PiKVM V2 Pi zero case toolless

My recommended use case for this is an easy monitor solution for a headless device having issues. This is way smaller, lighter, and easier than lugging a monitor over to a NAS in a closet only to sit on the floor to figure out why it hasn't booted. If you need something permanent, I would recommend at least using a Pi 4 as it has ethernet and better capabilities. See my first 3d model (or at least the first one I uploaded) for that!

A toolless (minus the 3d printer of course) case for a PiKVM V2 based on a Pi zero 2w

Parts list: 

• Raspberry pi zero 2w (or zero w, but that is not recommended)
• Waveshare H100 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TR7R6RL (link pulled from PiKVM DIY guide https://docs.pikvm.org/v2/#required-parts )
• Cable to connect the two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RW9K13 (Also pulled from the DIY guide, I used the shortest one in this kit)
• All the other bits for the pi of course, power supply, microsd card, hdmi cable, and micro USB WITH DATA (At one point I had 5 micro USB cables sitting on my desk, and somehow only ONE had data lines)

Print settings:

• I printed this out of Polymaker PETG-ESD*, I HIGHLY recommend you print out of something else first, as that is like 4x as expensive as basic PLA/PETG. (*WARNING PETG-ESD contains carbon nanotubes, some of which could become airborne during printing and handling, I do not recommend this anymore)
• I printed this on an Ender 3 s1 with some mods and klipper, print is quite fast as it is small and uses very little filament
• Hardened steel nozzle, PETG-ESD is highly filled with carbon nanotubes to get the light conductivity. This also makes it quite brittle which is why I later recommend being careful when pressing the two pieces together. (If this filament works with the plastic clips, most should given how brittle it is)
• 270 Celsius at 60mm/s print speed, (just set the print speed and let cura do the rest) except first layer speed, I set that to 15mm/s.
• I left the fan off except for bridges (cura experimental settings “enable bridge settings” This may not be experimental anymore, I need to update cura…)
• No supports

The case itself is pretty easy to put together. 

1. Attach the Pi and the HDMI adapter. 
2. Take the part labeled “Base” and put the HDMI adapter on the pins.
3. Put the spacer on top of the HDMI adapter
4. Place the Pi Zero on top of the spacer and be sure it sits in its pins. The open end goes towards the HDMI port.
   Before the next step, be sure the microsd card is OUT of the pi, as you will have to press the two parts of the case together and the microsd card is in the way.
5. Take the non port end of the case (the side of the case opposite the HDMI and microsd card port, and slot it into the groove in the back
6. Press the two halves of the case together wiggling side to side a bit to be sure the back is fully seated and not going to put undo stress on the clip.
7. Now you can put the microsd card back in the device. (Be sure to set up wifi on it first, link below)

The port for combined power and data is the one with triangle icons above it. I couldn't find a good guide to link to for pre-configured wireless, so here are the steps:

1. Flash the PiKVM v2 image to the micro sd card however you normally would (I normally just use rufus, but there are easier tools out there)
2. Open disk management, and look for the microsd card
3. Find the 256MB partition labeled (PIBOOT) for me it is the first partition, and I believe it has to be that being the boot partition
4. Right click it, and select “change drive letter and paths”
5. Hit the “add” button and select any letter and hit “ok”
6. Close out of all of that, and open that volume in file explorer
7. Edit the file “pikvm.txt”
8. Add the following two lines, replacing the SSID and password appropriately of course
   1. WIFI_ESSID='mynet'
   2. WIFI_PASSWD='p@s$$w0rd'

As long as you are within range of wireless, it is pretty much plug and play now! You will have to find the IP address, I recommend setting up a reserved IP on your gateway once you have.

See the attached txt file for some additional setup and useful commands to keep your PiKVM up to date.

Don't forget to support the PiKVM dev team! 

https://www.patreon.com/pikvm

https://pikvm.org/buy/