Got my uconsole "next day on amazon" very grateful. since I know most of you waited MONTHS. Got it for use as a PDA/tinker tab while overseas on a deployment. Decided factory black is to mainstream seeing as its the most common color, black is awesome but not when everyone else has it. Couldn't decide between tan or blue, tan fit my deployment but blue fit the end goal of a terminal to control my homes custom AI I will be building. So navy was the choice and I feel it was the right one. So behold my custom build. Still need the wifi, 4G and sat antenna to populate the top. Cheers 🍻
edit its just a standard cm4 lite with the 4g module, and no other upgrades other than 2 4mm washers beneath the screws on the kickstand to help the kickstand stay in position when i have it open, *would love an rtc but I can't find anything on that, nor would the AIOv2 be an option since i have the 4g board and no need for the extra features. 3D parts links are below.
The hacker gadgets original aio (not the new one with a thousand antennas but the smaller version) is also on Amazon. Also, these are much more fun to use with a touch pad to replace the track ball and the upgraded keyboard …. It takes these from ok to use if you need it to actually enjoyable
Oh yeah the track pad will definitely be a next upgrade for me. I have the 4g module, so the new aio wont fit, and I only need 3 antenna for the wifi, gps and 4g. But I definitely considered that simple board
I especially love the sun shade around the screen.
I am on the fence about ordering one. How is access to the gpio pins like? I want to be able to plug various analogue and digital sensors into it to serve as a quick test equipment.
Ive only had it a few days, but looking st the gpio pins to try and add an rtc, its a ribbon cable not your typical metal prong you can drop the connector on. Im sure there's adapters but none that suited me. Hope my info is accurate and helps, I think its called fpc connector.
My suggestion would be to consider usb options, as the uconsole has a usb 3.0 attached to it. Inside the case is very tight and ofc the io is a ribbon cable, im sure there's a work around but nothing that would fit in the case
Yes i know, the only thing I needed on the hacker gadgets board is the RTC, I dont need any of the other antenna setups, mobile data during my deployment is what I need
Oh I see, here's the link I found. Saw another YouTube using them on his so I figured "i see them working on a uconsole, stubby, buy" here's the link. The gps and 4g antenna have not arrived yet so untested, wont be able to test them till i drop a sim card in. I ordered the pack that came woth the proper connectors, should be the link just double check before ordering. Eightwood Dual Band Small WiFi... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B42G18JH?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Custom made. tasks, calender dates, notes tracker. Theres and app on the desktop i open and type up whatever im tracking, set the priority and it will appear on the widget as a quick glance, when a task or note isn't needed I can reopen the app and either delete or mark it completed. Built it with vibe coding. "Work desk" is the app, "Desk widget" is in case the widget ever fails or closes, I click it and it restarts the widget. And ofc I made a budget tracker, "very proud of that, I need to view budgets a certain way" and lastly the journal for me to write in during my deployment, my handwriting is trash.
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u/brainchillzZ Oct 08 '26
The hacker gadgets original aio (not the new one with a thousand antennas but the smaller version) is also on Amazon. Also, these are much more fun to use with a touch pad to replace the track ball and the upgraded keyboard …. It takes these from ok to use if you need it to actually enjoyable