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The news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast July 1, 2020 We broadcast the weekly ASK an ENGINEER video show and this is the segment on 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 notified when they are in stock. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com - now shipping again! Also visit Digi-Key for Adafruit products at http://www.digi-key.com/ ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord, 21,000+ users! 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/

Circuit Playground Express - Black Girls CODE (0:23) https://www.adafruit.com/product/2599 Filtering Mask with Math Pattern (0.40) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4658 Pimoroni Unicorn HAT Mini for Raspberry Pi - PIM498 (2:38) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4637 Adafruit H3LIS331 Ultra High Range Triple-Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic (3:45) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4627 RGBW Neon-like LED Flex Strip - Cool White 5500K - 1 meter (6:34) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4549 RGBW Neon-like LED Flex Strip - Warm White 2700K - 1 meter (6:34) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4548 Ultra Bright 3 Watt Chainable NeoPixel LED - WS2811 (9:14) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4544 Adafruit MiniBoost 5V @ 1A - TPS61023 (11:05) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4654 ----------------------------------------- Shop for all of the newest Adafruit products: http://www.adafru.it/new Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit 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/ -----------------------------------------

This week's EYE ON NPI is a super exciting new Feather board that isn't from us! Alorium's Evo M51 (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/alorium-technology-llc/EVO-M51/2003-EVOM51-ND/11689276) is an FPGA-enhanced embedded module featuring the Microchip SAMD51 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 microcontroller alongside an Intel® MAX 10 FPGA. The Evo M51 board conforms to the Adafruit Feather specification for primary pinout, connectivity, and features - so you can use FeatherWings with this board to add WiFi, OLED or TFT displays, and more! This Feather has a SAMD51 as a main microcontroller processor - we like this chip because it has a fast 120MHz Cortex M4 processor with lots of peripherals like I2C, SPI, UART, ADCs, DACs, lots of DMA, etc. Our Feather M4 features this chip, and it's one of our most popular Feathers (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/adafruit-industries-llc/3857/1528-2648-ND/9553567) Alorium squished it down to a BGA package and used the left over space to wire up an Altera/Intel MAX 10 FPGA (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/intel/10M25DAF256I7G/544-3538-ND/5429545) that can be programmed through the SAMD51 using a command line downloader. By using a SAMD51, which we've supported for a while, this board comes automatically with Arduino and CircuitPython support - that makes programming easy and fast. On the other hand, when you need to get speed, connect to peripherals like cameras or HDMI displays, or perform exceptional calculations very fast...the FPGA is there to lend a hand. You can send messages between the EVO and SAMD51 using I2C or 10-bit parallel bus, so you can take advantage of the easy-to-integrate SAMD51 and the powerful-and-customizable FPGA. You get the best of both worlds! Now, in order to pack so much into a Feather format, a few liberties were taken. For example, the classic 12/16 pin headers go to the SAMD51 and are compatible with FeatherWings. Then the FPGA pins are available on a collection of castellated pads. There's a 'EvoTray" add on board that you can solder the EVO M51 to in order to get breakouts for all the castellations. Features Intel MAX 10 FPGA Microchip SAMD51 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller 512 KB Flash / 192 KB RAM 2 MB external Flash 55 digital I/Os 21 through-hole/castellated 34 additional castellated-only Six analog inputs Two analog outputs STEMMA QT (QWIIC Compatible) Feather footprint 0.9 inches x 2.2 inches Programmable with Arduino Designed for CircuitPython Alorium is also a digital service provider for Intel/Altera FPGAs (https://www.digikey.com/en/design-services-providers/alorium-technology) so you can hire them to help out with your design or get it optimized for manufacturing. Considering a single MAX10M25 is about $85 (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/intel/10M25DAF256I7G/544-3538-ND/5429545) per, getting an EVO M51 (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/alorium-technology-llc/EVO-M51/2003-EVOM51-ND/11689276) fully assembled AND with a co-processor AND Arduino/CircuitPython support AND video tutorials for $97 - its a great deal. If Digi-Key is out of stock, you can backorder it and they'll get you one ASAP - being an NPI there's not a ton of stock right now. Visit https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/alorium-technology-llc/EVO-M51/2003-EVOM51-ND/11689276 to order your EVO M51 FPGA Feather today! ---------------------------------------- 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/

