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LCD touchscreen for Home Automation
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Desktop USB cutout line up #138

Closed bgardner46 closed 3 years ago

bgardner46 commented 3 years ago

I wasn't sure if this was the correct place to address this but here goes. I have built several in wall units and they work great- you do great work and I am impressed. I decided to build a desktop unit and the parts printed great but I can't figure out how to get the USB port on the d1mini to line up with the cutout in the back and the stand. Maybe I'm missing something but could use some suggestions for mounting the mini. I actually modified the back by making the hole a little larger and then mounted the d1mini at an angle and it sort of works but I feel like I'm missing something.

Thanks again for a great project.

Bob

aderusha commented 3 years ago

Are you assembling this on the PCB? Can you post pics of what your board looks like?

bgardner46 commented 3 years ago

I'm assembling on the same PCB as the wall units. I'm mounting the d1mini directly to the PCB with standard headers. Here's a top view of the original back:

[image: topview.jpg]

and here's a side view:

[image: sideview.jpg]

here's a finished unit with the modified d1mini install:

[image: desktop.jpg]

So any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Bob

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Are you assembling this on the PCB? Can you post pics of what your board looks like?

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aderusha commented 3 years ago

Looks like the photos aren't working in your post. Can you maybe drop them on imgur or similar?

bgardner46 commented 3 years ago

How about a Dropbox share link?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wi7o6gd5bsj910x/AABJnZ58sI9hFjtXRzadKY-Ea?dl=0

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Looks like the photos aren't working in your post. Can you maybe drop them on imgur or similar?

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bgardner46 commented 3 years ago

Here's an Imgur link as well. I set them as hidden but assume that you can still view them with a link - not a regular Imgur user.

https://imgur.com/a/GOv8wAn

Bob

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Looks like the photos aren't working in your post. Can you maybe drop them on imgur or similar?

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aderusha commented 3 years ago

Not sure if this is the problem but it appears that you're using the newer D1 mini board, the BOM link has the right device which is a slightly different from the D1 you have in the photos above.

Specifically, it appears the version of the board you are using has the USB micro port soldered to the top instead of the bottom, and everything is out of alignment as a result.

This is pretty annoying but it's clearly the result of me under-specifying the correct parts to use :(

bgardner46 commented 3 years ago

I think you nailed it. I didn't even realize there were boards with the USB connector on the bottom - my bad. I just ordered a couple.

Thanks for the quick response.

Bob

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Not sure if this is the problem but it appears that you're using the newer D1 mini board, the BOM link https://amzn.to/2UZlga4 has the right device which is a slightly different from the D1 you have in the photos above.

Specifically, it appears the version of the board you are using has the USB micro port soldered to the top instead of the bottom, and everything is out of alignment as a result.

This is pretty annoying but it's clearly the result of me under-specifying the correct parts to use :(

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