Raspberry 3 UMPC 5"

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This is my third attempt to create a fully functional Raspberry Pi UMPC that's actually useful. An upgrade over my previous 4" version, this one connects to the screen via HDMI (image) and GPIO (touch), resulting in smooth 60 FPS at 800x480 resolution. Required components include: * A Raspberry Pi 3B(+) * The Waveshare 5" HDMI+GPIO LCD screen - make sure it's the right model, not the one with HDMI+USB, which won't fit * Four M3x30 screws * Four M3 nuts * Four M2.5x5 screws to mount the Raspberry (the holes in the bottom part are a bit smaller, so the screw will create a thread as you screw it in) * A Raspberry Pi power supply or a strong enough powerbank that provides 5V, 2A - mine works just fine and doesn't complain Building this UMPC is pretty straightforward: * Print all the parts (optional supports are available too, but the cover isn't necessary, though it does protect the screen during transport) * Screw the Raspberry to the bottom part * Place the middle part on top * Plug in the screen through the dedicated hole in the middle part * Connect the HDMI connector * Put the top part on * Screw everything together tightly * You're done! I consider my 4" version a proof-of-concept, mainly because of its very low frame rate - around 5 FPS. It's still usable for console or text-writing applications, but forget about watching movies or playing games. However, this new 5" version with increased resolution (480x320 vs 800x480) and framerate (~5fps vs 60fps) seems to be usable enough. Since a solid powerbank seems to be sufficient to power the whole thing up, it's starting to look like a nice, mobile UMPC solution for whatever needs you may have.