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Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-bluefruit-brake-light YouTube Video https://youtu.be/5YMgtzF4oa4 Circuit Playground Express https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 Circuit Playground Bluefruit https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333 Clear Case for Circuit Playground https://www.adafruit.com/product/3915 Tripod Screw Adapters https://www.adafruit.com/product/2392 https://www.adafruit.com/product/2632 500mah Battery https://www.adafruit.com/product/1578 Slide Switch https://www.adafruit.com/product/805 Layer by Layer – PyTuner https://youtu.be/lxHRu3iCVZM Hourglass LED Matrix https://learn.adafruit.com/t-time-triangle-thing/ New Parts! 3D Parts on GitHub https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts Panavise Speed Wheel https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/35272-panavise-speedwheel Print in Place Spring PCB Holder – turbo_sunshine https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4445190 https://youtu.be/BLYTqur8tws 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/ -----------------------------------------

This updated version of the Overwatch Lucio Sonic Amplifier circuit and code uses CircuitPython running on a Feather M4, the Propmaker FeatherWing and three small additional amps. This makes everything simpler and smaller than the original which ran Arduino code on much more hardware. The ability to play two streams of .mp3 files simultaneously inside of CircuitPython is a huge benefit! LED Animation library makes it straightforward to run all of the different animations on rings, strips, and a jewel over a single data pin! John Park's Learn Guide coming soon. 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/ -----------------------------------------

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Build a bike light with the Circuit Playground. It senses when the bike is braking and lights up NeoPixels when the bike is slowing down. When the bike is at a full stop, the NeoPixels will fade in and out! A 3D printed mount allows you to attach the circuit playground case to the frame of your bike. Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-bluefruit-brake-light 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/ -----------------------------------------

Notes document available at: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/master/2020/2020-06-29.md 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/ -----------------------------------------

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! Print in Place Spring PCB Holder turbo_sunshine https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4445190 CR10S Pro Green PLA 6hrs 59mins X:189 Y:194 Z:75mm .2mm layer / .4mm nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm retract 210C / 60C 31g 50mm/s ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Shop for parts to build your own DIY projects http://adafru.it/3dprinting 3D Printing Projects Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOWD2dJNRIN46uhMCWvNOlbG 3D Hangout Show Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVgpmWevin2slopw_A3-A8Y Layer by Layer CAD Tutorials Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVsMp6nKnpjsXSQ45nxfORb Timelapse Tuesday Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVagy3CktXsAAs4b153xpp_ Connect with Noe and Pedro on Social Media: Noe's Twitter / Instagram: @ecken Pedro's Twitter / Instagram: @videopixil ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=3dprinting Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe Adafruit Monthly Deals & FREE Specials https://www.adafruit.com/free?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=3dprinting Join our weekly Show & Tell on G+ Hangouts On Air: http://adafru.it/showtell Watch our latest project videos: http://adafru.it/latest?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=3dprinting 3DThursday Posts: https://blog.adafruit.com/category/3d-printing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=3dprinting New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=3dprinting ----------------------------------------- Music by Noe Ruiz: http://soundcloud.com/ecken

PRIDE CHEER June 28th 1pm ET

6/28/2020 NYC

PRIDE CHEER June 27th 1pm ET

The plan is to recap ESP32-S2 SPI work Scott did this week, clean it up and create a PR. 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/ -----------------------------------------

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Circuit Playground Express - Black Girls CODE (0:06) https://www.adafruit.com/product/2599 Kitronik Inventor's Kit for the BBC micro:bit - micro:bit Not Included (0:43) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4670 USB 2.0 to HDMI Video Capture Adapter (3:40) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4669 Finger Pulse Oximeter with Bluetooth LE - BM1000 (7:01) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4582 Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - STEMMA QT / Qwiic (9:57) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4646 Adafruit ISM330DHCX + LIS3MDL FeatherWing - High Precision 9-DoF IMU (13:18) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4569 ----------------------------------------- Shop for all of the newest Adafruit products: http://www.adafru.it/new Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit 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/ -----------------------------------------

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 88 (June 24th, 2020). This is our weekly Python video-newsletter-podcast! 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 Sign up for the Python on Microcontrollers weekly e-mail newsletter here: https://www.adafruitdaily.com/ Read the newsletters past and present at https://www.adafruitdaily.com/category/circuitpython/ Learn all about CircuitPython here: https://www.circuitpython.org/ and https://adafruit.com/circuitpython/ Join us on Discord! https://adafru.it/discord/ Visit the Adafruit shop online, we're open for business - http://www.adafruit.com 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/

