I had some Pi-3's laying around so I thought I'd try to make one of these from the Adafruit learn program:
https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-raspberry-pi-handheld-notebook-palmtop
The parts list from the Adafruit site:
- Powerboost 1000C
- Mini Metal Speaker
- Raspberry Pi 2 or Raspberry Pi 3
- 3.5" PiTFT
- Miniature Keyboard
- 3D Printer
- Filament
- #2-56 machine screws
- #4-40 machine screws
The funny thing is this list doesn't include the audio amplifier you need later in the guide. Oh well.
The screw holes aren't sized very well, they're a bit too big. - I used my 3d former pen to fill in the holes and then drilled them to the right size.
Took a few tries to get the adafruit software to work the way I wanted it to, but eventually
sudo python3 adafruit-pitft.py --display=35r --rotation=270 --install-type=fbcp
was the trick to get the screen right side up.
But it works pretty well. Takes a while to get used to typing on the small screen. I don't think I have the eye sight needed to run the gui so I won't even try but it's a nifty little toy.
