Developer Edward Kisiel has introduced a significant new launch of his SBC Case Builder, made to make the creation of customized housings for all kinds of single-board computer systems as simple as doable — and, as of the brand new 3.0.1 launch supporting over 100 boards.
“This mission is about autonomous SBC case creation,” Kisiel explains. “It makes use of the SBC Mannequin Framework mission to robotically generate instances primarily based on the information for any of the present units contained throughout the framework. This enables legacy, present and future SBC to have a number of instances out there on day one in all their inclusion within the framework. There are a number of base case designs out there (shell, panel, stacked, tray, tray-sides, spherical, hex, snap, fitted, folded-paper and customary motherboard adapters) and every permits for personalisation throughout the design.”
The SBC Case Builder has a significant new launch, aiming to make it simpler than ever to design customized instances for a spread of units. (📹: Edward Kisiel)
Dropped at our consideration by CNX Software program, the brand new launch — that builds on SBC Case Builder 2.0, which in flip added a graphical consumer interface to what had beforehand been a command-line device — covers a formidable 102 goal units. These vary from the entire Raspberry Pi vary, together with the Raspberry Pi Pico household of microcontroller boards, to the Hardkernel ODROID household, PINE64’s numerous units, ROCK4 and ROCK5 boards from Radxa, the Khadas VIM vary, and NVIDIA’s Jetson Nano, together with layouts for PC-standard motherboard layouts together with ATX, mini-ITX, nano-ITX, and pico-ITX.
“All case openings are created robotically primarily based on SBC information and the size of any case design may be expanded in any axis permitting for the creation of bigger instances,” Kisiel explains. “If you happen to reposition the SBC in a case, you will notice I/O [Input/Output] openings created or eliminated appropriately primarily based on their proximity to the case geometry. These instances is perhaps helpful for prototypes or different in home makes use of to rapidly and simply create customary, specialised and customized SBC instances via totally different case designs, customization and equipment.”
The case constructing device now helps 102 goal units, starting from nano-ITX motherboards to the entire Raspberry Pi vary. (📷: Edward Kisiel)
As soon as a case has been generated and, optionally, custom-made, it may be produced on a 3D printer or CNC mill. “As a result of variety of prospects,” Kisiel notes, no pre-compiled case STLs are included. There are a number of extra concepts for base instances to be labored on in addition to a number of supporting accent fashions that have to be created. It might even be good to have all the OEM [Original Equipment Manufacturer] equipment for every SBC within the library as nicely. I’m nonetheless searching for a greater method to create accent entries and teams, and proceed to develop and confirm as many SBC as doable.”
SBC Case Builder 3.0.1 is accessible on the mission’s GitHub repository, the place it is printed underneath the reciprocal GNU Normal Public License 3; the SBC Mannequin Framework, which hosts fashions of every goal single-board laptop, is in a separate repository underneath the identical license.
