#galacticunicorn — Public Fediverse posts

These are great for mounting a #pimoroni #galacticunicorn in a shadowbox

Reclaimed my #pimoroni #galacticUnicorn that had been in a drawer for a while - and excited to find some example code that interfaced with a sensor which has been sitting in a drawer for even longer. Neat!

Long story short: I opened some windows 😄

Life goal: I'd like to get all my neglected Pi boards doing *something* useful on the network. Coordinated if possible.

Thx: @jankmammal @gadgetoid!

Reclaimed my #pimoroni #galacticUnicorn that had been in a drawer for a while - and excited to find some example code that interfaced with a sensor which has been sitting in a drawer for even longer. Neat!

Long story short: I opened some windows 😄

Life goal: I'd like to get all my neglected Pi boards doing *something* useful on the network. Coordinated if possible.

Thx: @jankmammal @gadgetoid!

Hi,

Is anybody using my #GuWeatherClock?

I would love to see some pictures of it in use!

https://github.com/vwillcox/GU_WeatherClock
#GitHub #GalacticUnicorn

I've made some late changes to the code: https://github.com/vwillcox/GU_WeatherClock

You can now use the LUX + and - keys to change the brigtness.

The API_KEY is moved to secrets.py to stop me accidentally uploading my API KEY

should have done this sooner!

#RaspberryPi #PiPico #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn #Weather #GitHub #FOSS

To try and make using my #GalaticUnicorn weather clock easier, I have moved it to a full #GitHub Repo

https://github.com/vwillcox/GU_WeatherClock

Instructions are included on the page for your assistance.

#Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn #RGB #Weather #Display #Python #Code #colourful #Good #RaspberryPi #Pico #RP2040 #PicoW

This is a working example of my code in action.
#Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn #RGB #Weather #Display #Python #Code #colourful #Good #RaspberryPi #Pico #RP2040 #PicoW

Finally felt like getting my code on this evening.

My #GalacticUnicorn Date and weather code needed some work.

https://gist.github.com/vwillcox/63a8f640991eab5095373eb535777c49

Now it correct time sync's and has some output on display to show if it is connected to wifi or not.

I may tweak it again.

#RaspberryPi #PiPico #Pimoroni #Code #Gist #weather #FOSS

Well that all ended up a bigger project than intended, but finally releasing my #GalacticUnicorn clock, which includes a mounted drive so you can configure your WiFi details.

Still more things to add, but overall a fun exploration of the #PicoW C SDK.

https://github.com/ahnlak/uniclock

My #GalacticUnicorn #Weather #Clock has full icons!

I found some CC icons that convert well into my needs!

https://www.dovora.com/resources/weather-icons/

You can find the converted and rename set here!

https://talktech.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/weather.7z

#PicoW #Pimoroni @gadgetoid @Ryanteck @[email protected]

@[email protected] I don't know if you got further in this quest, but in case you didn't see it, @gadgetoid has written a bluetooth audio graphic equaliser example on the #GalacticUnicorn recently, which might do almost what you need.

@woodpunk I don't know if you got further in this quest, but in case you didn't see it, @gadgetoid has written a bluetooth audio graphic equaliser example on the #GalacticUnicorn recently, which might do almost what you need.

@gadgetoid just installed the current #Blunicorn firmware to my #GalacticUnicorn - WOW the responsiveness is amazing. Now to find a way to get a better speaker on to it so it's not missing base!

Amazing work!

Raspberry Pi Picow Galactic Unicorn Weather and Clock display
For the past month or so I've been working on a weather display that uses the amazing Galactic Unicorn LED Matrix from the Pirates at Pimoroni. This board has a Raspberry Pi Pico W onboard on the back along with a speaker, several user-controllable button
https://talktech.info/2023/02/28/raspberry-pi-picow-galactic-unicorn-weather-and-clock-display/
#MyProjects #Projects #clock #GalacticUnicorn #Pimoroni #python #time #weather

Raspberry Pi Picow Galactic Unicorn Weather and Clock display
For the past month or so I've been working on a weather display that uses the amazing Galactic Unicorn LED Matrix from the Pirates at Pimoroni. This board has a Raspberry Pi Pico W onboard on the back along with a speaker, several user-controllable button
https://talktech.info/2023/02/28/raspberry-pi-picow-galactic-unicorn-weather-and-clock-display/
#MyProjects #Projects #clock #GalacticUnicorn #Pimoroni #python #time #weather

For the past month or so I’ve been working on a weather display that uses the amazing Galactic Unicorn LED Matrix from the Pirates at Pimoroni. This board has a Raspberry Pi Pico W onboard on the back along with a speaker, several user-controllable buttons, battery connection and some Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connectors.

