An open supply improvement package that homes a Raspberry Pi CM3+ Lite inside a keyboard chassis, just about just like the Raspberry Pi 400, is out there for pre-order.
Named the DevTerm, the upcoming system is a extra full all-in-one PC than the Raspberry Pi 400, because it ships with an built-in show and a number of other different equipment.
Developed by Minnesota-based Clockwork Tech LLC, the DIY-friendly DevTerm is constructed round a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+, and along with the gamepad-equipped keyboard additionally features a 6.8-inch IPS display, a thermal printer, and a battery holder.
Modular and open
Clockwork is thought for its GameShell handheld retro gaming console.
Just like the GameShell, the DevTerm runs Linux atop a sensible {hardware} design that’s modular, and open supply. As its identify suggests, the DevTerm is designed for doing improvement, although it does embrace a retro-style gamepad constructed into the 67-key keyboard, which additionally has a mini-trackball and three mouse click-buttons.
What actually units it aside although is the ultra-wide, 1280 x 480-pixel IPS display you could scroll utilizing knobs on both facet.
The preliminary DevTerm Equipment RPI-CM3 mannequin is constructed across the ClockworkPi v3.14 mainboard that’s geared up with a port so as to add the CM3+ Lite module.
The DevBoard is designed to help completely different modules. At present it’s obtainable in 5 variants with specs starting from 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM and a quad-core 1.8Ghz ARM Cortex-A53 processor to 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM and a hexa-core chip with a 1.4Ghz Cortex-A53 or a 1.8Ghz Cortex-A72 core.
The system features a micro-HDMI port, 3.5mm audio I/O jack, a 40-pin GPIO connector, and although it lacks a LAN port it does supply 802.11ac WiFi with Bluetooth 5.zero together with an antenna.
Additionally notice that whereas the system will take numerous 18650 battery sizes, the DevTerm doesn’t embrace the batteries, primarily because of the logistical complexities for transport lithium batteries.
Clockwork will publish schematics for the system on GitHub beneath a GPL v3 license. You possibly can pre-order the DevTerm for $219 and up relying on the core module, and the corporate expects to start transport in April 2021.
Through: Liliputing
