MSG Cyberdeck - Software

Last updated Sun Dec 3, 2023

This section will cover the software I used to develop the msg as well the software you may want to use to get started with it.

This video shows how to switch between the Windows 10 in the NUC and the Debian Linux distro in the Raspberry Pi 4

Development Software:

TinkerCad - I started with TinkerCad, and I would recommend it to anyone getting started with 3D design with not background on.. well.. anything related to 3D design.

Fusion 360 - after about ½ year toying with TinkerCad I moved the project to Fusion 360 and continued there, it is really the natural step once you get comfortable with the basics

TinkerCad is free, and I only used the free / hobbyst version of Fusion 360, which is more than enough to develop things like this

3D STL Files (Thingiverse)

Operating Software:

Python file to run the eInk screen. I may add a how to to make it load on startup.