{"id":1334,"date":"2016-12-26T19:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T19:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2016-12-26T19:19:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T19:19:49","slug":"nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice case for my Raspberry Pi-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking very similar (but smaller and much less expensive) to my NUC this case works very well for the R-Pi that I&#8217;ll likely <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/img_20161226_140011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482760813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.007995&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20161226_140011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"img_20161226_140011\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140011.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> use to drive my RepRap if\/when I get around to finishing it.<\/p>\n<p>The one issue I have with this case is the limited access to the main board interfaces. It looks as if there is a dedicated ribbon cable slot to allow access to the main external interface.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/img_20161226_140927\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482761368&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;164&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.007995&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20161226_140927\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"img_20161226_140927\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140927.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> The alternate interfaces are much less accessible as they&#8217;re on the top of the board and between the board and the case when fully assembled.<\/p>\n<p>The other issue I have (though for my purposes it isn&#8217;t a big deal) is that the micro-SDcard access is limited. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/img_20161226_141443\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482761684&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;91&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.007995&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20161226_141443\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1340 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"img_20161226_141443\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_141443.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The card does not extend beyond the case fairing and while it can be extracted with a fingernail between the case edge and the card, I&#8217;d be reluctant to use it if i were expecting to change out cards regularly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bottom of the case is vented and there&#8217;s a thermal pad that could be used to sink the CPU head to the case. I have skipped this as I expect to be taking the board out now and again for access to the hardware pins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/img_20161226_140221\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482760942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;140&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.007995&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20161226_140221\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"img_20161226_140221\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_140221.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking very similar (but smaller and much less expensive) to my NUC this case works very well for the R-Pi that I&#8217;ll likely use to drive my RepRap if\/when I get around to finishing it. The one issue I have with this case is the limited access to the main board interfaces. It looks as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/2016\/12\/26\/nice-case-for-my-raspberry-pi-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nice case for my Raspberry Pi-3<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-technical","category-projects"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161226_125015-e1482780121238.jpg?fit=3036%2C2479&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7F2Qc-lw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1341,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions\/1341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}