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Custom metal Calculator build
09-08-2020, 06:21 PM
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RE: Custom metal Calculator build
Depending on what you mean by "powerful," you will probably want something a lot better than an Arduino, especially the popular one with through hole parts. One option might be something like a Raspberry Pi zero where you get a processor even faster than the Prime has that can run Linux, which will give you a good base to work off of if you're not experienced with embedded software. On the other hand, you could set your sights on a simple scientific calculator and gradually build up to building something more powerful. After you do some projects, you'll eventually build up to making a custom board with a powerful processor and lots of memory.

If it's a one-off project and not a product you're going to sell, you can try 3D printing the keys and gluing on labels. I had pretty good luck with that for one of my projects: http://joldosh.blogspot.com/2019/06/tiny...eypad.html
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Custom metal Calculator build - Lymond - 09-01-2020, 07:10 PM
RE: Custom metal Calculator build - Lymond - 09-04-2020, 04:08 PM
RE: Custom metal Calculator build - KF6GPE - 09-04-2020, 07:18 PM
RE: Custom metal Calculator build - BruceH - 09-05-2020, 12:52 PM
RE: Custom metal Calculator build - Druzyek - 09-08-2020 06:21 PM



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