// 01 · CONTEXT
The device in your hands is a Raspberry Pi Zero W2 with a couple of additional HATs stacked on top and bottom, running a one-of-a-kind transmission sequence, commissioned specifically for you. The idea, the build, and the personalization was all from yours truly.
| PROCESSOR | Raspberry Pi Zero W2 - quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 |
| DISPLAY | Whisplay 1.69" TFT LCD - 240×280, SPI bus |
| BATTERY | Waveshare UPS HAT (C) - Micro USB charging |
| STORAGE | 64 GB MicroSD - OS + firmware + assets |
| SD CARD READER | uni USB card reader - for backing up or reflashing the OS image |
| CASE | CanaKit Premium Black High-Gloss Pi Zero case - may not actually fit this build's HAT stack |
| POWER SUPPLY | CanaKit 2.5A Micro USB power supply, 5-ft cable |
| USB CABLE | Standard USB cable |
| HDMI ADAPTER | Mini HDMI adapter |
Once switched on, the device loops an idle animation until the button is pressed.
// 02 · WHAT NOW
The device is yours. It is a fully functional Linux computer. The transmission sequence is just a python script that runs on boot. You can keep it as a desk piece, repurpose it entirely, or take it apart and build something new.
If you want to dig into what's inside or build on top of it, both HATs have official documentation.
| WHISPLAY HAT | Official docs - display, audio, button, RGB LED driver reference |
| WHISPLAY GITHUB | PiSugar/Whisplay - driver source, examples, install scripts |
| UPS HAT (POWER) | Official docs - Waveshare UPS HAT (C), battery management & specs |
| THIS PROJECT | Source code for the transmission sequence itself is on GitHub - ask Tyler for the link |
The Pi Zero W2 is small, cheap to run, and surprisingly capable. A few directions people take these:
// 03 · BACKGROUND
If you're not already familiar - Delta Green is a tabletop roleplaying game, the kind of thing you'd play with a group of friends around a table (or a voice call), one person running the story and everyone else playing a character within it. It's a descendant of Call of Cthulhu, set in a world where government agents investigate phenomena that the official record refuses to acknowledge. Think X-Files crossed with Lovecraft.
Players take on the roles of federal agents, soldiers, and specialists drafted - or coerced - into a program that officially does not exist. Missions arrive as classified communiqués. Handlers communicate through dead drops. Nothing is confirmed. Everything is deniable. Unlike a lot of horror games, nobody is a chosen one - you're an ordinary person with a badge or a security clearance, in over your head, trying to do the job and stay sane while doing it.
| PREMISE | Covert federal program investigating unnatural threats |
| TONE | Paranoid. Bureaucratic. Horrifying. |
| CLEARANCE | officially nonexistent |
| TRADECRAFT | Dead drops, burner phones, plausible deniability |
If any of this sounds interesting, Tyler would genuinely love to run a session. No experience required - the game is designed around ordinary people in over their heads.
| OFFICIAL SITE | delta-green.com - lore, publications, community |
| FREE QUICKSTART | Delta Green: Need to Know - complete starter rules + a ready-to-run operation, free PDF |
// 04 · FIELD EQUIPMENT
The device charges via the Micro USB port on the Waveshare UPS HAT - the bottom board in the stack. Any standard Micro USB cable works. A full charge takes approximately 2 hours and provides several hours of runtime.
The device does not start automatically when plugged in - the power switch on the UPS HAT needs to be set to the ON position for the Raspberry Pi to boot. Once switched on, the display will illuminate and the Delta Green logo will appear within 20–30 seconds as the OS boots.
// END TRANSMISSION
I hope you found this little Pi project "nifty." Feel free to take it all apart and repurpose everything - I have all the code, should you ever want to run it again.
If you're seeing this, it's most likely because you mean a lot to me and I'm glad to have you as a friend. Or you're a bot crawling this site, in which case: BE GONE BOT.