If in doubt just make sure.
Raspberry pi camera ribbon cable direction.
Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile and can break if twisted or bent too far.
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.
The camera board attaches to the raspberry pi via a 15 way ribbon cable.
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 camera pcb the blue backing on the cable should face away.
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.
Connecting the touchscreen to a raspberry pi.
It is best to leave the protective film on the display and to place the display onto the bubble wrap.
The cable slots into the connector situated between the usb and micro hdmi ports with the silver connectors facing the micro hdmi ports.
This uses a ribbon cable to connect the gpio connector to solderless breadboard where you can add your own components.
On the pi camera end of the cable wide the stiffener should be inserted facing away from the camera side of the board.
In this video i demonstrate how to connect the raspberry pi camera module to the raspberry pi.
Install the raspberry pi camera module by inserting the cable into the raspberry pi camera port.
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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.
The ribbon cable needs to be attached to the camera pcb and to the raspberry pi itself.
The camera module is a small circuit board with a strip of ribbon cable that plugs directly into the raspberry pi board.
They are installed and work in the same way.
You need to get the cable the right way round or the camera will not work.
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This is the first in a series of videos that demonstrate how.
Raspberry pi display and camera connectors.
Don t worry though not all is lost if that cable does happen to break.
