If there’s one area we’ve never seen the Raspberry Pi delve into before, it’s world of mysticism. Maker and developer Echo-Lalia, as they’re known as on Reddit, has dragged us into a new Pico-powered realm of mystery thanks to their clever tarot card reader project. It’s driven by an RP2040 board and uses an e-Ink display to show random tarot cards at the press of a button.
Cards are chosen based on random EM feedback. An image of the card is displayed along with text and sometimes a spooky unexpected glitch. The glitches are intentionally programmed into the output by Echo-Lalia to add to the “digital-mysticism” vibe, as they put it. Because the unit is using an e-Ink display, images will remain on the screen until it’s powered back on and cycles through another card selection.
