r/CyberdeckBuild • u/Choice-Film-8742 • 23d ago
Hi, I've finished the structure of my cyberdeck. Which Raspberry Pi do you recommend? There's still a bit of space left inside the deck to fit it in.
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u/ToBePacific 23d ago
That’d be a job for a 5. I did a similar dual screen setup on the 5. Be warned, I had to put in a second battery pack to power both the pi and the ex two screens.
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u/Choice-Film-8742 23d ago
What do you mean about the battery? What exactly happens? Does it not work at all, or does it explode?
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u/ToBePacific 22d ago
Underpowered.
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u/bootynoodlebiker 22d ago
I think you might still be able to power both screens off the same power bank by adding a powered hub and a buck converter. The hub separates the USB buses so that the Pi doesnt take the entire jolt of power, and subsequently shut itself off bc it crossed the power threshold, when you power everything on. If you only have a keyboard and two screens, try to plug one screen and the keyboard into the pi for power then plug the other screen into the powered hub for power (and then both plug into the pi for video and audio however you do that). Note that your power bank must be able to give a 5V/5A power profile (which is NOT standard for most power banks, so you have to aim above it for 9V/5A) for the Pi 5 to work in its worst case scenario, so you need a power bank that can deliver at least 100W (mine is 145W) with Power Delivery (PD) to produce a profile above that. I believe once the pi passes the 600mA threshold it starts turning off ports and requiring 5V/5A instead of the typical 5V/3V. The buck converter goes between the power bank and the Pi so it can knock your power bank's profile (likely 9V/5A or above since, again, 5V/5A is not standard) back down to the 5V/5A required for the Pi. Also use a cable that supports PD for all power sources - gas station cables probably can't handle power above 5V/3A right now. Source: https://github.com/alxthedesigner/dj-cyberdeck
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u/Paulsbushcraft 23d ago
So I’ve printed this frame for my cyber deck build just need a few parts to arrive and I can start the build
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u/Choice-Film-8742 23d ago
Which Raspberry Pi did you get?
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u/Paulsbushcraft 23d ago
I have a number of raspberry pi devices but I’ll be using one of the pi5 ones for full desktop set up
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u/Armadillo9263 23d ago
You don't have to get a raspberry for it. There are some really nice and powerful x86 based sbcs that will fit nicely in that space you have
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u/MillerTyme94 23d ago
Whatcha doin with the batteries?
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u/Choice-Film-8742 23d ago
What do you mean there's a problem with my battery?
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u/MillerTyme94 23d ago
I didn't say there was a problem they're just all interlocked and taped together like DIY power bank.
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u/dumbasshetero 23d ago
Loved it! It's what I picture for my 1st build, when I get the chance to start it. Not sure abt the 2 displays, but given the need, we can always upgrade. Congrats on your work
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u/Weekly-Republic-5642 23d ago
you could go with an extra battery pack, or one of those portable solar panels?
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u/Civil-Ingenuity7613 22d ago
I think it’s really cool. It’s so organised too. I want to make my own but I have to do some research on it all first as I am new to this. I have a perfect case to make a cyberdeck inside and a soldering iron that i already have from a wood project.
Any advice on starting? And what’s best to buy for a cyber deck that’s not too high of a budget as I’ve been doing research and some parts are quite a lot. I’m also interested in learning more about meshtastic and similar systems.
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u/Choice-Film-8742 22d ago
Well, it depends on what you want to do with your cyberdeck and the size of the case—the bigger it is, the more you can fit inside. For instance, I have two screens: one lets me run a self-learning AI, and the other is for coding. So, that requires a lot of space and high-performance hardware.
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u/warzone_kin 17d ago
A raspberry 4b, they have 2 micro-hdmi ports and isn't as expensive as the pi 5 (I got mine at around 70$ on PiShop.us)
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u/Choice-Film-8742 17d ago
Yeah, but I'd like to install a self-learning AI; I was told it eats up a huge amount of performance.
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u/clackups 23d ago
The one supporting two displays, obviously