Peter Setup

1. Install firmware

Plug the board in with a USB cable, click Install and pick the port that appears. If the board is not found, hold the BOOT button while plugging the cable in, then try again. Close the Arduino Serial Monitor first: it keeps the port busy.

Use Chrome or Edge on a computer. Open this page over HTTPS.

Full install for a new board. Erases Peter's memory and all settings.

For a board that already runs Peter. Keeps Wi-Fi, key, settings and memory.

Close the install window when it says it is done, then continue below.

2. Connect to Peter not connected

Opens the same USB port to read and change the settings.

3. Settings

Change what you need and click Save. Peter restarts and uses the new settings.

Wi-Fi and key

Wi-Fi network name

Wi-Fi password

OpenAI API key

Stored only on the board, never on this website.

Personality

Name

Hello phrase (said when he turns on) Character (what Peter knows about himself and how he talks)

You can write {name} anywhere, it is replaced with the name above. Keep it under about 3500 characters.

Voice

Base voice

Loudness (1.0 = normal)

How to speak (instruction for the voice)

There is no child voice, so the base voice sets the timbre and this text makes it sound like a nine-year-old. Try a few voices by ear.

Advanced: servos, microphone, lipsync

Mouth servo

Closed angle

Open angle

Eyes servo

Straight ahead

Far left

Far right

Safety

Servo sleep after (minutes)

If nobody talks to Peter for this long, both servos switch off so a stuck servo cannot overheat. Talking to him wakes them up. 0 = never.

Lipsync and microphone

Mouth sensitivity

Mic gain (1 to 8)

Speech threshold

Mouth sensitivity: lower opens the mouth wider. Speech threshold: raise it in a noisy room if Peter reacts to noise.

Reset brings back the firmware's name, character, voice and servo angles. Wi-Fi, key and memory stay.

Memory

Peter keeps short notes about the people he talks with.

Log

What the board prints. Useful when something does not work.

Help

Nothing happens on Connect: close the Arduino Serial Monitor or any other page that uses the port, unplug and plug the cable back in.
Peter does not talk after Save: look at the log. "WiFi ... failed" means a wrong network name or password. "API key not set" or an error 401 means the key is missing or wrong.
Peter reacts to background noise: raise Speech threshold in Advanced.
Eyes stopped moving: after the sleep timeout the servos switch off on purpose. Say something to Peter.