This uses a ribbon cable to connect the gpio connector to solderless breadboard where you can add your own components.
Raspberry pi camera ribbon cable direction.
Raspberry pi display and camera connectors.
The standard camera module is green.
You need to get the cable the right way round or the camera will not work.
Connecting the touchscreen to a raspberry pi.
There are only two connections to make.
They are installed and work in the same way.
If in doubt just make sure.
In this video i demonstrate how to connect the raspberry pi camera module to the raspberry pi.
Don t worry though not all is lost if that cable does happen to break.
Install the raspberry pi camera module by inserting the cable into the raspberry pi camera port.
Start by placing the screen face down with the header pins on the display circuit board facing towards you and the ribbon cable connector to the right.
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This is the first in a series of videos that demonstrate how.
There are lots of accessories and add ons available for the raspberry pi but the raspberry pi camera module has the rare status of being an official product from the raspberry pi foundation so here you see how to connect it.
Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile and can break if twisted or bent too far.
Also the zero end of the cable narrow should be inserted so that the stiffener the thin piece of plastic on the side of the cable opposite the bare contacts is inserted facing the top component side of the zero.
On the pi camera end of the cable wide the stiffener should be inserted facing away from the camera side of the board.
It is best to leave the protective film on the display and to place the display onto the bubble wrap.
A popular way to actually make the connections to the raspberry pi is to use a pi cobbler plus or a pi t cobbler breakout for older 26 pin versions.
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The camera module is a small circuit board with a strip of ribbon cable that plugs directly into the raspberry pi board.
On the camera pcb the blue backing on the cable should face away.
The camera board attaches to the raspberry pi via a 15 way ribbon cable.