4D Systems uLCD-28PTU-PI and uLCD-43PTU-PI touchscreen display module starter kits

4D Systems has announced two touchscreen display starter kits for the Raspberry Pi which provide a quick and easy wiring interface and are suitable for creating portable, low-power projects and applications.

The starter kits for the 2.8″ uLCD-28PTU-PI and 4.3″ uLCD-43PTU-PI modules provide all the components needed for users to connect their Raspberry Pi to the touchscreen displays and get their project ready for programming within a few minutes.

The kits’ 4D Pi adapter shield connects to the serial GPIO port on the Raspberry Pi and to the touchscreen display module via a five-way cable. The shield also replicates the Raspberry Pi GPIO lines and allows users to gain easy access to other Raspberry Pi functions.

These displays deliver a powerful HMI (human machine interface) solution for Raspberry Pi applications featuring resistive-touch capability, onboard audio amplifier and speaker, and resolutions of 480 x 272 and 240 x 320 pixels for the 4.3″ and 2.8″ screens respectively.

Each starter kit contains: a 4D serial Pi adapter shield; a 2 GB microSD card; a µUSB-PA5 programming adapter; a 150 mm five-way female-female jumper cable for quick connection to another device or a breadboard; a five-way male-male adapter to convert the cable to male-female; and a quick-start user guide. A series of ViSi-Genie application software libraries are also available to communicate with the Raspberry Pi board and user code.