Digimon V-Pet GO

[thin sail]

A virtual pet based on Lillygo T-Display.

Latest Update:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OHViBL8gMQQH5O7D-2Es1wHBWCb9YBo9

User Manual and Device Full Guide:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M5XbdZ3Iaxt2mp7OfAmFTNT-hXhR44Gh9ulvFv6ooAs/edit?tab=t.0

Thanks to @thick jasper

Content:

*Pendulum Color 1- Nature Spirits
*Pendulum Color 2- Deep Savers
*Pendulum Color 3- Nightmare Soldiers
*Pendulum Color 4- Wind Guardians
*Pendulum Color 5- Metal Empire
*Pendulum Color 6- Saiyu Warriors
*Pendulum Color 7- Toho Braves

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V. 0.2a.

• New Deep Sleep:
  You will now remain in Deep Sleep until you manually exit by pressing B.

• Better Virus Type Color:
  Enhanced the Virus type color. The purple is now more vibrant and easier to read.

• Bug Fixes:
  Fixed an integer-related bug that restricted the variety of Digimon in the Coliseum. All stages, from Baby 2 to Ultimate, are now available to fight.

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New Update!!!
V.0.5a.

Added Features from NacaStorage:

• Naca Upload
• Naca Download

Big thanks to @shadow ibex

0.6a
Bug Fixes:
Fixed a bug when sending Digimon to NacaStorage.
Fixed a white screen issue on XAI Roll after exiting Online mode.

Changes:
New XAI Roll: DMX-accurate with a "Color" touch.

Additions:
Pendulum Color V4: Wind Guardians.

Bonus:
3 brand new Blast/Burst Evolutions.

0.71a
Pendulum Color gameplay
implemented DMX system
implemented with new animations
13 Stages in Quest Mode
Dynamic Backgrounds in Quest Mode
Brand new Food Interface
A lot of bug fixes

0.75
Added:
Pendulum Color 5: Metal Empire

It does support sound.
Piezo Speaker port 26.

To play Online Mode, you will need to edit rede.txt with your SSID and Password.
Upload the file to LittleFS.

You can use ESPconnect: https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases

Evolution Guide:
https://humulos.com/digimon/penc/

Wanna thank and give credits to @long ledge for the inspiration for this project.

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @long ledge (current: #55 - 46)

[thin sail]

Online Battle:

https://youtu.be/dNv2IAfReaY

Connect Jogres(Also works online):
https://youtu.be/5A0R1UnDWEI

[round wave]

Can it be used on 4M

[wicked bear]

Capacity is required 8M

[wind mica]

👍 👍 👍

[thin sail]

I do have an older version without Wi-Fi if you wanna try

NSp & NSo

[humble storm]

Does this have a wificom function built in?

[thin sail]

Not yet

[dusky ravine]

Is there an installation tutorial?

[thin sail]

And don't leave the app until it's finished

[dusky ravine]

thanks you

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@dusky ravine has evolved into Child!

[thin sail]

Hope you have fun

[coral beacon]

AQUI é BRASIL

Awesome project bro

🔥

[thin sail]

Audio and Blast Evolution added:

https://youtu.be/B9Lf8sEHGjo?si=wp7cE0NVRtNp252f

[thin sail]

Thank you!

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @coral beacon (current: #483 - 3)

[round wave]

No need, buddy. I'll upgrade my device

[round wave]

Is this equipped with a buzzer

[thin sail]

You will need to get a piezo and connect to port 26(red cable) and GND(black cable)

[wicked bear]

Encontrei um problema

[proper belfry]

Awesome! For the online battle..does it only support the same wifi local connection?

[thin sail]

It's not fully done yet. Sorry.

[thin sail]

Worldwide

[torpid minnow]

Zamn

[torpid minnow]

Do you have any pic to refer to

[thin sail]

PIN 26 -> Red Dot, is the Piezo inner cable(usually red)
Ground -> Blue Dot, is the Piezo outer cable(usually black).
You can use any GND pin.

[proper belfry]

Wanna test out battle?

[thin sail]

Sure.

[proper belfry]

I'll send you a dm

[thorn arrow]

I'm not very good at doing this, do you have any guides? Or do you sell them?

[vapid belfry]

This is super cool. Does this use the same pins for the prongs from the ESP32 Lilygo TTGO T-DIsplay WIfiCOM Vpet by drdo? @thin sail ?

Cuz if so I can test this rn aside from sound

Don't have a piezo speaker soldered to the board

Ty for the link to the offline vers of ESPConnect also

[vapid belfry]

Either way I love it already

The screen dimming/sleep is nice btw

I have some issues with it rebooting at times, it may just be my device tho

Mine is the 16MB Lilygo TTGO T-Display

Otherwise everything else works, I just haven’t figured out the pendulum mini game

The cut-in for megahits is really cool

V nice feature

I think the random rebooting is from my board being loose in its shell. I’ll have to find a way to secure it.

I have had this issue in the past when I could feel the board moving inward as I press the button

[thin sail]

Yep.

[thin sail]

A button sometimes wake the device.
I've updated the software to wake up using B Button, that one have a resistor and won't wake the device.
I'll release the update later today.

[thin sail]

You will need a MPU 6050 Module to use Pendulum Feature

[vapid belfry]

Oh oki. But yeah I meant it would totally shut off when hitting buttons sometimes, some super glue on the board to hold it to the shell and so far I haven’t had it reboot anymore to the “Continue/New Digitama” screen.

[thin sail]

Oh, you are rebooting, not from Deep Sleep... Well i think it's your hardware.

[thin sail]

Yeah, i have 3 different devices here and they are working just fine.
Check the battery connector

[vapid belfry]

I’ve had this one for a bit now it’s likely just old and moved around too much in the past

Will do that too

[vapid belfry]

Looking forward to it.

Ah I meant the update mb

[thin sail]

I've also updated Virus Type color to be easier to read on TFT displays

[vapid belfry]

Do you know which pins this chip would get soldered to?

[vapid belfry]

Also yes I had a wire that was not connected right, it was probably wiggling when the board got moved from pressing the buttons. I tinned and soldered it again

[thin sail]

Nice.
Now you can have fun.

[thin sail]

UPDATE:

• New Deep Sleep:
  You will now remain in Deep Sleep until you manually exit by pressing B.

• Better Virus Type Color:
  Enhanced the Virus type color. The purple is now more vibrant and easier to read.

• Bug Fixes:
  Fixed an integer-related bug that restricted the variety of Digimon in the Coliseum. All stages, from Baby 2 to Ultimate, are now available to fight.

Download:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T6fDC2xyEJWMUxZDlhIsjQtjDz0d2wnf

[thin sail]

A little python script to easily reset VPet-GO

[wicked bear]

Authorization is required to download the file

[digital tartan]

Is there any plan to use ESP-NOW for wireless connection?
It can work without a local Wi-Fi network or manual input.
For example:
VPET A → broadcasts its MAC address and a custom ID.
VPET B → selects a valid ID to establish a connection.
......

[thin sail]

Link updated

[wicked bear]

[thin sail]

I'm using drdo prong signal to play Via Link Cable. To have the OG Feeling, but I can take a look.

[proper belfry]

I also facing similar issues. It keeps rebooting when I press the buttons. However, this only occurs when it run on a battery.. if directly from power supply everything is good

[thin sail]

Your board is defective. I have one that black screen when I hold both buttons.
And another that showed 0% battery.

[proper belfry]

I'll try with another board later. Does it work on a 4mb board?

[thin sail]

Nop. You can buy a new flash memory and change yours.

[vapid belfry]

Candlemon my beloved

Pressing both buttons at the same time shows you the time and lets you change it btw.

[vapid belfry]

@thin sail is there a way to update without losing your current Digimon? Like a specific file to backup and then reload

[thin sail]

Backup Digimon.bin.
DigimonS1-S4.bin are backup files

[vapid belfry]

Thanks. I just wanted to be extra certain

[fringe jackal]

OK, how flexible authorities

[fringe jackal]

How flexible the system it looks like it can do a lot more than advertise

How many sprites does it need to animate?

What size can I use?

How many connections can it work with?

[vapid belfry]

Not sure how you need to make them unless it still uses drdo’s make_anim_bin.py to convert the images into a bin. It could be tried but you’d likely end up with the wrong animations until Rurounik tells us how to edit them.

