#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 3/25/25Adafruit Metro RP2350 no PSRAMhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6003 Deep discount during livestreamVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruitSubs…

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-hair-flowers-with-n00ds/overviewLight up your hair with these beautiful iridescent glowing hair flowers. The magical light comes from Adafruit n00ds: a fun, flexible noodle-like LED filament. These little noodles are jam-packed with LEDs and look a bit like EL wire, but with no need for an inverter.…

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Flexi PangolinBy FilliFuuhttps://makerworld.com/en/models/1090887-flexi-pangolinBambu X1CBrown Pink Black PLA8hr 24minsX:173 Y:165 Z:36mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 60C99g230mm/s-----------…

Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-03-24.mdJoin 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 …

For our next design of the Fruit Jam board, we want to design a top plate that will let the header strip and switch poke out. This means we also have to choose buttons that will be able to poke out, so that they can be pressed when the plate is in place.Measuring the header height, it's 8.5mm tall, so we want 6mm x 6mm SMT tactile switches with mor…

For our next revision of Fruit Jam (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200), we want to add an onboard speaker to provide some sound beeps and boops. The amplifier we're using can drive 4 or 8-ohm speakers, up to a couple watts—but we're not expecting hi-fi sound here. Most important is something that is solderable into the PCB so that it is an "all…

Jepler spent a bunch of time this week working on getting audio working on the pico-umac port https://github.com/jepler/pico-mac/tree/rp2350-fruitjam to Fruit Jam https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 . Audio on the hardware we're emulating is pretty straightforward: every scanline of the video generator also pops out one byte of PWM data. We have …

Ladyada tests final TLV320DAC3100 boards for Fruit Jam, revises the PCB, and explores Jepler’s pico-mac. Also designs a USB-C CC resistor fix board. For the next rev, she hunts an 8-ohm PCB-mount speaker under 0.8" for onboard beeps.Door Adafruit Industries

#circuitpythonparsecHow to use Unicode characters in the REPL.https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-03-20/code.pyhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6003Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/d…

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 3/20/25Pico-8 Wall Arcade Mounted!CircuitPython ParsecJPPPoW recapProjectsand more!Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruitSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://ada…

Cytron MOTION 2350 Pro - RP2350 Robotics Controller (0:10)https://www.adafruit.com/product/6080Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather with w.FL Antenna - STEMMA QT / Qwiic (1:17)https://www.adafruit.com/product/6282Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit Sparkle Motion (2:14)https://www.adafruit.com/product/6301Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion (3:24)ht…

This week's EYE ON NPI is trendy and buzzy, it's Boréas Technologies' BOS1931 High-Efficiency Piezo Driver (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/b/boreas/bos1931-high-efficiency-piezo-driver). This chip is a compact way to add powerful high-voltage piezo drive to any product, combining three chips: power supply, waveform generator and drive…

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast March 19, 2025These 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 produc…

ASK AN ENGINEER 3/19/2025 LIVE!Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/-----------------------------------------…

This week @adafruit we’re checking out our IoT Moon Phase lamp from Pedro and Liz. Looking at updates to Noe’s intercom bluetooth speaker inspired by the Severance TV show. Timelapse video this week features a retro inspired necklace pendant of the floppy disk icon designed by Pierre.Moon Lamp Guidehttps://learn.adafruit.com/moon-phase-guide/ QTPy …

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JP’s Product Pick of the Week 3/18/25 PCM5102 I2S Stereo DAC RECAPPCM5102 I2S DAC w Line Level Output 112dB SNRhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6250 Deep discount during livestreamVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTu…

Browsing HyperCard stacks on our RP2350-based Fruit Jam 🍏📂With a little more tweaking, we've got a nice big 12MB disk image loading into our Pico-Mac port https://github.com/jepler/pico-mac/tree/rp2350-fruitjam to the Fruit Jam https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 — that 16MB of internal flash is coming in super useful now! That means not only can…

Build a Pico-8 Wall Arcade with Raspberry Pi5, Matrix Bonnet, and Piomatter built into an IKEA shadowbox frame with 3D printed mounts. John Park's Learn Guide coming soon.Note: there's no flicker in real life, these are just difficult to film!Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT …

See the Sounds of Classic Mac Audio 🔊🍏We're working on the Pico-Mac port https://github.com/jepler/pico-mac/tree/rp2350-fruitjam to Fruit Jam https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 and one thing we really want to add is sound support for classic Mac games and HyperCard stacks.Audio on the hardware we're emulating is pretty straightforward: every sca…

We grew up with a Mac Plus/512K, so getting the Pico-Mac 68000 emulator https://github.com/evansm7/pico-mac working on Fruit Jam https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 with 1MB+ of RAM was a high priority for those nostalgic vibes.We've got HSTX DVI output plus PSRAM working https://github.com/jepler/pico-mac/tree/rp2350-fruitjam, which means 4MB RA…

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 3/18/25PCM5102 I2S DAC w Line Level Output 112dB SNRhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6250 Deep discount during livestreamVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c…

