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To test our upcoming RFM Feathers, we use our RP2040 tester brains board, and load in the GPIO test code which checks the analog and digital pins to verify there's no short circuits - then does a ping-pong test with a second radio breakout of matching type and frequency. so the brains board not only programs but also help perform the test by replying to packet messages. then we verify the RSSI is...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Mythosaur By Jason McLachlan https://www.printables.com/model/112568-mythosaur-large-600mm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4960132 CR10S Pro V2 Black Glitter PLA 13hr 17mins X:246 Y:180 Z:191mm .2mm layer / .4mm nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm retract 200C / 60C 84g 60mm/s -...

With many chips finally coming back into stock, we're doing a run of some boards we haven't manufactured in quite a bit! for example this Circuit Playground Classic (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3000), our original Circuit Playground board, is based on the ATmega32u4. since its been a few years we pulled out the tester kit and noticed that only one of the three testers was working. the tester...

While doing a teardown of a toy cactus that mimics people (https://www.google.com/search?q=mimic+cactus) by recording & replaying the last few seconds of audio, we were reminded of ISD audio chips. These record-and-playback chips have been around for decades and are a favorite with makers and engineers who want to quickly add audio prompt playback without big processing capability. These chips don...

#circuitpythonparsec How to use DotStar RGB LEDs in CircuitPython To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org 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...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2023/2023-03-27.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...

Ladyada takes apart and explores the talking cactus. 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/ -----------...

Retro Tech celebrates Adafruit's love for retro technology. This week it's a celebration of #marchintosh and Apple https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/04/marchintosh-is-all-month-long-celebrating-the-macintosh-retrocomputing-community/ Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram:...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 223 (March 22, 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 is your best buddy for broadband, it's Nordic Semiconductor's NRF7002 Companion IC (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/n/nordic-semi/nrf7002-companion-ic), a wireless add-on chipset designed for the Nordic Semi nRF52 (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/rf-transceiver-ics/879?s=N4IgTCBcDaIHIHsBOATAlgYwAQGUCmAtmlgHYBKAYgKwQC6AvkA) and nRF53 (https://www.digik...

Take a sneak peak into a day here at Adafruit! Starring Adafruit NeoTrellis https://www.adafruit.com/product/3938 with special guests Adafruit Power Relay FeatherWing https://www.adafruit.com/product/3191 Circuit Playground Express https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 #adafruit #manufacturing #nyc ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com -...

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast March 22, 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 n...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 3/21/23 QT Py SAMD21 RECAP https://www.adafruit.com/product/4600 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 Syst...

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Cardinal By GreenCopper https://www.printables.com/model/425008-northern-cardinal-puzzle CR10S Pro V2 Red Black Orange PLA 8hr 20mins X:243 Y:180 Z:84mm .2mm layer / .4mm nozzle 6% Infill / 1mm retract 200C / 60C 27g 60mm/s Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www....

On last week's The Great Search (https://youtu.be/cB32kaMpqI0), we wanted to find a way to connect a whip-style antenna to our 915 MHz ISM Band Feather boards with either RFM69 or LoRa modules. We started by finding uFL to SMA adapter cables, with great success. Now we get onto the antenna part! to do range testing, lets get some nice big 915 MHz antennas with SMA connectors and with tiltable angl...

#circuitpythonparsec Use multiple command copy/paste one-liners for quick debugging and testing. Sample one liners here: https://github.com/todbot/circuitpython-tricks#use-repl-fast-with-copy-paste-multi-one-liners To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adaf...

Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2023/2023-03-20.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...

We just wired up this EPD (eInk / ePaper Display) Feather and it works great! it's our "RP2040 Bones" board with standard 24-pin FPC eInk connector and support circuitry in the empty spot. with the 8 GPIO we've wired up a separate SPI port, 4 control pins, and then set up the NeoPixel to have a separate power pin so it will work better for low power usage. to be clear, the RP2040 isn't really desi...

these are two RP2040 'bones' boards that have an RFM69 900MHz module soldered in the empty spot, good for making basic wireless networks that have support for addressing and packeted data transmission. they can be transmitters or receivers, here both have the same code on them and when we press the user button on one feather, the opposite ones displays a message on the OLED with the RSSI. this mak...

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh - Limited-edition Apple computer (1997) The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (or "TAM") is a limited-edition personal computer released in 1997 to mark Apple's 20th birthday. The TAM was announced almost 20 years to the day after Jobs and Wozniak incorporated the company. The TAM featured a 250 MHz PowerPC 603ev processor and 12.1" active matrix LCD powered by an ATI...

Side-Light Flexible White LED Strip - 480 LEDs per meter - 1m - Warm White ~3000K (0:25) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5686?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Side-Light Flexible White LED Strip - 480 LEDs per meter - 1m - Cool White ~6500K (0:25) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5685?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Raspberry...

Retro Tech celebrates Adafruit's love for retro technology. This week it's a celebration of #marchintosh and Apple https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/04/marchintosh-is-all-month-long-celebrating-the-macintosh-retrocomputing-community/ Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram:...

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 222 (March 15, 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 is a DIN rail accessory that is great looking -- not to be confused with the Mandalorian Din Djarin (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Din_Djarin) -- it's CUI Devices DIN Rail Terminal Block Connectors! (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/c/cui-devices/din-rail-terminal-block-connectors) They're a stackable set of feed-through or ground-type termination blocks that...

📸 Apple's QuickTake 150 (1995 - QuickTake 150 kit with case, cable, booster pack, and close-up lens accessories. Apple improved the file compression technology and released the QuickTake 150 in April 1995, replacing the 100. The 150 uses the same hardware as the 100, and the improved compression enabled the QuickTake 150 to capture 16 best-quality or 32 standard-quality images, with either qualit...