"The Division" SHD Cyberdeck | Part 1 - Features Tour | 4K

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  @FGOjeda-wl3pu · 5 years ago

  Great build! You know what would be cool to add? a usb SDR for radio listening, satellite data downloads and those things...

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  @AndrewHelgeCox · 2 years ago

  Instead of replacing the Pi4 with a Pi3, you could underclock and undervolt the Pi4 in a settings config file to bring its power usage down.

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  @NateSchoonoversAdventures · 5 years ago

  Add a mini/micro SD reader and a sleeve of SD cards loaded up with music, movies, pictures, and personal documents. All that could slide into some of the spare room in the case. Maybe even in a hidden or locked compartment! Damn, now I have to build one!

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  @bozo736 · 2 years ago

  “Welcome to my first video” has better audio and picture quality than some career YouTubers <br><br>I’m watching this on my smart tv but I pulled the video up on my phone just to point out how GOOD This looks, phenomenal job

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  @Zenas521 · 3 years ago

  I remember back in the 90s when people were into case modding. The idea of building a cyberdeck seems to be the same thing as case modding for most people. This system on the other hand, has real practical use that is in line with its theme. This makes it far and above the cyberdeck retro game system that most people build. I am glad I saw this show and tell of yours. Great job, you got mad skills!

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• EV

  @EverettVinzant · 5 years ago (edited)

  The redesign I’d do...<br>First, switch to a RockPi. You get an additional nVME port (add a 1 or 2 TB drive) eMMC space (put your OS and apps here) and you don’t have to worry about using an sd card (and get TREMENDOUSLY more storage). Next, use a power switching system (west mountain radio makes them) connected to the power pins on the 40 pin connector on the raspberry pi. This will allow battery charging and usage at the same time, so you only need one USB port for power. It allows your battery to act as a giant UPS so spikes/sags won’t hurt anything... Get a larger amperage charger. With that done replace one of the USB ports that was used for power with a connection to the USB-C port on the rPi. Remove the other port, it’s redundant. Put a set of Anderson Power Pole connectors in it’s place, connect them to the battery. Now you have a higher speed data exchange with external devices AND another power port. INSIDE the box: Get a USB GPS with an external antenna. Mount the antenna inside the box, and plug the USB dongle into a USB hub. This is where you will connect the keyboard, and web cam. You can mount the webcam above the switch (the raspberry cam should fit here if nothing else). Plug the USB hub into one port on the raspberry (a USB 2.0 port). Now most of what you pulled out as additional dongles are built in, less to lose, you’re still waterproof, and it’s always available for use. I’d build an analog voltmeter in above the keyboard (using the space I saved by hardwiring dongles) and run the wires to the battery through the keyboard hole. The analog readout feels... awesome. You just increased power availability, data throughput, device availability, and increased usability. This will be the design I go with for a first version. Thank you for getting me started, I appreciate your hard work.

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  @austinallen7081 · 2 years ago

  This is literally perfect and exactly what I’ve been looking to build.

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  @Tanymsun · 5 years ago

  I&apos;d add an extension USB cord for the GPS dongle. This way you can get it higher if needed.

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  @tonylarose4842 · 6 years ago

  I never knew about that survivor library. Looks like a very cool website. Some of those links reminds me of the boyscout merit badge books. Great little books with a lot of information and sources in very few pages. Highly recommend.

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• MI

  @mitte90 · 5 years ago

  damn it... i really tried not to... but now i need my own!

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• CH

  @chasbader · 5 years ago

  For your faraday cage to work, the seams must be conductive. Beryllium copper fingers/EMI gaskets are used for this. They are not expensive and are readily available.

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  @StMiguel316 · 3 years ago

  I love how most cyberdeck builders just build a retro, aesthetically pleasing gaming machine, yet you build a doomsday survival deck.... you just entered GOD MODE my friend!!!<br>Respect....

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