No matter if you are a beginner or an expert, this
pi-topPULSE smart speaker is a fun and educational project-based learning tool that allows you to learn, play, create and get started using
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) projects with music, lights and sound.
The pi-topPULSE is a sleek, smart speaker that is designed for use as an add-on for the pi-top and pi-topCEED, and as a HAT for the Raspberry Pi 3. Makers, students and educators alike will be able to design and build many different projects, ranging from functioning as a high-end Raspberry Pi 3 speaker, a LED matrix for sound-based light shows, or even a customisable cloud-based voice service, with
Amazon Alexa integration!
Featuring a built-in microphone that allows for Amazon's cloud-based voice service compatibility, which together with the built-in speaker allows you to ask questions and get information from the world wide web. Why not code your own games or create music and light shows.
Project examples:
LED Array
Snake
Pong
Flappy birds
Speaker
Sonic pi to code music
General for listening to music
Siri (where questions are typed)
Microphone
Sample music recording
Real-time graphic equaliser (responds to music you're playing!)
Voice recording
Combined projects
Create your own DIY cloud-based voice service, with Amazon Alexa
Light show with sonic pi
Pixel Game with sound
Tamagotchi
A suite of python libraries is provided to make usage simple and easy, with lots of example programs, demos and pi-top lesson plans (pi-topOS only) available to get you started with the LEDs, speaker and microphone.
- 7 x 7 RGB LED matrix array, speaker and microphone
- Fully configurable and easy to program
- Uses Python to make patterns and pictures
- High refresh-rate for perfect animations synchronised to sound
- Easy to transport and deploy in any classroom
- Endorsed by OCR, a leading UK awarding body
- All functionalities can be used simultaneously
- Fully HAT-compatible
- Comes fully assembled and ready to go
- Includes magnetic stand-offs
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pi-topPULSE Smart speaker for pi-top/pi-topCEED/Raspberry Pi 3 |
