SmartPoi has re-branded as “Magic Poi”! There are a lot of differences from the old SmartPoi project – starting with an online image sharing platform and api which is accessible from the poi directly! How does this work? You just press a button on your poi and the images are downloaded instantly from the server. You can share Timelines with friends and sync your spinning in time with music with millisecond precision (“Party Mode”). Check out the project patreon and website for more info.
Magic Poi is now available for pre-order! Just visit shop.magicpoi.com to pre-order your 60px “Alpha” version. These new poi were professionally designed and manufactured over at EnterAction in Sydney, Australia.
ESP32, new platform and more
Right now I am working on the new version of Magic Poi firmware, using PlatformIO and ESP32 S3 dual core processor. This version comes with a new online portal (offline support is going to work as well, ported from the SmartPoi updated local web interface).
The latest boards are in their third iteration and have been fully tested by my friends over at EnterAction. They were created using EasyEDA and JLCPCB. I have signed up for Deepseek AI API with AIDER coding assistant which is making the work go so much faster, and the new firmware works seamlessly with the website to provide a seamless usage experience.
To help speed up development, come and support me on Patreon! You can also follow along with updates on my blog – but the updates go live on Patreon first (sign up – it’s free!).
My Patreon supporters already have early access to the new Magic Poi web portal! Paid supporters have discounts on the new Magic Poi hardware for sale here.
The Platform (testing version – old):
This old version has been shut down already, Patreon supporters get an exclusive link to see the latest updates:
ESP32:
Here are some articles that I found helpful while switching over from Arduino IDE to PlatformIO in VSCode: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/vs-code-platformio-ide-esp32-esp8266-arduino/ and also https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8266-nodemcu-vs-code-platformio-littlefs/
The Future:
The Magic Poi platform is ready for production and has moved to it’s new home at magicpoi.com – previously an LED poi feature comparison site I made was up there.
Many important improvements are coming – you can keep up to date by checking out the latest blog posts, join my patreon (it’s free to sign up) or sign up to the mailing list here:
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