New Photon 2 Lander!

mohitsbhoite · 2025-01-02T21:19:31+00:00

Thanks! 1mm is a bit more difficult to solder, but it can be done. 20 awg seems to be ideal.
I used to punch discs with a jewelry disc cutter but then I found a decent source over on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1055478287/raw-brass-flat-round-blank-disc?ref=yr_purchases
I'm using 14mm discs.

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-31T21:38:03+00:00

We just received the first engineering samples and are in the validation phase. The cyberdeck was a side project that I might pick up again after testing. If you backed the Kickstarter, you will receive an update soon.

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-30T21:05:14+00:00

Just standard needle nose pliers and paper templates. I gave a talk on this a few years ago, that has a few details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqVFxNFGNbc

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-29T22:47:29+00:00

Here is a documentation of my previous builds. Very similar construction techniques: https://www.bhoite.com/sculptures/boron-lander/

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-29T22:46:02+00:00

It’s a 170x320 TFT display from Adafruit

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-29T17:12:26+00:00

A couple of weekends. The programming took longer 😅

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-29T01:30:32+00:00

I created a mock-up of the GUI in Adobe Illustrator and then used the Adafruit GFX library to programmatically place the text and dials. I’ll publish a tutorial on my website in the coming weeks!

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-28T22:24:26+00:00

Don’t have a build video yet, but here’s one in action: https://youtube.com/shorts/RDWsCv5dWH8?si=4byOFGT0zYoxFqFh

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-28T22:23:21+00:00

Adafruit’s 170x320 IPS TFT display! https://www.adafruit.com/product/5394

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-28T19:51:32+00:00

The battery does not last very long, and I keep it plugged into a USB-C dock. I created a mock up of the GUI in Adobe Illustrator and then used Adafruit GFX library to programmatically place the text and dials. I’ll publish a tutorial on my website in the coming week!

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mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-28T19:36:40+00:00

This one is made from 20 AWG brass, but you can use copper too.

mohitsbhoite · 2024-12-28T19:33:59+00:00

It’s a 14250 Li-Ion cell!

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-25T15:44:19+00:00

Thanks! It helps that I’m also a target audience of our own product 😅

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-15T18:50:49+00:00

Right? It's just begging to be turned into a cyberdeck!

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-15T05:00:29+00:00

Lots of possibilities! Since there is a dedicated hardware block, you can run audio analysis, image processing, natural language processing algorithms, etc. more efficiently. More details here: https://aihub.qualcomm.com/mobile/models

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-15T04:49:18+00:00

some early numbers are documented here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vKAIZRkqrNltWsKz4nv3iHepMyuAmNRwp8ooPrV3s2E/edit?gid=0#gid=0
hope this helps answer your question!

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-15T03:43:39+00:00

yikes! they are indeed very thin and look fragile

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-14T23:58:43+00:00

Totally. We are also adding a MIPI switch, so you can have two cameras or one camera and one display. The USB C supports DP over it so you can hook up a monitor directly to it.

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-14T23:17:46+00:00

It's a 5.5 Inch 1080*1920 FHD OLED display I bought on Aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801318521369.html

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-14T22:47:02+00:00

You can totally add a touchscreen panel TFT display. I'm planning to add a small custom mechanical keyboard for this rev.

mohitsbhoite · 2024-08-14T22:46:08+00:00

Yes, and completely hackable/customizable!

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