Are other touchscreens usable with the Paneldue?
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Hey, I just have a quick question. I just received my DuetWifi and Panneldue, but ordered the 7" touchscreen instead of the 4.3" by mistake. Is there something special about this touchscreen or can I swap it for an Adafruit or Raspberry Pi touchscreen? Would the wiring have to change at all? I have a Microcenter just down the road that stocks a lot of different types of touchscreens, so if I can just grab one from them instead of having to wait another week for shipping to start this project, that would be great. Thanks.
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Maybe David's blog can help you
https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com/paneldue/ -
The screen would need to use the SSD1963 controller to be compatible with the PanelDue.
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Yes any 4.3, 5 or 7 inch screen with the controller that Tim mentions and the correct resolution should work
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Also it needs to have a resistive touch panel with XPT2046 or compatible controller, and the 2 x 20 connector with 2.54mm pitch.
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Awesome, thanks for the help guys! I picked up a SainSmart 4.3" TFT touch screen this morning, can't wait to get it wired up and tested out
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There are 7" touch screens that work with PanelDue, so it's worth looking to see if the one you bought is one of them.
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The 7" screen connects and works great, it's just to big for the printer I'm building so I wanted a smaller screen. I am having a bit of trouble getting the smaller screen to work though, as when it's plugged in and I power on the board, only part of the menu options are displayed on this smaller screen as though the Duet still thinks this is a 7" screen. The letters also all appear backwards. I'm assuming I have to make a change in firmware somewhere to tell the Duet that this is a 4.3" screen, not a 7" screen and then everything will work great. Can you tell me how/where to do this? Thanks.
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Check out the the updating firmware procedure here:
https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com/paneldue/