BTT Pi TFT50 V2.0 Touch LCD Display for Raspberry Pi – 5-inch

The creation of OctoPrint for 3D printing has allowed Makers all over the world to gleefully monitor and control their 3D printers remotely. As any of these Makers could tell you, Raspberry Pi is an incredibly powerful mini-computer board that is capable of so much and is considered open-source to all. This means brands like BigTreeTech, a reliable supplier of quality Maker technologies, can enhance our Maker experience further with fun Raspberry Pi accessories. We were delighted to see one of our favourite brands of 3D Pinter Upgrades come out with the BTT Pi TFT50 V2.0 Touch LCD Display for Raspberry Pi!

The BTT Pi TFT50 V2.0 is a 5-inch Touch LCD Display, offering 800x480 resolution and an intuitive Raspberry Pi DSI interface. BigTreeTech had OctoPrint in mind with this special Pi TFT range of 4.3-inch, 5-inch, or 7-inch LCD displays to act as the perfect touchscreen interface next to your 3D Printer. Carefully placed mounting holes match the size and position on the Raspberry Pi 4 and 3B+ models, for you to easily install your Raspberry Pi to the back of the display, creating a neat compact side panel for your 3D Printer. The BTT Pi TFT50 LCD also adopts the 3.3V power supply from your Raspberry Pi itself so no external power source is required. The DSI interface integrates seamlessly with Raspberry Pi and OctoPrint, making it easy to setup ready to enhance your life as a 3D Maker with memorable visuals.

Although these TFT displays are originally designed for use with 3D Printing, that won’t stop us tinkerers from finding more interesting uses for them. The BTT Pi TFT50 makes a fantastic Touch screen with 5-point capacitive control and even includes features such as adjustable backlight brightness using a rotating potentiometer. You can bestow visual capabilities onto your next Pi Project with this 5-inch screen that works wonderfully as a touchscreen control panel or fits easily into your hand like a cell phone screen. Just like the endless potential of Raspberry Pi devices, the BTT Pi TFT50 LCD display is a versatile and fantastic module to help you achieve your Maker visions.

Please Note: If you are looking for more great BigTreeTech LCD displays for Raspberry Pi's, we also stock these awesome BTT Pi TFT Displays in both the 4.3-inch Pi TFT43 LCD and the 7-inch Pi TFT70 LCD versions!

Additional Resources:

• To help you get started, BigTreeTech’s TFT Display Github Page has all the documents, information and guides you need for setting up your LCD with Raspberry Pi!

As one of the rising stars in the world of 3D Printer Component Research and Development, BigTreeTech have certainly hit the ground running, entering the market in 2015 and spending their early stages primarily learning, researching, testing and developing, before producing some truly impressive results. From simple but effective upgrades to standard parts, all the way through to completely custom parts that no other brand offered at the time, BigTreeTech now have an incredibly diverse range, with almost no area of 3D Printing being left out.

Some of BigTreeTech’s most notable additions to the world of 3D Printing include the SKR Motherboard Range for numerous different 3D Printer models, the awesome TFT Touch Display Range with fancy features like dual-mode operation, as well as their very impressive Stepper Driver Range that cater to all tastes and preferences under the sun. And of course, to top it all off, BigTreeTech also have a sister company named BIQU, and we must admit that they have been producing some pretty impressive (and low price) 3D Printers, with the BIQU B1 possibly becoming a new rival to the Ender 3.

Of course, it’s easy to see that BigTreeTech are modern masters of 3D Printing R&D, and while we do still have a lot of different parts that we want to test out from them, so far we’ve been extremely happy with what they’re capable of producing – all while fitting into same kind of hobbyist budget that they used to operate on as Makers and Tinkerers themselves.