Well, I bit the bullet. However, same-day amazon delivery is amazing.
I have [most] of the parts I've ordered for this little project. I'm going to do my best to figure this out as I go.
Besides the
7" LCD I ordered, I have just about what I need.
(paid for expedited shipping 2-5 days
)
Pictured parts
(in no particular order
):
NanoPi Neo Air-LTS
This has 8GB flash storage, 512MB RAM, WiFi/BT, SD slot, and plenty of GPIO. I did mention I ordered a raspberry pi zero 2 and trinket m0, but may end up not using them because of this. It has everything combined into one, besides the display connector. Not sure how I'm going to handle that -- as there are no MIPI HDMI boards. I can't find a single one. There are VGA boards, but no HDMI. It claims there is HDMI on board but also says it has no display interface. Will check into that or I'll have to return it.
Most likely going to solder the GPIO using wires. Headers will never work.
3700mAh 3.7v battery
This battery was more expensive than a 6000mAh one, but I went with this because it's long and not so wide.
It is a bit thick though. Might tuck it into the old battery case...
The next 2 parts came as a package deal so I just ordered the set. Why not? Also, to be clear, I ordered two kinds of battery charge controllers, because I wasn't sure about what I want to stick with yet. I just couldn't find these parts in 1
MakerFocus 2A 5V Charge controller with protection (6 pieces)
and I had to get one with USB-C because it wouldn't be right if I didn't at least try...
Diymore USB-C 5V 1A Charge controller (5 pieces)
Let's start with the keyboard
The red is just me highlighting the non-connected wires. If anyone has any knowledge at all about this keyboard, I would love to hear what you know. I'm a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff.
The larger connector, on the far right looks to be either ground or VCC? Ground loop?
I know I can do this manually, but if anyone knows, I'm all ears.