desk-status-indicator

Arduino project to indicate whether you are free to chat. Developed by Emily.

Using the indicator

• Connect your device to your computer with the USB cable
• It should automatically turn on
• Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the LED lights (Green = ok to talk, Yellow = can talk if needed, Red = don't talk to me)
• Turn off the device by unplugging from your computer

Making changes

You can add more functionality by changing the software loaded onto the device. Instructions adapted from here

• Plug board into computer using micro USB cable and holding down the bootsel button.
• Download the latest firmware from MicroPython. Save the .uf2 file to the Pico device that shows up on your computer.
• Unplug board from computer.
• Replug board into computer without holding down the bootsel button.
• Install Pico-W-Go extension in VSCode
• In the pico-project directory, run Pico-W-Go > Configure Project using the VSCode command palette (bring this up using Ctrl+Shift+P)
• Create a new python script in the directory and add your code.
• To upload your code to the board, right click the file and select Run current file.

Wiring diagrams

These diagrams are using the Arduino Uno, which is not the final controller to be used in this project.