WSAL10563 – 5inch HDMI LCD/en

Documentation notice: This technical documentation was independently rewritten from an archived supplier source. Check technical details and commands against the product version and manufacturer documentation before use.

Summary

Concise technical guide for the 5inch resistive touch screen LCD (800×480) with HDMI interface, designed for Raspberry Pi systems. Covers connection, software setup, calibration steps, and notes on rotation and power supply.

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Technical overview

Resolution: 800 × 480 pixels; resistive touch control via GPIO.
Connection to Raspberry Pi uses the display's 26-pin GPIO header and an HDMI cable; a separate HDMI cable is required for Pi Zero/Zero 2 W.
The display can also be used as a plain computer monitor, in which case the touch function is unavailable.
Supported operating systems: Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Kali, Retropie.
Basic configuration adds lines such as hdmi_group=2, hdmi_mode=87, hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0, hdmi_drive=1 and dtoverlay=waveshare-ads7846,… at the end of /boot/config.txt.
The file waveshare-ads7846.dtbo is copied into /boot/overlays/.
Touch calibration is done by adjusting the parameters x_min, x_max, y_min, y_max in the dtoverlay entry; reference values can be measured with evtest.
Screen rotation can be controlled via Screen Configuration, Wayfire, xrandr or display_rotate depending on the system version.
At a 5 V input, current draw is approximately 235 mA with backlight on and approximately 45 mA with backlight off.

Commands and examples – verify before use:

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0
hdmi_drive=1
dtoverlay=waveshare-ads7846,penirq=25,xmin=200,xmax=3900,ymin=200,ymax=3900,speed=50000
sudo apt-get install evtest
sudo evtest
display_rotate=1
xrandr -o 1

Notes and version constraints

Exact pin mappings and circuit variants depend on the hardware revision; verify your own revision before connecting.
Several steps are version-dependent (e.g., config.txt vs. cmdline.txt, KMS/FKMS drivers); confirm the current system version before applying them.
Calibration values must be measured per device; the default values are only a starting point.
Current figures apply to a 5 V input; other supply voltages require recalculation.
No information on certifications, warranty, or pricing was present in the source document; these items need separate confirmation.

Source and revision record

5inch HDMI LCD - Waveshare Wiki
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