{"id":4907,"date":"2023-08-25T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:06:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:06:13","slug":"paragon-project-terminal-cyberdeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/paragon-project-terminal-cyberdeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Paragon Project: Terminal Cyberdeck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Every once in a while I see a project that just screams at me. This terminal cyberdeck, put together by Robson Couto, is one of the coolest cyberdecks I’ve ever seen. And<\/em> it incorporates my all-time favorite mechanical keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of creativity and stylishness though, this cyberdeck takes the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robson calls it the KOAT0 and has been sharing updates on the build over on Hackaday<\/a>. It uses a Raspberry Pi and a vacuum florescent display as the terminal screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you happen to be new here, I should mention that a cyberdeck is a computer that’s made to be intentionally cool-looking. Often they have a cyberpunk aesthetic or something similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this one is no different. Check it out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Robson Couto<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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

The first thing you’ll need is a Raspberry Pi. Robson is using a Raspberry Pi 3, but mentions that a Pi 4 would work even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll also need to get a vacuum florescent display and a mechanical keyboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a matter of fact, Robson uses the exact same mechanical keyboard that I’m using to type up this article: the Ziyoulang K68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe the best part is that the wiring of the KOAT0 is super straightforward:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Robson Couto<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It’s just a matter of hooking up the keyboard and screen to the Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This very cool setup is based on 11 3D-printed pieces. Robson has been kind enough to share the .stl files<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you want to get this thing printed out, you can start immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robson mentions in the posts on the site that there are still a few things left to do on the build, such as finding an appropriate battery along with adding a few LEDs to accentuate the colors and features of the cyberdeck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

While the hardware is more-or-less complete, Robson is still developing the software for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think what makes a project like this so exciting is that the software possibilities here really feel endless. And I’ll be sure to update this project page as Robson develops it further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, the project page has a code to get the display up and running, but the kernel display driver isn’t yet up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Robson Couto<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But once the kernel display driver is set up, this is going to be one crazy awesome cyberdeck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Listen, if you haven’t yet mastered the ultimate Linux terminal commands<\/a>, then building a cyberdeck like this is guaranteed to inspire you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go check out more details about the project here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also check out more Paragon Projects that we\u2019ve featured by clicking here<\/a>. If you want to check out other cyberdecks, then I’d suggest looking at<\/p>\n\n\n\n