Datasheet

Then simply reboot. Once rebooted you will not see anything on HDMI, but the console will appear on the PiTFT.

That's it!

PiTFT as HDMI Mirror (Best for Raspbian Full/PIXEL)

This option is the easiest to understand: whatever appears on the HDMI display will be 'mirrored' to the PiTFT. Note

that HDMI is much higher resolution so it's not like it turns the PiTFT into a 1080p display. This is great for when you

want to run OpenGL-optimized software, PIXEL desktop software, or really anything. The down-side is its a little slower

than drawing directly to the framebuffer. You may not notice it but it's worth us mentioning!

HDMI will be 'activated' but at a lower resolution - you can change this later but it looks best at 320x240 (PiTFT

2.2", 2.4", 2.8" and 3.2") or 480x320 (PiTFT 3.5")

The login prompt or GUI appears on both HDMI and PiTFT at the same time

Keyboard and mouse are shared, since the display is mirrored

All graphics appear on both HDMI and PiTFT, thanks to fbcp

If you want that say Yes to the question Would you like the HDMI display to mirror to the PiTFT display?

PiTFT as Raw Framebuffer Device

For advanced users who are comfortable using framebuffer devices, it is possible to have the PiTFT and HDMI

graphics be

both

active and display different data.

HDMI will be active and act like a normal Pi

The login prompt or GUI (PIXEL) appears on the HDMI

PiTFT appears black, nothing appears on it

Keyboard and mouse are used by the HDMI interface but can, in theory, be captured and used to change

graphics on PiTFT through programming

Framebuffer-capable software (such as fbi for displaying images, mplayer for videos, or pygame software,

etc)

can

appear on the PiTFT if you set it up to display to /dev/fb1

OpenGL accelerated software

will never appear on the PiTFT

(it is unaccelerated framebuffer only)

If you want that, say No to both of the configuration questions!

Unsupported Full Images

Historically, we provided full 'images' of Raspbian. This worked OK until Raspbian started doing releases every few

You can always change your mind after setting up one of the configurations, depending on your needs! Just

re-run the script