Build Instructions

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  Attaching Parts

  Connect the pins on the raspberry pi to the screen. To test the connection, plug in the raspberry pi. The screen should glow white. Take the SD card, and install it with the latest version of Rasbian. Attach the USB microphone and adapter.

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  Coding

  Attach raspberry pi to monitor, and go through the setup guide. Go into a terminal and type

  sudo rm -rf LCD-show
  git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git
  chmod -R 755 LCD-show
  cd LCD-show/
  sudo ./LCD-show 90
  

  Wait a few minutes until your monitor turns off and your screen turns on. Open another terminal and type

  sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-keyboard.sh

  than inside the file type

  #!/bin/bash
  PID="$(pidof matchbox-keyboard)"
  if [  "$PID" != ""  ]; then  kill $PID
  else matchbox-keyboard &
  fi
  

  Press ctrl+x, then y, then enter to save.

  Type

  sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-keyboard.sh

  Once that is done type

  sudo nano /usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/toggle-keyboard.desktop.

  Inside the file type

  [Desktop Entry]

  Name=Toggle Virtual Keyboard

  Comment=Toggle Virtual Keyboard

  Exec=/usr/bin/toggle-keyboard.sh

  Type=Application

  Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png

  Categories=Panel;Utility;MB

  X-MB-INPUT-MECHANISM=True

  Then press ctrl+x, then y, then enter to save.

  Run cp /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel /home/pi/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel than

  nano /home/pi/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel. Go to the bottom and type

  Plugin {

   type=launchbar

   Config {

    Button {

     id=toggle-keyboard.desktop

    }

   }

  }

  Press ctrl+x, then y, then enter to save.

  sudo reboot. When the screen loads again, on the taskbar you should see a keyboard. This is for texting.

• 3

  Calling and Texting

  On your computer type www.poptox.com. This is a google website that is a dialer. Subscribe for any plan you want, from $10 to $50. You will get unlimited calls. Type this in the raspberry pi browser and star it so you don't have to type to get it. Go to Vonage to get a free trail texting. Star that too. Anything you want to add like games, star. If you want to text, open google, click the Vonage star, and click the keyboard in the taskbar.

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