be sure that you had prepared an operating system for your Raspberry Pi 4B. If you have not done so, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/how-to-setup-raspbian-buster-for-your-raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how you can setup Raspbian Buster on your Raspberry Pi 4B<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Assembling the Raspberry Pi Official Touch Screen to the Pi 4B<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have an operating system running on your Pi 4B, this is how you can assemble the touch screen to it.<\/p>\n<p>First, attach one end of the DSI cable to the DSI interface of your Pi 4B:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pi4B-DSI-connector-being-loosened.jpg\" alt=\"Pi4B DSI connector being loosened\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pi-4B-with-DSI-ribbon-cable-tightened-to-DSI-port.jpg\" alt=\"Pi 4B with DSI ribbon cable tightened to DSI port\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, position your Pi 4B such that its DSI interface is aligned with the DSI interface of the Touch Screen:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-on-Raspberry-Pi-Official-7-inch-Touch-Screen-without-screws.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B on Raspberry Pi Official 7 inch Touch Screen without screws\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that, fasten the Pi 4B to the Touch Screen with the four screws that are provided:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-on-Raspberry-Pi-Official-7-inch-Touch-Screen-with-screws.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B on Raspberry Pi Official 7 inch Touch Screen with screws\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you have fastened the screws, slot in the other end of the DSI cable to the DSI interface of the Touch Screen:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-mounted-on-7-inch-official-touch-screen-with-DSI-port-loosened.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B mounted on 7 inch official touch screen with DSI port loosened\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-mounted-on-7-inch-official-touch-screen-with-DSI-port-tighted-with-ribbon-cable.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B mounted on 7 inch official touch screen with DSI port tighted with ribbon cable\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order for the Pi 4B to supply power to the screen, connect the Power and GND pins of the screen to the 5v5 and GND pins on your Pi 4B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-5v5-pin-and-GND-pin-connected-to-7-Inch-Official-Touch-Screen-5v5-pin-and-GND-pin.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B 5v5 pin and GND pin connected to 7 Inch Official Touch Screen 5v5 pin and GND pin\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Powering your Pi 4B and the touch screen<\/h2>\n<p>At this point in time, you are ready to power on your Raspberry Pi 4B and the touch screen. Therefore, connect the USB-C port of your Pi 4B to the power plug:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raspberry-Pi-4B-connected-tn-7-inch-official-touch-screen-with-USB-C-cable.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 4B connected tn 7 inch official touch screen with USB C cable\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you supply power to the plug, you will see your operating system displayed on your touch screen:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/raspberry-pi-4B-with-touch-screen-running-Raspbian-Buster.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry pi 4B with touch screen running Raspbian Buster\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to that, you should be able to touch the icons on the touch screens to open up programs on your operating system.<\/p>\n\n      <ul id=\"social-sharing-buttons-list\">\n        <li class=\"facebook\">\n          <a 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