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I Built a Mini Monitor for Server and Raspberry Pi

While working on headless servers or Raspberry Pi I kept hitting the problem that I needed a monitor but did not want to bust out a big one.

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While working on headless servers or raspberry pi I kept hitting the problem that I needed a monitor but didn't want to bust out a full-size one and deal with all the space it would take up. Now I just need to grab this lil guy from my drawer and plug it in. It has an HDMI input for video and a USB-C for audio. I kinda want to make a second version that has a VGA input as well, so I don't need to use an adapter with some of my older servers.

3D Model.STEP

step - 1.42 MB - 11/04/2024 at 12:31

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  • 1 × Display 5-Inch 40-Pin TTL display
  • 1 × Display Driver Board 40-Pin TTL display driver board
  • 1 × USB Audio Adapter USB to 3.5mm jack audio adapter
  • 1 × USB-C Breakout USB-C 4 Pin breakout board
  • 1 × Speaker Amp PAM8403 mini speaker amplifier

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Michael Graham wrote 11/12/2024 at 18:17 • point

Clean build. I like that the monitor cable goes through the hinge. Most of the screens from amazon have the ports lined up on the side which sticks out awkwardly 

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Tjiani Lucht wrote 12/04/2024 at 20:24 • point

Thanks! Pros of building it ourselves right.

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Shynka wrote 11/08/2024 at 21:48 • point

really cool.

I usually use a hdmi to usb converter and use my laptop

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