live-broadcast-chat

[lilac tusk]

Sometimes seeing how other people help is a great way to learn to help the community

And that could be a huge first step towards bringing a fix to a library or core issue that maybe wasn’t caught before

[grand tusk]

Awesome. I have a self-playing breakout game.

[waxen thistle]

https://blog.adafruit.com/2022/08/18/circuitpython-8-0-0-beta-0-released/

[covert crag]

Also small related Discord tip, but be aware that holy moly the search on here is powerful and often you can find an answer to your question just via that.

[unreal bay]

do we have AP_mode support in wifi workflow?

[sand lotus]

web workflow is going to revolutionize development for circuit python boards. the future is coming soon.

[rapid hornet]

it won't autostart an AP but it should be available once you manually start the AP

I haven't tried it

[unreal bay]

excellent, thanks

running AP mode on my RC tupperware boat

[rapid hornet]

happy to merged PRs if there are things that need to be fixed

[unreal bay]

so good

[grand tusk]

Kudos on the CP Status Bar!

[turbid hill]

@rapid hornet how is CP8 performing on bare bones raspberrypi

[gusty wedge]

Good question, does the cheap esp32-cam work with cpy?

[rapid hornet]

haven't tried it unfortunately

[turbid hill]

ok

[rapid hornet]

its not any more broken afaik

[sand lotus]

the dev channel has been a flurry of activity this month. i don't comment much there but it's been amazing to watch all the contributions flying by.

[cinder wind]

If anyone's used to ESP32, but not ESP32-S2 and ESP32-S3 parts, they are different chips (sometimes really different!) This is why there was such a big distinction for CircuitPython.

[sand lotus]

even the updates for Mu and Thonny are really neat to see. been a ton of collaborations going on that is really inspiring.

[waxen thistle]

https://thonny.org/

[sand lotus]

ahh what to bring from micropython is a excellent question. been wondering that too.

[waxen thistle]

https://learn.adafruit.com/contribute-to-circuitpython-with-git-and-github

[sand lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/ballin-juggling-talent-juggle-wow-gif-16262578

adafruit developers ^

[molten basin]

i'm new

[sick berry]

welcome

[clear matrix]

Welcome, @molten basin!

[rapid hornet]

https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-with-esp32-quick-start

[cinder wind]

Thank you, all the CircuitPython developers, for taking time to answer my cranky questions when I'm stuck and frustrated

[clear matrix]

Thank you for pushing the limits of CircuitPython!

[robust horizon]

Hey all, any last questions for us? We're getting close to wrapping things up.

[molten basin]

Is today an annual holiday? For CercuitPython? Every August 19th? It's my Birthday too. I feel cool I share a day.

[clear matrix]

Happy birthday! We choose a different date every year.

[robust horizon]

@molten basin It's varied from year to year, but I bet it'll be in August next year again.

[sand lotus]

i like the quote "everyone knows something you don't" talk to everyone, collaborate

[waxen thistle]

Just don't go reprogramming a company's crestron display without their permission 😉

[robust horizon]

whatever the date is we'll joke that it's the "snakiest day of the year"

[rapid hornet]

CP Day is a way to give folks at Adafruit HQ a paid day off as well

[sand lotus]

i've thought about it and i think the snakiest date would be 5/25

could do 2/52 but that day isn't a thing

[split gazelle]

great panel folks!

[paper peak]

there was no company holiday in August and now there is; it's the "bank holiday" for August

[waxen thistle]

Awesome work everyone!

[waxen bough]

Can't wait for the next one!

[fierce umbra]

thank you for all your hard work!!

[modern night]

Thanks everyone!

[robust horizon]

thanks! I'll see y'all a bit later today again

[grand tusk]

What is the next stream?

[sick berry]

Thanks everyone!

[ornate bay]

CircuitPython Show is great!!!

[outer obsidian]

Thank you all.

[sand lotus]

this is like our own online circuit python conference, this is really cool. ❤️

[sick berry]

https://blog.adafruit.com/2022/08/19/today-is-circuitpython-day-2022-schedule-circuitpythonday2022-circuitpython-python/

[grand tusk]

thanks

[sand lotus]

online pycon

[jovial idol]

trying out Thonny and I'm already liking it way better than Mu

[gusty wedge]

@smoky island Please send the link over, I'm interested.