Unless, again, it uses the same animation files and the file to make the custom Digimon

Also most likely uses 48x48 only, as this is what the PenC/DMC/Lilygo TTGO WifiCOM by drdo uses

Idk about connections

I could probably test this tbh

I still have the Test sprites I made for drdo’s COM

It’s getting kinda late tho tbh

[vapid belfry]

Also likely 15 (named 00-14.png) frames

But again, idk

If it works this way, all pngs needs to be in a directory that looks something like:
“C:/user/folder/tools/01/00-14.png”

With the make_anim_bin.py at the root of the C:/users/folder/tools directory for example.

Again, only if it still works this way. I could be wrong.

I’ve probably done way too much work modding the roster on the drdo WifiCOM in the past, especially when I was working a lot on the Tamagotchi sprites

[vapid belfry]

drdo software compresses the 48x48 to 16x16, idk if this is still true for the VPET-GO, but if not, you could potentially use the Monster Hunter sprites or VB sprites even

Also when battling online, others may not see your sprite, but idk.

It depends on if it loads it based on what is on their own device or sends over the sprite as well

[fringe jackal]

I could use the demon eggs, Sprite

[vapid belfry]

You could give that a try, sure. You should be able to reflash if something goes horribly wrong.

[fringe jackal]

At the moment, I don’t have the parts that make my own

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki

[fringe jackal]

I’m currently I’m trying to get parts for my iPhone. The screen is really broken.

[vapid belfry]

If you have sprites already available I wouldn’t mind trying it. I have one built already and working on making a few more

Just gotta wait on parts to arrive to make more

[fringe jackal]

I have some of my old windows installation

Since the last update, it freezes and shut down the whole computer I’m currently using Lennox

[vapid belfry]

If by demon eggs also, you mean the NSo egg, that’s already on the device. That sucks also, hopefully you are able to get it fixed.

[fringe jackal]

I’m at the custom egg. I’m already using for my avatar.

And right now, I’m don’t have any tools to fix that

[vapid belfry]

Oh oki ic

[fringe jackal]

Wait😨 my avatar Sprite was on the old install installation C Drive

Time to learn how to fix windows again

[vapid belfry]

Hope it goes well

[proper belfry]

Hey, would you like to have a battle with me? 😀

[vapid belfry]

My goober is asleep rn and I’m gonna be that way soon too unfortunately

[proper belfry]

No worries. works for me too. I’m just waiting for my baby 2 to evolve into child form. I’ll hit you up later once everything’s done 👍

[thin sail]

I'll share my script tomorrow morning.
It's 12 sprites from pendulum Color.
Plus cutin sprite
And a txt with Digimon stats, evo and Jogres conditions

[vapid belfry]

Thanks

[vapid belfry]

Sounds good

[thin sail]

It's based on drdo so it's almost the same but with transparency fix

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki

[proper belfry]

No more battery issues lol 😆

[thin sail]

lol well done

[restive yew]

So what exactly is this. I get it's a LCD dev board running a vpet game is that it? Does it have a custom housing?

[humble storm]

I would love to see the VB sprites on this thing. The Lilygo T-Display has a resolution of 135x240, so I think it should fit the VB sprites’ dimensions. I think it’s just a matter of getting the code to work with it.

[thin sail]

It is exactly what it is.
A mix of the best features of every iteration.
A large roster.
And online gameplay.

[rustic yarrow]

Does it have a low battery icon?

[thin sail]

Yep. Press A Button

[rustic yarrow]

How did I miss that?!

Also, PenCs use condition hearts. How does this count mistakes?

[thin sail]

Just like PenC does.
If the Condition is 2:
2 CM = 0 Condition.

And you can also check how many CM you have and what Digimon you are going to evolve to.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I love that aspect of it

Overall it’s well done imo

I just want to get the MPU 6050 already so it can be like my pendulums

Which since there’s no source I can’t read through the code and see if you have a pin-out decided yet for the MPU 6050, but when/if you do, do let us know.

Please and thank you

Actually I apologize maybe that’s a bit rude. Don’t mean to come across as impatient. Just excited for further development.

@proper belfry did you still wanna battle?

I’ll have to go setup my rede.txt rq

[proper belfry]

Maybe tomorrow? I need to sleep now lol

[vapid belfry]

Oh oki, sounds good. Gn

[proper belfry]

I’ve been defeated by Rurounik multiple times haha 😆

[vapid belfry]

Rip lol

[proper belfry]

Thanks @thin sail
It definitely was an awesome project and a great battle too. Let’s run it back tomorrow 😆

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #165 - 13)

[dusky ravine]

It looks so cool! I hope to build mine soon

[humble storm]

What size piezo are you using/recommend using?

[proper belfry]

I use piezo from bootleg V-pet lol.

[humble storm]

Is that a 20mm?

[proper belfry]

Yes 20mm

[thin sail]

Thanks for the feedback and the video.
I just love the way they dodge the attacks.

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @proper belfry (current: #483 - 3)

[thin sail]

25mm and i got it from Aliexpress.
But you can use any piezo you have.

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005010210639478.html

[restive yew]

So what is everything needed to build one of these?

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@restive yew has evolved into Baby I!

[vapid belfry]

Board/Microcontroller:
ESP32 Lilygo TTGO T-Display (16MB)

Resistors (these will be the prongs):
Two 3.9k ohm resistor (preferably 1/6W-1/8W size)
Two 5.6k ohm resistor (also 1/6W-1/8W size works best)
3mm nickel strip (this looks better than resistor legs and may transfer data better, but optional)

Shell:
Some sort of shell or the 3D Printed shell made by drdo/Berational91 that can house the components (technically optional but looks better than bare parts)

Soldering:
Soldering wire
Soldering iron
Some knowledge of spot soldering

Battery:
A 3.7V 1000-1200 or potentially higher mAh 103040 (refers to the dimensions, 10mm x 30mm x 40mm) preferably with a JST 1.25mm battery connector (so you don’t have to modify the end of it)

Speaker:
20-25mm Piezo speaker

If you’ve never done it and want to I’d recommend doing some research about it. It’s a skill you can learn from some videos on YouTube if you don’t already know how to do it. Rosin core flux solder will likely be easy to work with if this is your first time, but it does tend to contain lead.

[restive yew]

Thanks for the quick response

I thought it would be a lot more expensive

[vapid belfry]

Yeah if you buy everything in bulk it gets cheaper per part too

But then again most people don’t plan to build multiple unless they’re selling

Or want multiple

[restive yew]

Can you expand your roster with just a script?

[vapid belfry]

I would also look into some safe videos about changing battery leads/connectors on LiPo batteries, if your battery arrives with the wrong connector. The TTGO T-Display does come with the correct spare for the device. But yeah done incorrectly you risk shorting out your device or battery which can be dangerous

[vapid belfry]

Rurounik will eventually release the script to make custom rosters.

[restive yew]

Thanks

[verbal siren]

Is this entirely different from DrDos project?

[vapid belfry]

It’s very different I’d say. It uses 5 different eggs from the PenC series, instead of DMC. Uses XAI/Pendulum battle system (battling available online with other V-Pet GO players, Quest mode, and prongs), has Jogressing (via online connectivity, prongs, and backup), a different menu and more options, etc.

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@vapid belfry has evolved into Adult!

[vapid belfry]

Does not support connecting with official pets, or I’m doing it wrong.

Knowing me I may be doing it wrong.

[verbal siren]

Okay,
I really haven't read into it that deeply, but given that it's built off of what seems to be more or less the same physical device, I wasn't sure if this was like an entirely new project or more like a fork off of that one.

Ever trying to get my bearings on the multitude of fan projects

[vapid belfry]

There’s WifiCOM function planned so eventually that will be available. But atm now there’s still a multitude of things to do with the device

[vapid belfry]

I feel you

[ember path]

It started off with Rurounik contributing to drdo's project, but in the end he started his own and it evolved pretty quickly.

More focused on the v-pet part, instead of the comm tool+v-pet feeling drdo's project has.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah. And thanks to Berational91 also for the og source code for this project. It’s cool how quickly it’s evolved.

[ember path]

That's why it uses the same board and shell. But he did go beyond that adding the possibility for sound with piezo and pendulum capabilities with the accelerometer module.

[ember path]

Pretty sure Rurounik did it from zero. It isn't based on drdo's project code or the one he forked.

[vapid belfry]

That’s p cool actually

[ember path]

That's why menu and game logic are totally different. He also is taking advantage of some optimisations so battery life is much better than the other project.

@thin sail, confirma depois essa informação que passei sobre o projeto ter sido iniciado do zero. Acho importante estabelecer que por mais que use o mesmo hardware, o software foi feito totalmente por ti.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah it’s important he gets the proper credit

[vapid belfry]

So that’s why it lasts so long now. Really nice

And the battery meter is a good QoL addition

[ember path]

Yeap. He was on a streak. It's actually amazing how much the project evolved in so little time.

