{"id":4574,"date":"2023-08-02T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/?p=4574"},"modified":"2023-11-27T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T08:14:23","slug":"paragon-project-3d-printed-portables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/paragon-project-3d-printed-portables\/","title":{"rendered":"Paragon Project: 3D-Printed Portables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We’re very excited to feature these 3D-printed portables as today’s Paragon Project. Omer Hasanov created them and shared them with the internet a few days ago. The first is an ESP-32 handheld gaming console, the second is a Raspberry Pi portable, and the third is a ESP-32 controller that connects to the Raspberry Pi portable for a complete RetroPie console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the video shared on YouTube, Omer points out that “of course, since the Raspberry Pi is such a versatile single-board computer, you can use it as a normal computer, or you can also play retro games with it, which is the use-case Raspberry Pis are most used in as far as I can see.”<\/p>It’s an interesting observation on Omer’s part, which nicely corresponds with the article from yesterday.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I love about this project is that Omer has managed to create everything from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without further ado, let’s dive into some of the hardware you’d need for a project like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Omer mentions using an ESP32 chip for the handheld console, a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Waveshare 7-inch LCD screen<\/a> for the Raspberry Pi portable, and an ESP32 for the controller. Of course, the handheld console also requires an LCD screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from that, these projects will obviously require countless boards, wires, resistors, shift registers, push buttons, and patience. Omer decided to use lithium ion batteries to power the devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, Omer has put all of this together with an extremely impressive skill-level.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Omer Hasanov<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the software needed to design the cases, Omer outlined on reddit<\/a> that the cases were designed with Fusion 360<\/a> and GrabCAD<\/a> was used to get the models of the electronics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Omer was also generous enough to share the printout file for the Raspberry Pi Portable on Printables<\/a> and the PlatformIO project on GitHub here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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