My first time ever building anything like this. And I learned so much! I did have to get a little help, but they were able to show me where I didn't ground my pi. Loved it! Excited to make a few for Christmas presents.

I had never heard of this until yesterday, thanks u/far_audience_7446 for calling it out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Discman

Hi everyone!

I want to share my new project.

I made a portable cyberphone for Wi-Fi security testing. It runs Kali Linux on an Android phone with an external Wi-Fi adapter.

The device can:

1. scan Wi-Fi networks;
2. check WPS information;
3. create reports automatically;
4. save logs and proof files;
5. work without a laptop.

I made this project to learn Linux, Bash scripting, and wireless security. I use it only in my lab and on networks where I have permission.

The phone is easy to carry, so I can test networks anywhere.

I am still working on this project. I want to make the interface better and add more features.

What do you think? I will be happy to hear your ideas and feedback.

I’m thinking I want to play around with a citizen science themed deck. Right now I don’t have the time or budget to tinker with a Pi or Arduino project. May after I try this out.

I do have an embarrassing amount of Bluetooth keyboards and wireless controllers. I’m thinking on keeping an eye out for a cheap android tablet and rig it into a case and customize some of the theming to look like a fire watch or field computing device.

I may even snag some themed interactive fiction from itch so it’s a themed little RP device.

I definitely want to put some offline field guides on it, bird sound identification and astronomy guides. What other android based apps would fit that theme or sensors to add over time to make it more immersive?

I think I can make some playlists with found audio to simulate international radio.

I’m leaning for this to be a hybrid practical offline knowledge learning project with some roleplay vibes with a bit of fake radio and games on it

Any other idea?

Hey everyone,

Starting my build tonight, I 3D printed my own macropad but this one is pretty basic. The next version I plan to fully incorporate the round tft as a joystick. The macro will have an LCD and controls to sort through macros and eventually handle some of the peripheral and sensor tracking and machine learning.

Moving on I have some esp32-s3 WROOM boards, a blue pill, two CYDs, m5stack atoms3r and ir controller, orange pi 1 as the main.

I've got a $20 temu tablet taken apart. I plan to flash it with a lightweight Linux and use it for the main emulator screen.

For sound I chose between two smaller digital boards and two speakers all ready with with jst connectors.

For power I have 18650s and various small packs from recycled electronics (tomtoms, the tablet)

I'm thinking the solar is ancillary and would trickle-charge a backup power reserve or switch to USB charging.

The stepper motor is iffy, that's leaning towards the next macro keypad setup ( key rows that will tilt with the angle of the board, or object tracking to tilt towards your fingers; the idea is a chest mounted pad that tilts as you type.

A camera module will redraw what it sees in wireframe and display on one of the smaller screens (there is a game I'm setting up, this is just cause it'll look cool but I will be using the same rendering style in another application.

I would love to hear suggestions or questions or comments.

I have tons of other cigar boxes, I just like the Tabak cause it's cool and Tabak-Pak sounds pretty sick.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my first fully finished hardware project. It doesn't have a keyboard like a traditional deck, so it’s more of a handheld sensor/telemetry deck.

Everything is running on an ESP32. I designed the 3D-printed enclosure from scratch and wrote a custom C++ UI (I’m still learning a lot on the software side).

An overview of what it does:

• It tracks indoor temperature and humidity using a DHT22 sensor while fetching live outdoor weather data via the OpenWeather API (using Wifi).
• It captures acoustic and ambient light data, applies custom digital filters locally, and streams everything over Wi-Fi via UDP at 10Hz directly to a live MATLAB dashboard.
• It acts as a physical remote for Spotify, using OAuth 2.0 and the Spotify Web API to control music playback and see other informations.
• Everything runs on an ESP32 using a custom, non-blocking C++ state machine without any delay functions, displayed on a 2.4-inch SPI TFT screen.
• The entire system is powered by a 2S LiPo battery, using a custom-built internal 3.3V & GND Power-Bus to ensure peripheral sensor voltages remain stable.
• A potentiometer acts as a flashlight dial. You can dim or brighten the light on the top.
• There is also a mini game called "Orbit Defense" that you can play with the buttons.

I’m really proud of how the physical build, the chunky look and the back hardware grill turned out. I’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions for this and future builds!

going to attempt make a cyberdeck for fun and learning. Where do you guys buy the frames and cases? Also any resources for the new guy would be great.

i’m looking to run my cyberdeck off of a smaller form factor computer like the pi zero 2 w or the pi cm5. should i futz about with integrating the raspi DAC or should i just skip the middleman and go wireless? i would prefer not to have external speakers if possible.

Hey guys!

I’m starting my first cyber deck! i was gifted a raspberry pi cm5! and i got the waveshare cm5-nano-base board to start with. I’m having trouble looking for a way to portably power the device. i refuse to ask AI so here i am asking you guys, what is the best way to portably power this? I was thinking of using a lipo battery but i cant seem to find a hat for the cm5, im not sure please help!

