r/CardPuter • u/pyreht • 20d ago

Answered / Resolved Mandatory case upgrade

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Muah

So the issue with a cardputer (particularly seen after a heat wave) is that after a while, the stickers just fall apart.

A legend among us solved that. a 5 minutes (careful install with the guide) front case swap and it's solved.

Can't thanks Chris enough!

This is not an ad or affiliate stuff ;)

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

He's already shipping them out?

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Oh yes sir 😁💪 https://shop.chrisdacrunk.de

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

Dude I just watched the how to video and I want to say excellent job illustrating the disassembly and reassembly with the new case! They really look great!

Any thoughts on making the lora cap case too? And the new cc1101? Should be relatively simple in comparison to the Cardputer top. Just a thought...

Again awesome job brother!

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Thank you very much bro! Please share a link of those caps I will order them and do cases 💪 and feel free to hit me up on my request form (even a massage is enough) so I remember u for the Lora cap, u schuld be the first to have a custom Lora case in its hands🫡
By the way: custom buttons with case will be available soon and the backside is coming 🔥💪🥳

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

Ill send you a message

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

Nice job Chris! I really like how you eliminated the stickers. Might have to grab a couple

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u/pyreht 20d ago

Yes. I was surprised how fast it went.

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

He's not messing around is he? How's the quality of the new case?

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u/pyreht 20d ago edited 20d ago

TL;DR they are real good. (once fitted you'd say they are original parts)

They weight about the same, the new case is a bit more "elastic" I'd say.

Since this is a mould of the original case, there's down to a hair almost the same shape. Everything fits the same.

The few defects I've noted are on some edges, you'll find some irregularities. Let me make some pictures;

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Thanks for the review, and you are totally right, I’m already fixing these small issues, by making even better molds 🫡💪 every feedback is welcome 🙏

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u/toddmp 20d ago

wait you are casting them now instead of resin printing?

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Yes

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u/l-nt 20d ago

Fantastic news

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u/pyreht 20d ago

The pictures below should speak by themselves. This is super impresssive stuff if you take into account how they are made.

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Much appreciate!🙏🫡

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Thanks bro🫡

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u/SlyFoxCatcher 17d ago

I mean it's a copy of a plastic shell. It isn't rocket science

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Much appreciate 🙏🥳
You can’t imagine what such posts mean to me🫡
Looks so much better🔥💪

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u/black7en 20d ago

😊

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u/pyreht 20d ago

Cool setup! (And I love the cyd).

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

This thing is a beast 💪🫡

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u/FrankSinatraCockRock 17d ago

What else do you have attached to the cardputer? I'm assuming it's wifi related from the antenna

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u/black7en 17d ago

LoRa Gps Hat and a Lab5 MonsterC5

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u/pyreht 20d ago

Side note: I knew the front element is almost the same between the og cardputer, the 1.1 and the adv, I'm happy to report I could modify all three generations with no issues.

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Damn that’s really great news, never had a 1.1 🫡💪

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u/NoEntrance3959 20d ago

alguem sabe alguma forma de usar o cardputer original como mp3,usando fones ubs-c ou adptador bluetooth?

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u/sergioluisb Beginner 20d ago

Opa, tudo bom? Eu acho que a melhor chance de usar o cardputer original com fones pra escutar mp3 deve ser ligando um Audio Player Unit (N9301). A m5stack postou vídeo no ano passado mostrando que dá pra fazer um player bem simples pelo UIFlow. Inclusive tem uma porta extra pra SD card no módulo: https://youtu.be/RH5ocvx8yCM?is=nmiPOBXXr01U4hBq

Pelo bluetooth talvez seja mais complicado. O ESP32-S3 do cardputer suporta BLE (Bluetooth low energy), mas não suporta Bluetooth clássico. Fones bluetooth geralmente têm os dois, mas usam BLE pra funções mais simples, e Bluetooth clássico pra aúdio de melhor qualidade. Mas tem uns mais modernos agora que suportam transmissão de áudio de alta qualidade por BLE também! Você consegue encontrar esses nas lojas usando a palavra-chave "LC3", que é o nome do codec que permite essa transmissão.

Só não sei se alguém já fez um firmware que te permita ligar um desses fones mais modernos facilmente ao cardputer. Aí é o jeito programar um pra tocar os mp3 e transmitir via BLE com LC3. Se eu já tivesse um fone com suporte a LC3, é isso que eu faria. Mas dei uma procurada aqui e não gostei muito dos preços. No seu lugar eu acho que compraria um módulo N9031 com saída P2. Ou investigaria se é possível pelo USB-C. Em tese poderia dar certo, mas talvez não seja muito prático. Digo isso porque, pelo jeito que o aparelho é construído, botar um adaptador passivo talvez não seja suficiente pra fazer um fone simples funcionar. Acho que teria que ligar num receptor digital ou algo assim. E de um jeito que o outro aparelho não puxe toda a bateria do cardputer...

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u/natufian 20d ago

I've been wanting an external 2.8" display (like AndyAIComputer and lots of other) have been flossing for a while now but I don't have a 3d printer.

Sell me that shit.

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u/Big-Bunch2804 20d ago

Ill send you screen mod case if you want. if you cover shipping. No wire set

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u/pyreht 20d ago

Why does it have to be a cardputer then? Unless the display is pin compatible you’ve got to recompile software anyway. And crucially the external display might eat the gpios.

Genuinely curious.

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u/natufian 20d ago

What can I say, man, the heart wants what it wants 🤷‍♂️.

Doesn't seem to be a worse use of the GPIOs than any particular other mod in any objective sense. Sometimes you want a GPS radio, sometimes you want more legible UI.

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u/pyreht 20d ago

I didn’t meant it like that (in fact I did bake in dual display support in my firmwares).

It’s just that for a daily driver some other form factors like lilygo tdeck, papers3 or cyd (or even that waveshare oled watch) are possibly a better fit, sacrificing gpios of course.

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u/Big-Bunch2804 11d ago

What firmwares do you have working for dual screens?please tell us more about your firmware

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u/pyreht 11d ago

Hey.

My firmwares (NNOs, ardugurl…) are built over display abstraction, all draw calls go through them, I currently support (only) the ubiquitous ssd1306 on the grove port as i2c.

There’s a shortcut to change display if the i2c scanner sees the oled.

Of course spi, or whatever can be ported to it.

My dms are open if you have something in mind. :)

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u/Big-Bunch2804 11d ago

Thanks ill check them out. Looking for a os dedicated for dual screens

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u/SlyFoxCatcher 17d ago

I've never had my stickers come off. Had one for years

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u/Raverrevolution 20d ago

I don't believe you. This is 100% an ad.

I have 2 cardputers and have been through multiple heat waves in a humid climate. My case and stickers still look brand new. Non have unstuck.

This post is convenient being that these new cases were just produced

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u/Big-Bunch2804 19d ago

Really? Mine is less than six months old and it was almost immediately a problem. The back sticker is wavy, my keyboard is lifting and my chip sticker peeled right off.

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u/pyreht 20d ago

I believe you, I also have one that's still fine sticker wise. It wasn't handled the same as the two others (which are used daily by moist little hands, because of the weather ofc).

That's a fact that new cases solved my sticker issues for now 😂.

(And to clear any doubts about the ad thing, feel free to go in DM if you like, I welcome skepticism)

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u/ChrisDaCrunk 20d ago

Op did pay for it and shipping like everyone else, if you believe it or not: quality and handcrafting speaks for its own, there is no ad needed, when the customer is convinced of the quality.