Support for: 7″ Touchscreen Monitor for Raspberry Pi

hondagx35

Hi piccy,

piccy wrote
if i wanted to re enable wifi do i simply use this code

systemctl enable netctl-auto@wlan0

No, this should be done automatically when storing a new profile.
If not, you can execute this command.

piccy wrotecan you recommend any FLAC conversion software

I like https://www.freac.org, and for cd ripping i use http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/
with this (sorry only german) setup.

piccy wroteis it possible to easily use this touch display http://cpc.farnell.com/higgstec/t084s-5 ... dp/SC12183 or would it be too involved , they are crazy cheap £25

This is only a touch overlay, not a display!
As display i would recommend this one.
For more information read this.

piccy wrotejust one other question can the menu options be made editable so access to settings and mpd can only be done by remote login ? , thinking about system use by youngsters and screwing settings up

You can also disable menu entries in the css file.

Frank

piccy

Hi Frank

You can also disable menu entries in the css file.

can you give me an example i have looked in css but cannot see the code , is there an html page somewhere that relates to the css i need to edit ?

re the display , that would explain why it was cheap , will look at the link you sent me

Mark

hondagx35

Hi Marc,

try this in the local-styles.css

#menu-settings { display: none; }

In Firefox right click on the item of interest and select "inspect element".

Frank

piccy

In Firefox right click on the item of interest and select "inspect element".

Hi Frank, no idea what i am doing really do you mean like this ?

#menu-settings li./settings/ { display: none;  }

tried that but doesnt seem to have done anything , i did a reboot to check

Mark

piccy

Frank

.dropdown-menu ul. li.settings { display: none; }

just tried this , still no luck but think i might be getting nearer ?

Mark

or is it something like this ?

#menu-settings 
   .dropdown-menu .menu-settings { display: none; }

hondagx35

Hi,

try this:

a[href^="/settings/"] {
    pointer-events: none;
    cursor: default;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

Frank

piccy

    a[href^="/settings/"] {
        pointer-events: none;
        cursor: default;
        opacity: 0.6;
    }

looks like was totally in wrong direction would have never thought of that , got a lot to learn , any suggestions for any tutorials on linux / css welcome

thank you

hondagx35

Hi piccy,

i'm also a css and html dummy, but i know how to use google

.
With:
https://www.google.de/?gws_rd=ssl#q=disable+href+with+css
i found this
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2091168/disable-a-link-using-css

Frank

ingohz

techmike wroteArtist: Patricia Barber
Album: Smash
Track: Missing
The guitar is biased to the right channel all the way through and when the Pi plays up it switches channels. Interestingly there is a guitar solo in the middle and between each phrase you can hear him take a breath and when the guitar changes channels the breath doesn't.

Just listened to Patricia Barber - the guitar stays on the right channel and breathing too. At ~3:30 breathing moves to the center. Beautiful piece of music btw. Another good test for stereo imaging would be the intro or Money from The Dark Side of the Moon.

I didn't read back the topic now - you are sure to use the latest image? There have been topics about switching channels with Pi3 and Hifiberry dacs. They were fixed in the kernel used by the latest beta.

Ingo

hondagx35

Hi Ingo,

thank you for testing.

I also did some test with a HifiBerry DAC+ and all works like it should.

Frank

techmike

Great
Thanks for testing that.
RuneAudio_rpi2_rp3_0.4-beta_20160321_2GB.img
Back to the drawing board.
Faulty component or environmental.
Cheers
techmike

flipphos

Does the current version: 0.4 build 20160313, support 800x480 screen yet?

I've got one with HDMI 800x480 and eGalax touch screen, the local browser seems still partially displayed (most of the volume tuner is out of the screen).

hondagx35

Hi flipphos,

this image is optimized for the original 7" TFT display which has a resolution of 800x480.

I think you haven't configured your display correctly:
Put this in your /boot/config.txt

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt=800 480 60 6 0 0 0

Frank

flipphos

hondagx35 wroteHi flipphos,

this image is optimized for the original 7" TFT display which has a resolution of 800x480.

I think you haven't configured your display correctly:
Put this in your /boot/config.txt
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt=800 480 60 6 0 0 0
Frank

Thanks Frank!

I was using these settings in the config.txt, which I learnt from another Kodi forum.

hdmi_force_hotplug=1
hdmi_cvt=800 480 60
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87

Then I changed to your recommended settings. No big difference before and after. Please refer to the attached photo which is using your settings:

: IMG_2484_1.jpg (72.61 KiB) Viewed 4712 times

hondagx35

Hi flipphos,

there is definitively something wrong with your settings.
Rune Audio runs the local browser in full screen mode, so no matter what display it should fit the size.
For me it looks like your display is 640x480,

- what display are you using?
- please post complete /boot/config.txt

Frank

flipphos

Hi Frank,

This display claims physical resolution 800x480, which I confirmed using OSMC with the similar setting in config.txt. The OSMC reports 800x480.

