[Cialug] Raspberry Pi HDMI issue

[Scott Yates]

In case you had not seen, there are USB powered displays.  I use one every
day, and it is REALLY nice.  8)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005SEZR0G



On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:17 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
> >
> > > The CanaKit power supply that I linked to earlier has worked well with
> > > myPi 3 and the official 7" touchscreen, although I haven't tried
> > > attachingany USB peripherals to it yet.
> >
> > Are you saying your touchscreen does not have an independent power
> supply?
> > If so, perhaps it got lost in the packaging? A USB port definitely is NOT
> > designed to power a remote display.
> >
>
> The power supply is plugged into the touchscreen, then I have a short
> right-angle USB cable that connects the touchscreen to the Pi3. This is the
> cable that I use (I think, I'd have to go home to double-check):
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0122JGPY6
>
> It's a little bit of a tight fit but it works. The official 7" touch screen
> does not ship with a power supply. As an aside, the PiMoroni case for the
> official touchscreen is very nice as well. Other touchscreens probably work
> differently - I wouldn't know as I've never used any.
>
> --
> Jeff Ollie
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