{"id":208,"date":"2016-05-21T07:46:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T11:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/?p=208"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:47:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:47:11","slug":"coffee-cup-raspberrypi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/coffee-cup-raspberrypi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\">RaspberryPi<\/a> cases. Plastic, wood, laser cut, hand made or \u00a03D printed, all hobby shops\u00a0are selling RaspberryPi cases.<\/p>\n<p>There are some real nice free 3D model cases like this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:3723561\">screw-less \/ snap fit customizable Raspberry Pi 4 Case\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thinking about technology at a coffee shop, I had this simple idea, that a paper coffee cup would be a good fit for a RaspberryPi device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_211\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1844-lo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"size-full wp-image-211\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1844-lo.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case\" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1844-lo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1844-lo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1844-lo-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The example in the image above shows the evolved device for our previous project: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/diy-home-security-system-using-raspberry-pi\/\">DIY Home Security System using Raspberry Pi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can easily paint the coffee cup in any colour you like. Unfortunately our paint does not look that good, it is too dark, the cup was better looking without the paint.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-217\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-02.jpg\" alt=\"RaspberryPi Coffee Cup - paint\" width=\"145\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To add some more stability to the RaspberryPi inside the coffee cup, we have used a foam board from dollar store.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_224\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-224\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-03-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case &#8211; foam frame<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After some cutting and trimming, the RaspberryPi board is stable inside the cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame cutting\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-04.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_228\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-image-228 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame top\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-229 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame top fit\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-07.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame both sides\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-08.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-234\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - foam frame bump\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-09.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the final cutting on the top to fit the usb and network connectors and on the side to fit the power and HDMI connectors, the result is a small computer you can use for coding, playing or a standalone device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_236\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-236\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - connectors\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-11.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case &#8211; connectors<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_235\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-235\" src=\"http:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case - computer\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teakdata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/coffee-cup-rpi-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee Cup RaspberryPi Case &#8211; computer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The drawback of this case is that it lacks proper ventilation for latest models of raspberry pi. Mostly it is a craft to do with your kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no shortage of RaspberryPi cases. Plastic, wood, laser cut, hand made or \u00a03D printed, all hobby shops\u00a0are selling RaspberryPi cases. 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