Hi! Right now I'm running low on stock of Pixl.js, and rather than just making more of the same, I'm thinking now might be a good time to do a whole new design, maybe taking a few hints from Pixl.js Multicolour badge, which I've been using quite a lot myself recently.
So I'm thinking:
Same low-power LCD
RGB backlight
Use an nRF52840 (256kB RAM, 1MB flash, USB, etc)
Make board wider, and add front-facing buttons and Arduino ICSP/SPI connector
Do not solder Arduino headers to keep it thinner, and just stagger them slightly so you can still push in an Arduino board if needed, or can solder headers yourself.
Add a Raspberry Pi compatible header (maybe just the first few pins that everyone uses) to allow connection to a Raspberry Pi or the whole ecosystem of Pi add-ons out there
Add a pinout for (or possibly pre-install) an ESP8266 for WiFi
LiPo charger and power switchover circuitry (maybe on/off switch) - make it on a Jumper so you can still use Pixl.js off 12v if needed.
So the idea is to keep the super low power consumption of the original Pixl.js, but to put a bunch more features on it so it's far more usable as a standalone board.
Does anyone have any ideas for improvements, or likes/dislikes of the original Pixl.js that might be worth taking into account?
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Hi! Right now I'm running low on stock of Pixl.js, and rather than just making more of the same, I'm thinking now might be a good time to do a whole new design, maybe taking a few hints from Pixl.js Multicolour badge, which I've been using quite a lot myself recently.
So I'm thinking:
And possibly:
So the idea is to keep the super low power consumption of the original Pixl.js, but to put a bunch more features on it so it's far more usable as a standalone board.
Does anyone have any ideas for improvements, or likes/dislikes of the original Pixl.js that might be worth taking into account?
Thanks!