# The worlds first Streaming Wireless POV poi

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**Created:** [July 23, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-worlds-first-streaming-wireless-pov-poi/2023 "2018-07-23T19:42:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomjuggler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tomjuggler/32/809_2.png) [@tomjuggler](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tomjuggler)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-worlds-first-streaming-wireless-pov-poi/2023/1 "2018-07-23T19:42:31Z")

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Smart Poi Wireless Streaming POV poi - powered by Processing. Ok and Arduino. (ESP8266)

How does this work? Check out the rundown at [circusscientist.com](https://www.circusscientist.com)

Essentially it’s chromecast for POV poi, all the image processing is done on the PC/Android side. The poi simply receive and display. Computer graphics, static images, text and beat waveforms, all can be streamed to the POV poi which acts like a screen.

I am in the process of open sourcing the whole thing, for now there is a post on how to get started here: [lets-stream-some-pixels blog post](https://www.circusscientist.com/2018/07/23/lets-stream-some-pixels/)

Let me know what you think!

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-worlds-first-streaming-wireless-pov-poi/2023/2 "2018-07-24T02:53:56Z")

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Thinks could be more clear if you explain what POV poi is… it might get ppl more engage to opening your links.

Kf

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**Author:** ![tomjuggler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tomjuggler/32/809_2.png) [@tomjuggler](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tomjuggler)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-worlds-first-streaming-wireless-pov-poi/2023/3 "2018-07-24T05:03:25Z")

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But I know what it means!

Sorry. POV: persistence of vision. The effect when LED’s are flashed on and off while waving around to create an image in the air.

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**Author:** ![tomjuggler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tomjuggler/32/809_2.png) [@tomjuggler](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tomjuggler)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-worlds-first-streaming-wireless-pov-poi/2023/4 "2019-09-05T19:30:47Z")

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Update 2019. I am busy making a new pair of poi, and taking the opportunity to do a tutorial on my site. The first part is a Pixel Poi emulator! Here is my computer (window on the right) streaming pixel data to the poi over WiFi - shown in the emulator (left) via Serial connection. All you need is a D1 Mini or similar ESP8266 device.

 ![streaming3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/0/0808b780e471d7b3e508936bb9d84715444fe216.gif)

Follow along with the project here: [https://www.circusscientist.com/smart-poi-overview/](https://www.circusscientist.com/smart-poi-overview/)

I also made a version without WiFi for Arduino Nano or Uno type device.

 ![emulated](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/6/6b1966aa9c641eacd3c4fd42d0528c1c2229464c.gif)

Try your hand at making computer generated Persistence-Of-Vision patterns! Turn the square into a circle! I am open sourcing all code, there is loads more to come.