Adafruit Industries

Adafruit Industries

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Jul 10, 2026

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Made in NYC 10/7/2020 Featuring Adafruit PiOLEDs, MatrixPortals, MonsterM4sks & More! Video 08.10.2020

Soldering screens onto PiOLED boards (0:05) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3527 Matrix Portal demo (0:26) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4745 What it looks like when a Monster M4sk passes test (0:44) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4343 Some curvy wiring on a tester (1:01) Panel of APDS9960 boards exiting the reflow oven (1:05) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3595 Stack of Matrix Portal PCBs...

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 10/8/2 WiFi Matrix Scoreboard Video 08.10.2020

Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

EYE on NPI - Ideal-Tek WS3620.ITU Wire Strippers Video 08.10.2020

This week's EYE ON NPI is the ideal tool for your workbench, and that isn't hyperbole - it's the WS3620.ITU wire stripper from Ideal-Tek (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/i/ideal-tek/adjustable-wire-strippers), a Swiss company that is making really nice bench-top tools. (https://www.ideal-tek.com) Ideal-tek's adjustable wire strippers offer fast and safe stripping of the finest and mos...

Deep Dive w/Scott: Metro iMX RT 1011 and CircuitPython issue triage Video 08.10.2020

Join Scott as he answers questions and dives deep on fixing bugs blocking the stable 6.0.0 release. This is THURSDAY! Not the normal Friday. 0:00 Getting everything going while Cat Cam! 6:05 Housekeeping 11:26 Plan 13:11 Hacktoberfest https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ 19:49 Show OSH Park boards. * Mention of #debug_edge connector https://debug-edge.io/ 25:28 Talk about iMX RT metro and plug...

Adafruit Top Secret! October 7, 2020 Video 08.10.2020

The news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast October 7, 2020 These are items or concept products that may/might/could be introduced into the Adafruit store in the future (or not)! It's not out yet, so please don't ask questions or ask when it'll be available.... Check out the Adafruit store for all the great products that are available and for coming soon products you can sign up to be notified w...

SHOW and TELL 10/7/2020 Video 07.10.2020
Metro M7 iMX RT1011 with CircuitPython Video 07.10.2020

This all-in-one Metro design is Arduino UNO shaped so it works with shields, and features an iMX RT1011 500 MHz processor with 128K of RAM and QSPI memory. Even though it doesn't have a ton of RAM, it's got a nice speediness to it which we really dig. Here we are testing out CircuitPython 6 with the AirLift WiFi co-processor to get data from the interwebs and display it on an OLED. The OLED plugs...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 10/6/20 BH1750 RECAP Video 07.10.2020

Recap of JP's Product Pick of the Week is the BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic https://www.adafruit.com/product/4681 From the full broadcast here: https://youtu.be/2VgeH0fG51k Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com #adafruit #newproductpick ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://...

ASK AN ENGINEER 10/7/2020 LIVE! Video 07.10.2020

Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com #adafruit ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

3D Hangouts – 300! QTPy, Eyes and Skulls Video 07.10.2020

Celebrating 300 livestreams! This week we'll take a look at the QT Py Haxpress and 3D printed lego compatible mounts. Demos this week include the Matrix Portal WIP and a 3D printed tombstone for Hallowing M4. Quick look at the WIP Tombstone with Matrix Portal and RGB Matrix 32x64. This week's timelapse Tuesday is a demon skull with a HalloWing M4. Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/qt-py-lego...

The Great Search: Itty Bitty Schottky for QT Py Video 06.10.2020

The Great Search is a new series of videos focused on searching the Digi-Key catalog to narrow down to the parts you want to buy. This week: We needed a li'l Schottky diode for the QT Py board to allow external battery usage. Our standard MBR0540 and friends wouldn't fit...but we still want 1A current. Let's try to find the magical part that we can use to make this design work! Search for yourself...

Rainbow Bottle Lamp Tutorial - A DIY Beginner Electronics Project Video 06.10.2020

Full Tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-bottle-lamp/overview Make a beautiful rainbow colored glowing bottle lamp with fairy lights inside. You don't need to catch actual fairies, or chase down a real rainbow, but it will look as though you did! Decorate it with your favorite stickers and place it on your windowsill, and I guarantee you it will attract both rainbows and fairies into your...

