UCTRONICS B0106 3.5 Inch LCD HDMI Display Instruction Manual

: June 5, 2024
: UCTRONICS

Table of Contents

VARIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
SPECIFICATION
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL DRIVER
INSTALL CALIBRATION SOFTWARE
CONTACT US
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

UCTRONICS B0106 3.5 Inch LCD HDMI Display Instruction Manual

VARIATIONS

B010601: Display
B010604: Display with case

INTRODUCTION

UCTRONICS B0106 is a 3.5” display with HDMI interface and Raspbian touchscreen support. It’s designed for Raspberry Pi but also serves as a general-purpose compact HDMI display and an alternative to those large ones.

SPECIFICATION

Model number: B010601, B010604(with case)
Display: 3.5” (diagonal)
Native resolution: 480×320 pixels
Video Transmission Interface: HDMI
HDMI input support 480×320 ~ 1920×1080 (scaled)
Power Input: Micro USB or GPIO
Dimensions: 2.20”x3.37” (55.98mm x 85.60mm)
Audio: 3.5mm audio jack (HDMI audio split)
Touch Screen Support: Raspbian (via SPI interface)

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Figure 1

Figure 2

The Figure 1 shows the display module pin out and dimension. Connect the 3.5-inch HDMI LCD to the Raspberry Pi board like the Figure 2 shows. (B010604 please follow the separate assembly instruction.)

Step1 Align the pin 1 of the edge connector between the LCD display and Raspberry pi board
Step2 Connect the HDMI interface with the HDMI adapter board.
Step3 Power on the Raspberry Pi board

Note:

Please unplug the HDMI connector before unplugging the screen from the GPIO port.
You can push the on-board button near the micro USB port to adjust and turn on/off the backlight.

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL DRIVER

The driver includes the settings of the Raspbian OS resolution and touch screen support. If you have B010602, The LCD driver has been already installed in the Micro SD card shipped with the bundle kit that includes a Micro SD card.
Otherwise users have to install the driver manually with the following steps for a clean system. Make sure the SD card you choose to install the driver has no quality problem. When downloading and installing the driver, please do not turn off the power.

The online version of this tutorial where you can copy and paste the code is available at:
https://www.uctronics.com/download/Amazon/B0106.pdf

Step1 Update your Raspberry Pi system
sudo apt-get update
Step2 Download the driver package
git clone https://github.com/UCTRONICS/UCTRONICS_LCD35_HMI_RPI.git
Step3 Come in the UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI
cd UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI/Raspbian/
Step4 Get run permissions
sudo chmod +x *.sh
Step5 Install the UCTRONICS LCD35 HDMI driver
sudo ./install_uc_touch_180.sh

Wait for 2~3 minutes, and the system will be installed and restarted automatically.
If you want to roll back to the pre-installation system, you can use the below command
sudo./restore.sh

If you don’t want to run those commands to install the LCD driver, we also provide ready-to-use system image file “UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI.img”. For display with UC-558 in the back (newer revisions).http://uctronics.oss-us- west-1.aliyuncs.com/LCD35/image/UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_UC558.img

INSTALL CALIBRATION SOFTWARE

Step1 Install calibration software
cd UCTRONICS_LCD35_HDMI_RPI/Raspbian/ sudo ./calibrateToolInstall.sh
Step2 Calibration screen
sudo ./calibration_uc_touch_180.sh /dev/input/event1
Note: /dev/input/event1 is the sample screen node, you need to find the input node of your own screen and execute the command.
Step3 Calibrate and reboot
Tap the five calibration points on the screen in sequence with the stylus. The screen will reboot automatically after calibration is complete.