Around the...

https://talktech.info/2023/02/28/raspberry-pi-picow-galactic-unicorn-weather-and-clock-display/

Nearly done with the code for my #GalacticUnicorn #Weather display!

Runs without much issue now!

Just got to finish coming up with the images/icons!

Look out for a post tomorrow with the beta code and the images I am using.

Need to work on the attributions for all the images :( Most are modified, but credit where credit is due!

#picow #raspberrypi #microphython

My @pimoroni #galacticunicorn Weather display is taking more shape.

I have added a clock to the right of the display and am using threads so I can call the Weather only every 120 seconds but keep the clock updated more frequently!

Got a slight glitch that some of the background goes white after a period of time!

#weather #micropython #picow

https://gist.github.com/vwillcox/63a8f640991eab5095373eb535777c49

My @pimoroni #galacticunicorn Weather display is taking more shape.

I have added a clock to the right of the display and am using threads so I can call the Weather only every 120 seconds but keep the clock updated more frequently!

Got a slight glitch that some of the background goes white after a period of time!

#weather #micropython #picow

https://gist.github.com/vwillcox/63a8f640991eab5095373eb535777c49

I have not yet finished this, but wanted to show what I have been up too.

This is a very early pre-alpha script.

Thoughts?

#weather #pimoroni #galacticunicorn #microphython
#raspberrypi
#picow
https://gist.github.com/vwillcox/28922a62ee4bf28cee599b9e44d29b3d

I'm working on a #pimoroni #galacticunicorn #weather display.

I've been busy converting images so they fit and look good

Having failed at getting #Micropython to control #GalacticUnicorn and failed to get it to work reliably on an #ESP32C3, today I have failed to get it working on a WEMOS D1 #ESP8266 - mpremote just hangs when I try to connect to it :(

Having failed at getting #Micropython to control #GalacticUnicorn and failed to get it to work reliably on an #ESP32C3, today I have failed to get it working on a WEMOS D1 #ESP8266 - mpremote just hangs when I try to connect to it :(

#joinin - set my #GalacticUnicorn colour using Cheerligts! Any color you want from the list!

@andy_warb @embedded_geek @circuitpython support for the #GalacticUnicorn and the all in one Esp32-C3 5x5 RGB led board

@andy_warb @embedded_geek @circuitpython support for the #GalacticUnicorn and the all in one Esp32-C3 5x5 RGB led board

Tonight's progress on my animations example on the #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn (on loan from @cymplecy ). Changed the delay code in the main loop so button clicks are detected faster. Added many options and improved the graphics primitives to be persistent. #LEDs #maker
Code in my github (link in bio)

Tonight's progress on my animations example on the #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn (on loan from @cymplecy ). Changed the delay code in the main loop so button clicks are detected faster. Added many options and improved the graphics primitives to be persistent. #LEDs #maker
Code in my github (link in bio)

Achievement Unlocked: First custom firmware build!

A small hack of the existing #GalacticUnicorn base functions to directly expose set_pixel(x, y, r, g, b), instead of having to set_pen(create_pen(r, g, b)); pixel(x, y).
Builds and works, but flickers exactly like I didn't expect. There must be some timing sync going on that I haven't spotted!

When I've solved, I might try adding a blitRect function to directly pass RGB values - to lower the function and data wrangling overheads even further.

Achievement Unlocked: First custom firmware build!

A small hack of the existing #GalacticUnicorn base functions to directly expose set_pixel(x, y, r, g, b), instead of having to set_pen(create_pen(r, g, b)); pixel(x, y).
Builds and works, but flickers exactly like I didn't expect. There must be some timing sync going on that I haven't spotted!

When I've solved, I might try adding a blitRect function to directly pass RGB values - to lower the function and data wrangling overheads even further.

