Subj : Re: Homebrew pi400 To : Michael Schwingen From : Daniel Date : Fri Dec 06 2024 06:33:34 Michael Schwingen writes: > On 2024-12-02, Daniel wrote: >> Well, I'm still on the quest for my modded Pi400. I'm currently on one >> of the keyboards that seemed promising in terms of shell depth >> (Logitech K120 with silicon membrane). The illusion, I realize, is in >> the full-sized keys and their travel with the membrane below. I'm sort >> of addicted to this thing, as it's plugged into my pi400. > > I am typing this on an original IBM Model M. Since I have a disassembled > spare sitting next to me, I just checked: a normal Banana Pi Board (same > size as an old RPi) fits fine into the space under the keys at the back - so > if you de-solder the GPIO header and solder in an angled connector, this > might work ;-) > > You would need to convert the keyboard to USB, eg. using > https://www.schwingen.org/modelm-usb/ My brother has a plethora of model m's. They're fine and all, just out of production and expensive. I've made strong inroads. A colleague of mine runs a small 3d print business and I've discussed what I want to do. He showed me that there are tons of pi400 projects already done and plans on thingiverse as we speak. They're all, mostly setup for mechanical keyboards. So we're going to use a project already created and adapt it for a larger keyboard, then slice it up so it'll fit on his print area. The nice thing is, I have an existing bottom shell that seriously only needs a small tweaking. We can fix an existing model with the measurements of the keyboard I want to use and adapt it from there. The keyboard I selected is a HP SK-2885 because the keyboard assembly is conveniently attached to the top shell. So, I'll keep the progress updated and will post videos as we go. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .