I ordered many of the components from AliExpress. Make sure to double-check that you're ordering the correct item.
- BigTreeTech Pad 5
- Raspberry Pi CM4
- Arduino Nano V3.0
5 V
3 A
step down converter like this- USB-C 2S battery charger/BMS like this
- BlueTooth mini keyboard like this (needs modding, see build guide)
- 2x 18650 battery. They must be capable of charging with a current of at least
1.5 A
. For example:US18650VTC6
- 4x Spring steel 18650 leaf spring battery contact like this this
- 50x M2 heat insert nut (
2 mm
high,3.2 mm
wide) (you don't need 50, but you might need more than a single set in case of a failed print) - 10x M1.4 2mm self-tapping screw (it's best to get a set with various sizes, because printing tolerances vary)
- A set of watch maker screws of various sizes (M1.0, M1.2, M1.4, etc.)
- 4x M2.5 4mm (button or flat head) for Pad 5 mounting (there are cheap sets with M2-M2.5-M3 screws out there)
- 2006 5V fan (
20 x 6 mm
) - Electrical wire: 24 AWG for power and 28 AWG for silicon. (silicon, not plastic)
- SS12F15 mini slide switch
- Resistors: 1x
2.2M Ohm
, 1x3.9M Ohm
- Electronic switch control board (see below)
- Experiment PCB
- (optional) Elastic jewelry wire, 1mm, transparent ('optical fiber' to wire USB charger LEDs to case)
- (optional) JST-SH male and female plugs (for easy detaching I2C wires during development)
- A soldering iron with a long and thin tip to reach the bottom of the Pi header on the PCB. I used a TS100 C1 tip.
- Other soldering gear, 3D printer (or use a 3D printer service online).
I used a module that you can find on AliExpress/Amazon. The module itself is too large, so it needed to be transplanted onto an experiment board. You could either buy such a module and transplant the components, or you can buy the components individually.
Check the assembly guide for the schematics.