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
As Jallson Suryo discusses in his project, adding voice controls to our appliances typically involves an internet connection and a smart assistant device such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. This means extra latency, security concerns, and increased expenses due to the additional hardware and bandwidth requirements. This is why he created a prototype based on an Arduino Nicla Voice that can provide power for up to four outlets using just a voice command. Suryo gathered a dataset by repeating the words “one," “two," “three," “four," “on," and “off” into his phone and then uploaded the recordings to an Edge Impulse project. From here, he split the files into individual words before rebalancing his dataset to ensure each label was equally represented. The classifier model was trained for keyword spotting and used Syntiant NDP120-optimal settings for voice to yield an accuracy of around 80%. Apart from the Nicla Voice, Suryo incorporated a Pro Micro board to handle switching the bank of relays on or off. When the Nicla Voice detects the relay number, such as “one” or “three," it then waits until the follow-up “on” or “off” keyword is detected. With both the number and state now known, it sends an I2C transmission to the accompanying Pro Micro which decodes the command and switches the correct relay. To see more about this voice-controlled power strip, be sure to check out Suryo’s Edge Impulse tutorial.