if you only gonna use that board on it you could get oway with only a cable …
no extra board but you should solder the power of the fan on your pi
if you gonna add more boards i would use the the 4 to 1 female and a 40 pin ribbon cable
( this looks nicer and all fit as a stack )
Is the GPIO hole on a Pi case https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-iUniker-Heatsink-Model-Single/dp/B01LXSMY1N/ref=sr_1_52?dchild=1&keywords=Raspberry+Pi+Cluster+Case&qid=1606896159&refinements=p_n_condition-type%3A2224371011&rnid=2224369011&s=electronics&sr=1-52 wide enough for a 40pin ribbon cable end https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D991KMR/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2IAB2RW3LLT8D&psc=1 to go through.
@leigh_telles if you use this set up you have to solder your fan only and the ribbon cable will fit your hat
the fan on 5volt wil make some noise so if your don’t like it you always can put it in 3.3 volt
btw if you don’t want the higher stand offs you could file some of your ribbs on the cooler to fit your needs…
but this would work as is no problems here… looks bit nicer than the last setup…
i have a simulair setup with the other matt pi
Would this here
fit on the back of a SmartPi case I thank if it fits, that solves my case. I have some M2.5 size standoff that fits the pi and the case. I tried seeing if the stands off would work https://www.amazon.com/s?k=standoffs&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 but one to small. Maybe a M3 size.it’s a vesa mount plate so the plate should fit, the bolds and nuts used i think not
you have to make it fit… with other … but do you have a pi 2?
btw i have this case i can remove the back plate…
https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Screen-Monitor-Touchscreen-Display/dp/B081VT2CPW
Skipping the jumper wires to the GPIO, do u know of any type of short cable the leads from the USB port of the screen to the micro type c to the Pi 4.
I have a perfectly size USB cable that will work. It can with a JAM Speaker and never used it. I thought on connecting it to the USB port on the 7" raspberry pi screen to the raspberry pi4 itself, which i would need to get a type c adapter.
i don’t know never done it like that sorry maybe some one knows it her…
The way that i;m looking at the back of the Smartipi case after installing the Raspberry Pi 4 to the back of it. the way i see, i’m using a short usb- type-c from the touchscreen to the Pi 4. So all i will need is a power cable coming out from the touchscreen board
. is there a good micro usb cable that will work on this with a good usb adapter…Other then using the usb y splitter that comes with the SmartiPi since i be adding the usb from the 7" touchscreen to the type-c connection. what is a good usb cable with a good usb adapter
most of the cables are male to male but you could always put a converter on it … femal - c to female -c
on it 
that’s what i thought also.
Powering the Smartipi from the micro USB, what could be a good Micro USB with a good 5V 3A usb adapter. either that or i can just add two GPIO extender boards to the pi to power the 7" touchscreen with the jumper wires instead of using a short usb cable from the display to the Pi itself.
but the cheapest way is a male to male wire with the first converter on it the female-c to female-c
So i got this cable for the Smartipi touch 2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083XK5ZT6/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and a good USB adapter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08C9VYLLK/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 5V 3A USB. But when turning the player on, it boots but shows a screen which is to fast for me to see but it says under voltage. the USB adapter is 5v 2A but on here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TC2BK1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 5.1V 3A. I seen in a video that u can power the Smartipi two ways on is to use the y cable when connecting the jumper wire to the GPIO from the display or just connect the usb cable from the ups port on the touchscreen display to the power port on the Pi and run a single power cord from the output on the screen. that i see but what power supply to use on the output on the display. It hard to believe i’m having a tough time to figure this part out.
normal pi 4 with screen draws 2.5 A your hat will pull something to so with 3A will be on the lowside…
but you could split it with ( not with a y - cable) but with 2 power supply’s… splitting a already low power supply wil give it less instead of more… and that will end in a boot loop
or use a high enough power supply like a 5A that gives a lot the chinees power supply are mostly not so good…the cheap ones…
just adding a Hifiberry sound card https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017L7K4BE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for better sound and a remotepi switch https://www.msldigital.com/collections/all-products/products/remotepi-board-for-pi-4-external-ir-and-led for powering on/off the pi how is that.
Also between the y cable that comes with the Smartipi case and the power supply what is a good extender that let u add more length. that was my problem
2 heads and a pi will pull some amps. but you have to figger out how mutch it does…under voltage
is a problem for the pi… and for the remote pi and the pi alone you need 3 amps… then you still got your
hifiberry …what pi are you using?
Hey, do you know of any good extension cord that have around 5.1v 3A which that what the player requires which says it on the smartipicase website.
no i didn’t need so mutch power yet… i would go for somthing like this :
Need more length, so would something like this https://www.amazon.com/2-Pack-Prong-Extension-10ft，US-Female/dp/B08D3P7K33/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=2+Prong+Extension+Power+Cord&qid=1607242606&s=hi&sr=1-7 work in more length
i would not use something like that not really safe way to use because it can pop out …
i would rewire the block with longer wire of take a new block most of the time it’s the same price…
if you pull on the cord it will come out if it’s seated in a block most of the times not…
U mean that the power supply can come unplug from the cord.
