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Hackxpansion

A handheld console with 4 expansion solts

Key Features

Why?

I really like the idea of modules, and modular things, and making people work together, so I made this.

PCB

The console has two 4 layer PCBs designed in KiCAD, a main-board and a daughter-board, designed for JLC's basic process.

Main-Board

main-board schematic main-board pcb main-board render

Daughter-Board

daughter-board schematic daughter-board pcb daughter-board render

Making Your Own Modules

There are three simple steps to making your own module:

  1. Design the module PCB in KiCAD
  2. Design the module case in CAD
  3. Write a driver for the module

There are detailed docs on the hackxpansion website

Case

The case is designed in Autodesk Fusion, there are .f3z files in the hardware directory.

The models have parameters that can be adjusted to fit your needs.

side view

Shoutouts

Thank you so much for Simon who helped with the fanout of the RP, and also gave a ton of constructive feedback!!!!

Zine

magazine page

BOM for Console

Also found in a CSV file. Each component has an LCSC part number attached that can be used to find the component on the LCSC website.

Item Price per unit Nr of units Total price Link
PCB with PCBA $60.00 1 $60.00 https://jlcpcb.com/
Display $4.36 1 $4.36 https://www.buydisplay.com/2-inch-ips-tft-lcd-display-ips-panel-screen-240x320-for-smart-watch
2x7 2.54mm header $0.386 10 $3.860 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012166781874.html
Battery 502035 $6.64 1 $6.64 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008218024646.html
M2 OD3 L2 heat set insert $0.0696 15 $1.0440 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006798286851.html
M2 L6 screw $0.0766 5 $0.3830 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000970993800.html
M2 L8 screw $0.0766 2 $0.1532 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000970993800.html
M2 L4 screw $0.0766 8 $0.6128 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000970993800.html
Total: $77.05