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Success!!!

Finally figured out where to stick the "bauds=9600" command into the Nextion editor, exported it as a .tft file onto my SD card, stuck it in the slot on the screen, and we were off to the races. I still need to put the better Nextion driver in yet, but I'm making progress.

OK, I downloaded the NX3224K024_Model 10-2.4inch_DPLX_Enhanced_v1.05 file and installed the Nextion editor. I can't for the life of me find where to change the baud rate. If I had known I was diving into the deep end here I would have gotten the one with the small OLED screen that comes installed. I ...

I hadn't had any coffee when I posted my last, and had the picture upside down. It's hooked to the header with the gnd, txd, rxd, and 5v+ labels, which is the serial header IIRC. Sorry about that. So looks like I need to do the other stuff, but I should have the right connections to the board at ...

I'm connecting it thru the SDL/SCA header on the modem board. This sure has turned out to be way more involved than the seller of the screen and case implied was involved. You'd think they'd provide more instructions than "solder in the wires and plug it in..."

I'll read up on what you posted this ...

OK, new to all of this, here's the setup:

Raspberry Pi 3B
Generic Chineesium MMDVM_HS_HAT_DUPLEX modem board from eBay
C4LABS case
Nextion NX3224K024 Display

I've had the Pi for years, never did more than run different versions of Raspbian on it and fool around. Recently purchased two ICOM ID-31A ...