[verbal siren]

Pure curiosity, do they run on the exact same hardware?

[ember path]

Yeah. Lilygo board with display.

Lilygo T-Display ESP32 to be exact. 16MB model preferably.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah cuz 4MB doesn’t have enough storage space for the flash

I believe ordering directly from the manufacturer website will be cheapest, but if you can’t order from there it won’t be too much more

[verbal siren]

This one here?
https://lilygo.cc/en-us/products/t-display?variant=42159376466101
Any other materials needed besides the 3dshell?

[vapid belfry]

Looks like the right one. Need some 3.9k ohm and 5.6k ohm resistors, you can buy them from AliExpress or DigiKey, or some other parts manufacturer. 1/6 or 1/8W size is preferred because the resistor will be small and fit on the board better than 1/4W or bigger

#1494144833168867378 message here’s the parts I mentioned earlier

I got 1/4W size 3.9k ohm resistors and it stuck out from the board too much, pushing the screen away from the shell. I will have to fix it eventually

I’m still waiting on the 1/8W ones I found on AliExpress

I’m gonna assume that fraction is the size in inches based on how it scales tho

With 1/8W being 1/8 inch wide

If you’re gonna be doing the soldering yourself also, would recommend a clamp thingy to hold all the parts

It’s not necessary but trust me, way easier when you have a thing with 4-8 arms that can hold the parts for you

[ember path]

Same resistors as the A-Com, if that helps.

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki. Haven’t made a dedicated A-COM before, but it makes sense that they have A-COM functionality too.

Or at least the drdo WifiCOM has it. Again, never made a dedicated one

Or a different WifiCOM

Sorry if I’m jumbled, kinda woke up on the wrong side of the bed, left my brain on the bedside table.

[ember path]

It's just what is needed to achieve compatibility with the official devices, since those resistors are there so you can actually interpret the connection info.
https://dmcomm.github.io/guide/nano/

[thin sail]

Oh I did not use his code. It's from the ground up.
I do use drdo shell and prongs, and modified his script to convert spritesheets.

[thin sail]

Right u are

[vapid belfry]

My apologies for assuming

[thin sail]

Yep you are 100% correct.
I did some research and find out eps32 have a co-processor extremely power efficient. And it only calls the main one when the Digimon needs something. That's why the battery goes from 2 days up to 15.

[thin sail]

16mb model

[rustic yarrow]

Are the xai roll and mini game rendered in code or are they sprites?

[thin sail]

XAI, Mini game and Quest mode are all in code

[rustic yarrow]

I just felt the xai looks off with how it looks smooth and not pixelated

[thin sail]

I'm gonna change it later to look like DMX/PenX format

[velvet oriole]

3.3V boards need different A-Com resistors

Currently using 3K3 and 18K, but not sure if it works with all the new color devices

[thin sail]

It does.
DrDo software connects with mono and color devices using those.
He also implemented WiFi-Com using those.

It even has mono 2 color adapter in real time

[proper belfry]

This explain why sometimes it doesn't working with colored device 😕

[thin sail]

You mean DrDo's?

[proper belfry]

For both, actually. I’m having difficulty when connecting the color device, but everything runs smoothly with monochrome.

[thin sail]

I'll try it later.
I do remember it was butter smooth when i was playing with his firmware.

But it was a long time ago

[fringe jackal]

Hey guys, got my phone fixed

Is easy repair. Next step is trying to fix windows. It’s constant Aunt shut down and reset.

[long ledge]

Actually, in my project, the vpet merely provided a feel while the main body was a multi-tool, but this project really brought out the vpet's inherent functions.

If you need any sources for my tool, please DM me.

[fringe jackal]

Project Digi base core

I thought about like a external attachment system

Like other attachments similar to the wi-ficom have connectors for certain devices are not compatible

3 parking systems battle

[long ledge]

2-prong type COM connectors support 3-prong devices. There is no need to create a new 3-prong connector.

[fringe jackal]

That I mean, like have a free printer link device

No, that was just a example

[long ledge]

Ah, I understand. I also wanted to connect something like an NFC reader to my device, but I excluded it because my goal was to make my device as simple as possible so that anyone could use it.

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, I know the feeling

Basically, that might be a future product that I might work on

[humble storm]

Planning on getting another new set of parts to make a couple of these builds. Keeping my other drdo project intact because I love the multi-tool functionality.

For this V-Pet GO, is there any point to keep the bottom connectors in place?

[fringe jackal]

Oh, the curse hit me both my installations on my computer died

Camera died then I tried to remove. It didn’t like clone windows over top of it the White it didn’t turn off the computer that tested. It turns out windows wiped its own self in the other drive.

Oh, and I’m planning on making my own virtual pet from this project

Problem all my files were on the windows so I’m starting heavily from scratchA

[thin sail]

In the future, may add some features, but not for the time being.

[proper belfry]

When the display is off. Is the evolution timer still running ?

[thin sail]

Of course.
The co-processor keeps the memory running while the RTC handles the time. When it’s time to evolve, it wakes up the main processor, turn the light on, and triggers the evolution function.

[proper belfry]

Okay thanks. I'm still waiting for my Takinmon 🐮 to evolve 😆

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #155 - 14)

[thin sail]

Let me know if it evolved

[fringe jackal]

Hey, I found a window to 11 installation. Does anybody know how to set it up?

I lost everything last night

[vapid belfry]

I know nothing about Win11. I assume you install from external media device, like a thumb drive, if it’s a fresh install

[fringe jackal]

It was a back up insulation just in case I destroyed my previous

I never set it up because I didn’t have enough time

It’s a fresh install, but it was never set up fully

Ironic that I need a Windows computer to set up a Windows installation because Lennox I launch the execute to set up the clean installation

And ironically, enough all the backup programs I do have the windows to work

I’mma find a workaround

[ember path]

Is this the right place to be asking about how to install windows?

[vapid belfry]

This is the Microsoft help forum wdym

[raven latch]

Hi, OP please consider adding BLE support to your project to support the upcoming Bluetooth Com feature in the w0rld app

[fringe jackal]

No, I’m more or less desperate. I just lost everything.

[simple agate]

@fringe jackal has leveled up! (14 ➜ 15)

[proper belfry]

Turuiemon has arrived! 🎉

🤩

[thin sail]

Holly I have to update this firmware. His eyes are missing

[proper belfry]

Do you have any digimon that can Jogress with my Turuiemon? I'm looking for data / vaccine / virus stage IV

[thin sail]

I'll see just a sec

[thin sail]

It should be like this

I'll update it tomorrow morning

[thin sail]

Which type?

[proper belfry]

You have vaccine IV?

[thin sail]

Tortomon

[proper belfry]

Okay. Wanna test online Jogress?

[thin sail]

Sure

[thin sail]

I think this build is based on a old image.

[thin sail]

Let's Jogres tomorrow?

I'll take care to evolve into Triceramon

[proper belfry]

Sure. Thanks btw

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #146 - 15)

[proper belfry]

Thanks @thin sail ! It’s been amazing. we can now Jogress with fellow tamers from all around the world 🌎

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #139 - 16)

[twin iron]

Amazing, great project

[vapid belfry]

I have never played the Saiyu Warriors so I kinda forgot Andiramon and Turuiemon were on the device

Two of my favorites

In color

[proper belfry]

Wanna battle?

[vapid belfry]

La creatura died cuz I still don’t have a speaker and ignored it too long

It’s DemiMeramon atm

I thought I had it turned off

But I didn’t

[shadow ibex]

Trying it out

Since i don't have case nor batteries, I'm running it off of my phone

[verbal siren]

Ooohh good thing to know

Ordered a pair of the boards, but haven't hunted down any of the other stuff

[shadow ibex]

I should print the missing case part, and order two batteries

[thin sail]

New Update!!!
Added Features from NacaStorage:

• Naca Upload
• Naca Download

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12RLqGcfvhBtKtyt4Mp2ktwCGEkUjiE80

Big thanks to @shadow ibex

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @shadow ibex (current: #8 - 204)

[proper belfry]

For the current save file is the same right? Digimon.bin?

[thin sail]

And Backups if you have one(digimons1.bin - digimons4.bin)

Now you wont have problem doing updates and i'll try to release OTA Updates, i need to lear about that

[proper belfry]

If I pick reset the entire flash during flashing a new bin. Do I still need to use reset.py ? Or is it just the same thing?

