LED Skate

This is a glowing skateboard that animates colors underneath the board in relation to the speed of the board.

Setup

• Setup your Micropython device such as an ESP32
• Upload secrets.py to the device if you want to use the WIFI
• Press the button (Pin 0) on your device within one second after reset to enable the WIFI

Development

Connect via Serial

# brew install picocom
picocom --baud 115200 /dev/cu.usbserial-DN02N1D8

# On mac OS
screen /dev/cu.usbserial-DN02N1D8 115200

Download and upload a file

ampy --port /dev/cu.usbserial-DN02N1D8 get boot.py
ampy --port /dev/cu.usbserial-DN02N1D8 put boot.py
ampy --port /dev/cu.usbserial-DN02N1D8 ls

Ideas

• Break light when negative acceleration is detected
• Turn indicator when curves are detected
• Remote control for special effects
• Auto Shut-off when the board is picked up