Maker and developer Omer Hasanov creates custom portable electronics projects using Raspberry Pi and ESP32 microcontrollers
Maker and developer Omer Hasanov has created a family of three custom portable electronics projects using Raspberry Pi and ESP32 microcontrollers. Featuring custom 3D-printable shells, designed using Fusion360, that can easily be made at home with a 3D printer, the collection includes an ESP32-based handheld with a screen and buttons for input, a wireless Bluetooth controller, and a Raspberry Pi 4 handheld capable of emulating classic consoles and functioning as a computer.
Hasanov used replicas of the hardware components from GrabCAD for a virtual test fit to ensure they would fit inside the custom housing. The Raspberry Pi 4 handheld is robust and suitable for casual computing, video watching, and gaming on the go, complete with a screen, battery pack, and external access to ports.
The ESP32 controller resembles Microsoft’s Xbox controller, featuring a D-pad, two analog joysticks, bumper buttons, and standard ABXY buttons. Software options for the projects include Raspberry Pi OS, individual emulators, Lakka, Recalbox, and RetroPie, with easy controller support. Hasanov has shared the code for the ESP32 controller on GitHub.
A video showcasing these projects is available on YouTube, shared by Omer Hasanov, and offers a closer look and updates on future developments.
Get more information and see the projects in action below:
Featured image credit: Omer Hasanov.
Raspberry Pi handheld and ESP32 controller put to the test with GrabCAD replicas
A maker has shared a collection of portable electronics projects using Raspberry Pi and ESP32 microcontrollers, and explained how they used GrabCAD replicas to ensure parts fit.
A maker and developer who goes by the name ‘Omer Hasanov’ has created a family of three custom portable electronics projects using Raspberry Pi and ESP32 microcontrollers. Using custom 3D-printable shells, designed using Fusion360, that can easily be made at home with a 3D printer, Hasanov details how they used replicas of the hardware components from GrabCAD for a virtual test fit to ensure they would fit inside the custom housing.
The collection includes an ESP32-based handheld with a screen and buttons for input, a wireless Bluetooth controller, and a Raspberry Pi 4 handheld capable of emulating classic consoles and functioning as a computer. Hasanov uses software options including Raspberry Pi OS, individual emulators, Lakka, Recalbox, and RetroPie, with easy controller support.
Hasanov uses replicas of the hardware components from GrabCAD for a virtual test fit.
Hasanov uses a replica of the Raspberry Pi 4’s circuit board for a virtual test fit.
Hasanov uses a replica of the Raspberry Pi 4’s screen for a virtual test fit.
Hasanov explains that he used replicas of the hardware components from GrabCAD for a virtual test fit to ensure they would fit inside the custom housing.
The Raspberry Pi 4 handheld is robust and suitable for casual computing, video watching, and gaming on the go.
The Raspberry Pi 4 handheld is robust and suitable for casual computing, video watching, and gaming on the go.
This controller resembles Microsoft’s Xbox controller, featuring a D-pad, two analog joysticks, bumper buttons, and standard ABXY buttons.
This controller resembles Microsoft’s Xbox controller, featuring a D-pad, two analog joysticks, bumper buttons, and standard ABXY buttons.
For more information on this project, check out the video below:
YouTuber ‘Omer Hasanov’ shares a video showing off their project collection.
For more on future developments from Omer Hasanov, check out the video’s description.
