Hardware Casing for Nodes (2020)

Deprecated / shelved! Current lasercut case is in main repo

Constraints

nodes can vanish, wander
- fixate
- keep inconspicuous (under desk an option?), make it look official / blend in
nodes can spook new people in the same office
- must look professional, official
- be transparent about the function (inform current people in office, but also use sticker to provide a FAQ-Website
must support cooling (direct sunlight, proximity to radiator)
- convectional cooling would be the easiest
must contain
- BBone with shepherd Cape (75 x 55 x 25 mm)
- POE-Converter (81 x 55 x 25 mm)
- Target nodes (20 x 30 x 4 mm) - orthogonal on capelet or in direction of longest edge of capelet)
- < 20 cm Network cable
- power-connection
- USB-Stick (45 x 20 x 9 mm)
- opening for one RJ-45-Socket
must be transparent to RF
input Marco:
- open and transparent is fine and wanted (!)
- boxy is ok
- preferable hard mounted to the wall with just one cable attached

3d-Printing
- flexible and custom case
- way to expensive for 30 Nodes
Casing in laser-acrylic or plywood
- solid, custom
- may look also unprofessional, like a building kit
- design without screws ⇾ https://hackaday.com/2013/02/27/acrylic-enclosures-use-integrated-clips-to-do-away-with-fasteners/
off-the-shelf case with custom front
- can look professional
- you have to take what the market offers
- way around custom front is: just include an opening for the cable with a gasket (or right there where two halves meet)