December 6, 2022
Description
Update 2022.10.11: Working on another screen frame to use one of these hdmi panel mounts:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09D924KLN
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B093WD6NB7
-This should enable a lot more flexibility in the secondary monitor cable & better folding action for the screen hinge.
Heavily inspired by a Neon Genesis Evangelion post on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/o8fs93/cyberdecks_in_neon_genesis_evangelion/
Additional build info here:
https://hackaday.io/project/187490-another-pi400-cyberdeck-nerv-inspired
Originally I had wanted to exactly replicate the one shown, but added a hinge for the monitor using the design here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5420983
2 usb ports are exposed along with network port, headphone jack (from monitor), and GPIO pins.
Assembly video will be added eventually. Panel mount plugs all use M3 screws and nuts, while hinge uses M5 and everything else is M2.5. You'll want to use some tape to keep the board stable inside the keyboard shell until you can screw the back to that section.
Print monitor buttons so layer lines run length-wise. I printed the keyboard and monitor front sections with the “top” faces against the build plate, but you can print at least the monitor front with the hinge at the tallest z-axis point. Your call for support required vs cleanliness of hinge sections. Print monitor bracket with the arrow facing upward - this arrow should point toward the usb panel cutout during assembly.
The holes inside the keyboard section are meant for m2.5 screws to go through, so standoffs / female couplers can be mounted. The couplers allow the back of the case to be screwed to the front.
Keyboard back has a version with a hole in it, as this is necessary to get to the button on the anker powerbank. The powerbank will sleep when the pi400 is shutdown.
Build shown uses Form Futura Glow in the Dark PLA @ 0.2mm height
Full parts list:
canakit usb-c power switch for hard power cutoff to minimize battery drain when not in use
hdmi panel mount
waveshare 11.9" touch screen
cat6e panel mount plug
usbc panel mount plug
usb3 panel mount plug
usb2 panel mount cable
stereo 90deg male plug
stereo female breakout plug
diy usb cables, 8cm x2 female->male micro male 90 deg up -> usbA male
usb 2.0 hub 2-4 port, flattest & smallest possible
micro hdmi to hdmi plug
pi400
black raspberry pi keyboard (optional - only if you don't want to have white keys)
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4112
anker 10k charger/battery with usb A and usb C. Keyboard back panel with hole is required, since you'll need to press the button to activate the battery before you can hit the power for the deck via Fn+F10.
m5x35 screws *2, nuts*12, washers*12
m2.5 standoffs, screws
ultra slim 6" cat5e cable
pi ribbon cable female to female, 6"
protoboard for stacking gpio male->female
Also printed out M5 2 thumb knobs from here to make tightening the hinge easier:
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
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