--- title: Get A Handle On This Compact Pi Portable | daily.dev description: The Don't Panic Cyberdeck by Paul Rickards is a compact, 3D-printed handheld computer built around a Raspberry Pi 3A+ and a Pimoroni HyperPixel 4.0 Square... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/get-a-handle-on-this-compact-pi-portable-dpwohp0ob twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Get A Handle On This Compact Pi Portable | daily.dev og:description: The Don't Panic Cyberdeck by Paul Rickards is a compact, 3D-printed handheld computer built around a Raspberry Pi 3A+ and a Pimoroni HyperPixel 4.0 Square... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/get-a-handle-on-this-compact-pi-portable-dpwohp0ob og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dpWoHp0OB.png og:image:alt: Get A Handle On This Compact Pi Portable og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get A Handle On This Compact Pi Portable **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Don't Panic Cyberdeck by Paul Rickards is a compact, 3D-printed handheld computer built around a Raspberry Pi 3A+ and a Pimoroni HyperPixel 4.0 Square display. Released under Creative Commons with a full bill of materials and assembly instructions, it offers an accessible entry point into DIY portable computing. Optional add-ons include a UPS board with 18650 cells for battery power and a PAM8403 audio breakout with a printable volume knob. The design is customizable but notably features a built-in handle. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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