Love the idea but a Zero W is pretty underwhelming. I have couple and it’s barely useful because of the single core limitations. I’m guessing it’s a supply chain issue?
Also, does this have to work with beeper? What if I have my own synapse running?
Also, does this have to work with beeper? What if I have my own synapse running?
https://www.clockworkpi.com/uconsole
That said, I ordered a uConsole when it was announced and have heard nothing, I should really chase this...
My guess is the decision here to use a Zero wasn't one of availability, they sell it without a Zero too so you can roll your own. There is probably less complexity in using the Zero's GPIO support to attach to the host device vs the CM4's much more complex pin out which may have been a bigger factor.
I also love the design of the Devterm and would absolutely have bought one if reviews were better.
I mostly use it to read gopher:// and the kids love printing things off using it's thermal printer.
I usually hold it with my hands and use my thumbs, like a Game Gear. Re-mapping the "d-pad" joystick and "yxba" buttons to arrow keys and hjkl [1] makes it easy to read and navigate text content on it (hence of gopher://), especially with the wide and high resolution screen.
1. https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/mapping-devterm-r-01-gamepad...
[1] https://www.talospace.com/2022/05/mini-review-clockwork-pi-d...
Clockwork will ship, it takes them some time. The software support isn’t great, and the community does a lot of the heavy lifting.
Works great with your own synapse too!
Super tempted to try one of these out since I run my own synapse anyway. Paired with tailscale running, I could do a lot with it on the fly but probably would need a Zero 2W to handle everything I’m imagining.