{"id":10457,"date":"2014-07-20T17:32:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T17:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10457"},"modified":"2014-07-20T17:32:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T17:32:21","slug":"setting-up-the-adafruit-pitft-on-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10457","title":{"rendered":"Setting up the Adafruit PiTFT on the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fa8yQA18mts\/U8hTKg9OZSI\/AAAAAAAACS8\/30zM-oZyhsE\/s1600\/IMG_20140616_235744.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Setting up the PiTFT can be a\u00a0<em>royal<\/em> pain in the backside. Fortunately, the Average Man has come to the rescue by writing a comprehensive tutorial on getting the little screen working. 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