SWOT analysis

Strengths:

  • no competition
  • simple as possible
  • cheap
  • beautiful design (I'm shameless)
  • qwerty keyboard
  • HD IPS display - onboard
  • any display, iPS, TFT, OLED, eInk by wires, need just redesign front panel
  • circuitpython
  • micropython
  • arduino core

Weaknesses:

  • my programing knowledge is basic

Opportunities:

  • GUI learning tool
  • native USB
  • ETHENRNET possibility, there is big opportunity in application where is needed something like networking plug and play ... quick connect to LAN with DHCP configuration, etc. simple terminal
  • standalone computer programmable in basic or micropyton

Threats:

  • please write in comments, I am blinded by my enthusiasm

FEATURES:

  • Smallest as possible 100x65x8mm
  • Absolute minimum components.
  • Auxiliary USB-C for power only.
  • Access to boot button
  • bonus flashing star with internal led.
  • IPS 240*240 display. 3 types or more
  • Speaker
  • free GPIO header
  • Reset button
  • power switch controlling internal buck-boost
  • optional RFM95 LoRa radio

TODO:

  • module header for wiznet or another ethernet module

Working software features (demo codes):

  • circuitpython display example
  • micropython display example
  • arduino display example
  • arduino keyboard example

Supported displays:

  • 12pin st7789 IPS 240x240 via flex cable 1.3" inch
  • 2pin st7789 IPS 240x240 via flex cable 1.54" inch
  • 8pin st7789 IPS 240x240 via header
  • any display with popular china module pinout GND,VCC,SCK,DAT,RES,DC,CS,BACKLIT

CODE EXAMPLES and DEFINITIONS

  #define TFT_CS        17
  #define TFT_RST       21
  #define TFT_DC        16
  #define TFT_MOSI      19
  #define TFT_SCLK      18
  #define TFT_BACKLIGHT 20 //Display backlight pin 

  #define speaker       0  

byte colPins[COLS] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; //connect to the column pinouts of the keypad extra cursor keys 14
byte rowPins[ROWS] = {6, 9, 15, 8, 7, 22}; //row pinouts of the keypad

char directKeys[ROWS][COLS] = {
  {KEY_RETURN, ' ', 'm', 'n', 'b',},
  {KEY_DELETE, 'l', 'k', 'j', 'h',},
  {'p', 'o', 'i', 'u', 'y',},
  {KEY_SHIFT, 'z', 'x', 'c', 'v',},
  {'a', 's', 'd', 'f', 'g',},
  {'q', 'w', 'e', 'r', 't',}  
};

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