Earlier this week I received my 3D printed cases. As mentioned in my previous post, 3D printing usually takes me several iterations, especially if snap fits are involved. This time however, things worked out nicely on the first attempt!
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| No, this is not a render, this is the real 3D printed case for the new FriendlyStack control unit |
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| The backside of the case exposes the snap-fit latch. I designed the walls a bit thicker so the case feels sturdy, while the extra wight makes it sit nicely on your desk. |
Assembly is quite straight forward: you just insert the display and snap it into place. This requires a bit of strength, since the snap-fit latch is designed to hold the electronics firmly (no rattling involved here)...
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| Snapping the display into place |
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| Plugging in the microcontroler board |
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| All done! |
While I designed the case for FriendlyStack, it can be used for virtually any application involving a touch screen and an ESP8266 microcontroller. I actually already used one to build a low cost version of
Papa Call (check this out if you haven't heard of
Papa Call):
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| The case comes handy for other applications as well... |
Last but not least, the case also fits ESP8266's bigger brother, the ESP32 which has substantially more oomph for more or less the same price...
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| This ESP32 found a new home... |
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