Ostabos Designs a Custom PCB Carrier Board for the Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Tablet
The PCB features two USB 2.0 ports, 5V battery connector, full HDMI support, 40-pin GPIO header, camera and display connector, and microSD.
Touchscreens are becoming increasingly popular, and Raspberry Pis are getting bulky, making Pi tablets the next big step!
Redditor Ostahos has developed a custom PCB carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Tablet powered by a Compute Module 4. It's comprised of two USB 2.0 ports, a 5V battery connector, full HDMI support, 40-pin GPIO header, and can be powered via the USB Type-C input. It also features slots that can be used for the camera and display connector as well as microSD cards.
Ostabos said the intention was to create the CM4 PCB solely for this project. The PCB layout was designed using KiCAD.
One downside is that it doesn’t have a battery circuit in this version, but plans are underway to install one in the next edition. Additionally, Ostabos stated he could potentially incorporate a metal shield inside the housing that touches the CPU, which would effectively cool the CM4. Ethernet might also be included in the next version.
