I know that cases are not super available for the VIM4 with the M2X extension board unless you want to 3D print one or hack others … unfortunately I have no 3D printer and I’ve got a VIM4 that I’ve not used in probably 6 months and it’s just sitting here…
I’ve got a job at my office that it would be great at but I don’t have a case or anything – was thinking that if I could figure out a way to mount it on a nice piece of wood and screw the wood to the wall it could work that way…
@ps23Rick General rule of thumb is to not have sensitive electronics exposed to the air and moisture and dust that could accumulate over time in an open setup, but if it is a dry place with little to no dust there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Also there are a lot of 3D printing services that do a fairly good job for a decent price, so I would consider seeing available options based on your locality.
That is an option.
Just have some breathing room between the wood and board. Wood is a very bad heat conductor / an insulator, so the board would get very toasty. So use raisers…
Also use a heatsink on the SoC so it doesn’t overheat too quickly.
Indeed a pitty cases aren’t designed to fit the M.2 extension board.
I’m using the KKSB metal case with it. But can’t use NVMe with it.
And since it doesn’t have good mainline linux support I only use it with Android…
Ok… thanks guys… One more question… I honestly don’t need the NVMe stuff and could use the bare board by itself in a case for the purpose we have for it…
I like the KKSB metal case but am not sure what I would need to do for the VIM4 to work with it since I’d have to remove the active cooling on my VIM4 as I gather it doesn’t play well with that config… Is there a better option out there or ?
Also – if I go with the KKSB case – how are the WIFI antennas handled? Is there some place for them to be stashed inside the case? Actually in our case I suppose I could remove them since we’ll be using wired ethernet, but would prefer them connected…
KKSB have a VIM4 ‘desktop’ case that has cooling and pop-outs for antenna connectors.
It also has room for the M2X daughter boards - I haven’t tried with an NVMe but the M2 4G module fits fine.
It takes a while to put it all together, but the results are cute and solid.
My only gripe is that connecting a camera requires some delicate balancing of the parts and a lot of planning.
Hey @steely-glint … thank you for that case reference! I had no idea something like that even exists! It’s perfect for what I’m looking for! I just ordered one.