[thin sail]

You dont need to erease the flash, just flash

you can reset with ESPConnect under monitor serial

[rustic yarrow]

Anyone with a stage IV Vaccine who wants to jogress?

[thin sail]

I do

[rustic yarrow]

Alright. Who will create the room?

[rustic yarrow]

And just so you know, I have Lianpumon (stage IV,Data)

[thin sail]

PM me

[vapid belfry]

Just bought a 3D printer since my check landed, will do some test prints once I get it all setup and learn how to use it

If it goes well I may help people get shells at the very least, it really can be the barrier to making these things.

[verbal siren]

That depends very heavily on what printer you got

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I’ll see if the one I got can handle it

It’s not been shipped yet

[verbal siren]

• someone who's been tinkering furiously on an ender-3 for 6 years

I jest, its just that some printers take a good chunk more learning and practice than others

[vapid belfry]

I went for the Ender-3 V3 SE, idm a little tinkering and troubleshooting and learning

I read it has some of the upgrades most people add to the Ender-3 anyway but yk

I was a machine operator for nearly 5 years

[verbal siren]

Just skimmed some of the differences,
direct drive and auto bed leveling being included is going to make your love much easier!

[vapid belfry]

I worked with chemicals a lot when I was a print operator, so I’d rather avoid resin

I plan to sand and paint as well

[verbal siren]

As a resin caster I can say, that's a healthy choice.

[vapid belfry]

Never done it like legit before but I have faith I could

[vapid belfry]

Yeah apparently for some people it’s not super accurate so I looked at some hand leveling videos and it’s p familiar stuff

It’s like a print machine but instead of just XY you also print in Z which makes it a little more complicated

[verbal siren]

Z is largely the complicating factor

But "not too accurate" should be plenty accurate to get your bed much more level than it would be otherwise

[vapid belfry]

Yeah true

You wouldn’t be printing anything crazy with arduino housings at least either

[verbal siren]

Btw, while I've got you,
Are the nickel strips and batteries on Digikey, or did you go elsewhere for them?

Was trying to keep my shopping list to as few places as possible

[vapid belfry]

Got the battery and strips from AliExpress personally

I think most of my electronic parts come from there nowadays

[verbal siren]

👍

[vapid belfry]

I understand that most people don’t want to use it for some very obvious reasons. But DigiKey may have the things you need, if you search for it correctly

Otherwise Amazon probably also sells them from dropshippers who probably also buy them from Temu, AliExpress, Alibaba, etc

But yeah the thing I can’t really get from AliExpress is the ESP32 Lilygo

None of the listings I’ve found say with certainty if it’s 4/16MB Flash

So I’d rather buy that straight from the ESP32 Website

[thin sail]

Can you please PM me the strip link?

[vapid belfry]

Yeah sure one second

[thin sail]

I can send you a link from where I got mine

[vapid belfry]

If you don’t mind. I’ll have to add you momentarily since I have most of my discord stuff turned off

The strips are a little thin

But I think they work fine

I was thinking about learning some Blender or other 3D design tool also to make a Pendulum case for this.

Would probably be a while tho

[thin sail]

Oh please, I beg you

[thin sail]

No problem

[vapid belfry]

I’m not confident I’ll be able to actually accomplish it but I’ll at least try

[vapid belfry]

Meant to respond to this

[thin sail]

Do we have something to simulate the shakes like PenC does?

[vapid belfry]

If you mean the clacker. I believe it’s a metal hammer that swings back and forth

You could find something similar maybe

Hammer/pendulum/etc

It acts like a pendulum ygwim

Could 3D print it tho

Put a little bit of metal on the inside of it

Like a ball bearing

So it gives a satisfying feel and noise when it swings

The concern tho is if it snaps off inside

I suppose I could open mine at some point and see how it looks

[verbal siren]

In pen C it's just a little metal cylinder, with a small flat metal plate on either side

[vapid belfry]

Doesn’t seem that complicated to just peek at it but then again I’ve never looked at a video taking one apart

Ah oki

[verbal siren]

Hang tight, I've got the parts in arms reach

That's it, that's the whole thing

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki. Yeah we could def probably recreate then.

[simple agate]

@vapid belfry has leveled up! (14 ➜ 15)

[vapid belfry]

You’d need to add space to the shell, but if you make a Pendulum shell you can use the bevels for that extra space anyway

Since it’s not a perfect square like the DMC style shell

Ic

Thanks for showing that, I expected it still used the pendulum but nonfunctional. That is less likely to break I think also

[thin sail]

double tape

[thin sail]

That would be awesome

[vapid belfry]

Ig let’s see how quick I can learn Blender then

And maybe eventually get a good print

I’ve watched a few tutorials and done some playing around but I have a feeling it might take a bit

[vapid belfry]

The 3D Modeling rabbit hole continues to go deeper…

[thin sail]

I'll implement the exact same visual and shake feeling from Pendulum Color if you finish this shell.

[vapid belfry]

Extra motivation I suppose lol

Dw I’m working it out, I’m no Da Vinci but I am slowly understanding the software

[fringe jackal]

Hey, I found someone that Freddie print models for $10

[humble storm]

I recently purchased an Ender V3 KE. Been learning how to use FreeCAD. It's creating the 3D models that obviously takes the most time. Already made a couple of things from scratch and would love to take a stab at a PenC shell for this too.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I am like crash-coursing my way through this and still can’t seem to get the little grooves on the top of the shell right. But I’m learning at least. For the most part.

I’m going back to something simple tho, figured I’d take a shot at it from what little I had learned

May try again tomorrow even if it gets made

Blender is interesting and I want to learn more regardless of how the project turns out

Also good luck on it I hope you get further than I have so far

Well you’re already ahead actually

I barely know this software

[fringe jackal]

I have no space for a 3-D printer, even if I did it requires open space the plastic fumes would literally poison me in the rest of my household

Sounds neat though

[narrow ridge]

Hi! I'm planning to build this project. Is the T-Display-S3 (as shown in the attached photos) supported for Digimon V-Pet GO? Also, will I need a different firmware or pin configuration?

[thin sail]

I've never used this board.
Dunno if it will work on this.

[vapid belfry]

Oh yeah this is the T-Display S3. Never used it either, but it looks like it has a different pinout

Not only that, we don’t know if it supports the same code

The pinout will at the very least make it likely that the 2 prongs up top be impossible for connecting to another device

And speakers probably can’t be attached

In the same configuration

[narrow ridge]

Thanks for the heads up, both of you! I'll stick with the original model (T-Display 1.14 inch) as shown in the picture instead. Sorry for the very basic question, but does it matter if I choose the CH340K or CH9102F version? Are they both compatible with the project?

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@narrow ridge has evolved into Baby I!

[vapid belfry]

Yes, you need the latter. 16MB flash memory

It’s the amount of space essentially on the device for flashing firmware or code to it

Ah wait

Yeah idk the difference between the CH

It may be driver differences?

CH341A programming sticks are used in making DIM Card tools for example

And you need drivers to recognize them on the device you use for example

[vapid belfry]

I think it won’t matter as long as you have the right drivers in your puter, but I don’t actually know. The one I have is CH9102 and it works fine.

[narrow ridge]

Got it! Thanks for the explanation about the drivers. I'll go ahead and order the 16MB version. I'll do my best to build it well! Thanks again for all your help!

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #597 - 2)

[vapid belfry]

Make sure you have a compatible data transfer cable also, regular charging cables don’t cut it and if yours is damaged like mine was the first time I tried this it won’t work either.

[vapid belfry]

No problem. But yeah if it’s not recognized the drivers are easy to find, or a new data cable is at least cheap, I forget the website online. Would try a different data cable first then drivers.

[narrow ridge]

That's a great tip. I'll check the cable first if I run into any issues. Thanks for being so helpful! Can't wait to get started.

[vapid belfry]

Ofc, hope it goes well.

[thin sail]

CH9102F is newer and faster and also doesn't require any drivers to be installed.

[dusky ravine]

Random comment but a case design like the Pendulum would be great, a sleek design, thick screen bezel etc

[vapid belfry]

Yeah, I only know so much. Still learning at least.

Good to know tho

[vapid belfry]

It would go hard. Maybe in the future we will have other Pendulum shells made for things like this as well

[dusky ravine]

Perhaps the current model could be merged with an online model by resizing the important parts, i'd like to try it but I don't know anything about 3D modeling

[vapid belfry]

I attempted to redo the existing brick model, but that was over 12 hours ago and I’ve since learned a few more things

I think it was a good exercise for just getting a feel of it

I smoothed the entire face with the brick design but some of the edges and vertices were wonky

[dusky ravine]

What program do you use?

