The monitor comes with 2 sets of USB and HDMI connectors with 1 set for the RPI 3B and the other for the RPI4B. What about the RPI5?
For Raspberry Pi 5, please use the connectors labeled for Pi 4B.
First of all, thanks so much for designing and making CrowPi.Really Brilliant, in design and in use.
My only real complaint, 2 in fact, I’m not even sure what it’s called, but the 7 segment display, as well as the LED Character Display.
Finally, when first getting said unit, the memory card shipped in the unit(CrowPi), was no good. Nothing happened when applying power. So, with what little knowledge I have of Linux, I simply Flashed Bookworm, onto a NEW memory card, as the one in the unit it shipped with was fried.
These are my grievances. I hope you can help.
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I am struggling to get any screen tutorial working, I think all your tutorials are with spi and mine is parallel and the chip in your example ESP32 Wrover and mine is ESP32-s3
Could you please send me examples of specific to my item
Here is the link to our corresponding video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwEIxkGQeU8&list=PLwh4PlcPx2Gc9jDXEHgck9kkvPPmai_0t
I can't seem to use my Pixel 9 even though it has a full featured USB c port. I'm kind of dead in the water and can't really use this thing.
The Pixel 9 absolutely does do mirrored display (HDMI over USB c) because it works on other devices that I connect to it.
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2865484?hl=en
Maybe it is more sensitive to the cable used?
1 When connecting your phone to the Type-C port on the right side of the CrowView Note, please use a full-featured cable, such as a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C cable. you can use the cable included in the CrowView Note packaging.
2 Please connect your phone to the Type-C port on the right side of the CrowView Note and check if the phone starts charging. If it does, press F1 to select the Type-C signal source, then check if the CrowView Note displays the screen. If there is no display, it means this phone is not supported.
3 Additionally, the Google link you provided describes connecting your phone’s Type-C port to a monitor’s HDMI port, which is different from how CrowView Note connects with phones. CrowView Note requires a phone with a full-featured Type-C interface. If you want to use the method from the Google link, you will need a Type-C to HDMI adapter. One end of the adapter should connect to your phone’s Type-C port, and the other end should be connected to the CrowView Note’s mini HDMI port.
I have a 10" IPS monitor that I wish to use with a hdmi extender over ethernet. While the output from the extender can run a TV, the monitor says there is no signal. Is this normal and what do I need to make it work. I have checked the mnoitor with a "lcoal" hdmi and it works with that.
In general, this setup should work as expected. However, we kindly suggest reaching out to the manufacturer of your hdmi extender device to confirm whether it is functioning properly on their end.
I am using RS485 to TTL converter as found in the attachment, the VCC, RX, Tx and GND output are given to the UART 1 of HMI,
After program it, it is not working properly we are getting timeout in it.
To double confirm it we have connected RS485 to TTL converter with Rasberry Pi pico it is working fine.
Please provide your valuable suggestion, if we are missing something?
1 Please provide the model of the module you are using.
2 You've mentioned that you're using RX-18 and TX-17 for UART1. Ensure that these pins are correctly configured in the code and match the physical connections.
ESP32-S3 also uses different pinmux settings compared to other boards. Make sure the UART1 pins are correctly mapped for TX and RX in your code.
Example code for setting UART1 in ESP32-S3:(Ensure that GPIO18 is connected to RX of the RS485 converter, and GPIO17 is connected to TX.)
HardwareSerial mySerial(1);
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200); // Debugging Serial
mySerial.begin(9600, SERIAL_8N1, 18, 17); // RX = GPIO18, TX = GPIO17
Serial.println("UART1 Initialized");
}
void loop() {
if (mySerial.available()) {
char incomingByte = mySerial.read();
Serial.print("Received: ");
Serial.println(incomingByte);
}
}
I attempted to put the CrowPanel ESP32 3.7” E-paper HMI Display unit in bootloader mode by holding down the BOOT button while the USB-C cable is attached. I then attempt to run esptool.py to flash the firmware but it’s unable to communicate with the unit.
My other Elecrow panels like the CrowPanel ESP32 4.2” E-paper display shown on the desk in the beginning of the video work fine with the same process.
Based on the information provided, it appears that the CrowPanel ESP32 3.7” E-paper HMI Display did not successfully enter bootloader mode.
Please try the following steps to manually force it into bootloader mode:
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Hold down the BOOT button
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While holding BOOT, briefly press the RESET button
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Release the RESET button first, then release the BOOT button
This should allow the device to enter bootloader mode properly.
I have a problem and would like some help.
I bought it from the Elecrow store on aliexpress
CrowPanel Advance 5.0-HMI ESP32 AI Functions Display 800x480 IPS Touch Screen Support Meshtastico/Arduino/LVGL/Micropython
I installed the libraries according to the tutorials on the Elecrow channel on YouTube, the display works but the image is noisy.
I tried updating some libraries to try to solve the problem, but I was unsuccessful.
I downloaded the latest libraries from
https://github.com/Elecrow-RD/CrowPanel-Advance-5-HMI-ESP32-S3-AI-Powered-IPS-Touch-Screen-800x480
but the problem persists.
I attach the link to the video of my display
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68yQBUWK0gg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChEfzpvZUSc
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May I ask if you have followed the instructions on replacing the necessary files as shown in the image below? If not, please try doing so and test again.
You can find the tutorial at the following link (also shown in the screenshot):
https://www.elecrow.com/pub/wiki/HMI_Display_course.html

2.
Additionally, please make sure you are always using the libraries provided by us and avoid updating them, as doing so may cause compatibility issues.
3.
For further reference during development, we also recommend checking the product’s documentation pages:
https://www.elecrow.com/pub/wiki/CrowPanel_Advance_5.0-HMI_ESP32_AI_Display.html
How do you get the speakers to output?
You can connect a speaker or headphones to the Raspberry Pi through the headphone jack or USB port to play audio.
Does CROWVIEW NOTE support wireless projection
If yes, which phones do
It doesnot support wireless projection