Raspberry Pi DPI Topper

Price range: $15.00 through $40.00

The Topper is an open-source add-on board for the Raspberry Pi (Zero/2W/3/4/5) that adds display output, brightness control, touchscreen input, analog inputs, configurable GPIO (inputs/outputs), and audio.

 

The board is available in 4 variants:

Soldered Display — Through-hole mounting, display + touch only
Solderless Display — Female header, no soldering, display + touch only
Soldered Gamepad — Through-hole mounting, display + touch + 16 buttons + 2 joysticks + audio
Solderless Gamepad — Female header, no soldering, display + touch + 16 buttons + 2 joysticks + audio

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Description

DPI Topper 3

An add-on board for the Raspberry Pi (Zero/2W/3/4/5) that adds display output, brightness control, touchscreen input, analog inputs, configurable GPIO (inputs/outputs), and audio. Suitable for gaming devices, control panels, information displays, IoT dashboards, and custom HMI applications.

The design files are open source: https://github.com/othermod/DPI-Topper-3
Complete documentation is available in the wiki: https://github.com/othermod/DPI-Topper-3/wiki

Key Features

▸ Compatible with standard 40-pin LCD displays up to 800×480
▸ 24-bit or 21-bit color display with brightness control
▸ I2C capacitive touch panel support
▸ Up to 5 available GPIOs (depending on display mode enabled)
▸ 16 digital inputs/outputs and 4 analog inputs (Gamepad variant only)
▸ Mono audio output (Gamepad variant only, 21-bit mode)

Note

The previous version (DPI-Topper-888) can still be found at: https://github.com/othermod/DPI-Topper-888

Additional information

Weight .04 lbs
Dimensions 3 × 1 × .25 in
Mounting Style

Soldered, Solderless

Feature Variant

Display, Gamepad