Hello
First, I'll say that this conversion would have been impossible without the “Instructable” by Frank Adams. Please check out his page
www.instructab...
Building this project is not cheap. I didn't realize that until I tallied the total materials and components bill, after a year of slowly acquiring the components and materials I needed. But, it is yours, that you made, and if the Raspberry Pi foundation continues with the same form factor, then upgrading your laptop every two years becomes pretty inexpensive:)
Here is a short rundown on what I used (which includes shipping and tax)
PAM8406 Amplifier boards- $8.70 (pack of three)
DSI 5 foot video cable- $9.50
Apple eMate 300- $65.00 (very broken)
Osoyoo Display 7 inch DSI- $61.50
PiJuice- $96.10
Raspberry Pi 4 8GB- $94.88
Teensy LC- $14.20
Adafruit FPC breakout- $13.99
Ethernet Breakout- $6.30
USB Breakout- $6.20 (Pack of ten)
Power Supply- $14.93
Double Sided Copper PCB 6”x4”- $12.50 (pack of two)
Momentary switch 6mm- $6.50 (Pack of ten)
Battery LiPo with Thermister- $15.75
TOTAL- $426.05, and that does not include consumables like wire, solder, and etching fluid, or the two full days it will take to do this.
Tools needed
Dremel Kit
Multi-meter
Soldering Iron
Exacto Knife or just a razor
Magnifying Glasses (you might be able to do without them, I couldn't)
Angle Grinder, yes, you need this to cut a wide bracket made out of sheet metal, for the battery.
Hmmmmm, I wonder if we could put a LattePanda Alpha, or even a M1 Macbook Air in here…….
29 сен 2024