I tested with hdmi_cvt=640 480 60 6 0 0 0 in the config.txt, and got the same picture as I posted last time. If my display was 640x480, I would expect a fit full screen.

Here is my /boot/config.txt. I have a hifiberry DAC+ board with IR receiver plugged in.

#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2c_vc=on
dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on
#dtparam=act_led_trigger=mmc

#dtparam=uart1=off
#dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt-overlay

# Uncomment one of these lines to enable an audio interface
#dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac
dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus
#dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi
#dtoverlay=hifiberry-amp
#dtoverlay=iqaudio-dac
#dtoverlay=iqaudio-dacplus

# Uncomment to enable the lirc-rpi module
# Params: gpio_out_pin             GPIO pin for output (default "17")
#         gpio_in_pin              GPIO pin for input (default "18")
#         gpio_in_pull             Pull up/down/off on the input pin
#                                  (default "down")
#         sense                    Override the IR receive auto-detection logic:
#                                    "1" = force active high
#                                    "0" = force active low
#                                    "-1" = use auto-detection
#                                  (default "-1")
#         softcarrier              Turn the software carrier "on" or "off"
#                                  (default "on")
#         invert                   "on" = invert the output pin (default "off")
#         debug                    "on" = enable additional debug messages
#                                  (default "off")
dtoverlay=lirc-rpi
#dtparam=gpio_out_pin=17
dtparam=gpio_in_pin=26
#dtparam=gpio_in_pull=down

# LCD settings
# 180 degrees
lcd_rotate=2
# Normal
#lcd_rotate=0
#dtoverlay=rpi-backlight
#dtoverlay=rpi-ft5406

# Uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# Uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1

# Uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=-32
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=-32
#overscan_bottom=16

# Uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=800
#framebuffer_height=480

# Uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1

#Added to use HDMI output 800x480
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt=800 480 60 6 0 0 0

# Uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1

# Uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
hdmi_drive=2

# Uncomment to set monitor mode to DMT
#hdmi_group=2

# Uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# setting the max usb current to 1200mA 
max_usb_current=1

# memory options
gpu_mem=64

# Overclocking options
force_turbo=1

flipphos

Hi Frank,

I think I have solved my problem by adjusting the overscan (right and bottom) parameters.

overscan_right=175
overscan_bottom=97

I got these two numbers from Kodi, when I was adjust the (off) screen under Kodi, as I told you, Kodi showed 800x480 in the hardware info. I got inspired there. And it did do the trick.

Now the display is perfect.

: IMG_2516_small after adjust overscan.jpg (71.78 KiB) Viewed 4636 times

This leaves me the last question: how to calibrate my eGalax touch screen (under arch linux)?

Cheers

hondagx35

Hi ,

This leaves me the last question: how to calibrate my eGalax touch screen (under arch linux)?

You can use xinput_calibrator for this as described in /root/.xinitrc

#!/bin/bash
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="/tmp/.cache" &
export DISPLAY=":0" &

# start the touchscreen calibration utility
# needed for some screens (Pollin 7" tft)
# for this to work you have to disable loading midori
#xinput_calibrator &

# turn off display power management
xset -dpms &

# turn off screensaver
xset s off &

# start the window manager without titlebar and mouse
matchbox-window-manager -use_titlebar no -use_cursor no &

# install multimedia keyboard shortcuts
xbindkeys &

# start midori in privat mode with fullscreen display
midori -p -e Fullscreen http://localhost

Reboot and follow the instructions.

Frank

flipphos

Hi Frank,

I disabled midori in /root/.xinitrc and reboot. After the reboot log in the console and run xinput_calibrator, which said "Unable to connect to X server" and stopped.

I also tried to disable both midori and matchbox-window-manager, then reboot and run xinput_calibrator, got the same message. Any advice, please?

Cheers,
flipphos

hondagx35

Hi flipphos,

you have to remove the # in front of "xinput_calibrator &"
and put it in front of "midori -p -e Fullscreen http://localhost".

#!/bin/bash
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="/tmp/.cache" &
export DISPLAY=":0" &

# start the touchscreen calibration utility
# needed for some screens (Pollin 7" tft)
# for this to work you have to disable loading midori
xinput_calibrator &

# turn off display power management
xset -dpms &

# turn off screensaver
xset s off &

# start the window manager without titlebar and mouse
matchbox-window-manager -use_titlebar no -use_cursor no &

# install multimedia keyboard shortcuts
xbindkeys &

# start midori in privat mode with fullscreen display
#midori -p -e Fullscreen http://localhost

Frank

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