This 10$ pcb adds keyboard to a PI zero, for a handheld PC.

[mrreality13]

https://www.tindie.com/products/electro ... zero-pcb/#

This $10 PCB lets you build a handheld PC with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (plus a display)



https://liliputing.com/2019/03/this-10- ... splay.html

[Imperf3kt]

But why azerty keyboard.

[rpdom]

But why azerty keyboard.

Good catch, I hadn't spotted that.

I suspect because it was designed in France.

[Heater]

Because Dr Cadic Philippe who created it is French.

No problem. It's open source so it won't take much effort to change the keyboard layout as you like.

https://github.com/ccadic/RaspberryPagernRF24

[Imperf3kt]

So looking into it, it's just the PCB.
No buttons, no screen, no chips, nothing.

Or have I misunderstood the description?

[PeterO]

So looking into it, it's just the PCB.
No buttons, no screen, no chips, nothing.

Or have I misunderstood the description?

"This listing is for the PCB only. The components are not included. The RPI ZERO W is also not included"

Hard to see how it could be made any clearer

PeterO

[Yukon Cornelius]

https://www.tindie.com/products/electro ... zero-pcb/#

This $10 PCB lets you build a handheld PC with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (plus a display)


https://liliputing.com/2019/03/this-10- ... splay.html

That's an interesting idea , thanks for posting .

Did you check out the extra components needed , and roughly how much they cost ?

[scruss]

Ooh, somebody somewhere really liked the Pocket C.H.I.P … but mercifully, not enough to use the bare dome-switches of that unit

[HawaiianPi]

Hard to see how it could be made any clearer

No keyboard switches, no header, no screen, etc. Pretty much just a bare PCB. So, how could they be clearer? How about a list of components needed to make this into a working product like the one in their demo video. Oh wait, that one wasn't working (they claimed everything was working, then said they still hadn't tested the keyboard because they were compiling the kernel).

Interesting idea. Poor implementation.

[rpdom]

How is powered?

I see a microUSB socket on a LiPo Charge/Protection module, but not the battery or a boost circuit to provide 5V from the battery when charged. Maybe it is powered directly from the USB input and doesn't use the battery at all?

[mrreality13]

https://www.tindie.com/products/electro ... zero-pcb/#

This $10 PCB lets you build a handheld PC with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (plus a display)


https://liliputing.com/2019/03/this-10- ... splay.html

That's an interesting idea , thanks for posting .

Did you check out the extra components needed , and roughly how much they cost ?

no i didn't as its too involved for my skill level(haven't soldered in 30 yrs) and wallet at this time

[ccadic]

But why azerty keyboard.

Because I am french.
200 PCB went out in 24 hours after this article on ZDNET.
I got many requests for a QWERTY KB.
I am now working on that.
Also on a project of delivering a fully assembled item + case as I got a cascade of requests for that

[ccadic]

Because Dr Cadic Philippe who created it is French.

No problem. It's open source so it won't take much effort to change the keyboard layout as you like.

https://github.com/ccadic/RaspberryPagernRF24

It is very easy to remap the KB (Boot/Overlay) so it should not be an issue.
Basically you can remap any key on the KB

But I'm working on a Qwerty and Russian KB

[ccadic]

https://www.tindie.com/products/electro ... zero-pcb/#

This $10 PCB lets you build a handheld PC with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (plus a display)


https://liliputing.com/2019/03/this-10- ... splay.html

That's an interesting idea , thanks for posting .

Did you check out the extra components needed , and roughly how much they cost ?

You have a Simple BOM on the GITHUB Link
Here: https://github.com/ccadic/RaspberryPage ... onents.txt


We also have a FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/204297487146235/

[ccadic]

How is powered?

I see a microUSB socket on a LiPo Charge/Protection module, but not the battery or a boost circuit to provide 5V from the battery when charged. Maybe it is powered directly from the USB input and doesn't use the battery at all?

It uses a TP4056 usb charger to charge a 1800 mAh batt (lipo). The videos show a usb wire, that's true.
It is also autonomous on the battery (6hours of life on my prototypes)

[Imperf3kt]

But why azerty keyboard.

Because I am french.
200 PCB went out in 24 hours after this article on ZDNET.
I got many requests for a QWERTY KB.
I am now working on that.
Also on a project of delivering a fully assembled item + case as I got a cascade of requests for that

I'm sorry if that particular remark sounded rude, indeed I did not intend it to be. I simply missed the fact it was developed by someone who is French. I thought qwerty was used in most countries around the world, so never thought to check.

Was genuinely confused as to the choice to use, what I mistakenly thought was, a rare keyboard layout.

My apologies about that.