VIM3 Portable handheld

Electr1 · August 16, 2020, 2:53pm

Hello!
After weeks of development and optimization, I finally was able to cram it all together and make a portable VIM3 paired with a TS050 touchscreen and came out quite well…

Unlike my older prototypes which were made of cardboard and were super weak
This one is made of plastic and is more durable, and resilient,

There are cutouts for the ports and Is powered by a powerbank, allowing you to take it on-the-go…
(freedom from the Iron-clutches of the Family-TV )

This project was super fun and costed me the following resources:

1x VIM3
1x TS050 touchscreen
1x Plastic box
2x exacto blades (this stuff was rock-solid and broke 2 of my best ~~men~~ Blades)
3 Bandages on my fingers, trying to recover right now

But most importantly it now is a amazing Android/Linux handheld
Boasting the power of the fastest ARM SBC on the Market !

If you want to make this, tell me and I will help you and solve your queries of how to build it…

Cheers

Vladimir.v.v · August 17, 2020, 5:39am

I liked the sample from a buyer on AliExpress

Electr1 · August 17, 2020, 7:33am

That is nice, but are you sure it is portable or more importantly a “Handheld” !?

Vladimir.v.v · August 17, 2020, 7:36am

Well, firstly, I don’t have such a pocket either, as in your picture, and secondly, I still have ToneBoard on my picture!
I get the impression that you hold it with your hands so that the structure does not collapse, well, or so it seems to me.

Please demonstrate how you put your assembly in your pocket?

Electr1 · August 17, 2020, 8:25am

It is a handheld, kind of like a tablet-PC,
you can’t put a tablet in your pocket, It looks ridiculous

regarding the integrity of the structure, don’t be afraid, I have spent much time using it, with it being upside down and shuffled around, it stays still and the components don’t rattle around…