3.5inch RPi LCD (A), 320×480
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3.5inch RPi LCD (A), 320×480

SKU:9904
Part No.:3.5inch RPi LCD (A)
Brand:Waveshare

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320×480, 3.5 inch Touch Screen TFT LCD Designed for Raspberry Pi

Features

  • 320×480 resolution
  • Resistive touch control
  • Supports any revision of Raspberry Pi (directly-pluggable)
  • Drivers provided (works with your own Raspbian/Ubuntu directly)
  • Size perfectly fits the Pi
  • High quality immersion gold surface plating
  • Supports Raspbian system, enables your system to:
    • Take photos by touching (up to 17 camera modes)
    • Support software keyboard (system interaction without keyboard/mouse)

3.5inch RPi LCD (A) and 3.5inch RPi LCD (B) are hardware compatible with each other (uses different driver), and can be mutually substituted in most cases. (A) for low cost ver. while (B) for IPS ver. with better displaying.

Key Parameters

LCD Type TFT
LCD Interface SPI
Touch Screen Type Resistive
Touch Screen Controller XPT2046
Colors 65536
Backlight LED
Resolution 320*480 (Pixel)
Aspect Ratio 8:5
Power Consumption TBD
Backlight Current TBD
Operating Temp. (℃) TBD

Photos

Interface

PIN NO. SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
1, 17 3.3V Power positive (3.3V power input)
2, 4 5V Power positive (5V power input)
3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 NC NC
6, 9, 14, 20, 25 GND Ground
11 TP_IRQ Touch Panel interrupt, low level while the Touch Panel detects touching
18 LCD_RS Instruction/Data Register selection
19 LCD_SI / TP_SI SPI data input of LCD/Touch Panel
21 TP_SO SPI data output of Touch Panel
22 RST Reset
23 LCD_SCK / TP_SCK SPI clock of LCD/Touch Panel
24 LCD_CS LCD chip selection, low active
26 TP_CS Touch Panel chip selection, low active

External Dimension

3.5inch-RPi-LCD-A-dimension

Development Resources

Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/3.5inch_RPi_LCD_(A)

FAQ

Why the LCD doesn't work with my Raspbian?
To use the LCD with the Raspberry Pi official image, driver should be installed first. Please refer to the user manual.
However, for the first testing, you may want to use our provided image directly.
Why the LCD still doesn't work with the Waveshare provided image?
Make sure the hardware connection is correct and connects fine.
Make sure the image in TF card is burnt correctly.
The PWR will keep on and the ACT will keep blinking when the Raspberry Pi starts up successfully, in case both of the two LEDs keep on, it is possible that the image was burnt incorrectly OR the TF card was in bad contact.
Which power supply should I use?
It is strongly recommended to use a stand-alone 5V/2A power adapter, because the PC's USB port might have not enough power to support the Pi and LCD.

For more info, please check the wiki page.