QT Py Lego Mount Video 06.10.2020

The QT Py is perfect for embedding into small spaces, like Lego buildings! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/qt-py-lego We used small PicoBlade 3 pin cables to wire our even smaller Ultra skinny Neopixel strips. These strip have a 4mm width, yet surprisingly flexible and can fit just about anywhere! The strip is made of flexible PCB material, with some tape on the back making it easy to adhere to...

Matrix Portal Pixel Art Slideshow demo Video 06.10.2020

Build a pixel art slideshow with the Matrix Portal using CircuitPython. John Park Learn Guide coming soon. adafruit.com/product/4745 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New t...

Maker Update 201: MIDI Monster Mash Video 06.10.2020

MIDI Monster Mash [Maker Update *Adafruit Edition*] This month on Maker Update, a pocket-sized procedural MIDI sequencer, Empire State Maker Faire, a menagerie of matrices, solar powered projects, and this little cutie pie! Show Notes [Maker Update #201 *Adafruit Edition*] -=Project of the Month=- MIDI Melody maker https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-melody-maker -=News=- Limor Keynote Speaker for Emp...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 10/6/20 BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor Video 06.10.2020

JP's Product Pick of the Week this week is the STEMMA QT BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor breakout board! Watch the show in the product page for a VERY SPECIAL DISCOUNT!! https://www.adafruit.com/product/4681 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adaf...

Coming soon! Testing the Metro ESP32-S2 SPI Video 06.10.2020

This new Metro features the USB/WiFi/PSRAM capable ESP32 module - we are testing it with Arduino (there's a branch for ESP32S2 support and it seems to work OK!) This Metro has built-in LiPoly battery support, STEMMA QT connector, and its 'Arduino UNO' shaped so our shields can be tested as well. Here we're trying out our 2.8" TFT Shield, the SPI is incredibly fast zooom. You can sign up to be noti...

Demon Horn Skull with Hallowing eyes Video 05.10.2020

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! Demon Horn Skull Arkleseizure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3150998 CR10S Pro Black Silk PLA 18hr 25mins X:234 Y:246 Z:93mm .2mm layer / .4mm nozzle 6% Infill / 6mm retract 225C / 60C 32g 90mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/di...

CircuitPython Weekly for October 5th, 2020 Video 05.10.2020

Notes document available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/master/2020/2020-10-05.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly happens normally at 2pm ET/11am PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython channel on Discord for notices of change in time and links to past meetings. Meeting times are also available in iCal...

DESK OF LADYADA - Testing out CircuitPython on ESP32S2 Metro and searching for Schottky Diodes on D Video 04.10.2020

DESK OF LADYADA - Testing out CircuitPython on ESP32S2 Metro and searching for Schottky Diodes on Digi-Key! Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit...

Fusion 360 Tutorial – Draft for Support Free 3D Prints Video 02.10.2020

Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

Deep Dive w/Scott: Email and Code Reviews Video 02.10.2020

Deep Dive happens every week. Normally Fridays at 2pm Pacific but occasionally shifted to Thursday at 2pm. Next week's is on THURSDAY! Chat with me and lot of others on the Adafruit Discord at https://adafru.it/discord. 00:00 Setup and Getting going Particle sensing / air quality 11:35 Topics 13:30 Fixed digitalio issues for upcoming Metro ESP32S2 18:53 Released Beta 1. Please check it out and fil...

The Python on Hardware weekly video 100 Video 01.10.2020

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 100 (September 30, 2020). This is our weekly Python video-newsletter-podcast! Ladyada reviews the Python on hardware highlights of the week. The news comes from the Python community, Discord, Adafruit communities and more. It’s part of the comprehensive newsletter we do each week. The video playlist of episodes is here: http://adafru.it/pohepisode...

QT Py Tester Time! Video 01.10.2020

Each board gets fully tested and programmed after manufacture at Adafruit - here' the new QT Py tester! It uses a Teensy 3.6 and runs DAP code to program the QT Py's SAMD21 with a test program that checks all pin connections, then reprogams it with a shipping bootloader + firmware that swirls the onboard NeoPixel. We can fully test and program a QT in 2.6 seconds, nice and fast - https://adafruit....

New Products 9/30/2020 featuring Icarus IoT Board - nRF9160! Video 01.10.2020

Ultra-Fine Stranded Wire Spool - 10 meters - Various AWG - Black (0:28) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4766 https://vimeo.com/463712670?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Ultra-Fine Stranded Wire Spool - 10 meters - 34AWG - Black (0:28) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4734?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Ultra-Fine Stranded Wi...

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