Oscilloscope cyberdeck
By Ben Everard. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
A non-functioning oscilloscope, plus Raspberry Pi 400, form the guts of this cyberdeck build, one of a number of small, portable computers that have been delighting the internet lately. One of the benefits of upcycling old technology is that there’s often a lot of room inside it for more modern gear, and that’s the case here: the maker has cut into the oscilloscope case and mounted USB sockets, a power distribution board, and an LVDS/HDMI adaptor board, which enables Raspberry Pi 400 to display graphics on the original oscilloscope screen.
Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.
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