[vapid belfry]

I think it might be easier to do it from start tho, if you measure the device first

[vapid belfry]

Blender. Some people use autocad or freecad. There’s a lot of support for Blender thanks to its open source nature. Not sure if it’s as polished as the other two

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @dusky ravine (current: #597 - 2)

[vapid belfry]

Blender requires extensions you have to download from within the application at times

Depends on what you’re doing ig

Actually imma install freeCAD and see how it works.

I already have the executable just case

I need to get another caliper at some point

[dusky ravine]

I'm looking for a 3D model of a pendulum that I can use as a reference

[vapid belfry]

We’re currently referencing the Pendulum Color, there may be models out there that people have scanned and cleaned up.

At the very least drdo013481 (that’s his Thingiverse account) has a model of the Pen20/Z on his Thingiverse page

[dusky ravine]

Ohhhh that's right it's good to know

[vapid belfry]

I thankfully own 2 pendulum colors

So I have a physical model to go off of

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, that’s a no go on the 3D printing service

I must be the original owner of the file

Along with a few issues

The certain file format

[vapid belfry]

Ah rip

I think I’m getting better at this. Made an entire box shell in less than 15 minutes. Still struggling with circles and stuff tho.

[fringe jackal]

Cool

[vapid belfry]

My first real attempt at the front of the shell. Edited the wrong vertices/lines at one point and it turned out wonky. Long way to go but good first start and good way to improve ig. Every time I mess up I do it all over from the beginning and it turns out better each time.

Still looks like trash ofc but oh well

Result of day 2 or 3 of learning blender is better than nothing

From this point I’ll only drop an update if it’s something major, I’ll try to not clog the chat up anymore unless it’s more major

[fringe jackal]

Nice for a starting point

[vapid belfry]

Thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @fringe jackal (current: #321 - 6)

[vapid belfry]

I need to actually measure the screen window for the LCD and all the distance from the edges of the shell also. Otherwise I’d have added that this time.

[fringe jackal]

Have you used the model from the floor as a base?

Like the actual casing that came with the original project

[vapid belfry]

Yeah, I’ve measured the LWH of the shell itself. I have one built atm. Other features like how far the buttons are from the edges, how far the screen is from the edges, where the prongs need to go, etc have yet to be measured and placed.

I’m trying to get the basics of editing things in blender down for now and measuring each thing as I go along. I should have measured that button area and screen beforehand tho.

Before I was making that last model, specifically

[fringe jackal]

Wait, is that even compatible with the software LWH

I never ask what type of devices and work compatible with the software

Does it need to be ESP 32 comp compatible device to work with it

[vapid belfry]

ESP32 Lilygo TTGO T-Display, 16MB, preferably CH9102F since, as Rurounik mentioned, doesn’t need drivers.

[vapid belfry]

It can measure Length, Width, and Height in 3D space yeah

You have to set your dimensions and Units of measurement correctly tho

[fringe jackal]

The lack of space in the learning curve

I don’t feel like pitting. This is inside a paper box were potentially ignite when the battery gets stabbed.

[vapid belfry]

I think it’ll be safe as long as it’s not near a knife or too much heat

Or too cold

Cold causes lithium dendrites to form. Heat can cause electrolytes to dissolve and become a gas, eventually leading to failure or leakage

[fringe jackal]

Yep

[dusky ravine]

looks cool

[dusky ravine]

I tried to make the frame myself, it looks good but the model was very deformed haha

even if it gives a vision

[vapid belfry]

Yeah the DMC style shell has some interesting topography. It’s very hard to smooth the top of it.

At least imo

But there are a lot of weirdly connected points on the surface that seemingly turn parts of the shape inside out if you pull, delete, dissolve, etc them

Probably cuz it might not have been made in/for blender

That’s why I said fiwb and decided to learn the entire process of making something like this from start to finish instead of trying to work with the existing shell.

[fringe jackal]

So can you take measurements and use them as the basis then?

[vapid belfry]

Yeah. Complex geometry might be a bit more difficult but if you can measure a box irl you can make it in blender

[fringe jackal]

I have blender on. I just don’t get any computers powerful to run it.

[vapid belfry]

Sometimes Blender bullies my poor Surface Pro 4

So I feel you

The touch screen is really nice tho even if it does start ghosting and getting image burn when it gets too hot

Oh, flickering also

Does ts too

The only option is to just turn it off atp or cool it with a cooling source

I used to have this mount setup I made for it to mount it to my air conditioner 😭 but I could play Digimon Story CSHM for more than an hour using that at least

[dusky ravine]

Oh I understand

I tried to smooth it out but I lack a LOT of knowledge to avoid breaking the models

If you wish I will send the file by DM in case you need it

[vapid belfry]

I lack a lot of knowledge still too but I kinda just messed around with it and got most of the brick design smoothed away in a 2 hour session before I said “maybe it’ll be easier to learn to just make it myself”

[vapid belfry]

Sure I wanna look at it, I’m kinda dreading doing the frame anyway ngl. Looks complex. Probably isn’t but it looks crazy from my current position of inexperience.

I think I could probably punch the shape into the case front to make the space for it as well

So there’s a little indent for it to go into

I’ve been looking at Boolean modifiers and stuff but don’t quite get it still

[thin sail]

Soon

[surreal latch]

The Special Egg from the Twin!

[vapid belfry]

I have no idea what the special egg is, what is its evo line?

[thin sail]

And a special thanks to you, for you amazing webapp.
It's so fast now to implement a full Digitama

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @surreal latch (current: #43 - 60)

[thin sail]

Wind Guardians from Humulos

[vapid belfry]

Oh oki ic now

[thin sail]

NacaStorage is fully working now

https://new.battle.nacatech.es/ns

Settings, Fan Devices
Enable Fan Devices

NacaStorage
Upload

V-Pet GO

[vapid belfry]

Thank you

This is a great project

[surreal latch]

just my little joke, the twin reused the wind guardians egg sprite for the special egg that lets you raise victory greymon/zeed garurumon

[shadow ibex]

Jogress functionality will come sooner/later, since I'm doing other stuff around here

Have fun

[thin sail]

NEW UPDATE:

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug when sending Digimon to NacaStorage.
• Fixed a white screen issue on XAI Roll after exiting Online mode.

Changes:

• New XAI Roll: DMX-accurate with a "Color" touch.

Additions:

• Pendulum Color V4: Wind Guardians.

Bonus:

• 3 brand new Blast/Burst Evolutions.

NacaDex ON:

[proper belfry]

Nice

[worthy sail]

does this project have all the regular v-pet features

im new to v-pets and this project looks really cool

i cant buy any color vpets rn so im wondering if this project works like those

[rustic yarrow]

This is one of the best custom vpets you could have.
It is cheap to build and has a lot of features including multiple eggs, online battles, and is in active development.

[vapid belfry]

I lowkey almost like this vpet more than my Pendulum Colors atp.

You can build it for around $30-$40 if you shop right

[shadow ibex]

does this device detect shaking?

[thin sail]

It does if you get an MPU 6050 module

[shadow ibex]

oh i see, it was mostly because i saw the way to change from xai to shake and i got excited for a bit

wait, i do have an mpu6050, i could use it in theory

hmm

do you have a wiring diagram?

[thin sail]

Wiring Guide
MPU VCC ➔ Lilygo Pin 17 (This is your MPU_POWER_PIN that provides the "soft" 3.3V to power the board).
MPU GND ➔ Any Lilygo GND Pin (The main GND next to the 5V pin works fine).
MPU SDA ➔ Lilygo Pin 21 (Where the data is transferred).
MPU SCL ➔ Lilygo Pin 22 (Where the clock/sync signal is transferred).

[shadow ibex]

does it fit inside the case?

[thin sail]

I just cut part of the battery protector

And place it just above the Lilygo PCB with double side tape

I'll make one later and i'll send you how i did with mine

[thin sail]

It does, sir.

[thin sail]

Thank you so much

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #485 - 3)

[worthy sail]

this sounds awesome im def gonna try building this

[thin sail]

You gonna have fun both ways

And it's all Digimon Themed, you gonna build your own Device.

[shadow ibex]

A piezo works for this?

