The roots of the project:

Creating an interactive project has many facets. It often involves touching on everything, design, visuals, hardware, etc . On the electronics side, the work is also significant: Wiring, coding, getting the most out of a sensor, interfacing it correctly with software, debugging,.... All this is a challenge for many people. And if you are easy with this work with all the development boards available out there, then you often have to start all over again for each new project. Without mentioning for the need to reprogram your chip when you just need to change some setting.
Having done that too many times, the reflection around a solution started. And that's how the development began to bring a solution that is quick, flexible and accessible to more people.
This project hopes to give super powers to beginners and creatives, and provide fast, feature-rich solution to more advanced users.

The project focuses on a solution that brings wireless capabilities, a compact form factor for easy integration, and a practical web-based interface with no dependency on an app or a software. This aims at building the foundations of a family which is versatile, can expand easily to increase its capabilities, can be customized, and will never face SW obsolescence.
One of the idea behind the project is to initiate an open source code base dedicated to simplify interfacing real world signals with computers for creative purposes.

The family counts 3 modules for now:

• Pipo Motion:
  Based on an 9-axis IMU, it allows you to use orientation, acceleration, taps, vibrations, etc..

• Pipo Analog:
  6 analog inputs to acquire any kind of signal: (with a voltage range selection up to 12v)
  6 capacitive touch inputs: to create touch pads with all kind of conductive materials (conductive paint, wires, vegetables, conductive tape,...)

• Pipo Range:
  A distance ranging sensor to measure hand or object distance.

Common specs:

• Based on an ESP32-S3 mini
• Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth Low Energy
• On-board Lithium cell charger
• USB-C connector for wired  use and charge
• A graphical user interface
  
  Note: more detailed specs are currently available on the project page and more details will be shared soon.