Overview
CircuitPet is a DIY virtual pet similar to Tamagotchi. This gadget teaches about RTC (real-time clocks), microcomputers and other electronic components, TFT LCD displays, embedded programming, video game mechanics, coding in C++.
Like any other pet, you can play with it, take care of it, love it and help it grow!
Unlike other pets, you can take a break from CircuitPet. But even a digital pet can break down if you leave it without love for too long. Don't let your duckie rust!
Check-in every once in a while to make sure it has everything it needs to be happy.
No prior knowledge needed.
6 Pre–loaded Mini–games
- Collect XP with fun minigames
- Keep your pet happy
- Keep the rust away
- Level up your character
Tech specs
In the box, you will get:
- Main circuit board
- Acrylic casing
- Anyard
- Pushbuttons
- Metal bolts
- Brass spacers
- Black buttoncaps
- RGB LED
- Piezzo buzzer
- Li-Po Battery
- Female pin header
- Male pin header
- Display board
Get Inspired
An IoT Moisture sensor that sends moisture data from an Arduino Nano 33 IoT to the Arduino IoT Cloud
As climate change continues to worsen, events such as heavy rains, hurricanes, and atmospheric rivers have only intensified, and with them, large amounts of flooding that pose serious risks to life and property. Jude Pullen and Pete Milne, therefore, have responded by creating a "physical app" that can show the potential for flood dangers in real-time with sound, lights, and an ePaper display. The Arduino Nano 33 IoT powering the Flood Alert device sources its data from the UK Environmental Agency’s API to get statistics on an area’s latest risk level along with an extended description of what to expect. Initially, the electronics were mounted to a breadboard and housed within a cardboard enclosure, but a later revision moved everything to soldered protoboard, a 3D-printed case, and even added a piezoelectric buzzer to generate audible alerts. For now, the Flood Alert’s sole source of data is the aforementioned API, but Pullen hopes to expand his potential data sources to include “hyper-local” sensors that can all be aggregated and analyzed to give a much more precise view of flooding in a smaller area. To learn more about Flood Alert and its myriad applications to local communities and beyond, check out the original long read article’ is available at DesignSpark.
