Star Trek Next Generation Mini Desktop Monitor by lambtor

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

THIS PROJECT IS STILL VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROGRESS
-Even I have not fully assembled this yet.
As if the pimoroni hyperpixel 4.0" square screen wasn't enough in demand. This is a rough desktop monitor model based on the one used in Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is a much smaller model than whatever they built for the show. I have wanted to build a shell for my heavily modified MagicMirror pi zero.
Magic Mirror does not install successfully using default methods for a pi zero. I followed the guide given here - https://www.linuxscrew.com/raspberry-pi-magic-mirror
I created the LCARS-ified graphics / theme myself. When I have my copy of the Magic Mirror project code finalized, I will post it to my github and link to that from here. No ETA.
Square display does not work well with the LCARS style sheet I created, as I had designed it for a 4:3 screen aspect ratio. The Screen Frame tab part allows you to see the bottom of the screen when you need it, like command prompt, etc.
Main frame is 1 or 2 pieces, with cutouts for SD card and an optional camera tray. Camera Tray cutout should fit https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/camera-module-v2/ You will need an adapter ribbon cable to connect the camera to a pi zero w. I used a no-solder header kit for pi zero to connect to the hyperpixel.
hyperpixel : https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=30138251444307
pi zero headers: https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/gpio-hammer-header?variant=35643241098
Base is 3 pieces - a top section, bottom panel, and a button. Button is planned to be wired to a TeensyLC to trigger display on/off by hitting the keyboard "pause" key. Inner button shelf is sized to fit a 12mm x 6mm https://www.adafruit.com/product/1119 meant to hit the mapped TeensyLC pin. Base has 2 cutouts for usb cables. I used these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NR19BQ
The prong that extends in from the inner ceiling of the display frame should snap onto a screw used to attach the pi zero to the hyperpixel. Use m2.5 x 8mm nuts & m2.5 screws on the lower 2 pi zero screw holes so the board tries to sit evenly against the back of the hyperpixel.