Tired of interruptions when you're on a Zoom, Teams or FaceTime video call? Then you need VISI – my 'Video-call Interruptibility Status Indicator'. With a Raspberry Pi Pico, Waveshare LCD1620 back-lit text display and Monk Makes 'Squid LED', my DIY unit uses buttons to switch between 'do not disturb', to 'free to chat', or somewhere in between with appropriate coloured lights.
The video includes all the wiring, construction and MicroPython programming – the ground-work for which is also covered in the full project playlist: • Video-call Interruptibility Status Indicat...
(Shout out to Christopher Barnatt's Understanding Computers channel for vital assistance with the MicroPython code for the screen: • Raspberry Pi Pico LCD Projects )
Code and wiring schematic are now available on GitHub here: https://github.com/PaterPracticus/Vid...
**NEW – complete video with revised project including 3D printable case: • Raspberry Pi Pico ‘Video-call Status Indic... . **