The news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast June 24, 2020 We broadcast the weekly ASK an ENGINEER video show and this is the segment on 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 notified when they are in stock. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com - now shipping again! Also visit Digi-Key for Adafruit products at http://www.digi-key.com/ ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord, 21,000+ users! 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/

This week's EYE on NPI takes a look at a new kind of memory called MRAM - and some fresh new QSPI memory chips from Renesas that let you try out MRAM for your embedded projects! (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/r/renesas/m1000-m3000-series-mram) Memory and memory management is one of the trickiest challenges for an engineer, when it comes time to optimize power, speed and performance because you bump up against many of the restrictions different types of memory have - and the reason there's so many types of memory is cause there's no one perfect type of memory storage. Just about every microcontroller has two kinds of storage - flash storage and RAM storage. RAM storage is just like the kind you have in your computer - except a few KB usually, instead of GB. RAM storage is pretty expensive, which is why a microcontroller that is only a few bucks has only a few KB. BUT RAM is really fast - you can read and write to any section of RAM within one or two instructions. There's one down-side to this speed - when the microcontroller is reset, or power is lost, the RAM is also lost. For that reason, your microcontroller has the other kind of memory - flash - to store the program itself. Otherwise, your program would just disappear when you unplugged it (not good!). Flash memory is pretty inexpensive, so you usually get much more flash than RAM. Once in a while you also get microcontrollers that have a separate flash memory area, often referred to as EEPROM. Usually this is used for storing configurations, calibrations, identifiers, etc. So normally, you've got non-volatile flash storage for code, volatile RAM storage for running the code, and maybe a smidge of EEPROM. Say you want to build a sensor data logger - you can't store the data in RAM, because you'll lose it when power is lost. You can't safely stick it in flash because that's where your code lives, and EEPROM is way too small. No problem, you can buy external non-volatile flash memory for microcontrollers! Again, for small amounts of storage, say less than 64K you can get low cost I2C EEPROM (https://www.digikey.com/products/en/integrated-circuits-ics/memory/774?k=i2c%20eeprom). There's one big downside though - while these SPI flash chips have great non-volatility, they have an annoying problem that when you want to change data in a block you have to erase that whole block first, then write the new changed data - and a block is 4KB to 16KB! And erasing takes at least a few milliseconds, if not longer. Same with SD cards by the way. THUS this week's EYE on NPI is interesting to us because it introduces a new kind of memory we've never used before - MRAM for magnetic random access memory. Where as flash memory stores memory by saving a bit by storing charge on a MOSFET gate, MRAM stores it on a ferromagnetic particle that can changed from N to S polarity to store 1 or 0. The core of Avalanche’s STT-MRAM cell is a proprietary perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (p-MTJ) element which includes including a magnetic fixed layer, a dielectric barrier layer and a changeable ferromagnetic storage layer. The magnetic orientation of the fixed layer is fixed during the manufacturing process. During a programming operation, the magnetic orientation of the storage layer is electrically switched from a parallel state (low resistance state “0”) to an antiparallel state (high resistance state “1”), or vice versa, depending on the current direction through the p-MTJ element. Two distinct resistance states can thus be realized for data storage and sensing. The structure of the p-MTJ element can be tailored for different performance specs and application needs. (http://www.avalanche-technology.com/technology/mram-technology/) What's nice is that every bit/byte can be written or read at any time, no block erases, no delays! You can drive these chips with SPI or QSPI at 100+MHz and down to 1.8V. These chips will be more expensive than NV SRAM or FLASH, but when you need fast writes and reads without waits, these are a great option. Another nice bonus with MRAM is that it is naturally less susceptible to radiation bit-flips - something that folks working on cubesats are super experienced with as a bane of their existence - you send a microcontroller into LEO and the flash memory gets corrupted by high energy particles. While this part is not specifically rad-hard or space-ready, for DIY experimentation, its way way less expensive than official aerospace devices - as seen in the PyCubed dev board (https://circuitpython.org/board/pycubed_mram/) These chips are pin-compatible with most other SPI flash you may have designed in, so it's easy to try out MRAM! Check out the chips on Digi-Key available in 8-SOIC package for easy prototyping! https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=800-M30082040054X0IWAY-ND%20

