DIY INSTRUCTIONS - ORBIT PANEL 15

July 29, 2024

[Note: Thanks to the new Elgato button modules you no longer need to take apart a Steam Deck to make an Orbit Panel. Updated video coming soon]

REQUIRED PARTS:

Download STL file
Print Cover flat on front face
Print Wall Plate on angle with back corner and edge of front plate
This allows printing without any supports.

You can also print the wall plate flat on its back, using supports for the overhanging plate. This may be easier for your printer to achieve, but will take more space, time, and filament.

Attach Qty 4- 9mm long 2.5mm standoffs to top of POE Hat
Remove Qty 4- 4mm long 2.5mm standoffs from the bottom of the POE hat and replace them with 2.5mm screws. (It is helpful to remove then replace 1 or 2 at a time, rather than removing all 4 and having to line everything up again to put the screws in)
Use the 4mm standoffs you just removed to attach the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to the top of the POE Hat.

Line up the ports on the electronics assembly with ports in the Orbit Panel Wall Plate.
Slide the assembled Pi and Hat into Orit Panel Wall Plate.
Use Qty 3- 2.5mm screws to attach electronics assembly to Orbit Panel Wall Plate
Insert button module into Orbit Panel Wall Plate.
It is not symmetrical. Make sure the USB-C port lines up with its hole in the wall plate, and buttons are centered.
Connect USB cable from USB C port to USB A port on back of Orbit Panel Wall Plate.