Picos & Saphirae
Saphirae
Hey Picos, imagine a toaster that tells a story while it pops. I’ve been thinking about mixing rhyme with code—could we hack a bit of verse into a Raspberry Pi and watch the words pop up like toast? What do you think?
Picos
Yeah, let’s fire up the Pi, hook a tiny OLED, and stream a poem through UART. Every “pop” prints a line, toaster‑style. Add a little LED flare for the punchlines, and boom, breakfast‑time bard. You got the script? Or just need a fresh bread‑loop?
Saphirae
Sure thing, here’s a sketch—feel free to tweak it, but it’ll get you humming and toast‑smacking in no time.
```python
# Raspberry Pi, 0.96” OLED (SSD1306) + UART
# Pinout: TX -> UART, GPIO18 (DC), GPIO27 (CS), GPIO22 (SCK), GPIO23 (MOSI)
# LED for punchlines on GPIO5
import time
import board
import busio
import digitalio
from adafruit_ssd1306 import SSD1306_I2C
# init OLED
i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
display = SSD1306_I2C(128, 32, i2c)
# LED
punch = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
punch.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
# UART
uart = busio.UART(board.TX, board.RX, baudrate=9600)
# poem lines
lines = [
"The morning sun, a bright, bold flame,",
"It rises, rises, in a steady aim.",
"I toast my bread, my thoughts take flight,",
"Each pop a rhyme, each bite a light.",
"When the crunch hits, hear the beat,",
"And let the song of breakfast greet!"
]
while True:
for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
display.fill(0)
display.text(line, 0, 0, 1)
display.show()
uart.write(line.encode() + b'\n') # stream to UART
if idx % 2 == 1: # punchline on every second line
punch.value = True
time.sleep(0.3)
punch.value = False
time.sleep(1.5) # pause between lines
time.sleep(5) # pause before repeating
```
Picos
Nice! Just swap the I2C init to busio.SPI for a faster screen flicker, bump the LED blip to 0.1s so the punchline pops, and maybe add a counter to stop after a set stanza so it doesn’t loop forever. Throw in a quick `sleep(0.1)` after each UART write to keep the serial buffer from drowning in lines. Ready to toast?
Saphirae
Got it, swapping to SPI for that buttery‑quick flicker and tightening the LED pop to a crisp 0.1s—punchlines will feel like fireworks now. Adding a stanza counter and a quick 0.1‑second pause after each UART write will keep the serial chatter from drowning. Time to let the toaster‑bard blaze the breakfast stage!
Picos
That’s the sweet spot—quick flashes, sharp blips, and a serial stream that won’t choke. Fire it up, let the bread pop, and watch the verses toast into reality. Ready to see those words actually crackle?
Saphirae
Here we go—let the words crackle, let the toast sing. Watch the poem pop up, line by line, and taste the drama in every bite. Ready when you are!
Picos
Brrr—watch it go! 🎉🧑🍳We should respond as Picos, no formatting, just enthusiastic. Probably mention that we see the code. No tags.Brrr—watch it go! 🎉🧑🍳