Stencil solder paste (0:04) back blade (0:55) Machine line, unspooling (1:02) DS3231 Precision RTC Breakout test (1:27) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3013 Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - STEMMA QT / Qwiic, coming soon! (1:31) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4646 CLUE test still (1:36) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4500 Construction across the street (1:44) ----------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/no-sew-cotton-face-mask-with-a-window This guide details how to make a double layered face mask with a terrycloth towel lining and a fabric cover, held on by elastic cord that loops over the ears. The center of the mask has an anti-fog-treated clear plastic window, so the folks around you can see your lips move. Whether you work with the hearing-impaired or just prefer seeing people's faces as they talk, this mask design will restore a lot of understanding to your interactions. This is a no-sew guide -- we'll use E6800 glue to hold the pieces together. If you do have sewing skills, the same steps can be followed using a needle and thread or sewing machine. 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/ -----------------------------------------

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Taking a look at designing an arcade cabinet style stand for the Adafruit PyPortal. Using a single sketch to drive two components. User parameters setup for quickly adjusting material thickness and width of enclosure. Fusion 360 Share Link https://a360.co/31e62nO PyPortal Guitar Tuner – Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-guitar-tuner PyPortal Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pyportal/downloads 3D models on GitHub https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts Code by Liz Clark @Blitz City DIY 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/ -----------------------------------------

Learn Guides https://learn.adafruit.com/filti-face-mask/ YouTube https://youtu.be/wJfRmqocxyg Magnetic Ear Savers https://a360.co/31lUZcD Mask Fabric Holders https://a360.co/3fNQdJo CAD files on Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4496809 CAD files on PrusaPrinters https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/35309-fabric-face-mask-clips Neodymium Magnets https://www.adafruit.com/product/9 Filti Material https://filti.com/product/filti-face-mask-material/ https://filti.com/#filterProducts Filti Datasheet https://filti.com/app/uploads/2020/04/Filti-Face-Mask-Material-Data-Sheet-040920-1.pdf Fabric Face Mask Template https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4317827 Face Mask Holders Design Inspiration https://www.edag.com/en/edag-group/press/corona-crisis-team/edagmask4all 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/ -----------------------------------------

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MakeCode Arcade Game of the Week: Tiny Soccer Cars @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode. https://forum.makecode.com/t/tiny-soccer-cars/2053 Tiny Soccer Cars by theCobolKid an amazing MakeCode-alike of Rocket League!! To learn about MakeCode: makecode.adafruit.com Excerpted from the full episode of John Park's Workshop here https://youtu.be/uAgMJulvnAo?t=773 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #makecode Music by John Park -- https://johnpark.bandcamp.com/

3D print holders for making a DIY face covering with face mask material from Filti. Magnetic ear savers makes them more comfortable and much easier to take them off. Easy to put together and can be 3d printed fairly quickly without any support material. Learn Guides https://learn.adafruit.com/filti-face-mask/ YouTube https://youtu.be/wJfRmqocxyg Magnetic Ear Savers https://a360.co/31lUZcD Mask Fabric Holders https://a360.co/3fNQdJo Neodymium Magnets https://www.adafruit.com/product/9 Filti Material https://filti.com/product/filti-face-mask-material/ https://filti.com/#filterProducts Filti Datasheet https://filti.com/app/uploads/2020/04/Filti-Face-Mask-Material-Data-Sheet-040920-1.pdf Fabric Face Mask Template https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4317827 Face Mask Holders Design Inspiration https://www.edag.com/en/edag-group/press/corona-crisis-team/edagmask4all ----------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------

MakeCode Live with John Park is a weekly show in the Adafruit Live series of shows. Each week, John livestream codes a fun project from scratch, integrating MakeCode concepts and strategies along the way. This show encourages direct audience interaction with via chat in YouTube and Discord, making it an ideal experience for teachers, students, and parents who are new to coding. 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/ -----------------------------------------

Notes are available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/master/2020/2020-06-15.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly happens normally at 2pm ET/11am PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython 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.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical CircuitPython development is sponsored by Adafruit. Please support them by purchasing hardware from https://adafruit.com. Reminders: Podcast available on most services. Let us know if we’re missing some. 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/ -----------------------------------------

