Designs

1. D1

   Tiny Cyberdeck in an Altoids Tin↗

   Altoids-tin cyberdeck on a Raspberry Pi CM0 with custom boards.

   Study The best-documented power design of the tin decks: charger, boost and fuel gauge on one board, with BOMs, PCBs and the enclosure in the repo.

   • by Salim Benbouziyane
   • Cyberdeck
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Power
   • PCB
   • Pick
2. D2

   Pocket Cyberdeck in a Barkleys Mint Tin↗

   ESP32 pocket cyberdeck with its own OS.

   Study An ESP32 instead of a Pi, with a GUI, terminal, file browser and emulator in firmware. Check the FPC connector orientation before ordering.

   • by STERN SOLDER
   • Cyberdeck
   • ESP32
   • Firmware
   • Pick
3. D3

   A Curiously Minty Cyberdeck↗

   Tiny Linux cyberdeck in an Altoids tin on a Pi Zero W.

   Study Fully open: CAD, a printable frame and the keyboard firmware. Shows how to stack parts and desolder connectors to make them fit.

   • by Exercising Ingenuity
   • Cyberdeck
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Keyboard
   • 3D printing
   • Pick
4. D4

   PocketMage↗

   A pocket e-ink productivity device that is becoming a kit.

   Study E-paper plus a small OLED on an ESP32-S3, built as a focused writing device.

   • by Ashtf
   • E-ink
   • ESP32
   • Handheld
   • Pick
5. D5

   DIY Dual-Screen Cyberdeck↗

   Dual-screen Raspberry Pi development station, 3D printed and open source.

   Study External I²C and GPIO ports, a programmable knob, slider and buttons, and quick-eject handles for the Pi.

   • by SECTOR 07
   • Cyberdeck
   • Raspberry Pi
   • 3D printing
6. D6

   Pi Tin↗

   Open-source Pi Zero 2 W handheld console with an Altoids-tin variant.

   Study Membrane-button input and a tidy tin layout.

   • by jackw01
   • Cyberdeck
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Handheld
7. D7

   Building a Tiny Mechanical Keyboard↗

   The keyboard inside the Minty Cyberdeck.

   Study RP2040-Zero, KMK firmware and 6 mm tactile switches: a recipe for any tin-sized deck.

   • by Exercising Ingenuity
   • Keyboard
   • Cyberdeck
   • RP2040
8. D8

   Building a Keyboard into an Altoids Tin↗

   A keyboard-in-a-tin build.

   Study Another approach to compare against the keypad-controller and RP2040 versions.

   • by flurples
   • Keyboard
   • Cyberdeck
9. D9

   Cyberdeck with Compute Module 5↗

   The full-size CM5 deck his Altoids version was shrunk from.

   Study The same design approach at a larger size.

   • by Salim Benbouziyane
   • Cyberdeck
   • Raspberry Pi
10. D10

    mintyPi 2.0↗

    The Pi-in-an-Altoids-tin handheld that started the trend.

    Study Where the tin form factor came from.

    • by wermy
    • Cyberdeck
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Handheld
11. D11

    ESP32 Cyberdeck plays Doom↗

    An ESP32 Altoids pocket computer running Doom.

    Study Proof that an ESP32 tin deck can do it.

    • by Super Rad Maker
    • Cyberdeck
    • ESP32
12. D12

    LoRa Portable Messenger↗

    Rugged GPS-aware handheld for messaging without infrastructure.

    Study A reference for portable LoRa hardware.

    • by Koda
    • LoRa
    • Networking
    • Handheld
13. D13

    NRF24L01 Audio Radio↗

    Half-duplex walkie-talkie pair, about 800 m line of sight.

    Study A cheap way to learn I2S audio and RF together.

    • by Koda
    • Radio
    • Networking
    • Audio

1. D14

   Home Dock Display↗

   A hub that gathers data from six or more sensor nodes onto a 2.9" tri-colour e-ink panel.

   Study ESP-NOW nodes feeding one hub that forwards to Home Assistant over MQTT: a pattern for any set of sensor builds.

   • by Koda
   • E-ink
   • IoT
   • Networking
   • Home Assistant
   • Pick
2. D15

   Air Quality Monitor↗

   Indoor air and soil monitoring in a ventilated resin enclosure.

   Study The SPS30 and ENS160 sensor choice, and an enclosure designed around airflow.

   • by Koda
   • Sensors
   • IoT
   • Enclosure
   • Pick
3. D16

   E-Ink Calendar↗

   Google Calendar on e-ink, three to four months per charge.

   Study API to e-ink with deep sleep in between: months of battery from a simple loop.

   • by Koda
   • E-ink
   • IoT
   • Low power
   • Pick
4. D17

   Home Assistant Mini Display↗

   Compact smart-home display with auto-brightness.

   Study An MQTT interface, ambient-light dimming and a settings menu on a 2.8" TFT.

   • by Koda
   • Display
   • IoT
   • Networking
   • Home Assistant
   • Pick
5. D18

   Dual VFD Display Board↗

   Retro VFD desk display with custom HV518 driver logic.

   Study A desk display with character. The high-voltage supply is the hard part.

   • by Koda
   • Display
   • Retro
   • High voltage
6. D19

   NeoPixel Ambient Light Panel↗

   Wi-Fi ambient lighting tuned for very low idle power.

   Study An easy build that takes idle power seriously.

   • by Koda
   • Lighting
   • IoT
   • Low power

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