Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL

👾 Pixel Buddy Video Art Workshop
2027-04-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-04-30 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
In this workshop you’ll use a Pi Pico microcontroller to send low-res (320×240) digital video to an HDMI display. Despite its limitations, the cool thing about this device is that it’s inexpensive enough that you can plug it in somewhere (perhaps a wall of TVs at an electronics store) and leave it behind for prank/art/propaganda purposes.
Your Pi Pico will generate video in the DVI-D format rather than the newer HDMI standard. But because HDMI is backwards compatible with DVI-D, your device should work with any HDMI monitor or TV.
Here’s what’s in the kit:

Pi Pico board w/ microUSB port
Pico DVI video sock
insulated wire (4″)
heat shrink tubing (3″)

Here’s what else you’ll need:

HDMI cable
microUSB cable with data connection
computer (macOS/Linux/Windows)
soldering iron
lead-free solder
flux paste
header pins (optional)
wire stripping tool (optional)

➡️ Instructions
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