In this week's MakeCode Minute: RGB+W LEDs How to use four-color external LED strips with MakeCode on Circuit Playground Express. To learn about MakeCode: makecode.adafruit.com This clip is from the full John Park's Workshop livestream: https://youtu.be/uAgMJulvnAo?t=535 MakeCode @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode Music by John Park -- https://johnpark.bandcamp.com/ 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/ -----------------------------------------

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This week on EYE on NPI, folks who have wanted us to cover more motor controllers will see we're taking a STEP in the right DIRECTION with the TMC2226-SA Ultra-Silent Stepper Motor Driver with Step/Direction (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/t/trinamic/tmc2226-sa-ultra-silent-stepper-motor-driver). There's a lot of makers of stepper motor drivers these days - which means that companies are innovating a lot to stay ahead of the competition. Trinamic's stepper drivers have some interesting features we haven't seen in other drivers. And the price is good too! Only about $1.60 in quantity. For folks who have used Trinamics before, the new TMC2226 has a larger TSSOP package with heat dissipation thermal pad, much lower RdsOn LS 170mΩ & HS 170mΩ (compare to TMC2208's LS 280mΩ & HS 290mΩ) so that it can handle 2.8A current peak & 2A RMS (compare to TMC2208's 2A peak & 1.4A RMS) so this will be a very nice upgrade for CNC machines that need more drive! The big thing Trinamic promotes with their stepper technology is their "StealthChop2" silent motor operation. Those who have played with stepper motors know that once you start microstepping them to get more precision, you also can get some interesting squeaks. That's because the frequencies used to microstep cause the motor coils vibrate to vibrate in the audible 20-20KHz range. These drivers change around the chopping frequency to keep the motor silent - They even have a cool "No Loud Stepper" icon! The next big unique thing about this chip family is that there are three modes you can use with this driver. The first one is 'legacy step/dir mode'. Nearly all stepper drivers have the same compatible-ish interface. You have a few power pins, a few ground pins, two to four pins for setting the microsteps-per-step, maybe some current feedback pins, and a DIR pin for direction and STEP pin that is toggled to step the motor forward or backward. The same is available on this chip, each step can be a fullstep or a microstep, in which there are 8, 16, 32, 64 microsteps per toggle. If you have an existing CNC design that you don't want to rework, then this mode is the easiest - you simply control the gpio with any 3 or 5V logic microcontroller The second mode is an 'assisted step/dir mode' that uses internal one-time-programmable EEPROM to set up custom configurations such as turning on the internal sense resistors instead of using external ones in the OTP. The EEPROM is programmed over UART which we'll chat about next. The third mode is most interesting, there's a hardware simplex UART connection for register you can use to control up to 4 motor drivers. There's a 2-pin addressing scheme so you can use the same UART for all 4 chips. This way you can set and read all sorts of registers such as doubling up the step detection so you get a step on rising and falling edge instead of per pulse, detecting a stalled motor, or changing the over-temperature protection thresholds. You can even do things like trigger multiple steps in a row with a given velocity in a free-run mode so you don't need to trigger the step pin at all. With high-current capability, wide voltage range, 8/16/32/64 microstepping, and all these nice extras at the same price as the competition, this chip makes for a great driver for your mechatronic project or product! To help you get started, Trinamic has published ready-to-go KiCad dev board files. This is a rarity: usually you don't get an open source layout tool files. (https://www.trinamic.com/support/eval-kits/details/tmc2226-bob/) Digi-Key has a whole bunch of these fresh NEW products in stock right now - Go to https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/trinamic-motion-control-gmbh/TMC2226-SA-T/1460-TMC2226-SA-T-ND/12168610 or search on Digi-Key for 1460-TMC2226-SA-T-ND to purchase them today! ----------------------------------------- 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/

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The news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast June 17, 2020 We broadcast the weekly ASK an ENGINEER video show and this is the segment on 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 notified when they are in stock. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com - now shipping again! Also visit Digi-Key for Adafruit products at http://www.digi-key.com/ ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord, 21,000+ users! 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/