If so I have mini piezos

[thin sail]

It does, sure

I cut the side to fit all the wires

[shadow ibex]

Definitely need to get that kind of wire

Ethernet is too thick

[thin sail]

New QOL coming in the next patch

[shadow ibex]

I think I figured out why my 3d printer sucks for geometric shapes

I need to tilt the model

[fringe jackal]

Which is a battery indicator on it now

[thin sail]

Any 10x30x40
Mine is a 1500mah

[vapid belfry]

Hopefully in the PenC model I’m trying to make from scratch I can add space for this

I unfortunately left my keyboard at home tho

When I went to the country

[thin sail]

First secret revealed:
https://youtu.be/5l0g0rIZfNM?si=QYaoemhA3Krf8dra

[verbal siren]

happen to have a link?

[fringe jackal]

Wait, he added Mode change

[thin sail]

yep

[simple agate]

@thin sail has leveled up! (10 ➜ 11)

[thin sail]

Only in Brasil

[thin sail]

https://www.mercadolivre.com.br/bateria--com-2-fios-103040-37v-1500mah-10mm-x-30mm-x-40mm/up/MLBU1464068773?pdp_filters=item_id%3AMLB3863427578&matt_tool=38524122#origin=share&sid=share&wid=MLB3863427578&action=copy

[verbal siren]

ah ok

[fringe jackal]

https://www.amazon.com/1500mAh-103443-Rechargeable-Polymer-Electronic/dp/B0BG7YQTNV?sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY

https://www.amazon.com/1300mAh-103040-Rechargeable-Replacement-Electronic/dp/B09YQ2WJ75?nsdOptOutParam=true&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D

[verbal siren]

no functional difference between 1/6 and 1/8 resistors?

[fringe jackal]

What do you mean?

[verbal siren]

in the list of parts
#1494144833168867378 message

Two 5.6k ohm resistor (also 1/6W-1/8W size works best)```

[humble storm]

They function the same. The 1/8 size will give you more room when connecting it to the board. I initially had used 1/4 size resistors, and those even work, but it’s much more crammed.

[fringe jackal]

It’s just for compact size

Question, what is the size for the
3D model?

[thin sail]

Does anyone know how to convert any of these sprites into a 96x48 cut-in? Since Bandai removed the HerakleKabuterimon + GranKuwagamon Jogress, I'm going to add it back

[thin sail]

https://youtu.be/DopYvYQwgcY?si=lcFrVujx0mVth_RT

[coral beacon]

The jungle king

The only thing that bothered me about NSP was not having him, the most powerful of insects, the bulletproof Digimon, the unshakeable one. He's not an Umbrella experiment, but he's a tyrant

[worthy sail]

im gonna start ordering the parts needed for this, is this the right lilygo tdisplay?

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@worthy sail has evolved into Baby I!

[worthy sail]

nvm they dont ship to my country rn..

do yall have links to alternative sites for buying them?

[shadow ibex]

Looks like it went well for once

[ember path]

You can buy it on Aliexpress.

But depending on where you live, you might have other options too.

Amazon, online electronic stores and etc.

[worthy sail]

thanks ill look at aliexpress

[tight coral]

Hi, I found this, do you think that is compatible? I think it needs a battery too; which one would be suitable? https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExGnXkK

[thin sail]

Nop. This one is the S3.
We are using S1 (v1.1)

[thin sail]

It is

[tight coral]

Could be compatible?

[tight coral]

This compatible? https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr5xyC1

[thin sail]

Yep, this one

[tight coral]

Will this case work? It doesn't seem to have a back cover, so the battery would be exposed. https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005007945562445.html?channel=twinner

[humble storm]

That's the one I used initially before I made a 3D printed case. It works, but as you said, the battery will be on the outside of that case. Honestly, the buttons aren't very good, and your resistor wiring won't look very clean without the prong holders. It's better than nothing, especially if you just need something to keep the board and screen in place.

$20 is kinda steep for that. I would rather take that money to put towards a 3D printed case.

[tight coral]

You're right, I'll try to get a 3D printed case

[tight coral]

What type of materials are best for 3D printing, or which ones do you recommend?

[humble storm]

I use either PLA or PETG, depending on the project.

[tight coral]

Thanks

[tight coral]

The battery plug is jst 1.25mm?

[vapid belfry]

Yeah that’s correct. It’s not too hard to change tho if it still ends up being wrong.

[tight coral]

ESP32 con chip CH9102 -JST PH 2.0mm (IA said this)

is correct?

[vapid belfry]

Yah

[tight coral]

ok, I will search a battery with this connector

[vapid belfry]

ESP32 Lilygo TTGO T-Display. The Tenstar variant also works

[tight coral]

Nice

[shadow ibex]

what are the measures of the piezo buzzer?

or should i use one of those pc beepers

[tight coral]

in Aliexpress is the CH9102F is compatible or only CH9102?

[shadow ibex]

same thing, they are the serial chip

[vapid belfry]

I’ve read 25mm. The dimensions of the device are 33x54x22, give or take a few 0.X mm.

[shadow ibex]

any buzzer should work with this?

[vapid belfry]

I’m unsure of anything except Piezos

The battery takes up 10x30x40mm of space. So a large buzzer may not fit

But the flat piezos seem to work for people

[shadow ibex]

yeah, but i was mostly talking about electrical properties

[vapid belfry]

I’ve yet to install any speaker cuz I’m still waiting on it

[shadow ibex]

as in, would any piezo disc work on this?

well, knowing the dimensions

[vapid belfry]

The discs would yeah.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah that’s what I mean also. No idea if it can convert sound the same way

As a piezoelectric speaker

[thin sail]

Pendulum Mode implemented

[verbal siren]

The board has its own accelerometer?

[thin sail]

No.
You have to get an MPU 6050

[shadow ibex]

It doesnt

[verbal siren]

Ah, was worried I was missing something, that's the lil blue board in previous photos?

[thin sail]

This one

[verbal siren]

Really gotta make an official build guide

[thin sail]

Go to that post, i just did that

[thin sail]

over here

To replicate that shake sound, just make the button hole bigger and those 2 buttons will sound like a pendulum shake

[shadow ibex]

i just noticed if i hold b it fast forwards, is that intended, or just an artifact from my build

[coral beacon]

it's the debug build, only for devs 💪

[shadow ibex]

No battery, no problem

Battery should be here soon

[verbal siren]

Damn, Digikey doesn't seem to have em in stock

Was trying to consolidate as much of my stuff under one order as possible

[vapid belfry]

For the MPU 6050? I found one but it’s kinda weird

[verbal siren]

Yeah, it brought up three options but they all seem to be out of stock

Also wasn't even sure if they were quite right because 2 didn't have stock images

[vapid belfry]

Yeah also it seems to have VDD and not VCC. Idk if that’s the same thing

[verbal siren]

I'm extremely uneducated in the matter but that looks like just the chip and not the whole board that it should maybe be on?

[vapid belfry]

I really don’t know but I assume you would solder to those points. But again idk.

I found another one on DigiKey, but it doesn’t seem to have VCC. Just “Vin”.

Well it says Vin is the power pin

Oh yeah

“Obsolete”

No wait I was looking at a different one

This one is like $13 USD

This is the 1528-3886-ND Adafruit Industries gyro controller. The one Rurounik uses is slightly different. But if Vin is equivalent to the VCC power pin on the one Rurounik uses, it should work.

[shadow ibex]

Can't you buy it from AliExpress

We both get the parts from there

[verbal siren]

Yeah, I'm just trying to consolidate

[worthy sail]

do yall maybe have links for some of the parts youve bought

i found the lilygo on aliexpress

but im having a bit of trouble with finding the rest of the components

[shadow ibex]

I bought the battery and piezos from amazon

The lilygo and mpu6050 from aliexpress

And then the case I 3d printed it

[worthy sail]

whats the mpu6050

[shadow ibex]

An accelerometer

It detects motion

[worthy sail]

is that for the pendulum stuff

[shadow ibex]

Yes

[worthy sail]

damn i gotta get one then

i was going off a list that was sent here a while back

ill find it rq

[worthy sail]

this one

[shadow ibex]

He encontrado esto en AliExpress:
Módulo GY-521 MPU-6050 MPU6050 Sensores giroscópicos de 3 ejes + Módulo acelerómetro de 3 ejes
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwBc2oQ

[vapid belfry]

Prices change and listings get taken down at times. But here’s the Nickel Strip I used: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLo1PA1

[worthy sail]

problem is im dumb and have no clue if im looking at the right thing for the resistors and stuff

do yall maybe have a link or a picture od the resistors

how theyre supposed to look

[vapid belfry]

1/8W +-1% 5.6k ohm resistors
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt3Olxx

