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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 251 (October 18, 2023). 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 ********...

I had a chance to chat with Mills from the Flaming Lotus Girls (www.flaminglotusgirls.com) at Bay Area Maker Faire 2023 and see their art piece, Serenity, with interactive flaming firefly sculptures built by students in the San Francisco Area. Flaming Lotus Girls are a collective of makers that teach women how to work with metal. Their pieces are well known at Burning Man and all over the West Coa...

This weeks EYE ON NPI is a real throwback for us, it's the Orion Fans' ML2010 Mini-lab (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/o/orion-fans/ml2010-mini-lab), a portable engineering toolkit built into a suitcase for easy transport. This Mini-lab reminds us of the MIT Nerd-Kit used in digital and and analog design classes that require construction of circuit labs (http://web.mit.edu/6.111/www/...

We’re moving at lightning speed this week here at the factory #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 System: http://learn.ad...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast October 18, 2023 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...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 10/17/23 Metro RP2040 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5786 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/ --------------------------------...

Build a prop replica of the Faz Wrench from Five Nights of Freddy’s! RP2040 PropMaker Feather and CircuitPython run LCD with buttons, LEDs, rotary encoder and a speaker for sound effects! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/faz-wrench Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: h...

Bricktunes LEGO Color Synthesizer Glove -- John Park Learn Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/bricktunes-lego-glove-synthesizer Use a color sensor and CircuitPython's synthio library to create a self-contained, LEGO brick activated synthesizer. Feather Prop-Maker RP2040 provides the brains and the I2S amplifier, with the AS7341 color sensor connected over STEMMA QT -- no soldering required. Visit t...

Sahrye Cohen creates LED dresses and fashion using microcontrollers, animated lights and sensors. Her work has been on runways all over the world and is some of the most cutting-edge tech that you'll see today. And she uses Adafruit tech! Check her out at http://www.ampedatelier.com Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Jack O Lantern Octopus By VAVAVALI https://cults3d.com/:1498899 CR10S Pro V2 Glow PLA 22hr 20mins X:265 Y:244 Z:75mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 119g 60mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.i...

I had the chance to wander through a field of LED flowers that pulse and glow and whisper sounds to each other at the Autumn Lights Festival in Oakland, CA in October of 2023. This was a beautiful installation by Patrick Ball that uses ESP32 microcontrollers and the FastLED Arduino library to create an immersive experience of light and sound. Find out more at https://www.campjobi.com Visit the Ada...

The new Raspberry 5 has a new UART port, which is great because the first 4 Pi's used the hardware serial as a UART - which made debugging hard when using something like a GPS. However, unlike the GPIO header UART, this connector is SMT, and much smaller than 0.1" pitch. While we can always contact the Pi folks for a part number, let's figure out what connector it is just using a pair of calipers...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2023/2023-10-16.md 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 iCal format using the following link: https://raw.githubu...

#circuitpythonparsec Use the Debouncer library to create a simple event timer in CircuitPython Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Code examples here: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Debouncer/blob/main/examples/debouncer_timing_test.py Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://ad...

Square RGB TTL TFT Display - 3.4" 480x480 No Touchscreen - TL034WVS05-B1477A (0:10) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5825?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Rectangle RGB TTL TFT Display - 3.2" 320x820 No Touchscreen - TL032FWV01-I1440A (0:10) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5828?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Rectangle Bar RGB...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 250 (October 11, 2023). 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 will take a load off your mind, it's Nexperia's NPS4053 5.5 V Load Switch (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/n/nexperia/nps4053-5_5-v-load-switch) - it's Nexperia's first load switch and they did a great job with the NPS4053 which can be used for a variety of situations where you want to separate power supplies for protection or power savings. I'll admit, I've nev...

Adafruit NAU7802 24-Bit ADC - STEMMA QT / Qwiic is in stock and ready to convert voltage changes into force or mass measurements for you https://www.adafruit.com/product/4538 #adafruit #manufacturing #nyc ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 10/10/23 HalloWing M4 Goth Edition RECAP 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/ -----------------------------------------

Build a prop replica of the iconic HAL 9000 interface panel from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Powered by the Adafruit RP2040 PropMaker Feather and CircuitPython, this project uses our enormous red arcade button to trigger audio samples. HAL 9000 Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/hal-9000-rp2040-prop-maker RP2040 PropMaker Feather https://www.adafruit.com/product/5768 Red LED Arcade Button...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Grim Reaper TWISTYPRINTS https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/articulated-grim-reaper CR10S Pro V2 Glow PLA 60mm/s 10hr 30mins X:189 Y:201 Z:50mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 64g ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS H...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2023/2023-10-10.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 week, we saw an article on reducing EMI from a wireless charger using a clamp-on ferrite bead. (https://oh8hub.substack.com/p/eliminating-radio-interference-from). These clamps are great because they can be installed post-build! On DigiKey we can find them by looking in the Cable Ferrite category (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/cable-ferrites/840). Let's source an inexpensive one...

#circuitpythonparsec Highlight display text with bitmap label colors. Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Code example here: https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2023-10-05/bitmap_label_highlight_code.py Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on Y...

Raspberry Pi 5 - 4 GB RAM (0:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5812?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Raspberry Pi 5 - 8 GB RAM (0:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5813?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Official Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi 5 Case + Fan (0:08) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5816?utm_source=youtube...