This week I finally managed to print a bit more than usual, even though I was in Zurich on Monday and Tuesday. Ho avuto anche un pò di tempo per iniziare a giocare con la Picocalc e col m5 Cardputer.
3D Prints
First, I printed the new case for the Picocalc that allows me to access the Raspberry Pico without having to unscrew the back cover every time.
I then printed a front cover to provide better protection for the display, which everyone says is very fragile.
Finally, using this online generator, I printed a container that would let me hang the Picocalc on the Skadis pegboard next to my desk.
Second, I printed a two-part case (front and back) for my m5 Cardputer, using this model.
As with the Picocalc, I finally used the same generator to create a container to hang it on my Ikea Skadis pegboards.
Finally, since I was now on a roll printing containers for my Skadis, I reprinted a container for the Miyoo Mini Plus (the previous version I printed wasn’t big enough to hold it even with the front cover), and the 18650 USB battery charger needed to recharge the Picocalc batteries.
Hardware
Regarding my experiments with the Picocalc, I installed the alternative Picoware firmware and did some experimenting. However, I got stuck on compiling a micropython script because I’m probably using the wrong target architecture.
I simply installed ESP32 Marauder on the M5 Cardputer, but I haven’t had time to play around with it.
So on a positive note, I managed to figure out how to install firmware on both platforms. I hope to play around with it a bit more this week.
Software
No particular experiments, just a couple of minor tweaks to this site before the January launch. There are still a lot of things left to do, all small ones, I hope I can make it in time.