Hello,
I am a new member to this forum having browsed as a guest for several weeks.
I have developed an interest in graphing calculators recently and am interested in having a go at creating one from a Raspberry Pi.
I was trawling the web in search of others who had done this, when I came upon this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJu1ij_Emlk
I was particularly excited about this, as it was similar to what I had in mind: A powerful, do it all calculator, in a nice neat 3D printed case. I would be able to spend a little more time making it neater and fitting proper buttons though, as this seems more like a prototype.
I don't like the idea of using the Linux command line as the only interface, so I did some research and found that Raspberry Pis have access to free version of Mathematica. This would require a full qwerty keyboard (and mouse?) to be effective though, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about operating systems (maybe just an emulator of an existing calc?) for the calc.
I am planning to use a resistive touchscreen, not entirely sure of dimensions yet.
Other then that, I haven't really thought about components so suggestions are welcome!
One thing to note is that I was hoping to spend less then $100 (excluding the Raspberry Pi).
I have limited experience with Raspberry Pis, so any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I am a new member to this forum having browsed as a guest for several weeks.
I have developed an interest in graphing calculators recently and am interested in having a go at creating one from a Raspberry Pi.
I was trawling the web in search of others who had done this, when I came upon this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJu1ij_Emlk
I was particularly excited about this, as it was similar to what I had in mind: A powerful, do it all calculator, in a nice neat 3D printed case. I would be able to spend a little more time making it neater and fitting proper buttons though, as this seems more like a prototype.
I don't like the idea of using the Linux command line as the only interface, so I did some research and found that Raspberry Pis have access to free version of Mathematica. This would require a full qwerty keyboard (and mouse?) to be effective though, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about operating systems (maybe just an emulator of an existing calc?) for the calc.
I am planning to use a resistive touchscreen, not entirely sure of dimensions yet.
Other then that, I haven't really thought about components so suggestions are welcome!
One thing to note is that I was hoping to spend less then $100 (excluding the Raspberry Pi).
I have limited experience with Raspberry Pis, so any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!