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Pico 2 W Unicorn Reviews

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Stephan Skanta
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I'm very excited about Galactic Unicorn. It's by far one of the things I've enjoyed the most lately. Every single LED can be controlled and so I can let off steam completely freely. My son uses it to pimp his gaming setup and I use it daily as a real time clock. Just a cool piece!
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Posted 2 years ago
This board is incredible, so many applications are possible. It has a pico w on board so it's super flexible, WiFi and Bluetooth, even a little speaker. You can also connect two breakout boards with sensors and such. Incorporate data from the Internet and you've got yourself an info display with anything you desire to display! News, weather, sports scores, train times, anything! Epic LEDS from planet pimoroni! ‍
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Posted 2 years ago
Works brilliantly from Thonny. I was easily able to set up the WiFi to use #cheerlights that change colour with a Tweet. I also reprogrammed the Nostalgia Prompt to show my favourite computer I work on at The National Museum of Computing.
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Posted 2 years ago
Super impressive, bright LEDs and multiple programmable buttons, as well as a speaker, battery connector and JST-SH port significantly increase the utility of this versatile, stunning display!
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Posted 2 years ago
Wojciech Zaremba
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This is a great board with great potential. I was playing around with some graphics and texts, and this looks promising. Everything works smoothly, very quick responses. I have not tested the Wireless features but I expect this to work well. I have many ideas and not much time, but because the adoption rate is quick, you don't need a lot of time to start playing.
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Posted 2 years ago
Colin Edmunds
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A great display, large and solid with convenient connectors on board for battery/i2c additions. The utilisation of Picigraphics makes this a breeze to make useful and impressive displays. The cost is very reasonable, I remember when a single blue LED would cost £80.00 which puts the cost of 500+ multicoloured LED's with a single board computer in perspective.
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Posted 2 years ago
This board is epic. The quality is amazing and the possibilities are endless. I set up MQTT and can send any message via the internet from any integration.
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Posted 2 years ago
The GU is a triumph of the blinky LED world. Excellent implementation of picographics will have you up and running in no time. Clever use of PIO as a framebuffer makes animations as buttery smooth as you'd like them to be. If you're considering a GU, I'd doubt you'll be disappointed. Pimoroni have outdone themselves with this board.
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Posted 2 years ago