A lot of the cyberdecks we see and have are a bit tough across the edges, which is to be anticipated after they’re constructed by hobbyists simply making an attempt to have a bit enjoyable of their free time. However some builders are capable of put in additional effort and time to nice impact. Need an instance? Try SECTOR 07’s beautiful and extremely polished RPI DEV cyberdeck that options twin rotating screens.
With one look at RPI DEV, you possibly can see why it’s one thing particular. It oozes fashion, has a really distinctive pair of shows, and construct high quality that goes past what we usually see. It’s a clamshell design, however with two screens. Every of these screens can rotate independently on its mount to change between panorama and portrait orientations. Need one display in portrait for a code editor whereas the opposite display is in panorama to indicate a programming tutorial on YouTube? You are able to do that simply.
The rotation mount mechanisms are an incredible instance of the engineering ability that went into this challenge. These are completely customized 3D-printed mechanisms with ball bearings for clean motion. They rotate simply, but in addition keep in place. The remainder of the cyberdeck is equally nicely thought out. It’s all 3D-printed, however with cautious consideration put into match and end. The items snap collectively with out instruments and, whereas safe, can come again aside with out instruments, too.
The digital parts are fairly normal for a cyberdeck and embody a Raspberry Pi 5 single-board pc, two 9” touchscreen shows, and a mechanical keyboard.
However the best way during which SECTOR 07 linked these parts collectively is simply as spectacular as the remainder of the challenge. To keep away from an unpleasant and unwieldy rat’s nest of wires, SECTOR 07 designed three customized PCBs in KiCAD to tie the whole lot collectively. One PCB attaches to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO header, whereas the opposite two host connectors and ports for all the peripherals, placing them in the perfect areas for clear wiring. FFCs (Versatile Flat Cables) join these PCBs collectively and assist preserve the RPI DEV smooth and slim.
RPI DEV additionally has loads of customized inputs to enhance the keyboard and mouse. There’s a built-in quantity slider, 4 configurable buttons, and a configurable rotary encoder that has one other button. There’s even an exterior I2C connection and GPIO header for working with further {hardware}. Lastly, there’s a quick-release system for eradicating the Raspberry Pi, which is ideal for deploying a Pi after programming it.
As a large cherry on high of all of it, SECTOR 07 programmed a customized GUI that shows the states of the aforementioned customized enter buttons, the GPIO pins, and I2C connection.
RPI DEV is without doubt one of the best-executed cyberdecks we’ve come throughout and plenty of you’re most likely keen to construct one for your self. You’re in luck, as a result of SECTOR 07 was sort sufficient to publish all the information over on GitHub.
