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MINI LAPTOP

by Creativity Buzz

Now this isn't my first time attempting to make a fully HD Display.

working laptop using a Raspberry Pi.The laptop I
made “The Pi-Berry Laptop” is built around the
Raspberry Pi 3. It has 1GB RAM, Quad core CPU, 4
USB Ports and One Ethernet port. The laptop meets
daily life needs and smoothly runs programs like VLC
media player , Mozilla Firefox , Arduino IDE, Libre
Office, Libre CAD etc…
For convenience of using and reading the Display of
the laptop was chosen to be 7 Inch (IPS technology)
The 5600mAh battery pack provides the power to the
laptop. Once fully charged the laptop runs for about 2
hrs.This means you can use the raspberry pi 2 for
your future projects (good news for Raspberry pi
enthusiasts).
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Step 1: What You Will Need

Now when I first started making this project, I had components

other plans including way more complex electronics
and designs. But in the end it all came down to these 1x Raspberry Pi 3

1x 7" LCD Screen with lcd adapter. 1x Plastic Box 11 X 17 cm

1x Small Bluetooth USB keyboard Tools To Be Used :

1x 5600 mAh USB Power bank Soldering iron

1x Mini speakers. Hot glue Gun

1x Mini Switch Cuter

1x 8-16 GB Memory card NOTE : Please Vote This Instructable In Micro

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1x 3.5 mm Audio Jack

Step 2: Design Work

First things first, We got to design of case. I Place Raspberry Pi Left Bottom side and Power
bank at Right Bottom side of Box.
You need 11 X 17 CM Plastic Box Which have
opening on top.I receive this box from stationary. Then I Place 7" inch display to opening of Box.

You Can also use 3D Printed case for this laptop. NOTE : Please Vote This Instructable In Micro
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Then Planning to how you adjust all component
inside plastic box.

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Step 3: Review of All Componnent

1) The Display : The display / screen I opted for was
a 7 Inch IPS technology HD display. This Display
was extremely thin and suited my design
2) Key board : I use Bluetooth operated USB mini
Keyboard as per my design.This was the best and
smallest Key Board I found in the local market.You
can use keyboard from a tablet PC case. This was
the best and smallest Key Board I found in the local
market.
3)Raspberry Pi 3 : The laptop I made “The Pi-Berry
Laptop” is built around the Raspberry Pi 3. It has 1GB
RAM, Quad core CPU, 4 USB Ports and One
Ethernet port.
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Step 4: Make Power Supply

The power-bank we chose should have important
features : Pass-Through Charging (PTC) which
means that we should be able to simultaneously
charge and use the laptop at the same time.
I Take 5600 mAh Power Bank and open bottom case
of this power bank.Then I apply some force bottom to
top side.Then Take soldering iron and soldering two
wire to negative and positive pole.Then close this
case as per picture.
After closing you need to joint male USB pin to this +
& - wire with one on/off switch as per picture.

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Step 5: Choosing the Operating System
The choice of the operating system totally depends
on the type of work you do. I wanted the functions of
a desktop so I went with Raspbian Pi OS. There are a
few other's to be considered:
1) Raspbian: Raspbian is the Raspberry Pi
Foundation’s official supported operating system. You
can install it with NOOBS or image. Raspbian comes
pre-installed with plenty of software for education,
programming and general use.
Step 6: Installing the Operating System
Once you are decided with the operating system you
want to go with, time to install it on the raspberry pi 3.
Raspberry pi 3 boots from the SD card. So we have
to get the image onto the SD card.
Which type of SD card is Best?
The recommendation of the size of the sd card
depends on the Operating system we install. I used
16GB class 10 micro SD card. This gave me
following advantage:
Class 10 cards are faster to boot and perform
read write operations.
Writing the IMAGE of the O.S to the SD card is done
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2) Ubuntu Mate: Ubuntu MATE is a stable, easy-to-
use operating system with a configurable desktop
environment. Ideal for those who want the most out of
their computers and prefer a traditional desktop
metaphor.
3) OSMC : (Open Source Media Center) is a free and
open source media player based on Linux and
founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from
your local network, attached storage and the Internet.
by Burning the image file using theWin32 Disc
Imager.
1) Using theSD Formattertool Format the SD card.
2) Open the Win32 Disk Imager and locate the image
you downloaded. Click on "Write" once ready.
3) Wait for the writing to complete.
4) Once the writing is finished, safely eject the SD
card from the computer.
5) If you followed the steps correctly the raspberry pi
should Boot successfully with the OS.
Step 7: Assemble All Component to Test It's Working or Not ?

1) First of all Take Raspberry Pi 3 and take Display 4) Then connect 5600 mAh Power supply to raspbian
adapter to joint with raspberry pi 3. pi 3.

2) Then take 7 inch display and joint with other end of 5) Switch ON and see yellow light glow up on
display adapter. raspbian pi 3 and 7" led display start or not ?

3) Insert Raspbian OS imager 16 GB Memory Card 6) If working well then go to next step.
inside slot of memory card of raspbian pi 3.

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Step 8: Make Display Attractive

Take Fevibond glue or other glue and paste to frame of 7" display very carefully.Make sure Black part of display
not affect with glue.

Then Take Black Paper Binding and cut in shape of frame.then paste on display as show in picture.

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Step 9: Final Assembly

1) First of all Take Cutter and Make holder for raspbian pi 3 , power bank charging and switch.

2) Using small amount of glue to just hold the display in place.

3) Glue Raspbarry Pi 3 on their appropriate locations.

4) Hot glue the Power Supply on the respective places.

5) Connect the connections of the Raspberry pi 3 to Display Driver and power Supply.

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Step 10: Make Audio System

Take one speaker from radio , toy or headphone and connect to 3.5 mm audio jack.

Connect this speaker to Raspbian Pi 3.

Sound of This speaker is low but If you need Loud sound you want to connect Audio Amplifier.

Make Closing Pad and glue this on top of this box.

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Step 11: Final Step. START !

Finally. The Pi Laptop is almost done! Its fully usable and works like a small laptop. I hope you guys liked it!

Open and Switch on laptop.Raspberry pi should Boot successfully with the OS If all step is correct.

Connect Bluetooth USB Keyboard and enjoy your Laptop.

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 https://youtu.be/pFho9bYt6Us

Cool, very cool I thought of making one but your post shows a very easy method.
Very cool.

Very cool! I've been thinking about sticking a toe in the RPi waters, since the latest hardware
seems to be powerful enough for browsing, plus the Raspberry Pi Desktop looks to be very
useable. And your project might be within the range of my rather meager skill set for the most part.

Thanks sharing!

editing in the screen makes me have to question everything else.

I like it. Makes me want to get into Raspberry Pi uses.

I wonder if something like this can be done with a tablet where it's screen doesn't respond to touch
anymore. i.e. bluetooth keyboard.

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