Selection Guide

PartNumberDisplayTouchAudioDevice Support
Resolu-tionDisplay PortDisplay PanelView AngleTouch TypeTouch PortToughened Glass PanelOptical BondingSpe-
aker		Signal OutputPiJETSON NANOPC
SPI DISPLAYS
PROS: low price.
CONS: low refresh rate & resolution, supports Raspberry Pi only, requires Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO (the SPI bus), poor compatibility with Raspberry Pi system.
2.8inch RPi LCD (A) 320×240 SPI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
3.2inch RPi LCD (B) 320×240 SPI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
3.5inch RPi LCD (A) 480×320 SPI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
3.5inch RPi LCD (B) 480×320 SPI IPS 160° Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
3.5inch RPi LCD (C) 480×320 High-Speed SPI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
4inch RPi LCD (A) 480×320 SPI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
DPI DISPLAYS
PROS: low price, high refresh rate, multiple resolution support, better compatibility with Raspberry Pi system.
CONS: supports Raspberry Pi only, requires Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO.
2.8inch DPI LCD 480×640 DPI IPS 160° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
3.5inch DPI LCD 640×480 DPI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
4inch DPI LCD (C) 720×720 DPI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
5inch DPI LCD 800×480 DPI IPS 160° – – × × × × √ × ×
7inch DPI LCD 1024×600 DPI IPS 170° – – × × × × √ × ×
DSI DISPLAYS
PROS: moderate price, high refresh rate, leaves the Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO free, better compatibility with Raspberry Pi system.
CONS: supports Raspberry Pi only.
2.8inch DSI LCD 480×640 DSI IPS 160° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
3.4inch DSI LCD (C) 800×800 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
4inch DSI LCD 480×800 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
4inch DSI LCD (C) 720×720 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
4.3inch DSI LCD 800×480 DSI IPS 160° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
4.3inch DSI LCD (with case) 800×480 DSI IPS 160° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
4.3inch DSI QLED 800×480 DSI IPS(QLED) 160° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
5inch DSI LCD 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
5inch DSI LCD (B) 800×480 DSI IPS 160° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
5inch DSI LCD (C) 1024×600 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
5inch DSI LCD (D) 720×1280 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
6.25inch DSI LCD 720×1560 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (with case A) 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (with cam) 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (with cam and case) 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (B) 800×480 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (B) (with case A) 800×480 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (C) 1024×600 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (C) (with case A) 1024×600 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
7inch DSI LCD (E) 1280×800 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
7.9inch DSI LCD 400×1280 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
8inch DSI LCD 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
8inch DSI LCD (with cam) 800×480 DSI TFT – Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
8inch DSI LCD (C) 1280×800 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
8.8inch DSI LCD 480×1920 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
10.1inch DSI LCD (C) 1280×800 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ √ × × √ × ×
11.9inch DSI LCD 320×1480 DSI IPS 170° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
13.3inch DSI LCD 1920×1080 DSI IPS 178° Capacitive I2C √ × × × √ × ×
HDMI / TYPE-C DISPLAYS
PROS: high refresh rate, multiple resolution support, multiple devices support, leaves the Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO free, better compatibility with Raspberry Pi system.
CONS: somewhat costly.
2.8inch HDMI LCD (H) 480×640 HDMI IPS 160° Capacitive USB-C / I2C √ √ × × √ √ √
3.2inch HDMI LCD (H) 480×800 HDMI IPS 160° × × × × × × √ √ Display ONLY
3.4inch 800x800 LCD 800x800 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
3.5inch HDMI LCD 480×320 HDMI IPS 160° Resistive SPI × × × √ √ × Display ONLY
3.5inch 480x800 LCD 480×800 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB-C × × × × √ √ √
4inch 720x720 LCD 720x720 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
4inch HDMI LCD 480×800 HDMI IPS 170° Resistive SPI × × × × √ × Display ONLY
4inch HDMI LCD (C) 720×720 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB-C / I2C √ √ × √ √ √ √
4inch HDMI LCD (H) 480×800 HDMI IPS 170° Resistive SPI × × × √ √ × Display ONLY
4.3inch HDMI LCD (B) 800×480 HDMI IPS 160° Capacitive USB × × × √ √ √ √
5DP-CAPLCD-H 1024×600 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ × × √ √ √ √
5DP-CAPLCD-B 1024×600 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
5DP-CAPLCD-G 1024×600 HDMI IPS 178° Resistive Type-C √ × × √ √ √ √
5inch HDMI LCD 800×480 HDMI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
5inch HDMI LCD (with bicolor case) 800×480 HDMI TFT – Resistive SPI × × × × √ × ×
5inch HDMI LCD (B) 800×480 HDMI TFT – Resistive USB × × × × √ × √
5inch HDMI LCD (B) (with bicolor case) 800×480 HDMI TFT – Resistive USB × × × × √ × √
5inch HDMI LCD (G) 800×480 HDMI/VGA TFT – Resistive USB × × × √ √ × √
5inch HDMI LCD (H) 800×480 HDMI/VGA TFT – Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
5inch HDMI LCD (H) V4 800×480 HDMI TFT – Capacitive USB √ × × × √ × √
5inch HDMI AMOLED 960×544 HDMI AMOLED 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
5inch 1080x1080 LCD 1080×1080 HDMI IPS 160° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
5inch 720x1280 LCD 720×1280 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ × √ √ √
5.5inch HDMI AMOLED 1080×1920 HDMI AMOLED 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
5.5inch HDMI AMOLED (with case A) 1080×1920 HDMI AMOLED 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ × ×
5.5inch 1440x2560 LCD 1440×2560 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ × √
