Raspberry Pi Desktop Tower Case

I setup a Raspberry Pi 3 to experiment with ROS, OpenCV, and whatever else I felt like looking into, and I wanted a desktop case for it. I started trying to duplicate the look of the Intel NUC stuff, but ended up doing a “micro” version of a desktop PC tower case.

The basic specs for the setup are:

Raspberry Pi 3 with WD Pi drive (314GB) as the boot disk. (No SD card at all)
Pi camera
Adafruit audio amp driving stereo speakers (Okay, they are a bit close together.)
Pi and HD LED’s moved to the front panel.
Adafruit 128×64 OLED display and four buttons. Used for menu system to start stuff, show status, and reboot/shutdown system.
All Pi USB & Ethernet ports brought out to panel mount sockets.
Pi serial console port connected to USB serial adapter on back panel.
Variable speed cooling fan, speed based on CPU temp.
Raspberry Pi logo on case side.
Clear removable window on other case side.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

MakerBot

Printer:

MakerBot Replicator

Rafts:

No

Supports:

No

Resolution:

.3mm 2 extra shells

Infill:

15%

Notes:

The Pi logo overlay is printed at .2mm with 1 extra shell and 20% infill. All the other pieces as above.

Post-Printing

Needed Parts

Raspberry Pi 3 with WD Pi drive and camera
6″ USB cable for Pi drive: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423073
12″ USB to panel mount: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200475
Two 6″ USB tp anel mount: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812228774
Adafruit Perma-Proto HAT for Pi: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2310
Adafruit 1.3″ 128×64 OLED display: https://www.adafruit.com/product/938
Adafruit Stacking Header: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1979
Adafruit stereo amp: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1552
Adafruit 12″ F-F jumper wires: https://www.adafruit.com/product/793
Adafruit 6″ F-F jumper wires: https://www.adafruit.com/product/266
Adafruit RtAng 3.5mm Stereo to Pigtail: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1700
6 pcs 3mm x 10mm cap screws (To attach USB panel mounts)
25 pcs #2 x 3/8″ screws (To assemble case & Pi/drive mounts.
8 pcs #2 x 14″ screws for display and Pi
4 pcs #1 x 1/4″ screws to mount the camera
4 pcs #2 x 1/2″ screws to mount the feet
4 pcs #1 x 3/8″ screws to mount the fan (Can use hot glue)
FTDI UM232R USB to serial module (For Pi serial console): https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/ftdi-future-technology-devices-international-ltd/UM232R/768-1019-ND/1836397
5″ of CAT5 cable
Crimp on RJ45: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-RJ-45-8-Position-8-Contact-Category-5e-Modular-Plugs-25-per-Card-85-346/100012932
RJ45 wall plate jack: http://www.homedepot.com/p/CE-TECH-Category-5e-Jack-White-10-Pack-5025-WH-10/204410618
Two 29mm Mini speakers: https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-8-ohm-mini-speaker
Four SMT switches: https://www.radioshack.com/products/spst-12vdc-smt-tact-switch-1
24: 5V 40mmx10.5mm fan: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/orion-fans/OD4010-05MB/1053-1202-ND/2621107
P2N2222A NPN transistor, or equivalent.
1.5K 1/4W resistor, leaded.
1N4001 Diode
.1″ header socket: https://www.adafruit.com/product/598

Assembly

Instructions in progress…

Software Setup

Instructions in progress…

Credits:

JoeyC