Raspberry Pi case lid for 3x7cm prototype PCB

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Yet another Raspberry Pi top case designed to work with the ubiquitous 0110-M-P RasPi VESA case, but directly remixed from the Alternate top case for Raspberry Pi with Razberry Z-wave module as that has a solid top surface. I wanted to have a case lid for my raspi to which I could attach one of my PCB prototype boards without going so far as to getting a complete hat as I only needed a couple pins connected. I needed the solid top surface, and had to raise the overall case top 5mm to get clearance for the DuPont connectors inside the case. For my particular use, I've got three rows of female DuPont header with all the pins on each soldered together and a 4.7k resistor between two - I then connect these to the raspi on 3v3, GND, and GPIO 4, which allows me to plug in DS18B20 temperature sensors which have been soldered to 1x3 DuPont male connectors. It's a compact and efficient way to hook up multiple DS18B20 sensors. kinda like three rows of a breadboard. In the first photo you can see I've got three sensors connected - one directly (although the connection is a bit hit or miss without the proper connector) and two on the end of cables - one is a DIY cable and the other is a store-bought waterproof DS18B20. The last photo shows the wiring underneath the lid with the PCB. One additional thing worth mentioning - during my searches I came across the Terminal Block Case which uses this awesome terminal block hat for the RasPi - it wasn't exactly what I needed for this project, but it makes connecting wiring to the raspi so wonderfully easy, I thought that it merited mention here, as it might turn out to be more useful to you than my design.