The same listing has the 3.9k ohm resistors

[worthy sail]

tysm 🙏

ill try to find the rest and ill order them tomorrow

[shadow ibex]

Honestly I don't think I'll bother with the resistors

[vapid belfry]

For the batteries it’s best to look around tho for the best price

Yeah resistors are optional since we have the WiFi battles

[shadow ibex]

I don't have another unit to play with, and I plan on adding connection options with real devices using naca

[worthy sail]

i was planning on making 2 or 3

i have a few friends who grew up with me on digimon

and they used to have d-arks

[vapid belfry]

The resistors are only needed if you have multiple OR if you plan to eventually use WifiCOM mode OR drdo’s vpet WifiCOM firmware

This device can use the drdo software also

[worthy sail]

drdos one has a lot of utility stuff right

so if i do make one of those i should probably try and get the resistors stuff

[vapid belfry]

Drdo’s software is more of WifiCOM than a vpet

[worthy sail]

i see

[vapid belfry]

But they share the same hardware

[worthy sail]

im mostly interested in the vpet stuff but

[vapid belfry]

Aside from speaker and MPU gyro

[worthy sail]

i might aswell get the resistors and if i dont end up managing ill just not install them

i have a friend with a 3d printer ill ask him to help me out with the case

where do i find the case file tho

[vapid belfry]

Drdo’s thingiverse

[worthy sail]

i really want to take it into blender and make it more like the classic digivices from adventure

[vapid belfry]

drdo013481

[worthy sail]

thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #402 - 4)

[worthy sail]

i saw his post earlier

ill find it

if i do manage with the case stuff i might make some for more digivices and post the models here

[vapid belfry]

It’s gonna take some work to change the original model in Blender. In Blender (idk about other software) the topography is a little weird

[worthy sail]

ill give it a shot

ill contribute in the one way i can

[shadow ibex]

Try tinkercad

[vapid belfry]

Gl. We’re still trying with the Pendulum Color case

[shadow ibex]

I was gonna modify the case but I gave up

[vapid belfry]

Does FreeCAD work too

[worthy sail]

is that an alternative to blender

[shadow ibex]

In browser cad software for dummies

[worthy sail]

ill have to do some research and stuff

[shadow ibex]

For free

[worthy sail]

im used to using blender but if it doesnt work well with 3d printers then ill learn tinkercad

ill probably have a bunch of questions regarding parts and how they should be fitted

ill probably send them here or make a custom post if thats what rurounik prefers

[shadow ibex]

Tinkercad is very simple in terms it doesn't have many tools

All you have are basic shapes, hollow and fill

But you can do a lot with that

[worthy sail]

ill check it out in a few mins

thanks

[shadow ibex]

You essentially combine the different basic shapes to produce models

that's why I kinda like it

[opaque violet]

Great project, thanks for all the hard work!

[thin sail]

Shii, it's because you are a DEV, sir... Debug mode Enabled

[shadow ibex]

oh sorry

[thin sail]

You also have a pet selector under Options menu

[shadow ibex]

it's because i never originally enabled it

and i suddently saw it

that's why i kinda asked

[thin sail]

MPU i'm using in this project:
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005010057794277.html

[fringe jackal]

Do you have enough memory for your project?

This is useful to track something and 3 dimensional. Space.

And I think you can get to some Micro Center

[dusky ravine]

What components do you have to buy for the audio?

[thin sail]

A 25mm piezo speaker

[thin sail]

I got those:
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005010210639478.html

[dusky ravine]

This?

[thin sail]

Yep

[dusky ravine]

Thanks

[fringe jackal]

https://a.co/d/05n2AMyF

[fringe jackal]

Is there any other small speakers that I can take advantage of?

[thin sail]

Any Piezo Speaker under 30mm

27mm, 25mm, 23mm, 20mm

[fringe jackal]

OK, I saw your previous post on how you put the Sensor motion

We’re gonna need a custom case of it all on the electronics and

[fringe jackal]

Thank you

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #131 - 17)

[fringe jackal]

All the parts together makes 100 bucks if I have to take off some extras and to get that under

I have a idea for the shaker, though that the pendulum has

never mind

Another custom case has to be built

Question can the product support a Hydro electric buzzer?

Like the 20th anniversary version can

[thin sail]

It won't fit, no.

[fringe jackal]

I’m looking for the type of buzzer and it looks like it’s a custom model

[vapid belfry]

Yeah only way to fit a larger one is a smaller battery. 1000mAh will last a few days to a week

[fringe jackal]

And all the stuff in here to the speaker to the little the rotation sensor being used for the pendulum shake there’s not enough space you risk damaging something or worse

I think we’re asking for too much for this project

[vapid belfry]

As long as everything is secured, adding the MPU 6050 should work oki.

[fringe jackal]

Ironically enough, I killed something like that when I made my first Proto tablet

[vapid belfry]

We are still trying to design the Pendulum case to work with the components now that we know the wiring diagram

But it’s still gonna be a while maybe

There’s like

4 people now I think

All working on a new shell for the device

[fringe jackal]

In the bill of materials, I’m already doing the price work for that

All right, it’s time to do number crunching

[vapid belfry]

For me it costs like $18-$20ish USD to make one, that’s not including the cost of tools and the 3D printer I bought. That’s also gonna be without sanding and painting.

[fringe jackal]

I already owned the tools in the solder flex

It’s just a cable so I do not have a abundance of or the resistors use those up a while ago

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki

[fringe jackal]

yeah, any service that has 3-D ask for original designs. I don’t know the rules and I’m still looking on open source 3-D models. The only ask if you have the ability to resize them if some roles might be or design flaws.

[vapid belfry]

I went with a US service that charged me $30 for the shell and everything you need 3D printed, that was a mistake financially, but they did it and got the job done. Have you tried JLCPCB or PCBWay? PCBWay approved a set I requested a quote for, but then again, it was for 5 shells. $45 after shipping essentially.

I ended up not going through with it and got a 3D Printer instead

[fringe jackal]

They do that

I only know them to make custom motherboards for customers

[vapid belfry]

Yeah they can 3D print too. Unless you buy in bulk it will cost a tiny bit more

[thin sail]

Just use a double sided tape. It will secure the MPU module without risking the main board or get it of of the shell

[fringe jackal]

Read I’m just gonna gather all the parts and just wait for the short design

[vapid belfry]

If you’re concerned about overheating, use the heat resistant brown/green tape

And like loop it to make it double sided

Prob won’t stick as well maybe tho

[thin sail]

It only gets hot when you are going to charge the battery, but it gets hot with or without the module anyway.
But no problem so far.

[fringe jackal]

What about the Yellow installation and tape for some batteries? Is that also heat resistant?

[vapid belfry]

Should be the same thing we’re thinking about. It’s the type of tape that resists really high temps

Polyimide tape

Brand name is Kapton tape

[fringe jackal]

Yes!

Yeah, that’s no that’s what I’m looking fora

[vapid belfry]

Ah

[fringe jackal]

OK, that’s all down

It’s on Amazon I got the main board the resistors the battery and the speaker speakers

Everything’s in the cart

I it’s $80

They brought a case of transistors because I’m planning on making more of these eventually

Pubway

[vapid belfry]

I wrote up the wiring plans for what we know so far, if any of it is wrong lmk

[thin sail]

This

[fringe jackal]

Extensive

[vapid belfry]

I got my Ender-3 V3 SE finally also

I’m gonna have to wait to put it all together tho

[proper belfry]

Is the connection stable with a colored device when using 3.9k and 5.6k resistors?

[vapid belfry]

Yep, iirc it uses the same connections as the drdo vpet. If you mean with a Pendulum Color/DMC, I don’t think it works with official vpets yet

But flashing back to drdo firmware, the pins will work on the top with official vpets

So it’s interchangeable in that way

It likely won’t work tho with official vpets, except WifiCOM/ACOM in the future

You can go without the pins entirely, and just use WiFi connection to other V-Pet GOs

[proper belfry]

I think I need to recheck my resistor connections. For some reason it doesn’t work with the colored device, but everything runs smoothly on monochrome 🤔

[vapid belfry]

But the GND that the MPU uses is shared with those pins, if you want to add them later you will have to unsolder the GND

[proper belfry]

Okay. Thanks.I’ll try desoldering everything and redoing it lol

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #359 - 5)

[vapid belfry]

May have to ask Rurounik again just to be extra sure, but I asked near the beginning of development and he said the prong pins are the same as the drdo model. It could be bad connection, idk. If they’re supposed to work with official models, mine could be bad too

But when I switch to drdo, I have no issues using ACOM/WiFiCOM with the prongs

[proper belfry]

Tried flashing back to DrDo. works fine with monochrome, but not with color. Probably best to desolder everything and redo it 😔

[vapid belfry]

Maybe yeah

[vapid belfry]

Oh wait is this under VS Bandai?

