It takes the mundane line of text you’ll find on every channel and turns it into a dazzling display thanks to its RGB LED matrix display. The matrix is aided by a small LCD screen that gives additional details and stats. Both the Pico W and LCD panel are held together by the custom PCB which also connects to the matrix panel.
The hardware for this project is particular and precise. If you want to recreate it, you’ll need an 8 x 32 WS2812 RGB LED matrix panel, the exact PCB created by Yakroo108 (which you’re able to find over atPCBWay), as well as a Raspberry Pi Pico W. The LCD display is also necessary to get a readout of extra information without overcrowding the matrix panel with too much information.
Yakroo108 was kind enough to make the project open source so if you don’t want to buy one pre-assembled, you may go through the fun of building it from the ground up. The code for the project was written in CircuitPython and uses the YouTube API to get the source data. The full project can be found over atGitHub. To get a closer look at thisRaspberry Pi project, you can check it out over atHackadayand see it in action over at none other thanYouTube.
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.
