Kippah Display

Save Subscribe
raspberry_pi_kippah_insert_cable.jpg

Install 40-pin FPC cable

Open the latch from the Kippah PCB and insert the 40-pin FPC cable. Close the latch to secure it in place.

raspberry_pi_kippah_install.jpg

Install Kippah

Lay the Kippah over the Raspberry Pi and line up with socket with the header pins. Press the PCB down to secure it into place.

raspberry_pi_kippah_solder_pb.jpg

Connect Kippah to PowerBoost 1000C

Solder the 5V wire from the Kippah to the 5V pin on the PowerBoost 1000C, then solder ground to ground.

Install Display

Insert the display into the top enclosure part at an angle, with the corners going into the clips.

raspberry_pi_display_installed.jpg

Mount Display

Careful bend the enclosure back until the clips allow the display panel to fit under the clips. These clips will hold the TFT panel in place.

raspberry_pi_display_fpc_macro.jpg

Connect Extension to Display

Pop open the latch from the 40-pin extension and insert the 40-pin cable from the display to the extension board, then close the latch to secure it in place.

raspberry_pi_display_fpc_connector.jpg

Connect 40-pin cable to Extension

Open the latch from the other side of the extension and insert the extension cable connected to the Kippah into the extension board.

raspberry_pi_battery_insert_jst.jpg

Plug in Battery

Connect the JST cable from the lipo battery to the JST connector on the PowerBoost 1000C.

raspberry_pi_battery_installed.jpg

Test Circuit

It's a good idea to check your wiring before closing everything up! Power the circuit on with the slide switch and see if it lights ups. 

 Mounting Components Closing it up 

This guide was first published on Jun 15, 2015. It was last updated on Jun 15, 2015.

This page (Kippah Display) was last updated on Jun 14, 2015.

Text editor powered by tinymce.