One more thing. Get a battery pack that is not red! Instead purchase one with a less intrusive color such as blue or green, so that their is less of a chance of it being confused with a bomb.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Battery pack
I used a Fuel 2600Ah charger for the portable battery. I bought it at a electronics store for $10. Upon use I realized that the output power was more than the input. Turns out that it was pushing 5.2V out while taking in only 5V. This means that if you plug in your pi while charging, eventually the battery will run out and shut down your pi. Thus I recommend getting a battery pack that is small (the cylinder design really worked nicely for me), and it has at least input and output.
One more thing. Get a battery pack that is not red! Instead purchase one with a less intrusive color such as blue or green, so that their is less of a chance of it being confused with a bomb.
One more thing. Get a battery pack that is not red! Instead purchase one with a less intrusive color such as blue or green, so that their is less of a chance of it being confused with a bomb.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Lazer Spanner
Meet my new friend! It reminded me of something from Doctor Who. After hunting around on Doctor Who Wikis I discovered this item. It was only alluded to by a Doctor in an episodes, but never actually seen. Thus I decided to dub it, "Lazer Spanner". After construction, however, almost everyone and anyone who has seen it says it looks like a bomb.
Here are the pros and cons of building one.
Pros:
-Automatically increases perceived IQ by at least 10pts
-Completely modular (including the OS)
-Not too expensive
-Fits in big pockets
-Great conversation starter
Cons:
-EVERYONE THINKS ITS A BOMB!
-Terrible at web surfing
-Bulky
Now that you are convinced, on to the actual build!
I used:
-Raspberry Pi 2
-Custom 3D printed case (you can see a model of it in a previous post)
-2600mAh portable battery with 5V output
-IPhone 5 keyboard case
-Wifi dongle
-Bluetooth dongle
-PiTFT adafruit touchscreen (I call it a Pit Fit)
This whole setup cost me about $90-$100.
The installation is quite self-explanatory. The touchscreen goes on the pi's GPIO pins. The dongles attach to the USB ports. The Pi and touchscreen placed inside the case, and the case on the IPhone keyboard. I placed my battery pack on the right of the Pi case and on top of the IPhone case, but you could place it underneath or on top. Finally hold the whole conglomerate together with a few pieces of Duct Tape.
Have fun, and do not go into airports or stadiums with it.
Tell me how your build went. If you know someone who would be interested in this project, send him this way.
Here are the pros and cons of building one.
Pros:
-Automatically increases perceived IQ by at least 10pts
-Completely modular (including the OS)
-Not too expensive
-Fits in big pockets
-Great conversation starter
Cons:
-EVERYONE THINKS ITS A BOMB!
-Terrible at web surfing
-Bulky
Now that you are convinced, on to the actual build!
I used:
-Raspberry Pi 2
-Custom 3D printed case (you can see a model of it in a previous post)
-2600mAh portable battery with 5V output
-IPhone 5 keyboard case
-Wifi dongle
-Bluetooth dongle
-PiTFT adafruit touchscreen (I call it a Pit Fit)
This whole setup cost me about $90-$100.
The installation is quite self-explanatory. The touchscreen goes on the pi's GPIO pins. The dongles attach to the USB ports. The Pi and touchscreen placed inside the case, and the case on the IPhone keyboard. I placed my battery pack on the right of the Pi case and on top of the IPhone case, but you could place it underneath or on top. Finally hold the whole conglomerate together with a few pieces of Duct Tape.
Have fun, and do not go into airports or stadiums with it.
Tell me how your build went. If you know someone who would be interested in this project, send him this way.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Progress update
Wow I did a lot! The next blog posts will be tutorial format so you can follow along, and not make all the mistakes I did.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Pi Zero W
The Raspberry Pi Zero W came in today!
I am so excited!!
It is smaller and cuter than I thought
I am so excited!!
It is smaller and cuter than I thought
Monday, June 5, 2017
Progress update 6/5/17
I just finished practicing for 3D printing the phone case by building a model of a case for my Raspberry Pi 2 model B and Adafruit touchscreen (I highly recommend putting a touchscreen on the pi, it is AMAZING). This is my first time building anything in CAD for 3D printing so it was an experience. I had to redo the holes for the ports, because I initially made the case too small. There were a lot of details that I did not expect. Such as figuring out how much extra room I should leave for the holes as well as finding screw sizes. That said using Inventor is a really fun and rewarding experience.
Here is the finished 3D model.
Here is the finished 3D model.
About this blog
Greetings!
I created this blog for a couple of reasons:
1. Posting online keeps me accountable so that I will stick with the project
2. It forces me to write down what I am doing, so that if anything goes wrong I can look back on what I did.
3. If anyone is interested in building a Piphone they will not have to go through the same mistakes as I did.
The end goal of the project is to create a fully functioning, in both hardware and software, phone that is made out of the raspberry pi and can act in every way like a regular phone.
I am currently, halfway-ish (it is always hard to tell when you are working on projects) to completion, but there is still plenty left undone. So stick around and (hopefully) my spelling and grammar will not be too bad.
I am going off of a project that NODE did https://n-o-d-e.net/zeroterminal.html
This project is identically similar in hardware to what he did, except for a few things.
- I am planning on adding a camera (what phone does not have a camera?)
- I am also planning on adding a SIM card so I can make calls (if that is even possible, we shall see)
Oh yeah one last thing. I currently do not own a phone, so this is going to be my first phone ever.
~Jay Es
I created this blog for a couple of reasons:
1. Posting online keeps me accountable so that I will stick with the project
2. It forces me to write down what I am doing, so that if anything goes wrong I can look back on what I did.
3. If anyone is interested in building a Piphone they will not have to go through the same mistakes as I did.
The end goal of the project is to create a fully functioning, in both hardware and software, phone that is made out of the raspberry pi and can act in every way like a regular phone.
I am currently, halfway-ish (it is always hard to tell when you are working on projects) to completion, but there is still plenty left undone. So stick around and (hopefully) my spelling and grammar will not be too bad.
I am going off of a project that NODE did https://n-o-d-e.net/zeroterminal.html
This project is identically similar in hardware to what he did, except for a few things.
- I am planning on adding a camera (what phone does not have a camera?)
- I am also planning on adding a SIM card so I can make calls (if that is even possible, we shall see)
Oh yeah one last thing. I currently do not own a phone, so this is going to be my first phone ever.
~Jay Es
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