[sick berry]

I can't even run Mu

it just errors (at startup)

[turbid hill]

dev sprint video has no link on the blog page

[wind spoke]

Is this the lunch time now?

[gusty wedge]

"Time is an illusion. Lunch time, doubly so."

[clear matrix]

It will go live at 12:50, if my setup worked.

[smoky island]

Hack Tablet information and entry details are here: https://gist.github.com/FoamyGuy/642358cf5c8193b2b4b4704d10f021c6

[sand lotus]

dev sprint will be in the circuit python dev channel the same time melissa is streaming at 1pm EST?

[wind spoke]

I am lost in ET time, I work in relative if/when possible...

[clear matrix]

Starts at 1pm, goes until 5pm ET.

[sand lotus]

ah

[turbid hill]

@clear matrix thanks

[clear matrix]

You can come and go as you please. 🙂

[clear matrix]

You're welcome. For some reason I can't get a link for it the way I set it up.

[rapid hornet]

1pm ET is in 40 minutes

[sand lotus]

i'll probably watch mel's broadcast, i love the live streams. so much to learn from watching someone more experienced in real time.

i've learned a ton from tims deep dives

[ornate bay]

towel intensifies

[sand lotus]

unless you're saying tekktrik will also be broadcasting? overlapping streams?

[clear matrix]

No vid content for the stream except the Intro.

[smoky island]

@scenic prawn what device(s) do you have that you use displayio with? If it would be helpful I can try to make you an example script showing how I would approach an interface with some static componenets, and some dynamic components. If I have access to the same device you use I can make sure it's working as expected on there.

[gloomy tide]

I don't see a link for the development sprint intro, what am I missing 🙂

[clear matrix]

Nothing, we're trying to sort that out now.

[gloomy tide]

ty

[rapid hornet]

@clear matrix I added youtube redirects between the upcoming scheduled videos

[clear matrix]

Ok, thanks.

Hey folks, Sprint intro video will be here: https://youtu.be/H-LbCRVCTfo

Also the livestreams all day will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live

If you're interested in developing the CircuitPython ecosystem, join @ornate bay and others today from 1pm-5pm EST in the #circuitpython-dev channel for a mini development sprint! Come hack away at issues in both the CircuitPython core langauge and supporting Python libraries! Whether you're new or experienced at contributing to open source, there's plenty that you can tackle!

Stay tuned for the introduction video in a few minutes: https://youtu.be/H-LbCRVCTfo

Open issues for the core: https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues
Open issues for the libraries: https://circuitpython.org/contributing/open-issues
Help translate the project:
https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/circuitpython/

About contributing to CircuitPython/open-source:
https://learn.adafruit.com/contribute-to-circuitpython-with-git-and-github
https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/check-your-code

Hope to see you there!

And we're live!

And we posted the wrong video 😄

[modern night]

Still informative!

[clear matrix]

I Really hope we actually get through the information

[grand tusk]

You're doing great!

[modern night]

Thanks you two for putting that together!

[split gazelle]

yay Melissa!

[waxen thistle]

ooo, a clue car!

A DIY version of the Scooby Van? 🔍

[lilac tusk]

Hoping to have circuitpython on this in the next hour 👀

[modern night]

This is a really neat car design

[sand lotus]

i think the pink cutting mat is throwing off the color balance

oh melissa's got one of those CP 8 posters. looks great on the wall.

[steep mica]

❤️ the Clue - I never gravitated towards it because I'm usually looking for small/minimal boards to embed in my projects but I finally grabbed one because I needed an nrf CircuitPy board and it was all they had at MicroCenter. Sooo useful to just have a board with everything baked in.

[outer obsidian]

She Hulk!

[sand lotus]

wow, what a quick build. got it on bluefruit already too.

[waxen thistle]

The clue is such a nice board -- a little bit of everything, including a screen.

it's one of my favorite boards to prototype on

[steep mica]

yeah! the repl automatically showing on the screen is a galaxy-brain touch

[sand lotus]

is robot class part of an available library?

just making sure the video you're making someone can follow along with in the future

i always see self references in a lot of core code, usually not so much in examples. what is self? is that like board or refering to the main class its in?

