its my birthday :)

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ESP32

ESP32 is a feature-rich SoC with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for a wide-range of IoT applications.

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Why it worked

The video combines a relatable personal event (birthday) with a visually appealing DIY electronic project. The creator's skill in coding, art, and electronics, presented in a concise and engaging way, appeals to a wide audience interested in tech and creative projects.

Summary

The creator builds a custom electronic birthday device featuring an animated cake on a small screen. The process involves coding on an ESP32 microcontroller, designing pixel art for the animation, and soldering the components onto a custom PCB.

Structure

1Introduction and birthday greeting
2Demonstration of the finished device
3Coding the device and creating pixel art
4

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built a tiny happy birthday device with an ESP32 + custom PCB an animated birthday surprise on a 1.8” TFT screen 🍰♡ ༘*.ﾟ🧸🎀 — from soldering the board to drawing every frame myself :’) tech stack: ESP32, 1.8in TFT display, Arduino/C++ on PlatformIO #esp32 #electronics #embedded #womeninstem #code

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ESP32: an embedded microcontroller that acts as the brain of the device, running the code and controlling the display and sound. Removing it would mean the device would not function. Arduino/C++: a programming language and development environment used to write the code for the ESP32. Removing it would mean the code could not be written or uploaded. PlatformIO: an integrated development environment (IDE) used for embedded development, which acts as a tool to write, compile, and upload code to the ESP32. Removing it would mean the code could not be easily managed or uploaded. 1.8” TFT display: a screen that displays the animated birthday cake. Removing it would mean the visual output of the device would be lost. custom PCB: a printed circuit board that acts as the physical foundation for the electronic components, connecting them together. Removing it would mean the components would not be properly connected. Poppi: a brand of soda, appears as a can in the background. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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its my birthday :) here's how i made this starting with the code! birthday melody first art time just some simple cake art adding the code for cake frames oh no had to redo the whole thing bc it was backwards :( looks good to me

your sign to make your own totally spies compact too :p @sisi 🧜🏼‍♀️ is the ori