Wanted a way to mount the ESP32-C5 (from waveshare) on the back of my cardputer that wasn't too bulky. I'm kind of a fan of the utilitarian style so the exposed wires are not an issue for me.
The esp32 is mounted to the Lego connectors on the back of the board, as is the antenna mount.
Still tweaking the design a bit but I really like it!
Thanks to the help of a couple fine people in the sub I was able to get the Biqu BMCU kit up and running.
Thanks for the help!
So I've googled many times, and looked at several PDF's and YouTube videos, but they all seem to show slightly different components from what I have in this kit. I printed the parts listed by Biqu on makerworld (got the link from the wiki), but I don't see actual assembly instructions listed anywhere on the wiki.
So can anyone point me in the direction of some build instructions for the kit I have? Or maybe I'm just overthinking it lol.
I got sick of having to leave the device on to charge, so I opened it up to find possible options for an external charging module.
Turns out, the spot under the Stamp S3A (where the speaker lives) is the perfect location for a mini TP4057 charging module. I have removed the speaker, and wired the charging modules battery + and - to an unpopulated pad on the front of the board, which a quick continuity test showed me connects directly to the JST connector (+ and -) for the battery. I added 3M VHB tape to the bottom of the charging module so it doesn't pop off and short things out.
No more having to turn on the device to charge!
**These are not instructions, just sharing today's project. If you brick your device, catch it on fire, or burn your house down trying to copy this, that's on you.**
https://www.printables.com/model/1784752-m5stack-cardputer-advlora-cap-case
If this is against the rules feel free to remove! Just wanted to share.
Working on a liner for a parametric case that fits the Cardputer ADV and LoRa cap. It's a little chunky in this orientation, but it feels comfortable to hold. I could make it a bit more compact by having the antenna straight, and putting it to the right of the cap and ADV.
This is the 3rd prototype, and it seems promising. Unfortunately I ran out of the clear TPU I was using for the insert, so further testing is on hold but I'll share the files once it's done if anyone is interested 👍
My device was on my lap and slid off onto a wood floor.
Any ideas? It ignores all button presses. Except reset and G0
Today I traded my Voron 2.4 350mm and my Bambu X2D for an H2D and an A1 Mini, plus a couple other goodies.
This is my first time using an H series printer and I have to say I'm impressed so far. Even over the X2D it just feels like higher quality materials (which I guess makes sense as it's like $800 more expensive).
Anyway, so far I'm very happy with the H2D.
Oh the H2D has 170 ish hours, and the A1 Mini has 40 ish hours. Pretty crazy!
Found the STL files provided by m5stack for the ADV, and saw they included a keyboard. Slapped a 0.2mm nozzle on my 3d printer and now my keyboard is orange!
...but I'm not one to pass up a bargain 🤣
Picked this up because after trading my Pocket S and only using the Pocket Air Mini for a while, I missed the premium feel of a metal device. Also, a more pocket friendly device was enticing.
The device was $129 from Antec, plus $55 for shipping (arrived in 3 days from the Netherlands to the US), and the government took $37 for the tariff and the UPS freight broker fee, which puts me at like $221 total, saving me around $50 ish over buying from Amazon (which I was going to do but they sold out when I was ready to order).
The device came wrapped in many layers of bubble wrap that was taped up with a shipping label slapped on it. While not quite as aesthetically pleasing as a box, the product packaging arrived in perfect condition, so I have no complaints about that.
Upon unboxing, during first boot I noticed some pretty severe backlight bleed. Kind of disappointing to see from a more premium device, but that's the luck of the draw with LCD panels I guess.
After using it, I pretty much immediately hate it. For some reason, in my head I had the memory of a Gameboy Micro, but these ergonomics are worse. It feels more like a brick. The premium metal finish actually works against it in my opinion-the added weight does not do any favors to such a square device with hard edges. And due to the aspect ratio, the display *feels* smaller than my other 3.5" handheld devices. It makes android games less fun to play on here IMO. Playing something like TMNT:Shredder's Revenge feels superior in every way on the Pocket Air Mini. Zero issues with the controls, other than a thumb stick popping off mid game. They feel great other than this small issue. Oh and the speakers on the PAM blow the micro out of the water, though I suppose that's not super surprising.
I am still transferring ROMs to a new 256GB micro SD, so once that's complete I'll boot up some GBA and see if that will change my mind about this device. As of right now, it feels like a future shelf queen 🤣
Noticed as soon as I started adding games to my pocket air mini running gammaos next that the menu feels kinda choppy. Anyone else using this firmware notice this? Not sure if there is some setting I need to change or what.
Been having these issues with my 270Hr X2D since it was new. Kinda looks like I might have a crooked leadscrew? I've re-run vibration compensation and used the vision encoder twice but these issues persist.
Don't get me wrong, as a functional print this is fully acceptable. But I kinda expected more lol.
Anyone using it? Anyone tried it?
Was just looking to see if there were any CFW options for this device and came across this:
Release GammaOS Next - AYANEO Pocket Air Mini - v1.3.2 · TheGammaSqueeze/GammaOSNext · GitHub https://github.com/TheGammaSqueeze/GammaOSNext/releases/tag/v1.3.1-AYANEOPOCKETAIRMINI
After looking around I don't see any mention of it in the sub so I figured I'd ask if this is worth trying.