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 87 (June 17th, 2020). This is our weekly Python video-newsletter-podcast! 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 Sign up for the Python on Microcontrollers weekly e-mail newsletter here: https://www.adafruitdaily.com/ Read the newsletters past and present at https://www.adafruitdaily.com/category/circuitpython/ Learn all about CircuitPython here: https://www.circuitpython.org/ and https://adafruit.com/circuitpython/ Join us Discord! https://adafru.it/discord/ Visit the Adafruit shop online, we're open for business - http://www.adafruit.com 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/

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On John Park's Workshop -- Apex Legends Pathfinder DIY robot friend build! Plus: -- Digital Protest Sign update -- MakeCode Minute -- MCA Game of the Week -- Gear Report -- Shop Tips and more. 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/ -----------------------------------------

The plan is to recap ESP32-S2 SPI work Scott did this week and then fix it all up. 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/ -----------------------------------------

To show and share your project at 7pm today, view the chat or in discord https://adafru.it/discord and look for the JOIN link to join. For best results be on a wired connection and have a headset and mic! ______________________________________________________________________________ Kevin (Digi-Key) @1:18 - pool temperature monitor Melissa @4:42 - LED message board with raspberry pi 3 Noe & Pedro @6:25 - RGB matrix slot machine using circuit python John Park @10:50 -digital protest sign and 3D printed Apex Legends Pathfinder Scott @15:50 - pcb memory boot loader on circuit python PaintYourDragon @22:53 - Radio Shack computers Model 100 (1983) and Model 102 (1986) Bryan @27:00 - CLUE power relay using circuit python, feather wing, ac adapter, Alex @29:17 - 3D printed thermal cam Liz @31:01 - pybadge Blinka Jump game Mark @32:20- weather station with radiation shield

MakeCode Arcade Game of the Week: Using z-depth to create a "3D" Scene @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode. https://forum.makecode.com/t/using-z-depth-to-create-a-3d-scene/2152 Using z-depth to create a "3D" Scene by theCobolKid teaches an impressive technique to add depth to your games! To learn about MakeCode: makecode.adafruit.com Excerpted from the full episode of John Park's Workshop here: https://youtu.be/-LjAbtlsk8c?t=1540 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit @MSMakeCode #makecode Music by John Park -- https://johnpark.bandcamp.com/

Apex Legends Pathfinder interactive robot. 3D printing x Sugru sculpted assembly x Adafruit PyPortal with CircuitPython -- Full build video and Pathfinder guide coming soon. @sugru @johnedgarpark @playapex #apexlegends Music: https://johnpark.bandcamp.com 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/ -----------------------------------------

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The Pathfinder interactive, 3D printed robot friend is here! John Park teamed up with Sugru and Adafruit to build a companion bot with Pathfinder's on-screen emotes and in-game voice-over lines. ► Click the link https://sugru.com/go/makers-and-creators-competition?utm_source=Adafruit&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=pathfinder to download the plans for this project and have a go yourself and get your chance to win a 3D printer. Adafruit Learn Guide coming soon! I built Pathfinder's interactive elements using a Wi-Fi enabled PyPortal touchscreen microcontroller running CircuitPython. This means it's straightforward to reprogram him to do all sorts of new IoT things, such as display real-time game tournament stats, turn him into a weather station, or serve up infinite cat photos. 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/ -----------------------------------------

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This features emojis from Circuit Playground and works just like a fruit style slot machine. The handle is 3D printed and features a print-in-place spring loaded mechanism. The display is powered by an Adafruit Feather and the RGB Matrix FeatherWing. It also has a speaker and amp for playing MP3s. Using CircuitPython you can quickly show text, bitmaps, and animations on a number of different RGB Matrices. Learn Guides https://learn.adafruit.com/rgb-matrix-slot-machine/ https://learn.adafruit.com/rgb-led-matrices-matrix-panels-with-circuitpython/example-adafruit-machine Code on Github https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides/blob/master/CircuitPython_RGBMatrix/fruit.py 32x64 RGB Matrix Display https://www.adafruit.com/product/2278 RGB Matrix FeatherWing https://www.adafruit.com/product/3036 Feather M4 Express https://www.adafruit.com/product/3857 PAM8302 Amp https://www.adafruit.com/product/2130 3W Speaker https://www.adafruit.com/product/3968 5V 4A Power Supply https://www.adafruit.com/product/1466 Slim Button Switch https://www.adafruit.com/product/1489 10 Wire Silicon Ribbon Cable https://www.adafruit.com/product/3890 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/ -----------------------------------------