Pipad Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Tablet – How I Made My Own Raspberry Pi Tablet Toby Kurian Sat 04 Jul 2020 UTC+2 Electronic Raspberry Pi Die Tablet Electronic Making 3dprinting
I built both a 7″ Raspberry Pi tablet and an 11.6″ Raspberry Pi tablet. These DIY tablets are built using off-the-shelf components and (in the case of the 7″ tablet) have 3D-printed cases. These tablets are primarily designed as devices to be used while reading blogs and news while relaxing on the sofa.
Pipad Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Tablet
In the video above, the appearance of the yellow “lightning bolt” indicator clearly indicates that the Pi is throttling due to lack of sufficient power (performance is significantly better without it).
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I found a simple solution for a “box” for my Pi 4 tablet. I love the look of varnished wood. It’s easy to hold, lays flat on a table, easy to pack, and still allows the Pi 4 to cool without a heatsink. pic.twitter.com/Dl85pTuxct — Toby Kurian (@) April 26, 2020 Why?
It all started in 2015 when I bought myself an official Raspberry Pi 7″ touchscreen and was fascinated by the possibility of a Linux tablet:
#RaspberryPi “tablet” in “inverted assembly” configuration. Here’s hoping #UbuntuTouch works on this. pic.twitter.com/XfImT5NSge — Toby Kurian (@) October 9, 2015
I took some inspiration from other DIY Raspberry Pi tablets like this one, but I found it too difficult to build and the software was still lacking.
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The easiest #raspberrypi #tablet to build, it’s also easy to use and exposes all ports! https://t.co/HnWolMHSnT pic.twitter.com/eYVNmucewt — Toby Kurian (@) August 12, 2017
But I continued to use my “daily driver” 10.1″ Asus Transformer tablet until 2019, when the old non-upgradable browser engine became a hindrance and I had to give it up. Instead of buying an iPad or Android tablet, I turned my attention to the old one I used on my Raspberry Pi. Added to the Pi tablet and decided to make it usable as my tablet, I’m starting to absolutely love this tablet!
I’m constantly looking for new features and things I can do with this tablet, but here’s a quick rundown of some of the things I’m excited about:
I’ve created a Github repository documenting how to build your own system, as well as providing scripts to customize the operating system beyond the default installation of the Raspberry Pi operating system. Check it out here: About: Hello! I am a student living in the UK, studying in high school or what Americans call high school. I am absolutely obsessed with electronics and spaceflight and hope to become an aeronautical engineer one day. I … More about Kirand1 »
Building A Portable Modular Linux Machine
Hello fellow makers, since I made a Pi-laptop last year I’m going to make a Pi tablet (check out the theme here!). Yes, I say it’s a Pi tablet, but the main goal was to make a tablet that could hold a multitude of single board computers like the Raspberry pi, each of which could be replaced really easily. This project isn’t too hard to make and it’s pretty cheap, so I hope you enjoy this tutorial.
Perhaps the most important step is the materials and tools required for this structure. Please remember that these sections are only guides and don’t be afraid to try other sections and ways to complete the project.
For this build, as with my laptop system, I used a laser cutter, but this time I used an online cutting service for most of the cuts. I have to thank the folks at Razorlab for their support. I usually design my cuts in a program called 2D Design, which is a good addition to the proprietary file format and most industries actually use Adobe Illustrator. These guys helped me modify my drawings and make sure they would work properly.
The main reason I love laser cutting is the ease, precision and accuracy that laser cutting provides. Also keep in mind that the cost is very reasonable when using an online service like Razor Lab. However, using a saw and cutting each piece by hand can also work, but if you’re using clear perspex like I am, the end result won’t be as good. I have submitted the drawings in both dxf and dtd and they are all to scale. If you want to try it yourself.
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Once the pieces were cut, I tested the case to make sure everything fit, but I didn’t glue the case until the other parts were ready.
The easiest way to do this is to take advantage of a cheap USB backup power pack that you can buy from Amazon for less than £20. But being the ambitious person that I am, I decided to make my own…
I would not recommend this to anyone who is not experienced or skilled in lipo blowing and general soldering techniques.
I decided not to use a 18650 li-ion battery for my tablet and use a 2s 5000 mah battery from Hobby King. This is because the Hobby King battery fits my situation perfectly and is much lighter than an equivalent setup with an 18650 Li-ion battery.
Raspberry Pi 4b 3d Printed Tablet
Most single board computers like Raspberry Pi require usb or 5v around 1-2A to power. The Hobby King battery was 2s ie 7.4v and only 5000mah so I changed the cell layout to add parallel to increase the capacity and halve the voltage. If you’re going to try this, make sure you don’t short circuit or overheat while changing the battery.
Once the changes are complete the new battery will now be a 10000mah battery running at around 3.7v. But since the Raspberry Pi won’t take a switching 3.7v input, I used a cheap charging circuit that does a few things. Firstly it allows charging the battery via a micro USB plug and secondly it uses an inline regulator to create a constant 5V supply by taking varying voltages from the battery.
Finally, I soldered the negative lead of the micro USB cable to the negative output on the charging circuit, and soldered the battery connector to the reverse charging circuit. The positive output must be soldered to the common pin on the switch and the positive end of the USB cable must be soldered to the other side of the switch. Remember to leave enough slack in the cables so that components can be easily installed in the chassis.
To allow access to the USB ports when the tablet is mounted, I used a USB hub that allowed me to have 3 external USB ports and 1 internal port. First, remove the USB hub and discard the case. I then add some hot glue where the wires are soldered, mainly to relieve some stress during assembly and to insulate them. Finally, glue the plastic cover to the front of the USB hub with super glue so that it can be easily inserted into the case.
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This part is really easy. Take a 3mm headphone cable, strip one end to expose two wires or a single shield wire. If your cable has two short wires inside, find out which wire is positive (usually red) and negative (usually black or blue) and solder them to the corresponding pins on the female plug. If you have 1 shield wire in the middle of your wire, the shielding will be negative and the middle wire will be positive. So solder the shield to the negative pin of the female jack and solder the middle wire to the positive plug. I have included some diagrams to show the polarity of the plugs. Before installation, I plugged the audio back in and tested it.
This is probably the most difficult soldering part of the whole project. I recommend trying to find a flexible, thin HDMI cable, but I’ve found that most HDMI cables have a large plastic shield over the plug, which isn’t very useful for tablets. I definitely spent at least an hour, if not more. I’ve included a diagram that should show you the basics, and here’s a link to a video I made for my laptop a while back, it gives the general idea but ignores the part about running the cables through the holes.
First you want to tin your HDMI plugs. HDMI plugs already have solder pads, but tinning them is recommended as it makes soldering the cables easier. Then you want to get thin wires. I recommend the IDE cable because it’s easily bendable and thin so it fits well in the case, plus you can recycle cables from those old computer beasts from the 1900s that still use IDE drives (
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