Galactic Unicorn offers 53x11 bright RGB LEDs driven by Pico W's PIO in addition to a 1W amplifier + speaker, a collection of system and user buttons, and two Qw/ST connectors for adding external sensors and devices. Woha!
- :link: [Galactic Unicorn store page](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/galactic-unicorn)
Galactic Unicorn ships with MicroPython firmware pre-loaded, but you can download the most recent version at the link below (you'll want the `galactic-unicorn` image).
The easiest way to start displaying cool stuff on Galactic Unicorn is using our Galactic Unicorn module (which contains a bunch of helpful functions for interacting with the buttons, adjusting brightness and suchlike) and our PicoGraphics library, which is chock full of useful functions for drawing on the LED matrix.
A collection of copies of classic terminal styles including C64, MS-DOS, Spectrum, and more. Images and text are drawn pixel by pixel from a pattern of Os and Xs.
These examples need `WIFI_CONFIG.py` (from the `common` directory) to be saved to your Pico W. Open up `WIFI_CONFIG.py` in Thonny to add your wifi details (and save it when you're done).
Updates one pixel every five minutes to display the most recent #Cheerlights colour. Discover the most popular colours over time, or use it as an avant garde (but colourful) 53 hour clock! Find out more about the Cheerlights API at https://cheerlights.com/
Requires `WIFI_CONFIG.py` from the `common` directory. It also needs the `micropython-phew` and `microdot` libraries (you can install these using Thonny's 'Tools > Manage Packages').