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It's been a month since my last update and there's been some bad news. I have made more progress in designing the case for the Larkbox after a few minor revisions and getting the thing to fit almost perfectly within the size constraints. But with installing the motherboards to test fit in the case, I probably screwed on one of the parts too tight and broke the board. The power LED doesn't turn on and there is no video output and I'm going to assume it's dead for now.Here's how the case looks from my last prints:As you can see, it's a pretty good fit. But with the computer no longer working I will have to go back to the drawing board, somewhat. I have had a few PC sticks I've tried out and will be using one of them as a replacement. It will require a redesign of some parts, but the top piece should be mostly the same and it will be easier to arrange the parts along the bottom side.The computer I will now be using is the Intel Compute Stick with Core m3 CPU. The CPU is somewhat weaker than the J4115 of the LarkBox but its GPU is better. It does have more limited expansion with only 1 USB port and SD card slot, but it consumes less power and can be powered by 5V instead of 12V which will make managing battery power easier.
It's been a month since my last update and there's been some bad news. I have made more progress in designing the case for the Larkbox after a few minor revisions and getting the thing to fit almost perfectly within the size constraints. But with installing the motherboards to test fit in the case, I probably screwed on one of the parts too tight and broke the board. The power LED doesn't turn on and there is no video output and I'm going to assume it's dead for now.
Here's how the case looks from my last prints:
As you can see, it's a pretty good fit. But with the computer no longer working I will have to go back to the drawing board, somewhat. I have had a few PC sticks I've tried out and will be using one of them as a replacement. It will require a redesign of some parts, but the top piece should be mostly the same and it will be easier to arrange the parts along the bottom side.
The computer I will now be using is the Intel Compute Stick with Core m3 CPU. The CPU is somewhat weaker than the J4115 of the LarkBox but its GPU is better. It does have more limited expansion with only 1 USB port and SD card slot, but it consumes less power and can be powered by 5V instead of 12V which will make managing battery power easier.
