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#circuitpythonparsec How to use palette indices to make images partially transparent in CircuitPython. https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-07-03/code.py https://www.adafruit.com/product/3315 Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/disco...

John Park's Workshop Live 7/3/25 Knobby Sequencer XL! CircuitPython Parsec JPPPoW recap Projects and more! 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 L...

Adafruit Triple LED Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - For HUB75 (0:09) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6358 Adafruit Simple Soil Moisture Sensor - For micro:bit, and more (1:14) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6362 Adafruit LM73100 23V 5A Max Ideal Diode Breakout (1:55) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6359 Adafruit Soil Sensor Kit - "FarmBeats for Students" Compatible! (3:25) https://www.adafrui...

This week's EYE ON NPI is going to keep an eye on the hot summer temperatures - it's Melexis' MLX90632 Miniature Far Infrared (FIR) Sensors (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/m/melexis/mlx90632-miniature-far-infared-fir-sensors) a series of low cost, high performance, ultra tiny IR temperature sensors with medical grade accuracy! The MLX90632 comes from Melexis (https://www.digikey.com/...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast July 2, 2025 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...

This week @adafruit we’re showcasing our LED Drone matrix project using Sparkle Motion Mini and Pixel Magic to make animated GIF images in WLED. Prototyping a new raspberry pi thermal camera project. Also, we have a new time lapse Tuesday video. YouTube Video https://youtu.be/ioF61wFq-PM Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-drone Pixel Magic Tool for WLED https://github.com/ajotanc/Pi...

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ASK AN ENGINEER 7/2/2025 LIVE Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ ----------------------------------------- #adafruit #engineering #art

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 7/1/25 RECAP Big Square LED Illuminated Pushbuttons https://www.adafruit.com/product/6261 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.ada...

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 7/1/25 Big Square LED Illuminated Pushbuttons https://www.adafruit.com/product/6261 Deep discount during livestream 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:/...

Turn airspace into an art canvas with 20x20 LED Matrix and Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion Board. Make animations with gifs using WLED and a drone to make a floating night time show! Guide: learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-drone Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www...

(Re-broadcast, LIVE was not working for all social media on Sunday night, so here ya go! This week at our desk, we spent a lot of our focused engineering time working on e-paper display drivers. These displays are a lot more annoying than TFTs, which have settled on standardized MIPI command sets. Also, they have custom "waveforms" used to configure the refresh technique. By default, we use the bu...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Dragon Skull Hair Comb By Aleandrus makerworld.com/en/models/1305493-dragon-skull-hair-combs-set-01 Bambu X1C Grey PLA 1hr 21mins X:100 Y:96 Z:45mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 26g 230mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIV...

For our E-Ink display breakout boards, we add an SRAM chip onboard to help buffer the display. Unlike TFTs that have built-in video RAM, EPDs require writing the full memory at once—which can get into multi-KBs. For many modern chips, up to 64KB of video RAM isn't a big deal, but for small, low-cost micros like Arduino, that's a lot! Since EPDs are slow anyway, we can use an external SRAM chip for...

Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-06-30.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and links to past meetings. Meeting times...

#circuitpythonparsec How to "big" and/or "small" an object in displayio with the .scale property. https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-06-26/code.py https://www.adafruit.com/product/6003 Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Su...

✨ There she is! This glowing LED arrow hat is the ultimate way to help your friends find you at festivals, raves, or crowded events. Powered by WLED and Adafruit’s Sparkle Motion Stick, this bright, flashy headpiece points straight at you — like a living emoji in the middle of the dance floor. 🎉 This project is beginner-friendly and packed with sparkle. It uses ball-shaped LED pixel lights and a...

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 6/26/25 Knobby Sequencer Build CircuitPython Parsec JPPPoW recap Projects and more! 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 Adafrui...

Adafruit NAU7802 24-Bit ADC - STEMMA QT / Qwiic (0:11) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4538 Adafruit 2.9" Tri-Color eInk / ePaper Display FeatherWing - SSD1680 - Red Black White (1:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4778 Adafruit 2.9" Red/Black/White eInk Display Breakout - THINK INK - SSD1680 Chipset (1:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/1028 Adafruit AS5600 Magnetic Angle Sensor - STEMMA QT...

This week's EYE ON NPI is locked in and latched on - it's CIT Relay and Switch's L115F2 Series Latching 50 A Relays, (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/c/cit/l115f2-series-latching-50-a-relays) a great way to control high voltage and currents, at a great price, and with the benefit of a latching control system so you don't need nearly as much current when activating as standard relays....

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This week @adafruit Pedro is back from his special assignment, he’s chatting about his secret project using Sparkle Motion Mini. Our Not A Typewriter project gets a video. Prototyping new projects. The Rapid Render segment is back! Plus, a time lapse video for community makes. YouTube Video https://youtu.be/khEFYlZObyA Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/not-a-typewriter Feather RP2040 USB Host...

Demo for John Park's Sparkle Motion Dance Shoes. Running WLED on mini Sparkle Motion boards. Learn Guide here: https://learn.adafruit.com/sparkle-motion-dance-shoes/overview https://soundcloud.com/bartlebeats/little-yellow-different Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on...