messed up my setup by soldering the pi over the board. Any workaround ?
either take it to someone with a desoldering gun and get it cleaned up or buy another and do it again. i mean this as factually and without offense as possible: half of those solder joints are not even making a connection. you are not heating up the pad enough for solder to flow to it
as for putting it on that side of the board, the only problem you’ll have is clearance with the rear shell. electrically you are making the same connections, so if you want to just clean up and make proper joints you can still use it with a custom shell to fit around it
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Thanks I got 5 PCBs. Will assemble one more.
Will try with the other one. What are the essential pins on the 40 pin header for LCD , Sound , Power , keyboard , side 8 core GPIOs. Also will the UART on the enclosure and the side GPIOs work with RPI 2W ?
That back panel you made for the Zero is PERFECT and is exactly what I need so my Pico or Zero isn’t exposed. Is there any way possible you could make it not as thick (or maybe making a slim version)? It fits when I have the Zero in with my custom board but when I use the Pico it’s slightly too thick. I think maybe half the thickness would be awesome
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Your design, which allows both the RasPiZero2W and the RasPico to be mounted, is brilliant!!
If the board for the RasPiZero2W is made using a long-pin socket, it will look like the one in the photo.
In this way, the RasPico’s mounting position will only be shifted vertically, and a board will be created that can also mount the RasPiZero.
The height will also be reduced by about 6mm.
It will likely be a little slimmer, even if only slightly.
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This is exactly the sort of thing that would be great if it was available for sale pre-soldered. Even better if there was an option to include a custom repalcement for the back of the case.
In any case, this is great!
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Thank you for your positive review.
The STEP and STL files for this back panel have been released, so you can edit it or have JLC3DP manufacture it.
The Gerber files for the circuit board have also been released, so you can have JLCPCB manufacture it.
Selling the finished product with wiring and soldering complete seems like too much of a burden for me. (I wish it were easier to distribute finished products, but that seems difficult for me.)
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For now, I’ve prototyped a lower-profile part.
RPZ_SL_05.stp [STEP file]
RPZ_SL_05.stl
has been added.
As you can see in the photo, the height of the protrusion is about half.
(In exchange for the lower height, it makes it more difficult to access the USB port on the RasPiZero2W.)
Please try it out if possible.
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Looks very nice! Like the Color.
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I’d be glad to make a number of pre-soldered units available for my cost. If anyone is interested, let me know. I need to know how many to make to be able to set the final price. If I get enough orders by Dec 31, I’ll order the boards and heat up the ol’ soldering iron. I’ll let everyone who orders know if I got enough orders to make the unit price reasonable. Shipping is very high to the USA where I live, not to mention tariffs. I can’t do anything about the tariff, but if I order a lot at one time, the shipping cost will be lower per unit.
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…and back cases too ?
I would be interested in one, or two, sets of the pre-soldered boards and case backs (black) also.
is this banana yellow?
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I’d also be interested in a set of the pre-soldered board and case back if it was available. (Maybe two sets, just to have a backup.)
Are there any instructions for running 64-bit Trixie on the Zero 2 W installed in PicoCalc? I’d like to get full use of my system with the latest OS.
I believe so🍌
It’s my totem fruit and my friend knows about it 
yes there are, they are the same as for the 32-bit, but you need to remove the kernel-package from the keyboard script for the 64 bit.
i didn’t have the chance to solder my boards yet, will try to do the 64-bit system for myself and create a tutorial when my zerocalc is up and running
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