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Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-12-09.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 are also availa...

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#circuitpythonparsec Edit triangles on a touchscreen using vectorio's polygon tool. https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2024-12-05/triangle_edit_code.py https://www.adafruit.com/product/4116 Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Su...

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 12/3/24 RECAP I2S MEMS Microphone Breakout ICS-43434 https://www.adafruit.com/product/6049 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.ad...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Snowflake Dragon By Vixvvo3D https://makerworld.com/en/models/813014 CR10S SmartPro Rainbow PLA 18hr 35mins X:199 Y:203 Z:75mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 137g 60mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http:...

Use DMX512 to control theatrical lights and effects from your microcontroller. John Park Learn Guide coming soon. 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/ --------...

In our WLED design, we want to have two (or maybe three?) DC power inputs, where each can be up to 24V, and supply up to 5A of current into the LED strands. In our typical designs, like the Metro or Feather series, we don't really go above 1A or 2A and 20V. Let's take a look at what is available: we want to have the lowest possible forward drop because, at 5V, we want to have no less than 4.5V goi...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-12-02.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 are also availa...

🎄💾 Day 1: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar kicks off with the iconic Apple II! 🎉 Released in 1977, it revolutionized personal computing with its colorful graphics & expandability. Ladyada’s 1st computer! #retrocomputing Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: ht...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 299 (Nov 27, 2024). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news 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/pohepisodes ************...

This week's EYE ON NPI is gland-tascular it's Amphenol's EMC Cable Glands (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/amphenol-ltw/emc-cable-glands) a two-in-one product that provides electrical connectivity for shielding as well as waterproofing for harsh and wet environments. Amphenol has 3 variants available, that will cover from 7 to 17mm cable diameters, and will provide IP68 protection w...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast November 27, 2024 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 prod...

Cafe / Patio Light Bulb Strand with NeoPixel RGB LED - 20 Bulbs (0:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6058 Cafe / Patio Light Bulb Strand with TM1814 RGBW LED - 20 Bulbs (1:21) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6059 Raspberry Pi Pico 2W (2:50) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6087 Adafruit bq25185 USB / DC / Solar Charger with 5V Boost Board (4:51) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6106 ----------...

While waiting for the turkey to finish brining, we’re designing a board for using WLED – and we want to make like the bestest board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid, firepixie, makes a lot of projects with WLED, and she loves it! So, how can we make something that will be powerful but not too bulky? Here are some things we’re thinking about as the design starts to congeal like cranberry sa...

We just had a turkey nap and are now back to work. These vertical-mount 1.14" IPS TFT displays have 240 x 135 pixels and are 'stackable' horizontally on a breadboard or perfboard. There are just enough pins to control the TFT and backlight, so if you want to individually control each display, just have them share the SPI and DC pins, then have a unique chip select pin for each. These could make fo...

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We bumped into Daniel from Lasers and LEDs (instagram.com/lasersandleds) at Maker Faire Bay Area 2024. Check out his awesome project! This thing was really amazing in person. The cube spins at variable rates and creates a stunning visual optical illusion.. it was unlike anything I'd seen before, and it was such a delight getting to meet Daniel and see his work. Visit the Adafruit shop online - htt...

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 11/26/24 RECAP ItsyBitsy ESP32 wFL Antenna and PCB Antenna versions https://www.adafruit.com/product/5890 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5889 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 tutor...

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/holiday-garland-decor-app-control-with-no-coding Get ready to light up your holidays with this DIY Christmas garland tutorial. In this video, I’ll show you how to create a stunning, animated holiday decoration using Pebble Pixels, an Adafruit Feather ESP32, and WLED for customizable LED effects. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a holiday DIYer, this tec...

Turn an old Apple Watch into a mini iPod! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/ano-pod Use BLE on a Feather ESP32 S3 running CircuitPython with an ANO rotary encoder wheel to control the watch interface. This project features the ANO rotary encoder wheel. It’s got four directional buttons and a center button for scrolling and clicking. It’s essentially a wireless USB controller that pairs with an App...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Axolotl Santa By EndK7 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6841821 CR10S SmartPro Green PLA 10hr 23mins X:256 Y:181 Z:43mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 44g 60mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafr...

We got a suggestion from our Friend to make a board that plugs onto the back of a NEMA stepper motor with one of these drivers (https://learn.adafruit.com/all-about-stepper-motors) which is a nifty idea that we've seen before (https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/quentinbolsee/tmc2209-xiao-rp2040): you minimize wire length and EMI because the high current/high-frequency signal is only going a few cm. Just w...

We just got the OK to put the Pico 2 W in the shop. You can pick it up at https://www.adafruit.com/product/6087, and you might be wondering: hey, do you have CircuitPython built for it? The answer is YES! We have secretly added support, and v9.1.2 has a build ready. We'll be adding it to the https://circuitpython.org/downloads downloads page shortly, but if you've got one in hand before launch som...

Weltron (1970) PORTABLE 8 TRACK STEREO TAPE PLAYER MODEL 2001 WITH AM-FM MULTIPLEX RADIO #retro #weltron #music

We got our Allegro A4988 stepper driver breakout PCBs back and are ready to test them. First, we verified that STEP and DIR worked (yes!) and that the LEDs lit (yes, but we need to tweak the resistors to make the brightness even). Then we tried all of the stepper-settings, you can select 1, 4, 8, or 16-microsteps. All the sleep/reset/enable pins work. Finally, we checked the current limiting funct...