CyberDeck

Still needs some design corrections because I just didn't know how to properly do 3D print and industrial design but it works!

Has anyone here done any experiments yet to see what works? I'll get a pi 5 in the mail in the next week, hopefully, and will be trying a couple setups to see what gives voltage warnings and whatnot...

• Amp Ripper 4k and 1s pack
• 4s pack with separate charger and buck converter for the pi.

The buck converter route might work better on the pi5 than previous boards because of it's built in power on/off/suspend controls.

Hello! I am a programmer/IT professional but I'm interested in dipping my toes into hardware design.

I want to make a cyberdeck but am unsure where to start; the mobo, screen, periferals, design?

I want to use this to run a HMD with a basic ubuntu-style OS(browser, text editor, etc). If possible I would like USB expandability, an extra display separate from HMD, and fits in a arm or belt wearable frame.

So far, I have looked at raspberry pi zero 2 but they're hard to get. I don't see arduino being a good option for the power I want. Haven't looked into lattepanda or any of the other common boards.

What's everyone working on? I'm excited about the increasing availability of raspberry pis. And it'd be cool to see more folks posting here!

Very Nokia communicator eske....

Can't match that 80's style!

I found this while looking for ways to make cyberdecks smaller - a keyboard controller board can be just as big as a pi zero, wasting much needed space. The QMK kernel module allows the raspberry pi to be used as a keyboard controller, while still running a full os.

Loved the aesthetics from pictures I had seen of other cyberdecks.

Does anyone have recommendations on builds to get started with?

This is mocked up with mdf. The real deal will be made of black and white sheet HDPE sheet stock, maybe some lexan here and there...

Raspberry Pi 4 8GB (in cast aluminum armor/heatsink), Redragon 60% mechanical keyboard, corsair optical mouse, bcm and 30000mAh staged battery capacity (works out to around 8 or nine hours), and a 7" touch hdmi screen that is not connected or visible in the frame.

Of course, it will not only run off mains, it will do so simultaneously with recharging.

Firmware is updated to boot from any suitably configured USB device, and currently outfitted with raspberrypiOS+home dir each on it's own 32GB PNY USB thumb drive.

no nonsense unpowered usb3 hub.

It's gettin' there :)

Up next: cellular data capability.

Oh I also have solar capability for recharging in the rough.