I thought it was something else if so

I assumed it was Cable Link for official vpets

I see only the option for DMC and PenC for myself, I haven’t updated my device yet

[proper belfry]

Yes

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I’ll have to try that at some point then

[vapid belfry]

Also minor error, "(connected to GPIO32 and GPIO25)" should be "(connected to GPIO32 and GND)"

I am gonna have to correct it. I knew I made a typo somewhere

Just couldn't see where

[vapid belfry]

Fixed a typo regarding the prong wiring/soldering

GPIO32 correlates to vpet signal prong and GND correlates to vpet GND prong

[narrow ridge]

Is this correct battery? it says jst 1.25mm
https://a.aliexpress.com/_c43kCG6R

[vapid belfry]

Looks like the correct one yeah

It lists it as a 2-pin JST 1.25mm connector

1500 mAh will last a long time on a full charge too

[narrow ridge]

Thank you 🙂

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #322 - 6)

[thin sail]

And Naca is going to implement VS Any Bandai device through NacaBattle anyway

[thin sail]

Nop they are not.
Top GND is shared with Piezo GND only

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki mb

[thin sail]

The pins are fine i tested with DrDo's project and it connects with another V-Pet GO through the same pins

[vapid belfry]

I would have messed it up by trying to put them in the same place probably

[thin sail]

This

[worthy sail]

is the assembly for this project the same as drdos one?

or is there maybe a vid of someone assembling this project

[narrow ridge]

I think it is same. but you can upgrade like sound and pendulum system. You can check past post how to you can make.

[marsh sparrow]

Hi everyone :3
I'm an absolute mess when it came to built things up... Is possible to maybe pay someone to built it for me ? T-T I'm so excited by this project T-T

[autumn bay]

Money can do anything, look for someone near you

[thorn arrow]

Does anyone have one for sale? And how much? Please

[shadow ibex]

Iirc no one sells them

[thorn arrow]

Me too, if you find someone, write to me so I can order one as well.

[vapid belfry]

I have been working to get the parts for at least 5 units

I’m still lacking a few things

Even then I may finish this Pendulum shell model and have it ready for printing before I even make another one.

But if you really don’t mind the DMC style shell I can make a couple first once all the parts arrive

I think I’m a little behind schedule tbh. Some stuff took too long to arrive. Originally this was gonna be the drdo models only but then this released. At least you could swap back and forth between the 2 softwares

Idk if I could ship outside of the US tho. It may raise the cost/difficulty in shipping. Partially due to potential battery regulations and shipping costs, but in any case I think it would just increase shipping time.

I already got the battery labels ordered tho, ones that specify that the battery is contained within the device. I have been reading the regulations and each sticker code correlates to mean different things when it’s shipped

[fringe jackal]

Wait, can the battery be gains as a secondary item later

[vapid belfry]

You could install the battery yourself yes, but you’d have to be extra sure you buy the right one. Otherwise you’ll be splicing the ends yourself

You could also just plug it into a charger to use it while you wait for your battery to arrive, but it stops being a portable device at that point.

[fringe jackal]

The only option currently to get a rain shipping

[thorn arrow]

I would like to buy several, how much would it cost to ship them to Spain?

[simple agate]

@thorn arrow has leveled up! (1 ➜ 2)

[fringe jackal]

🫨

It looks like I have to look this up

Hey by build you one the only problem is the battery itself. It’s going to be 2 m bigger than the average.

[shadow ibex]

no one sells these, you have to build them yourself

[worthy sail]

whats the battery that yall use

and is it rechargable

[shadow ibex]

lithium ion 103040

[worthy sail]

this one?
https://www.amazon.com/1300mAh-103040-Rechargeable-Replacement-Electronic/dp/B09YQ2WJ75

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@worthy sail has evolved into Baby II!

[fringe jackal]

In my car currently

[shadow ibex]

that might work, but you'll have to solder the battery wire provided with the kit

[worthy sail]

which kit are you reffering to

[shadow ibex]

the lilygo t-display comes with a battery wire

you have to use that

[worthy sail]

oh alr

but it doesnt come with a battery right

i have to order it seperately

[shadow ibex]

it doesn't come with a battery, but it comes with the wires to add a battery

[worthy sail]

i see

[shadow ibex]

the issue is that there are no batteries that come with 1.25 JST

[buoyant surge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KvgLe6Sk_I

[worthy sail]

what does JST mean

[shadow ibex]

the connector the lilygo uses to connect the battery

[worthy sail]

sorry if i ask dumb questions im new to this kinda stuff

[worthy sail]

should i look for that and order it seperately

or do i just haev to solder it all togther

[shadow ibex]

There is no battery with that connector

We tried

We failed

you gotta solder it on

[worthy sail]

oh

[shadow ibex]

Trust me, we tried to find a compatible one for hours

Nothing

[worthy sail]

well i gotta learn how to solder

[worthy sail]

damn 😭

[shadow ibex]

As long as you don't connect the wires together in a battery

Y'all should see a lithium ion battery safety video

[worthy sail]

thatll short circuit right

[shadow ibex]

Before attempting to solder your own first battery

[worthy sail]

thats a good idea ye

[fringe jackal]

Battery port

There’s no pork to plug it in

[shadow ibex]

there is

one sec

there's the battery connector

[fringe jackal]

Yes

[shadow ibex]

and you get the cable to connect onto it

[fringe jackal]

Well, that looks like an extender

Go with the official version

[shadow ibex]

i'm going with what the creator recommended me to get personally

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005009890213912.html which is this one

[fringe jackal]

This is a clone board right so did he work similarly

If I need this existed with helped with the budget

I’m paying close to 80 or 70

Yes, for having a duplicate in my cart

[worthy sail]

@shadow ibex i got a question, what actually holds the frame in place

this piece

[shadow ibex]

glue

you essentially glue it to the case once done

[worthy sail]

i see

[shadow ibex]

in my unit it's being held with friction

but i don't know for how much longer

[worthy sail]

what about this piece

[shadow ibex]

that's to separate the battery from the board

[worthy sail]

it seemed to click into place in the vid i saw of the assembly

[shadow ibex]

to avoid shorting

[worthy sail]

makes sense

what holds it in place tho

[shadow ibex]

it's loose

[worthy sail]

is a part of the case holding it

oh

[shadow ibex]

doesn't really matter

once all the components are fitted, it shouldn't move much

but you can hot glue it in place before putting the battery if you want

[worthy sail]

alr thanks

im working on the custom shell and i wasnt sure what held those parts in place

unrelated, but how are the buttons seperated?

theyre one model

[thin sail]

it just holds by itself, never glued one, and i did about 15 units

[shadow ibex]

you cut them

[worthy sail]

oh

alr thanks

[shadow ibex]

i think you can use scissors, i use flush cutters

[worthy sail]

would it be possible to change the position of these

[shadow ibex]

you'd have to modify the model, if you know how, feel free to

[worthy sail]

if i maybe didnt cut the resistors as short

[worthy sail]

im mostly asking from an assembly standpoint

i know i cant move the buttons

because theyre part of the lilygo

[shadow ibex]

that i cannot say anything much, since i will be omitting them in my build

[worthy sail]

ah damn

well thanks anyways you helped me a bunch

[shadow ibex]

no problem

[fringe jackal]

Removing the buttons from your build

I was thinking about removing the buttons and rewiring them at top and bottom buttons on the side of the Case. and just using them that way, like a stopwatch or VB

[worthy sail]

how do you turn the device on and off

is it a seperate button or is it something like holding both buttons down

[fringe jackal]

I think it’s in settings and when the firm was installed

[thin sail]

Some new festures coming in the next update:

Every Version will have its own Megahit screen

Floramon from V4

Dokugumon from V3

And also, brand new animations for Backup

[fringe jackal]

He put two eggs on here

[vapid belfry]

Shipping from US to Spain…(at least according to the USPS website, haven’t checked others) is not looking great. You could build several for the shipping cost USPS is asking.

[vapid belfry]

If you know what you’re doing, sure. They’re not even entirely necessary unless you’re switching back to a software with WifiCOM.

Also yes like Naca said, frame is just glued to the shell on the drdo model shell. I slathered a gel-type super glue all over mine. I think it holds well

[thorn arrow]

The thing is, I'm terrible at building this kind of thing.