Adafruit Industries

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 268 (February 28, 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 virtually the best chip you could get for VR tracking - it's the TS4631 Light-to-Digital Converter (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/t/triad-semiconductor/ts4631-light-to-digital-converter) a specialized mixed-signal ASIC that is designed especially for folks who want to design accessories for the SteamVR (https://store.steampowered.com/app/250820/SteamVR/) an...

This week we’re sharing how PyPortals are made https://www.adafruit.com/product/4116 #adafruit #manufacturing #nyc ----------------------------------------- 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...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast February 28, 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 products you can sign up to b...

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 2/27/24 Power BFF & NeoRGB STEMMA https://www.adafruit.com/product/5882 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5888 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 Syst...

3D Print an enclosure to fit the ItsyBitsy ESP32 with a wFL antenna! https://learn.adafruit.com/itsybitsy-esp32-wfl-case With a WiFi connection, you can use CircuitPython Web Workflow to program and debug your dev board. This works great with any WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device! It’s also compatible with the WLED firmware so you can build advanced lighting projects with NeoPixel LEDs! Visit...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Hammerhead Shark Bones By LITTLETUP https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/hammerhead-shark-bones CR10S Pro V2 Rainbow PLA 12hr 08mins X:259 Y:216 Z:94mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 80g 60mm/s ----------------------------------------- L...

This week we worked on some Picowbell designs, including a prototyping plate that includes a battery charger. We recycled charging and switch-over designs from our Feathers but then we realized we never showed off the charger chip itself! We tend to use the MCP73831, but there's approximately 4902 different variants! Let's take a look at how to select a charger that matches your battery: voltage a...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-02-26.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm ET/11am 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 available in...

Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Mini Kit - Without Displays (0:10) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3356?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit 1.54" Tri-Color eInk / ePaper Display with SRAM - 200x200 with SSD1681 and EYESPI (0:57) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4868?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit...

Travel through the machine line with our Circuit Playground Express and Precision RTC FeatherWing https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 https://www.adafruit.com/product/3028 #adafruit #manufacturing #nyc ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe t...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 267 (February 21, 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 gonna give it to up high...then down low (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five) ...ready to measure, never too slow! It's STMicroelectronics' TSC1641 Digital Power Monitor (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/s/stmicroelectronics/tsc1641-digital-power-monitor), a high-precision temperature, voltage, power, and temperature monitoring chip with I2C or I3C interf...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast February 21, 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 products you can sign up to b...

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 2/20/24 NeoPixel FeatherWing https://www.adafruit.com/product/2945 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/ ------------...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Stretch Fidget By TomoDesigns https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6445432 CR10S Pro V2 Rainbow PLA 2hr 21mins X:261 Y:180 Z:10mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 10g 60mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http:/...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-02-20.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm ET/11am 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 available in...

This Great Search is a big throwback to every electrical engineer's first power supply. The LM7805 is a mainstay regulator, available in TO-220 package, as well as TO-92 and SMT. Today, we found a social media post of someone repairing a SEGA Master System (https://twitter.com/nosIndulgences/status/1758586503868080259) where they needed to replace the LDO. Let's look for a drop-in replacement with...

OK so UPDI actually stands for Unified Program and Debug Interface (https://onlinedocs.microchip.com/pr/GUID-DDB0017E-84E3-4E77-AAE9-7AC4290E5E8B-en-US-4/index.html? GUID-9B349315-2842-4189-B88C-49F4E1055D7F) but this board is so smol and kute that i will call it the Unusually Playful Device Interfacer and pat it's head when it does a good job. it's designed to make programming modern ATtiny chips...

#circuitpythonparsec The keypad library makes it simple to work with buttons. No need to set up your own debouncing or states, it does it all for you. code example here: https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2024-02-15/code.py Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS...

Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3B (0:12) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5883?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit ItsyBitsy ESP32 - PCB Antenna - 8 MB Flash / 2 MB PSRAM (0:41) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5889?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit ItsyBitsy ESP32 - wFL Antenna - 8 MB Flash / 2 MB PSRAM (0:41) https://www...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 266 (February 14, 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 a sweet valentine, as the Bard famously spoke "What's in a connector? That which we call a Hirose DF40F Series Board-to-Board connector by any other word would smell as sweet" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rose_by_any_other_name_would_smell_as_sweet). OK, well, maybe we chocolate-fudged that reference a bit but it's still a perfect day for lovers of reliable products f...

We’re making Ethernet FeatherWings, Grand Centrals and more! https://www.adafruit.com/product/3201 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4064 #adafruit #manufacturing #nyc ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru....

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast February, 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 products you can sign up to be n...