@cymplecy Seen this? #Tetris on the #GalacticUnicorn

https://twitter.com/disq/status/1600639655652868097

https://github.com/disq/galactic_tetris

I flippin love coloured lights! ♥️💚💙
Here's the scrolly message code so far.
Please applaud the kerning.
The #GalacticUnicorn is a hunk of fun to play with. The #PicoGraphics interface seems very suboptimal for pixel work. Lots of set_pen(create_pen(...)) calls. And I've got a feeling there are errant pixels - hard to pick up IRL but I think they're in the video.
That's enough for now!
#Pimoroni #RaspberryPi #LEDs #CreativeCoding

I flippin love coloured lights! ♥️💚💙
Here's the scrolly message code so far.
Please applaud the kerning.
The #GalacticUnicorn is a hunk of fun to play with. The #PicoGraphics interface seems very suboptimal for pixel work. Lots of set_pen(create_pen(...)) calls. And I've got a feeling there are errant pixels - hard to pick up IRL but I think they're in the video.
That's enough for now!
#Pimoroni #RaspberryPi #LEDs #CreativeCoding

Well, that'll do for a basic sprite routine, I suppose.
I think you see where I'm headed, even if my pixel art is programmer art 🙃
#GalacticUnicorn #RaspberryPi #Pixels #LEDs

Well, that'll do for a basic sprite routine, I suppose.
I think you see where I'm headed, even if my pixel art is programmer art 🙃
#GalacticUnicorn #RaspberryPi #Pixels #LEDs

Pretty plasma, but a few math.sin operations per pixel whacks the frame rate.
I've not used Lookup Tables since I was a game programmer.

To the LUTmobile!
#GalacticUnicorn

Pretty plasma, but a few math.sin operations per pixel whacks the frame rate.
I've not used Lookup Tables since I was a game programmer.

To the LUTmobile!
#GalacticUnicorn

#GalacticUnicorn arrived! #Pimoroni packaging is just beautiful. Looking forward to lighting up those ♥️💚💙s

#GalacticUnicorn arrived! #Pimoroni packaging is just beautiful. Looking forward to lighting up those ♥️💚💙s

@cymplecy Latest developments
#GalacticUnicorn

Shiny thing alert!
#Pimoroni have a substantial sale on at the moment, including the very new #RaspberryPi powered #GalacticUnicorn, which has just come back in stock...
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/galactic-unicorn?variant=40057440960595
#RasPi #CreativeCoding

This has been running for 4 days straight now without dropping a colour. The code for the #GalacticUnicorn version, and a version using a PicoW and a Neopixel strip are now uploaded to the #micropython folder in my repo at https://github.com/Footleg/rpi-pico

Tracking every change in #cheerlights colours has proved to be a more challenging problem than it first appeared. My #MQTT on #micropython example for the #pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn has kept up for 2 days now, and still going. Note the repeating patterns when some bots cycle the colours on repeat.

I can’t stop playing with my #pimoroni #raspberryPi #picow #galacticUnicorn . I’ve now added a clock and animated the background. This board is a ton of fun (and serving a useful function!)

@andy_warb what metric is it displaying? and is your code available anywhere? I have a #galacticunicorn too and I'm looking for new things to do with I!

I made my #pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn countdown timer prettier with an outline on the text and a rather dodgy implementation for a background gradient. Powered by the awesome @Raspberry_Pi #PicoW

Today's break from meetings and writing to-do lists was playing with the #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn that was in my mailbag a few days ago. So pretty! 🤩 #RaspberryPi #PicoW #RP2040

Time to break out my newest #project, a #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn! It's an RP2040 powered LED matrix that should look really cool on the wall. I've got a couple of ideas for apps for it and I'll 3D print a case as well.

@cymplecy I ran into the issue with Thonny not working with downloading the uMQTT library, but at it is just one py file which I had on my PC already I just copied that to the PicoW. I also found that the #GalacticUnicorn micropython uf2 file was an older version that didn't support my bytearray to hex conversion, but the #Pimoroni cheerlights example had a hex_to_rgb function which takes the 6 char hex str 'h' and converts it as folows:
r, g, b = (int(h[i:i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))

Anyone know if #Pimoroni #GalacticUnicorn is known to work with jpgs using jpegdec?

Too sick to work today, too bored to do nothing. Seems like a perfect time to play with my #galacticunicorn !

Step 1: hello world - complete!

So Invisible lasers and mirrors aren’t great friends. The noise was from a mirror next to me 🤦‍♂️ Works much better now, can see my hand and thumb in the 8x8 grid. #GalacticUnicorn #Pimoroni #vl53l5cx

In case anyone searching needs to know about #Pimoroni firmware, and how to make your own custom #GalacticUnicorn uf2, there's a quick writeup here

https://medium.com/@iestynlloyd/galactic-unicorns-and-custom-pimoroni-pico-firmware-38dd7c5913b8