[rapid hornet]

self is the Python name for the instance of the class you are in

similar to this in java and javascript iirc

[sand lotus]

thank you 🙂

[turbid hill]

man I need some alternate fluids I did not see "self"

[waxen thistle]

this right here 😉

[somber forge]

where's the github for the code?

[sand lotus]

melissa said it's part of a future learn guide unpublished as of today

[somber forge]

thanks

[sand lotus]

ask and ye shall receive

[sage aspen]

https://github.com/makermelissa/CLUEbot

[sand lotus]

gave you a follow on github ❤️

the nrf52840 has some of the best bluetooth support but looks like the S3 is in development for it i think.

[viscid wasp]

You have an extra copy of digitalio import

[sand lotus]

probably confused digitalio with displayio

[outer obsidian]

Thanks @sage aspen

[waxen thistle]

Thanks @sage aspen !

[split gazelle]

great stream @sage aspen !

[clear matrix]

@sage aspen 🎉

[waxen bough]

Well done!

[sand lotus]

great stream thanks Melissa.

[upper sandal]

[viral sail]

Thanks @sage aspen

[clear matrix]

Great job!

[sage aspen]

Thank you

[midnight plinth]

Thank you @sage aspen

[cinder wind]

yeah that was neat!

[modern night]

thanks for the great build stream!

[smoky island]

Thanks Melissa! Great project stream!

[sage aspen]

Thank you

[waxen bough]

I'd love to see that Clue Bot in an upcoming Adabox!

[wind spoke]

Was that your first stream? I did not look so.

[waxen thistle]

What an incredibly smooth, gremlin free first stream 🙂

[sage aspen]

First live stream, but I've done quite a bit of pre-recorded video on my YouTube channel, which helped.

[waxen thistle]

Excellent transitions too, great multi-input setup. I would not have believed it was the first live stream, not by a long shot. You're a pro at it 🙂

[sage aspen]

Thank you

[lilac tusk]

ahhh yis.. show n tell time 😄

[fallow ravine]

waiting to show my project on show & tell on Youtube

[split gazelle]

if you would like to join the live special edition of show and tell, here is the link to join: https://streamyard.com/5b998tjw5v

[nova totem]

I'd make more badges except... chip shortage!

[ornate bay]

Those badges are AWESOME

[clear matrix]

Enter to win! 😉

If you have something to show today!

[waxen thistle]

For those who demo a project on Show & Tell today, we have two custom-made "As Seen on Show & Tell'' badges to give away! Please send your Discord IDs via email [e-mail] for a random drawing.

Friendly note: no purchase is necessary to enter to win! [we kinda have to say this for legal reasons]

[robust horizon]

+1 excellent use of "blinka in chef hat" art

[tulip canyon]

[nova totem]

the browser makes it so much more convenient to load .bin files

[turbid hill]

I believe that page has bee replaced with https://espressif.github.io/esptool-js/

[clear matrix]

We've not had great luck using that one. So we still recommend nabucasa's version.

[sage aspen]

I have not been able to get the espressif tool to work yet. It's very alpha.

[turbid hill]

ok I just saw the big warning on non maintained

[sage aspen]

It will eventually get there, it's just not very mature.

[outer obsidian]

The web workflow will be a game changer for many people. Thank you for your efforts in making this happen.

[ornate bay]

Can we sign up still?

[waxen thistle]

#live-broadcast-chat message

[clear matrix]

If you're going to be on Show and Tell today, you're welcome to enter!

[waxen thistle]

This is an extra long S&T today, so if anyone has a project to demo -- hop onto the link and show it off!

