The CircuitPython Show

Jim Mussared, a maintainer of MicroPython, joins the show.  He and Paul discuss how MicroPython started, collaborating with CircuitPython, being a maintainer, favorite uses of MicroPython, and more.This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your designs a reality with ten boards starting at only $5!1:02 Welcome and Jim’s start with electronics3:02 Damien George starting MicroPython3:50 MicroPython and CircuitPython5:32 Collaborating with CircuitPython6:10 MicroPython’s Strengths6:45 What is it like to be a maintainer of an open source project?8:50 Balancing open source and professional work9:40 Favorite uses of MicroPython11:10 Performance improvements in MicroPython14:20 Where is MicroPython going next?16:20 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Bradán Lane shares how CircuitPython has helped in creating the JoyPad and LumosRing.This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your designs a reality at only $5 for ten boards at PCBWay.01:10 Bradan’s start with electronics02:33 Bradan’s first CircuitPython product: the Joypad06:25 Customizing the JoyPad09:07 The LumosRing and LumosStick15:20 Which microcontroller?Visit CircuitPythonShow.com for show notes and transcripts.Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Thea Flowers joins the show and shares about her synthesizer company, Winterbloom, and the role CircuitPython has played.Show Notes:00:30 How Thea first got started with computers00:50 Discovering CircuitPython2:25 Thea’s synthesizer company, Winterbloom3:40 Winterbloom products that use CircuitPython(Sol and Big Honking Button:)7:00 Castor and Pollux8:50 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Radomir Dopieralski, aka deshipu, joins the show.  He shares his interest in computers growing up behind the Iron Curtain, developing games with CircuitPython, robots, and more.Show Notes:00:15 Welcome and getting started with computers behind the Iron Curtain1:45 Discovering MicroPython via its Kickstarter2:50 Handheld games - the Pew Pew family4:30 Learning Pew Pew in workshops6:22 How does CircuitPython make it easy to program games?7:42 What are the challenges in using CircuitPython to program games?10:30 Robot building13:30 Fluff bug14:30 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Brent Rubell joins the show. He and Paul discuss the Internet of Things, Adfafruit's Wippersnapper firmware, their favorite newsletters, and more. Visit https://circuitpythonshow.com/episodes/16 for newsletter links.Show Notes:00:30 How Brent got started with computers and electronics1:45 How does Brent define the Internet of Things?2:45 What is Adafruit IO?6:04 Wippersnapper6:35 What is “no code”? 9:55 How do you add components to Wippersnapper?12:30 Where is Wippersnapper going next?14:00 Project advice15:18 Favorite newsletters18:37 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

This episode welcomes Joshua Lowe, the inventor of Edublocks, which helps bridge the gap from Scratch Python 3(including CircuitPython).Show Notes:00:20 Welcome and introduction to Edublocks4:18 Making Edublocks open source5:20 Working with Edublocks and hardware9:20 Where is Edublocks going next?10:40 The pandemic and remote education13:42 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Kevin Matocha joins the show and shares some of his projects, including the Hackpad and TinyLogicFriend.Show Notes:00:20 Welcome00:27 How Kevin started with computers and electronics3:50 HackPad8:20 Wiring the HackPad9:55 TinyLogicFriend - a logic analyzer using Sigrok15:28 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Nicholas Tollervey joins the show and shares his music background, the Mu code editor, and how learning to code can be similar to learning to play an instrument.Show notes: 0:18 Welcome and Nicholas’ beginning with computing 2:35 The Mu code editor6:40 Nicholas’ music background8:20 How is learning music and coding similar?11:35 Code Grades15:50 Nicholas and teaching17:20 Turn the tables19:05 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Guy Dupont joins the show and shares some of his projects, including his Subaru backup camera project, T9 predictive text MacroPad, and more.00:12 Welcome and Subaru backup camera project4:40 Link to YouTube Video: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4Ua8bXRiE)4:50 Guy’s predictive text MacroPad7:40 T9 Predictive Text written in CircuitPython9:55 Favorite coding language10:40 CircuitPython advantages 11:50 Guy’s music connections 13:20 Raspberry Pi iPod project16:20 Turn the tables18:58 Guy’s YouTube channelEnjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Anne Barela discusses her time at Adafruit, writing the Python on Hardware newsletter, retro tech, and more.00:17 Welcome and Anne’s start with Adafruit01:15 Anne’s first two books on microcontrollers03:38 CircuitPython through the years5:40 What goes into writing an Adafruit Learn Guide?7:30 ThePython on Microcontrollers newsletter10:30 When did Anne first get into computers and electronics?14:05 Turn the tables16:05 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

