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How to connect and configure a 7 inch touchscreen (model C) from waveshare to a rasberry pi 4 model B

How to connect and configure a 7 inch touchscreen (model C) from waveshare to a rasberry pi 4 model B

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Since the last version of Raspbian (Buster) and with the last version of the raspberry pi (rpi4b) the tutorial of the screen has not being updated correctly by Waveshare.

The 7 inch hdmi screen (model C) from waveshare

Waveshare 7 inch screen (model C). The 7 screen inch model C from Waveshare is originaly a basic LCD 1024x600x60Htz Hdmi touchscreen caracterized by a very low power consumption (5v - 30mA to 300 mA with backlight on). It can run on an USB port. This screen is compatible with most OS and architectures (it can run on 32Bit, Arm, 64bit, or Windows 10, linux Debian, and a lot of SBC like the Bananapi, Raspberry pi, Odroid ...).

The raspberry pi model 4 model B

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - official presentation page. The Raspberry Pi 4 model B has been launched a