AIPI-Lite Funware

I started this project with to explore adding a custom software to the XOROGIN AI PI-LITE board. I am not a C++ developer so there may be a lot of bugs and less than ideal implementations.

To get the board to boot mode the first time you flash, you need to remove the 4 back screws and press the button behind the screen while plugging-in the device. My plan is to make a tamagochi-like device, but make it as unhinged as I can. This is not a serious project, just a fun experiment.

Done:

• Display compatibility through Adafruit's GFX lib [x]
• Network selection through web portal and access point [x]
• Filesystem (to store web static assets and serve wifi portal) [x]
• Persistent Preference to save wifi info [x]

Getting Started

1. Install PlatformIO (VS Code recommended)
2. Clone this repo
3. Configure your board in platformio.ini (default: ESP32S3-WROOM-1)
4. Upload filesystem:

   pio run -t uploadfs --upload-port /dev/ttyACM0
   

5. Build and upload firmware:

   pio run --target upload --upload-port /dev/ttyACM0
   

6. Connect to device AP:
   • SSID: BSoft_Setup
   • Password: (if set)
   • Navigate to http://192.168.4.1 to configure WiFi

GZIP Static Files

To enable GZIP for static assets:

cd data
gzip -k ./web/**

Re-upload the filesystem after gzipping.

Credits

• Adafruit libraries (GFX, BusIO, seesaw, ST77xx)
• PlatformIO
• ESP32 Arduino framework

Warnings/Disclaimers

Use this at your own risk, this is a fun codebase I'm using to learn ESP32 wizardry