r/Pockit Lounge

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pockit/comments/fm16vl/rpockit_lounge/

created by Solder_Man on 20/03/2020 at 19:34 UTC

22 upvotes, 129 top-level comments (showing 25)

A place for members of r/Pockit to chat with each other

Comments

Comment by Solder_Man at 07/08/2022 at 19:03 UTC

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u/WinVistaButIts11 : I'm finalizing the suppliers for a few remaining components (ICs). Once this is established, I'll put up pricing. With that said, as I've mentioned elsewhere in the sub: keeping the units affordable for the maker community has been a priority for me throughout the last two years of design upgrades.

Comment by Solder_Man at 18/02/2023 at 08:29 UTC

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Hi u/Apprehensive_Talk_87 and u/Cute_Principle81, I've been sick for some time now, and previously very occupied with the firmware implementation + nCode development for Pockit, and traveling/meeting with manufacturers, as well as a bunch of my own project-unrelated pending tasks. I'll try to put up an update soon.

Completing this project, to bring it to fully launchable, has been a lot more demanding (time and physical effort) than I previously estimated. I'll certainly get it to the final stage, but trying to take it at a healthier pace now; don't want to overpromise anything.

Comment by Thesuper997 at 23/11/2024 at 16:52 UTC

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Pockit never dies. A new chapter is starting soon.

For more info and questions, join our discord server: https://discord.gg/dkdmpdR2[1][2]

1: https://discord.gg/dkdmpdR2

2: https://discord.gg/dkdmpdR2

And don't forget to join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/[3][4]

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/

***https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/comments/1gtng0t/pockit%5C_never%5C_dies%5C_a%5C_new%5C_chapter%5C_is%5C_starting%5C_soon/[5]***[6]

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/comments/1gtng0t/pockit%5C_never%5C_dies%5C_a%5C_new%5C_chapter%5C_is%5C_starting%5C_soon/

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/PockitCE/comments/1gtng0t/pockit_never_dies_a_new_chapter_is_starting_soon/

Comment by Frequent_Aide_9510 at 23/11/2024 at 18:20 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Ok guys, many people have been trying to find out what happened to the pockit dev, and many might revive the project

Comment by rodeli at 09/03/2022 at 22:36 UTC

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Would love to contribute and purchase this. Really excited for many of it's use cases for me aside from tinkering.

Comment by 1stitchintime at 10/03/2022 at 04:17 UTC

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This is a fantastic idea and great to see it coming to life!!

Comment by Cute_Principle81 at 08/10/2022 at 09:04 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

its fall

Comment by Cute_Principle81 at 06/03/2023 at 21:57 UTC

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No two Pockits are the same. There are one septillion two hundred sixty-eight sextillion two hundred forty-one quintillion eight hundred quadrillion block combos.

Comment by MetaMysteries8 at 07/10/2024 at 02:22 UTC

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u/Solder_Man

If this project still exists, please respond :(

I want to see this project out! I'm excited!

I hope you see this, and if you did, I hope your day is well.

Comment by Due_Acanthisitta_575 at 14/11/2024 at 12:16 UTC

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Any 1 up to make a copy of this project, I am but may need some help. u/Frequent_Aide_9510 u/MetaMysteries8 u/Brief-Independence93 u/Thesuper997

Comment by jppboi at 30/04/2020 at 21:46 UTC

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I know this sounds stupid, but what is the end goal? A modular phone? A learning kit?

Comment by Solder_Man at 01/05/2020 at 02:18 UTC

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It's a good, important question. Pockit aims to be a programmable, flexible device. The user would start with a Pockit Core (the motherboard, with a choice of processor depending on your desired computational power: Atmega, STM32, RaspberryPi). And then add in any combination of Blocks you want at any point, to set the customized features needed for your specific use-case.

So, the system can be used for learning, but equally well for applications. From the beginning, one of the central principles is that a project should be real-world deployable once you make it, and not just a bunch of wires and breadboards in a plastic lunch box.

What kind of applications are you thinking of?

Comment by jppboi at 01/05/2020 at 21:42 UTC

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No I'm just wondering

Comment by justintannerb at 03/05/2020 at 07:23 UTC

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Is this going to be an open source project where others can create more Pockit modules to integrate with what you've already made?

Comment by Solder_Man at 03/05/2020 at 10:09 UTC

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While there are nearly 30 different Blocks, I feel that community-made Blocks will be *vital* to make the ecosystem complete. I'm imagining a situation where, no matter which feature you need, "there is a Block for that".

I'm working on how to open up the methodology (and software) enough so that you can make your own Blocks but at the same time prevent some big manufacturer coming in to swoop up the concept and sell a variation as their own, before Pockit even makes it into people's hands.

Comment by justintannerb at 03/05/2020 at 20:52 UTC

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I'm really glad to hear that! I love the concept that you have come up with and would love to help create new blocks.

Comment by Solder_Man at 03/05/2020 at 22:28 UTC

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Good to hear. Will be be putting together a beta-list in the coming month or two. I can keep you in mind. Which software do you use for PCB design?

Comment by justintannerb at 04/05/2020 at 06:10 UTC

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I actually haven't had any experience doing PCB design yet due to still being in college for EE but I'd love the opportunity to learn. Is there an open source or free PCB design software that I could start using? Or what do you use?

Comment by The_Inovator at 13/08/2020 at 11:31 UTC

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I just came across this amazing project and tried to take a look towards it. The creator of this instrument is highly creative person. OI loved the Idea. Hats of Sir. Can u make a simplified tutorial for the same. Its a humble request for a student from India.

Comment by Solder_Man at 03/01/2022 at 22:18 UTC

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u/justintannerb: I use three softwares (EAGLE, Altium, and KiCAD). KiCAD is great and open-source; you can start with that. There should be tons of tutorials for it on YouTube.

Comment by Solder_Man at 03/01/2022 at 22:19 UTC

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u/SpoonMasterLikesYPY: It's always been alive (and growing); I'm sorry for my late replies here, as I've been extremely occupied with the circuit design and coding aspects. Check out the newest update I posted on the subreddit!

Comment by Solder_Man at 10/03/2022 at 20:43 UTC

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Welcome to the group!

Comment by Solder_Man at 30/03/2022 at 12:12 UTC

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Great questions + comments everyone (replied to all of them AFAIK). Helped me think through a lot of the project aspects. Keep 'em coming.