Rugged case now available for 10.1" Pi touchscreen kit

Inelco Hunter now offers the availability of a rugged, industrial-grade steel case for its 10.1" PCAP Touch Screen Kit, developed to work with the Raspberry Pi. This cost-effective, pre-assembled display kit with the new steel enclosure realises the potential of the Raspberry Pi, turning it into a complete industrial system with minimal effort.

The potential commercial and industrial uses comprise factory automation, medical devices, home technology, IoT products, communication systems, payment terminals, etc.

The kit is provided pre-assembled to take the Raspberry Pi, which is mounted onto the rear of the interface PCB utilising the supplied pillars and screws. The display provides a resolution up to WXGA.

Connection is via an onboard HDMI interface PCB which delivers all power, signal and backlight conversion for the TFT display. The kit needs 12V at 2A to drive the TFT display, touch panel and backlight and 5V at 2A to power the Pi.

Features incorporate a multi-touch input PCAP touchscreen, which can be USB or I2C connected, a wide angle of view IPS display, and a 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. The screen dimensions are 255mm x 174mm x 9mm (including the touch panel), and the screen view area is 218mm x 137mm.

The kit includes a 10.1" touchscreen display; an HDMI to LVDS interface PCB (pre-assembled); an HDMI to HDMI interface cable; a Micro USB to USB interface cable; plus 4 x M2.5 Screws and Pillars to mount the Pi.