In episode ten, Pierre and Paul have an in-depth conversation about mechanical keyboards and how CircuitPython has helped Pierre with development.00:15 Welcome and starting with computers and electronics2:00 Building custom keyboards4:10 BlueMicro keyboards (get screenshot)6:40 Developing the BlueMicro keyboard firmware7:40 What goes into building a custom keyboard?11:20 Microcontroller keyboard matrices13:55 Changing from Arduino to CircuitPython for keyboard development17:35 How has CircuitPython helped with troubleshooting?20:15 Turn the tables21:30 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Liz Clark joins the show and shares her maker journey, music background, and we talk MIDI for beginners.00:25 Welcome and Liz’s music background4:30 BlitzCityDIY https://www.youtube.com/blitzcitydiy6:30 Getting started with MIDI10:38 Adafruit MIDI Learn guide, MIDI for Makers: https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-for-makers12:26 Liz’s music setup at home15:20 Turn the tables16:20 Which microcontroller? Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Melissa and Paul talk Blink, retro tech, and more.00:38 Blinka03:00 What it means to be the maintainer of Blinka04:37 How Melissa started with CircuitPython 07:12 Melissa’s YouTube channel07:57 OpenSign Library8:05 Melissa’s CNC machine 09:28 Melissa’s current retro tech projects10:30 Retro Macs12:30 A mysterious box appears14:35 Turn the tables15:22 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Alie Gonzalez joins the show and shares her maker journey, how she started her professional career, and the tech scene in Miami.00:50 Welcome and Alie’s journey to becoming a maker2:22 The start of Alie’s career4:30 Sparkfun & Alie6:40 Miami Hack Week14:45 The tech scene in Miami18:20 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

A preview of the upcoming season two and its guests.Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

00:20 How Scott joined Adafruit3:00 What are some of the biggest changes and accomplishments over the last five years since CircuitPython was first released?7:20 Working with upstream MicroPython9:20 Porting CircuitPython to Raspberry Pi (bare metal)13:28 ESP32-S3 development 16:30 Scott’s work in community broadband 22:40 Turn the tables24:30 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Episode 5 - Rose HooperSupport the show: https://circuitpythonshow.com/support00:35 Getting started with computers04:36 Early 90s BBS culture & Freeness07:46 Discovering Python10:00 Home Assistant15:20 CircuitPython23:15 Which microcontroller?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

1:00 Tod Kurt introdction Homepage: https://todbot.com2:05 BlinkM2:35 Tod's experiences with Arduino7:20 Tod's work with synthesizers12:18 Sound on CircuitPython15:45 Tod and Python / CPython21:20 Tod's CircuitPython Tips Github repository23:20 Turn the tables (Ask Paul a question)29:45 Which microcontroller would you grab for a prototype or new project?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Professor John Gallaugher of Boston College joins the show and talks CircuitPython in higher education.01:01 Adding CircuitPython to a higher ed curriculum05:38 Examples of CircuitPython used in accessibility7:30 How do you teach students with hardware? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oldZ-6eVhg16:30 Maker communities19:27 Professor Gallagher’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/profgallaugher/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid23:20 Former students’ success28:20 Turn the Tables segment: Professor Gallaugher asks Paul his favorite bands29:40 Go to microcontroller for a new project?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Les Pounder of Tom's Hardware stops by and talks all things microcontrollers, shares his latest project, and retro tech.1:30 Biggest microcontroller surprise4:25 Favorite Pico add-on board5:35 Photo of all the boards7:25 Microcontroller pick12:30 Les’ latest CircuitPython project14:05 Retro tech18:44 Turn the tables: Retro tech to take to a deserted island? (Where Paul gets the other Sega Genesis name wrong)20:57 How Les was introduced to CircuitPythonEnjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

00:40 Kattni’s journey, originally told at PyOhio 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bBHXimlfPQ and first project: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-express-piano-in-the-key-of-lime)6:00 Adafruit Discord: http://adafru.it/discord7:45 Mentoring9:55 Community discussion12:50 CircuitPython 2022 goals16:00 CircuitPython tagline: Code + Community = CircuitPython17:50 Learn Guides22:40 Turn the Tables23:40 Which microcontroller to start your next project?Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

The CircuitPython Show is an independent podcast hosted by Paul Cutler. Each episode he will have a conversation with someone doing something cool and awesome in or around CircuitPython.Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!