User Manual

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Software

Panasonic SDFormatter ﴾http://www.waveshare.com/w/upload/d/d7/Panasonic_SDFormatter.zip﴿

Win32DiskImager ﴾http://www.waveshare.com/w/upload/7/76/Win32DiskImager.zip﴿

PuTTY ﴾http://www.waveshare.com/w/upload/5/56/Putty.zip﴿

FAQ

Question:

Why does the touchscreen not work well?

Answer:

Now, we only provide touch screen drivers for Raspbian and Ubuntu Mate. How to install the driver?

See:#Method_1._Driver_installation

Question:

Why does the image in the CD not work on my Pi?

Answer:

The image in the CD may differ depending on batches, however, some Images are just available

for Pi 2 ﴾or before, but not for Pi 3﴿. In such cases you can download the latest version from

Raspberry Pi website ﴾https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/﴿ and install the driver.

See:#Method_1._Driver_installation

Make sure the hardware connection is correct and connects fine.

Make sure you've written the image to your SD card using the software File:Win32DiskImager.zip

rather then just copy and paste.

It is strongly recommended to use a stand‐alone 5V/2A power adapter, because the USB port of

PC might not have enough power to support the Pi and LCD.

Question:

What are the power requirements?

Answer:

When working with 5V input, the current is about 115mA.

Anti‐Piracy

Since the first‐generation Raspberry Pi released, Waveshare has been working on designing, developing,