We grew up with a Mac Plus/512K, so getting the Pico-Mac 68000 emulator https://github.com/evansm7/pico-mac working on Fruit Jam https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200 was a high priority for those nostalgic vibes.We've got HSTX DVI output plus a USB keyboard and mouse https://github.com/jepler/pico-mac/tree/rp2350-fruitjam and with a little effort,…

Build an internet-connected Moon Phase clock displaying the current moon cycle on a 3D printed topographical relief of the lunar surface!Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/moon-phaseVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https:…

Macintosh 'No Startup Disk' Icon TagBy PierreNickhttps://www.printables.com/model/1221697-macintosh-no-startup-disk-icon-tagBambu X1CBlack White PLA8hr 08minsX:48 Y:48 Z:5mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 60C10g230mm/s-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: …

Thanks to FoamyGuy for the backup recording with better audio.Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-03-17.mdJoin 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 th…

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The FruitJam board has an RP2350, dual USB ports over PIO, DVI output from HSTX, and the ability to emulate some classic computers. In this demo, we're using it with the Mac 128K-But-With-384K-Instead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K It's not quite a 512K or Mac Plus—which had 1 MB of RAM—but it does have the same 68000 core and is runn…

We're testing out an I2C-to-solenoid driver today. It uses an MCP23017 expander. We like this particular chip for this usage because it has push-pull outputs, making it ideal for driving our N-channel FETs and flyback diodes. The A port connects to the 8 drivers, while the B port remains available for other GPIO purposes. For this demo, whenever we…

#circuitpythonparsecHow to format text with ANSI escape sequences in the REPL.https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-03-13/ansi_text_code.pyhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6003Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT I…

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 3/13/25Pico-8 Wall Arcade Mounted!CircuitPython ParsecJPPPoW recapProjectsand more!Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruitSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://ada…

Pimoroni Tiny 2350 - RP2350 Mini Dev Board with 4MB Flash - PIM721(0:09) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6248Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 - RP2350 Dev Board with Pico Shape and Pins -PIM724 (1:12) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6244Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W - RP2350 Dev Board with Pico Shape - PIM726(1:12) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6243Pimoroni Tiny…

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast March 12, 2025These 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 produc…

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 306 (March 12, 2025). 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…

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This week @adafruit we’re highlighting Liz’s Portable Macrodata Refinement Terminal project. Looking at Pedro’s IoT moon phase lamp and Noe’s intercom bluetooth speaker inspired by the Severance TV show. Timelapse video this week features a severance inspired case for an eink clock display.Pi Terminal Learn Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/portabl…

#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 3/11/25DAC6578 Breakout 8 x Channel 10-bit I2C DAChttps://www.adafruit.com/product/6258Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the…

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Severance HydrometerBy You Limakerworld.com/en/models/1165611-severance-inspired-thermometer-hygrometer-standBambu X1CBlue White PLA5hr 44minsX:233 Y:204 Z:98mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 6…

Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-03-10.mdJoin 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 …

Thanks iFixit, for that awesome teardown https://youtu.be/JjGaEMXa3mQ — what a way to celebrate Mario Day! Now that we’ve seen what makes the Alarmo tick, let’s take it to the next level. It's a me! Ladyada from Adafruit, and we’re about to hack this clock and see what we can make it do. Power up, because here comes the fun!Subscribe to iFixit's ch…

Testing Claude Code, to automate Arduino coding/debugging for Metro & OPT 4048!On the most recent Desk of Ladyada, we shared our experiments with Claude Code, a new large language model (LLM) tool, to streamline hardware development - WAIT WHAT? That's right!. streamline hardware development! We are using it to automate parts of the coding and debu…

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#circuitpythonparsecUse the SD card detect pin in an SD card reader to know when the card's been inserted.https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-03-06/simpl_sd_insert_code.py"https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2025-03-06/cart_code.py"https://www.adafruit.com/product/6003Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVi…

JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 3/6/25Pico-8 Wall ArcadeCircuitPython ParsecJPPPoW recapProjectsand more!Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordAdafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruitSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/sub…

See all the Alphabet LED Filaments here: (0:07)https://www.adafruit.com/category/536Alphabet LED Filament - Warm White Letter "A"https://www.adafruit.com/product/6191Alphabet LED Filament - Warm White Letter "B"https://www.adafruit.com/product/6192Alphabet LED Filament - Warm White Letter "C"https://www.adafruit.com/product/6193Alphabet LED Filamen…

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/programmable-12v-outdoor-cafe-lights/overviewCafe-style light strands with edison bulbs are a beautiful way to decorate your patio. They are a fantastic and classy way to light up any outdoor space. Wineries, bistros, and night markets use them to create a cozy, intimately lit space that's warm and inviting…

This week's EYE ON NPI is a NAND in the HAND, it's ISSI Serial NAND Flash chips (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/i/issi/serial-nand-flash) available in a variety of sizes and footprints. These are great options for folks that need more data storage on their PCBs, but don't necessarily want an SD card. DigiKey has a selection of 1Gbit a…

The hush-hush news from Adafruit in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast March 5, 2025These 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 product…