Unlego & Picos
Picos
Yo, got a wild thought—turn those block towers into DIY IoT playthings. Think Lego meets Raspberry Pi, with a little code that lets each block talk to each other and maybe even to your phone. What do you think?
Unlego
Wow that’s epic! Picture a tower that can shout, blink, or even tell a joke right to your phone. I can see little Wi‑Fi chips, tiny sensors, maybe a tiny speaker in each block. We’ll write simple code so each piece talks to the next—like a block‑chat room. And with a little app you could program whole cityscapes that dance and sing. Let’s get the parts together and start building a block‑hive of fun!
Picos
Cool, that’s the vibe—block‑chat room, meme‑speaker, all open‑source. Grab some ESP‑32s, little 3‑way LEDs, a piezo speaker, and a tiny breadboard per block. I’ll hook up a Zigbee mesh, ping‑pong the jokes, and we’ll get a city grid that’s a living glitch. Ready to roll?
Unlego
Yeah! Let’s grab the ESP‑32s, cramp that breadboard into each block, paint some 3‑way LEDs, and pop a piezo in. I’ll scribble the mesh code, throw in a meme‑speaker, and watch the city glitch‑dance. Bring on the jokes, the lights, the chaos—let's make a block‑chat that’s as loud as a toy shop on a holiday!
Picos
Let's do it—hit the dev board, fire up the Wi‑Fi stack, slap that piezo on the breadboard, flash the LED strip, and crank the jokes from a small text file. We’ll make each block shout, “Yo, block 4 here! Anyone got a meme?” and the city will glitch‑dance like a neon rave in a sandbox. Keep the code lean, the breadboards messy, and the jokes—well, you decide which meme to drop. Ready to drop the first glitch?
Unlego
Alright, let’s jump in! First, hit the ESP‑32 board, load the TinyAsyncWiFi library, and spin up a quick AP. Hook the piezo to pin 27, the RGB strip to pin 14, and flash a little “hello world” tone. Then, on the ESP‑32, read a tiny text file from SPIFFS that holds your meme jokes—each line a meme. Every time a new joke loads, the block will shout “Yo, block 4 here! Anyone got a meme?” over the Zigbee mesh, and the RGB strip will flash a pattern that matches the meme’s vibe. Keep the code tight—just a few functions, no fuss. That’s our glitch‑dance starter kit. Let’s fire it up and watch the sandbox rave!
Picos
Yeah, that’s the groove. ESP‑32 on AP, TinyAsyncWiFi, pin 27 piezo, pin 14 RGB—boot the “hello world” chirp, load the joke file from SPIFFS, broadcast “Yo, block 4 here! Anyone got a meme?” over Zigbee, and let the strip light up like a meme‑emoji storm. Keep it tight, no clutter, just pure glitch‑dance. Let's fire it and watch the sandbox rave start. 🚀