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The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the original Gameboy), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the OpenPandora.

Specifications

Case

Main article: Case

Polycarbonate case, 140 x 74 x 29 mm

Input Devices

Gaming controls (DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons)
Two accurate analog controls (Nubs) with push-button
QWERTY Keyboard with backlight
Touchscreen
Analog volume wheel

Internals

6000mAh Battery
720p 5" LCD Display (Interchangeable in the Future)
Vibration motor
Various sensors (accelerometer, gyro-sensor, etc.)
Three PCBs;

An interchangeable CPU-Board:

2 or 4GB RAM
Texas Instruments OMAP 5 SoC:

2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
2x ARM Cortex-M4
PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2 (see GPU)
Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator

32GB of eMMC flash for the preinstalled OS

A Mainboard where all peripherals connect
and a Displayboard which interfaces the display and the touchscreen to the hinge cable (which connects the case lid components to the Mainboard)

Connectivity

Integrated Wi-Fi 4 (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 4.1
Optional 3G/4G/UMTS Modem and GPS
Headset-Port
1x HDMI Video Out
USB ports, permitting many Peripherals to be connected:

2x Full-size USB 2.0 Host (one can be used as eSATA with a small Adapter)
1x Micro USB 3.0 OTG
1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)

Status LEDs

Storage

Main article: Storage

32GB Internal eMMC
1x Internal MicroSDHC slot
2x SDXC card slot (External, below the keyboard)
Optional SATA adaptor which connects to the blue USB 2.0 port and allows the connection of a SATA device such as an SSD (although another solution is needed to provide sufficient power to the drive)
As much USB storage as you can stuff in it

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-The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the Nintendo DS), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the [[OpenPandora]].
+[[Image:Pyra_Prototype.jpeg | right | 500px | thumb | First assembled Prototype, Part Mould based Case Parts and part 3d Printed Case Parts]]
+[[Image:Pyra.jpeg | right | 500px | thumb | Rendering]]
+The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the original Gameboy), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the [[OpenPandora]].
+== Specifications ==
+=== Case ===
+Main article: [[Case]]
+* Polycarbonate case, 140 x 74 x 29 mm
-== Hardware ==
 === Input Devices ===
-:-Gaming controls (DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons)
+* Gaming controls (DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons)
-:-Two accurate analog controls with push-button
+* Two accurate analog controls ([[Nubs]]) with push-button
-:-QWERTY keyboard with backlight
+* QWERTY [[Keyboard]] with backlight
-:-Touchscreen
+* [[Display|Touchscreen]]
-:-analog volume wheel
+* Analog volume wheel
 === Internals ===
-:-6000mAh Battery
+* 6000mAh [[Battery]]
-:-Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0
+* 720p 5" LCD [[Display]] (Interchangeable in the Future)
-:-Optional 3G/4G/UMTS and GPS
+* Vibration motor
-:-720p 5" LCD (Interchangeable in the Future)
+* Various [[Sensors|sensors]] (accelerometer, gyro-sensor, etc.)
-:-Vibration motor
+* Three PCBs;
-:-On an interchangeable CPU-Board:
+:* An interchangeable [[CPU-Board]]:
-::-Texas Instruments OMAP 5 SoC:
+::* 2 or 4GB [[RAM]]
-:::-2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
+::* Texas Instruments [[OMAP 5]] SoC:
-:::-2x ARM Cortex-M4
+:::* 2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
-:::-PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2
+:::* 2x ARM Cortex-M4
-:::-Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator
+:::* PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2 (see [[GPU]])
-::-2GB RAM
+:::* Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator
-:-Various sensors (accelerometer, gyro-sensor, etc.)
+::* 32GB of eMMC flash for the preinstalled OS
+:* A [[Mainboard]] where all [[Peripherals|peripherals]] connect
+:* and a [[Displayboard]] which interfaces the [[Display|display]] and the touchscreen to the hinge cable (which connects the case lid components to the [[Mainboard]])
 === Connectivity ===
-:-Headset-Port
+* Integrated [[WiFi|Wi-Fi]] 4 (802.11a/b/g/n) and [[Bluetooth]] 4.1
-:-1x HDMI Video Out
+* Optional 3G/4G/UMTS [[Modem]] and [[GPS]]
-:-Dual SDXC card slots
+* [[Audio|Headset-Port]]
-:-1x MicroSDHC Slot
+* 1x HDMI Video Out
-:-2x Full-size USB Host (one can be used as eSATA-with a small adaptor)
+* [[USB]] ports, permitting many [[Peripherals]] to be connected:
-:-1x Micro USB 3.0
+:* 2x Full-size USB 2.0 Host (one can be used as eSATA with a small [[ESATA_Adapter|Adapter]])
-:-1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)
+:* 1x Micro USB 3.0 OTG
+:* 1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)
+* Status [[LEDs]]
+=== Storage ===
+Main article: [[Storage]]
+* 32GB Internal eMMC
+* 1x Internal MicroSDHC slot
+* 2x SDXC card slot (External, below the keyboard)
+* Optional SATA adaptor which connects to the blue USB 2.0 port and allows the connection of a SATA device such as an SSD (although another solution is needed to provide sufficient power to the drive)
+* As much USB storage as you can stuff in it