The Mini-Deck Is a Small, Folding Cyberdeck Based on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
The cyberdeck genre is all about creating highly portable computing devices that can easily fit along someone’s arm or in their hands. Oftentimes, they are made from a single board computer that is able to run a full desktop operating system and has had additional components attached for useful functionality. Smeef has built his own version, called the Mini-Deck, which not only presents the user with a handy computing interface, but also includes several unusual parts that are almost fully modular.
The main components
As mentioned before, cyberdecks rely on single board computers, so Smeef decided to use a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W due to its capable processor, small size, and low power consumption for battery-powered applications. Users are able to input keystrokes via the DreamGear MiniKey miniature QWERTY keyboard at the front. Rather than a mouse or trackpad, this cyberdeck utilizes a custom circuit based on the Arduino Pro Micro, a 2-axis joystick, and 2 pushbuttons for left and right clicks. A further 7 buttons located at the top-right corner are routed to the Pi’s GPIO pins and can be programmed to output any desired command or key. Finally, an Adafruit Mini PiTFT 1.3″ Display was connected to the SPI bus for outputting the desktop view within Raspberry Pi OS.
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