5.5inch 1440x2560 LCD (with case A) 1440×2560 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ × ×
6.25inch 720x1560 LCD 720×1560 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ × √ √ √
7EP-CAPLCD 1280×800 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
7EP-CAPLCD Monitor 1280×800 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
7inch HDMI LCD 1024×600 HDMI IPS 170° Resistive SPI × × × × √ × Display ONLY
7inch HDMI LCD (B) 800×480 HDMI TFT – Capacitive USB × × × × √ × √
7inch HDMI LCD (B) (with bicolor case) 800×480 HDMI TFT – Capacitive USB × × × × √ × √
7inch HDMI LCD (C) 1024×600 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB × × × × √ × √
7inch HDMI LCD (C) (with bicolor case) 1024×600 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB × × × × √ × √
7inch HDMI LCD (H) 1024×600 HDMI/VGA IPS 170° Capacitive USB × × × √ √ √ √
7inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) 1024×600 HDMI/VGA IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
7HP-CAPQLED 1024×600 HDMI IPS (QLED) 170° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
7.9inch HDMI LCD 400×1280 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
7.9inch Side Monitor 400×1280 HDMI IPS 170° × × √ × √ × √ √ √
7.9inch Touch Monitor 400×1280 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × √ × √ √ √
8DP-CAPLCD 1280×800 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
8HP-CAPLCD Monitor 1280×800 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
8inch 768x1024 LCD 768×1024 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ × √ √ √ √ √
8inch 1536x2048 LCD 1536×2048 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
8.8inch Side Monitor 480×1920 HDMI IPS 170° × × × × √ × √ √ Display ONLY
9HP-CAPQLED-B 1280×720 HDMI IPS (QLED) 178° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
9.3inch 1600x600 LCD 1600×600 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
9.7inch 768x1024 LCD 768×1024 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ × √ √ √ √ √
10.1inch HDMI LCD 1024×600 HDMI IPS 170° Resistive SPI × × × × √ × Display ONLY
10.1inch HDMI LCD (B) (with case) 1280×800 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × × × √ × √
10.1inch HDMI LCD (E) 1024×600 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
10.1inch HDMI LCD (G) (with case) 1920×1200 HDMI IPS 160° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10.1inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) 1024×600 HDMI/VGA TFT – Capacitive USB × × × × √ √ √
10.1inch HDMI LCD (F) (with case) 1024×600 HDMI/VGA IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × √ × √ √ √
10.1EP-CAPLCD 1920×1200 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10.1DP-CAPLCD 1280×800 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
10.1HP-CAPQLED 1280×720 HDMI IPS (QLED) 170° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
10.1HP-CAPLCD Monitor 1280×800 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10.4HP-CAPQLED 1600×720 HDMI IPS(QLED) 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10.5inch HDMI AMOLED 2560×1600 HDMI AMOLED 160° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
11.6inch 1768x828 LCD 1768×828 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C In-Cell × × √ √ √ √
11.6inch HDMI LCD (H) 1920×1080 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
11.6inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) 1920×1080 HDMI/VGA IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
11.9inch HDMI LCD 320×1480 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
11.9inch Side Monitor 320×1480 HDMI IPS 170° × × √ × √ × √ √ √
11.9inch Touch Monitor 320×1480 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive USB √ × √ × √ √ √
12.3inch 1920x720 LCD 1920×720 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C In-Cell × × √ √ √ √
12.3inch HDMI LCD 1920×720 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ √ √ √ √ √ √
13.3inch HDMI LCD (H) 1920×1080 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
13.3inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) 1920×1080 HDMI/VGA IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ × √ √ √ √ √
13.3inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) V2 1920×1080 HDMI/VGA IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ × √ √ √ √ √
13.3inch QHD AMOLED 2560×1440 HDMI/Type-C AMOLED 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
14inch 2160x1440 LCD 2160×1440 HDMI/Type-C/DP IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
15.6inch FHD Monitor (C) 1920×1080 mini HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
14inch Dual Monitor 1920×1080 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° × × × × √ √ √ √ √
15.6inch Dual Monitor 1920×1080 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° × × × × √ √ √ √ √
15.6inch HDMI LCD 1920×1080 HDMI IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ × × √ √ √ √
15.6inch HDMI LCD (H) (with case) 1920×1080 HDMI/VGA IPS 178° Capacitive USB √ × √ √ √ √ √
15.6inch FHD Monitor 1920×1080 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C / USB √ × √ √ √ √ √
15.6HP-CAPQLED 1920×1080 HDMI IPS(QLED) 178° Capacitive USB √ √ × √ √ √ √
15.6inch QLED Monitor 1920×1080 HDMI IPS(QLED) 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ √ √ √ √
18.5inch Dual Monitor 1920×1080 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° × × × × √ √ √ √ √
18.5inch FHD LCD 1080×1920 HDMI/Type-C IPS 178° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
21.5inch FHD LCD 1080×1920 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive Type-C √ √ × √ √ √ √
21.5inch FHD Monitor 1080×1920 HDMI IPS 170° Capacitive Type-C √ √ √ × √ √ √

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Anti-Piracy

CAUTION: This product is protected by patent, anyone making copies/knock-offs SHOULD be held liable pursuant to law.

Since the first-generation Raspberry Pi released, Waveshare has been working on designing, developing, and producing various fantastic touch LCDs for the Pi. Unfortunately, there are quite a few pirated/knock-off products in the market. They're usually some poor copies of our early hardware revisions, and comes with none support service.

To avoid becoming a victim of pirated products, please pay attention to the following features when purchasing:

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