CyberDeck

RaspPi-based are eliminated as an option due to closed firmware, so I’m looking for other options like risc-v. Anyone found a good compute platform without proprietary/closed firmware blobs? Seems like this is an overlooked issue with many of the more common compute options available due to SoCs often only supporting closed blob firmware.

I’ve got a Samsung galaxy s9+ with a broken screen. My idea was to use a hub like this to connect everything. My question is if I were to connect a powerbank to one of the usb c “outputs” would the hub draw power from it or would it try to charge it from the “master” device (ie. Smartphone)? And if it’s the latter, would putting the powerbank on the “input” cable for the hub cause the smarphone to be unable to controll other connected devices? Edit: Also if somebody had done something like that before, any hubs you can suggest?

Hello! I am a programmer/IT professional but I’m interested in dipping my toes into hardware design.

Has anyone here done any experiments yet to see what works? I’ll get a pi 5 in the mail in the next week, hopefully, and will be trying a couple setups to see what gives voltage warnings and whatnot… - Amp Ripper 4k and 1s pack - 4s pack with separate charger and buck converter for the pi.

What’s everyone working on? I’m excited about the increasing availability of raspberry pis. And it’d be cool to see more folks posting here!

Loved the aesthetics from pictures I had seen of other cyberdecks.

This is mocked up with mdf. The real deal will be made of black and white sheet HDPE sheet stock, maybe some lexan here and there…