Here is my version of a case. I made it out of styrene. When I finished I realized that it's a bit bigger than it needs to be, but I can really cut it down due to the design. Anyway, I'm glad there's a commercial case out. Mine took about four hours to make (while watching TV).
Just wanna show you my solution for the display.
A few weeks ago my external USB harddrive stopped working. So, some days ago I disassembled the drive. The aluminium case is a perfect fit for the brilldea display. Ok, a little bit tight, but it works.
I cut off a rectangular piece out of a CD case to put between LCD and PCB and which places the LCD where I want it in the case. I had to drill holes into the plastic where the solder pads of the PCB were, because LCD, plastic piece and PCB have been just that little bit to high to fit into the case. In the end this sandwich fitted so good that I don't need screws to fix it (at least as long as there are no shocks ;o). Glueing some screw nuts on the plastic and drilling some holes into the·case and it can be fixed perfectly.
Lower half of the case is free for the prop. The·jack for the mini·USB port can be desoldered and reused for power and USB connection. Let's see where it ends .. first I have to purchase a smaller crystal and the SMD propeller.
Guess I'll buy some more 2,5" HD-cases - nice propeller case for only 4€.
Congratulations, thats a really neat idea! And re-using the USB end cap to program and/or power it... wow.
Why the need for the smaller xtal? Wouldn't a cut up proto board be thinner than the display?
You could easily add a 4 or 8 way nav switch with centre push... cut a hole, slide the pcb in, then push the cap onto the nav switch through the hole...
Did this for a project last year. Wood is Walnut... Makes a very durable case... Could not find plastic so used wood. Walnut is a pain but light and hard...
Wish I knew about the prop when I did that project. [noparse]:([/noparse]
Would be interested in a 3.5" screen with video or even VGA in also...
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A few weeks ago my external USB harddrive stopped working. So, some days ago I disassembled the drive. The aluminium case is a perfect fit for the brilldea display. Ok, a little bit tight, but it works.
I cut off a rectangular piece out of a CD case to put between LCD and PCB and which places the LCD where I want it in the case. I had to drill holes into the plastic where the solder pads of the PCB were, because LCD, plastic piece and PCB have been just that little bit to high to fit into the case. In the end this sandwich fitted so good that I don't need screws to fix it (at least as long as there are no shocks ;o). Glueing some screw nuts on the plastic and drilling some holes into the·case and it can be fixed perfectly.
Lower half of the case is free for the prop. The·jack for the mini·USB port can be desoldered and reused for power and USB connection. Let's see where it ends .. first I have to purchase a smaller crystal and the SMD propeller.
Guess I'll buy some more 2,5" HD-cases - nice propeller case for only 4€.
Congratulations, thats a really neat idea! And re-using the USB end cap to program and/or power it... wow.
Why the need for the smaller xtal? Wouldn't a cut up proto board be thinner than the display?
You could easily add a 4 or 8 way nav switch with centre push... cut a hole, slide the pcb in, then push the cap onto the nav switch through the hole...
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Timothy D. Swieter, E.I.
www.brilldea.com - Prop Blade, LED Painter, RGB LEDs, 3.0" LCD Composite video display, eProto for SunSPOT
www.tdswieter.com
Wish I knew about the prop when I did that project. [noparse]:([/noparse]
Would be interested in a 3.5" screen with video or even VGA in also...
PS: The story of what that project was about..
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Post Edited (nightwing) : 6/12/2009 5:52:06 PM GMT