On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Wookey wookey@wookware.org wrote:
More performance, bigger batteries, fans, heatsinks, ABS cases, metal frame in decent ones (the PItop shows how much heavier an ABS
... i also am relying on the (unnecessarily overengineered) solid strength of the 1.5mm PCBs themselves, and will use double-sided tape to stick the bamboo plywood to it. i'm not expecting anything to break, there.
also, the front and back parts i use the same internal buttressing that you get inside old cathedrals. it's pretty freakishly strong, and the profile is dual-curved anyway. to get a 5mm bend i have to apply enough pressure so that my thumbs actually hurt. the screen edges however i'm relying on the metal case of the LCD, which i believe is pretty much the case for every single LCD lid out there.
I had a quick look but failed to find details of the screen, keyboard, boards and 3D parts online, other than scattered through many mailing list-messages. Never mind info like the above. Is there a page that actually has the info someone keen would need to get started?
eek - sorry :) i usually maintain a page that has them but haven't put it together yet - give me a mo and it'll be at http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/
ok that's done - if you want some schematics etc give me a bit longer as i have to redo all three PCBs, as they all need corrections.
* PCB1 i've almost finished the 2nd revision, it was actually only minor changes needed (except for getting the USB and LVDS connectors backwards... *sigh*...)
* PCB2 i have to redo to use the new Frida LCD. the one from the old supplier, bless 'em, they _just_ didn't get it that you actually have to provide... y'know... feedback to the customer, and an accurate datasheet?
* PCB3 i have to almost completely redo from scratch, using the bq24193 and an appropriate QFN coulomb battery monitor IC. it's only 2 ICs and about 40 components but i need clarification from TI on how to deal with the I2C interface (which appears to be a fixed 1.8v design... *sigh*...)
l.