Summary of Daisy Seed Guitar Pedal Hardware Options

[es31459]

I’m new to the whole daisy seed thing. But I’m excited to get a pedal and start hacking.
Is there a summary somewhere that lists the current availalbe options for daisy seed based guitar pedal kits or fully assembled pedals?
It looks like there’s:
Hothouse
Funbox
GuitarML’s 125b / Seed (not sure if this is still active or available. It seems to be the only one with a display).
Am I missing any?

What I’m looking for is:
Less assembly is better.
I don’t mind soldering large components but I can’t do SMD.
Also, it’s unclear to me if the existing pedal kits can be programmed with the Electrosmith’s Arduino interfaces or if they require C++ (and possibly) DSP programming.
Thanks!

[tele_player]

I don’t think there is a summary, your list sounds about right, but add PedalPCB Terrarium, though it’s not the best choice anymore.

The pedals use Daisy Seed, and can be programmed using DaisyDuino. Some , maybe all?, of the pedals have some files which make C++ convenient - but DaisyDuino supports Seed, pots, switches, etc.

My recommendation would be a Hothouse kit. Easy to build, with instructions.

[keyth72]

@es31459 to clarify, the GuitarML Seed pedal is the same as the Terrarium hardware-wise, and the 125B with Oled screen is not a GuitarML designed pedal, I just made some software for it and did a video about it. That pedal was made by @kshep. And yes Hothouse is the least DIY option.

[soggybag]

I built three Terrariums. They all work and were not hard to assemble. I flashed them with Rhythm delay.

Rhythmic Delay v2 for Terrarium

I just made a short demo for the updated version of the Rhythmic Delay program I wrote to run on the Daisy via the Terrarium PCB (from PedalPCB). The program is inspired by the Binson Echorec and there is more information on this updated version (and the original) here. The major components of the update are getting rid of the 1kHz whine (by minimizing the blocksize) and adding Age & Swell controls. The program code is available here. There is also a simplified version of the program here which…

The terrarium PCB is not perfect but is an easy starting point. its got 6 knobs, four switches, two foot switches, and two LEDs. It’s a cheap easy starting point.

[newkular]

@es31459

Also, it’s unclear to me if the existing pedal kits can be programmed with the Electrosmith’s Arduino interfaces or if they require C++ (and possibly) DSP programming.

I’ve seen customers program the Hothouse with Arduino, Pure Data/Plugdata and Max/gen~. Point is: you don’t have to write C++ code, but most of the examples in the official Github repo are C++ (with a few Plugdata examples and some Max/gen~ in the works).

@es31459

I don’t mind soldering large components but I can’t do SMD.

The Hothouse is a pre-populated kit with SMD components already soldered. You just need to solder the switches, pots, ribbon cables, female headers, etc. for the Daisy Seed.

P.S. Sorry for reviving an old thread; I thought it might be helpful for newer folks joining the party.