This post has replaced the other two posts that talked about this Raspberry Pi Digital Picture Frame Project. Below you will find the build kit of all the parts and pieces that where used to make the digital picture frame and where the items were purchased.
- ViewSonic VA2259-SMH 22″ IPS Display – Amazon
- Raspberry Pi 3 – Adafruit
- Rii Mini K12 Stainless Keyboard – Amazon
- Raspberry Pi Low Profile Case – Adafruit
- Micro USB Power Cable – Adafruit
- Micro SD Card w/ NOOBs – Adafruit
- USB A Male to A Female Cable – Adafruit
- Micro USB B Male to Micro B Female Cable – Adafruit
- Tripp Lite Extension Cord – Amazon
- White Ash for Picture Frame – Bell Forest Products
- Ebony Wood Stain – Menards
Continued on the full article view are sub posts describing each step as I go. There really is no rhyme or reason to the steps…just kind of how they happened.
Step 1: Removing the LCD panel from the plastic housing of the ViewSonic monitor. This post will walk you through the process that I used. Once I figured out how the monitor was assembled it was pretty straight forward to disassemble the LCD from the plastic housing.
Step 2: Installing Raspbian and OSMC on the Raspberry Pi and installing the case. Pretty straight forward all-around on this. Installed the OSes with the help of NOOBs and the case 12 pieces and was very easy to assemble
Step 2a: After a little testing of a few OSes, I picked the OS provided by Binary Emotions. Simple and straight forward setup and configuration. The FAQ provided by the developer is really handy.
Step 3: Found a simple smartphone app that will allow me to shutdown or restart the Raspberry Pi.
More to come later….