DeskPal 🤠

DeskPal is a small ESP32-based interactive desktop companion inspired by Tamagotchi. It displays animated facial expressions 😃 and reacts to user interaction by showing a motivational phrase 📜 or the currently playing Spotify song 🎵.

Features ✨

• Displays a random animated face with different expressions 😊😆😴.
• Shows the current time ⏰ on a small OLED screen.
• Reacts to user input via a touch module 🔘:
  • Single Press: Fetches and displays a motivational quote 💡.
  • Double Press: Shows the currently playing song on Spotify 🎶.
• Connects to WiFi 📡 and communicates via MQTT 🔗.

Hardware Requirements 🛠️

• ESP32C3 microcontroller ⚡
• OLED display (SSD1306) 📺
• TTP233 Module (A button should work as well) 🔲
• WiFi connectivity 🌐
• Some Backend, i used Node-RED

Setup Instructions ⚙️

1. Flash the provided firmware to your ESP32 🖥️.
2. Configure WiFi and MQTT settings in the code 🔧.
3. Ensure an MQTT broker is running 🖧.
4. Deploy a backend service to handle motivational quotes and Spotify data 🎤.
5. Power on DeskPal and interact with it by tapping it! 🚀

Usage 🎭

• DeskPal will display a random face 😐.
• Press the button to receive motivational messages 💪.
• Double press the button to display the currently playing song 🎼.
• The device updates its time via MQTT ⏳.

License 📜

This project is open-source and available for modification and personal use 🛠️.