# Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi

DevFeed: [Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/getting-the-steam-deck-lcd-working-on-a-raspberry-pi-10483.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/steam-deck-lcd-pi-hat/>)

Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling)

Published: 2026-08-20T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jeff Geerling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeff-geerling.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [SOC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/soc.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains how to use the original Steam Deck LCD with a Raspberry Pi. It covers the display's specifications, a Linux kernel driver, an open-source Pi HAT adapting the Raspberry Pi 5 or CM4 MIPI connection, and testing results from a Raspberry Pi 5 setup.

## Source excerpt

The BOE TV070WXM-TV0 LCD used in the original Steam Deck can be had for around $30. It's a serviceable 7" touchscreen with 400 nits of brightness and a resolution of 1280x800 (for a sharp 216 ppi). The specs are a lot nicer than the Pi 7" Touch Display, which costs twice as much, with giant bezels and half the resolution! Until today, the Steam Deck LCD didn't work with a Raspberry Pi. But the folks at Scandent were trying to standardize on a mass-market touchscreen for one of their own devices, and built a Linux kernel driver for it which they intend to upstream.