Allocates and sends an SMS to every Secret Santa participant; using MicroPython, Raspberry Pi Pico, a SIM800L module and the Pico Display Pack.
- Connect the Pico Display Pack to the Raspberry Pi Pico.
- Connect the SIM800L module to the Raspberry Pi Pico.
- Create a
participants.json
file (based onparticipants.json.example
) which includes the desired participants. - Flash the Raspberry Pi Pico with the latest MicroPython with Pimoroni Libs.
- Copy the codebase to the Raspberry Pi Pico.
- Boot the Raspberry Pi Pico and follow the on-screen instructions.
Interested in seeing how I over-engineered the problem of allocating Secret Santa's in other years?
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