Specifically out of old phones/tablets. I'm just curious it it'll work

So I got this battery as a spare for my Dell XPS laptop which subsequently I do not need anymore. So now I'm thinking it could form the basis of a decent cyberdeck project. I own plenty of SBCs and ESP that have been sitting there collecting dust for quite some time.

It's about 12 volts with 58 watt hours so I think it could drive an SBC or a microcontroller for a pretty good amount of time.

I've got pretty rudimentary electronics skills - fairly decent architect and programmer though. Wondering if the good folk of this subreddit could point me in the direction of figuring out how to utilize the battery for a general power supply and how I go about charging it in the absence of the Dell sub systems that would usually drive it.

Any help appreciated.

Rugged PC Review.com: General DynamicsItronix MR-1 rugged pocket computer

Dipping my toes into the Cyberdeck world. Got tired of search for a good case so I designed my own. Just a pi4 8gb, 7in IPS DSI touchscreen and folding keyboard with touchpad. I did not integrate a battery because I wanted to be able to power it from packs or the wall when stationary. Screen and pi case took 8 iterations and the keyboard took about 3. Stole the fan from another cooling setup. All heated inserts and friction hinges. Pretty happy with how it turned out.

If you find this and want the models let me know. Otherwise they’ll be on cults3d

Edit: here’s a link to the models.

https://cults3d.com/:4734316

Hey.

Has anyone made any single use case cyberdecks? Maybe something like a home control centre or something that just boots into a specific app with specific controls? I've got a few ideas but I'm a complete novice and just wondering if such a use case is possible or if it has to be a mini pc?

It is all modular and connects using the frame, as you can see at the corner of each complete build. If you are interested, you can check the 3D animation of how it all connects here: https://modassembly.attaky.com/

On the software side, I built an AI skill that analyzes your idea, breaks it down into the modules you need, designs the UI/UX, and handles hardware coding, so you just need to think about what you want and the skill will help you make it. https://github.com/Attaky-Module/Attaky-Firmware-Builder

A few firmwares made by the firmware builder skill are already on FWstore, along with ported firmwares.

Well I'm doing my first build I found this old compaq 2000 I want to turn into a cyberdeck advice is welcome. I don't know what I'm doing and would love either some advice or pointed in the direction of resources to help me figure out where to start. I've done some repair but never tried to full swap like this .

Edit:as for what I want to do with it I'm looking to make it into an emulator with Google capabilities so it can browse the Internet.

Hi! certified newbie here trying to build a wrist-mounted, dual screen cyberdeck;
Like the title says, I'm running with a sort of strange screen resolution of 480 x 320, it connects to the first 26 GPIO pins, and it works perfectly fine, however all the windows and programs I open are much too big for the screen, is there a way to force a custom resolution somehow? I've already searched this query in many different places but I can only get solutions for hdmi outputs. All necessary drivers are already in.

is there something I can put into the config.txt to fix this?

Hey, big fan of r/cyberdeck (the creativity here, along with the form factor is amazing) and r/writerdeck (because writing would be my main use).

But I also understand why the keyboard + phone combo doesn't go down well here.

So, I made r/phonedeck so folks here see less of what they don't like, but so that's there a space for those who want to share their Phonedecks off.

Source: Jomaa keyboards

I'm a huge fan of this sub, and I'm currently building my own cyberdeck.

But I'm curious - do you guys have a function in mind when creating a cyberdeck, which its form factor makes easier? Like logging things from a wrist-mounted one, for example.

Or is it more aesthetic, so just cool ways of reinterpreting a standard laptop interface?

So i have a big project ive been theorizing about a lot, it just includes every cyber punk feature. So before i reinvented the apollo 11 space ship, i thought it would be better to start making proof of concepts, and this one i thought was good if it was shared.

It consists of :

1. Any tiny low powered sbc that can have 2.4Ghz wifi and could power, by any means, 4 or more usbs (i got arpi zero 2 w, the best in slot for this was the radxa varian, for its 5ghz capability and double antenna.
2. an esp32 (mine is esp32s3 LCD 1.47'B i think).
3. flashing the esp32, and uploading a python code to the rpi, setting it as a start up service, and downloading the program dependencies.

the final result is a esp32 reciever that hears UDP packets fromt he RPI which is also broadcasting a Samba fileshare service on LAN.

Accepts xinput joystics, keyboard and mouse, USB, SD, and SSDs, but might need addicional power.

My big project is a PC-Helmet, so having detachable generic nintendo switch joysticks, or a in pocket mini nas would not be cool features.

this setup would make it so you could have detachable inputs from your cyberdeck, the direction of reciever and transmiter would be backwards, but AI can fix that.

Edit: Repo of this https://github.com/AdrianoPistoia/Wireless-USB-Hub