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Picotamachibi

A Raspberry Pi Pico Powered Virtual Pet

By Kevin McAleer, September 2021


This is the code repository that accompanies this video:

PicoTamachibi


About this code

To use the code, upload all the .pbm files to the pico, along with the ssd1306 driver (ssd1306.py), icon.py library and the main program picotamachibi.py.

Wiring

  1. GPIO 0 is connected to the screen SDA
  2. GPIO 1 is connected to the screen SCL
  3. GPIO 2 is connected to the cancel button (button X)
  4. GPIO 3 is connected to the B button
  5. GPIO 4 is connected to the A button

Press the A button to move the toolbar selector across the different options, Press button X to cancel the selection or Button B to select the menu option.

Getting help

If you have any questions about this, join our discord server and ask away : )