The general idea was a tablet thing with detachable modules.
The permanent part of the tablet would be the HDMI driver, buttons, & a 12V splitter. The splitter feeds the LCD, confuser, & flash.
The jetson + buck converter would be a detachable module which also went in the truck. The IR/servo board would be another module. The webcam for rep counting would be a module. All the ports could be recessed from the side. There could be a right angle HDMI connector. The battery would have to be external.
The framework laptop uses sliding rails with a spring loaded button to attach modules so that would be the goal. The modules would slide in from the rear & PLA springs would lock them in. There would be a big rear panel covering everything. It would swing on a hinge on top & double as a stand. The stand needs to work on wood as well as carpet.
An unsatisfying 1st attempt looked like lunchbox or a suitcase.
The dimensions are manely imposed by the battery & heat sink. They bring it to 48x363x215mm. An ordinary laptop would have been half the size. It'll definitely weigh less than a laptop but be flimsier. The only advantages are the cost & reuse of the module in the truck. A laptop would be over $1000 but could also train the network.
The mane turnoff from a laptop is the amount of money required to do just 1 thing & not support the truck. It's just needed for rep counting & model shoots. Manely, it's just rep counting.
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