Mecha Comet

Programmable handheld computer designed
to break all barriers.

The basics

Multimedia

3.4" IPS, Touch

5MP Camera, AF

Dual Microphone

HD Speaker

Bright display with capacitive touch for all your apps and games paired with an integrated camera and high-definition audio.

M.2 PCle

Inbuilt M.2 PCIe extension for extending onboard storage and AI accelerators.

NVMe SSD

Google coral

Input & Output

Rich set of digital interfaces available via 40 pogo pins for all your IO needs. Use our PiGPIO and MikroeGPIO extensions to support available PI Hats or Mikroebus Clicks.

Onboard RTC external battery.

1x USB

2x UART

4x ADC

1x RTC

2x I2C

1x SPI

2x PWM

48-pin I/O

Security

Hardware security store for securing crypto keys - asymmetric, symmetric isolated from the onboard storage or SOC.

Accelerated cryptography for faster crypto operations.

Crypto store

Crypto accelarator

Power

The Comet has a replace-able LiPo battery with 3000 mAh juice. Use any 5V type-C charger that can supply ~2A.

The device runs 5 hours on active usage, and standby for 7 days.

Type-C, 3000 mAh Juice

It goes beyond the layers

SPECIFICATIONS

Dive in the details

Data Sheet

Operating System

Mechanix OS (Linux, Kernel 6.1)

CPU

1.8 GHz Quad Arm Cortex-A53 (64-Bit)

Memory

4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32 GB Flash

Wireless

2.4 GHz/5.0 GHz 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0

Display

3.4" IPS LED Display, Capacitive Touch

Camera

5 Megapixel, with Auto-Focus

Audio

2x Digital HD Mic, HD Speaker

Power

3000 mAh Battery, Type-C 5V 3A

Ports

1x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 2.0

Peripherals

Gyroscope, RTC, ADC

SOFTWARE

Now let's talk firmware

The Comet-M is powered by Linux, flavoured with our custom distro - Mechanix.  The bootloader, kernel and rootfs is open-source and you are welcome to customize for yourself and others.

GUI fresh out of the oven

Github

The Mechanix Shell is our open-source shell running on Wayland, uniquely designed for small-screen devices.

Add-ons assemble!

The Comet supports open-source extensions via its 40-pin pogo pins snapped magnetically.

GPIO with 40+12 pins

Wear your tinkering hats with standard 40 pin + additional 12 pins for your IO needs.

Gamepad

Plug and play USB gamepad for retro gaming and emulation on your Comet.

Keyboard with 46-key layout

Like you we miss a physical keyboard from the PDA days too!.

Build your own!

Get access to our 3D files, reference designs and kits to quickly build your own extensions.

App ecosystem

Join the vibrant and growing Linux open-source apps ecosystem by accessing the packages offered by Debian and Flatpak. 

You can also use Docker run containers (even with GUI).

Build with tools you already know

With Mecha we want you to build
with the tools and languages you
already know.

Project Schedule

The Mecha Comet will be launched on Kickstarter in Jan 2025

Comet on

Kickstarter!

Mecha Comet will be available for pre-order from Jan 2025

Avail up to 25% discount on our standard rates when you pre-order on launch date

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