?showtimes

[arctic abyss]

Desk of Ladyada - Random hacker times
JP's Product Pick of the Week - 4pm ET Tuesdays
3D Hangouts - 11am ET Wednesdays
Show & Tell - 7:30pm ET Wednesdays
Ask an Engineer - 8pm ET Wednesdays
John Park's Workshop - 4pm ET Thursdays
Deep Dive w/ Foamyguy - 5pm ET Fridays
FoamyGuy's CircuitPython Stream - 11am ET Saturdays

[spring heath]

CircuitPython Day 2022 Schedule https://blog.adafruit.com/2022/08/19/today-is-circuitpython-day-2022-schedule-circuitpythonday2022-circuitpython-python/

[hard hollow]

https://github.com/usini/pico_arcade_midi/blob/main/mod/presets.py here's the repo to Remi's version of the midi fighter code

aaand here's ze learn guide to pico midi fighter https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-pico-led-arcade-button-midi-controller-fighter/coding-the-raspberry-pi-pico-midi-controller

[rapid hornet]

most CP versions can get to the bootloader from the REPL

not sure about pico

[tender wolf]

so awesome to see this in action

[hard hollow]

midi note names would be a nice addition to the circuit python midi library 🙂

[rapid hornet]

I think it will work ok pico

[tulip canyon]

Speaking of snippets... Thank you Todbot for these CircuitPython tricks!
https://github.com/todbot/circuitpython-tricks

[wheat terrace]

I am glad I am not the only one not planning access to the board's reset button 😅

[rapid hornet]

https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials/circuitpython-resetting#reset-into-specific-mode-3087084

[tender wolf]

Fitting all this into a pelican 1010

[waxen thistle]

❤️ Pelican and Nanuk cases

[gusty wedge]

Love ancient watches.

That sin/cosin "code" is what you use to navigate using a marine sextant. I have one of those, just for nerding out and doing minor astronomy measurements.

[open surge]

lol

[waxen thistle]

All these watch projects -- it's about time for them to shine in the sun

[cinder wind]

groan

haha

[nova totem]

I've never used a FPGA but would be interesting to have a small feather to learn on

[robust horizon]

Thanks @steep mica !

that's exactly what we are trying to enable

[modern night]

Oh boy that's a throwback of a device

[lilac tusk]

It really is

I had a few

[waxen thistle]

now THAT is nifty

[lilac tusk]

Oh wow 😮

[cinder wind]

noooo not that song!

[haughty quiver]

haha that's awesome

[nova totem]

that is really amazing

[robust horizon]

you win the internet today

[grand tusk]

Chip shortage! LOL!

[lilac tusk]

Hahaha

[clear matrix]

Totally worth it!

[cinder wind]

lolol

[smoky island]

Super rad little boombox!

[waxen thistle]

"Ah, it's friday. I won't hear the chip shortage song..."

[cinder wind]

that is superrad

[rapid hornet]

note the songs are available from soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adafruit

[waxen thistle]

thanks. now it's stuck repeating between my last 2 remaining neurons. 🧠

It's always Halloween.

[lilac tusk]

We’re these in a TikTok video? For some reason I feel like I saw it on TikTok

[brazen grove]

raquaqui!

[waxen thistle]

Very nice projects @steep mica!

[robust horizon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HitClips I didn't even remember these things

[inner spade]

A Lars upgrade.

[waxen thistle]

Lars may disagree with that, as he needs no upgrades 😉

[cinder wind]

RoboLars

I like the subtle infinite regress going on in Glenn's video

[steep mica]

I did a tik tok but it did not go anywhere. My tweets circulated a bit more

[haughty quiver]

@fallow ravine that's great!

[inner spade]

Lars already tracks JPs head.

[waxen thistle]

next up -- imbuing Lars with an AI, the ability to walk, and opposable thumbs

[cinder wind]

oh MIDI snippet box! I really like this idea @fallow ravine!

[robust horizon]

https://twitter.com/gvy_dvpont

[hard hollow]

MIDI Clips 😄

[steep mica]

Dont tempt me

[grand tusk]

Pygamer with MIDI featherwing!

[wind spoke]

This Show&Tell is really high level!!!

[lilac tusk]

i probably saw it, i see a lot of tiktoks that are about not terribly popular topics lol

[spring heath]

Great stream going!

[waxen thistle]

now that is a helpful little tool

[fallow ravine]

http://chromakinetics.com/midicommander/

[spring heath]

Sophy!!

[sage aspen]

That looks awesome @lethal lagoon

[spring heath]

https://www.tested.com/making/886589-meet-maker-sophy-wong/

[nova totem]

I'm always slightly amazed when I make something with a screw hole printed and it works

[hard hollow]

yes! threaded covers FTW 🔩

[cinder wind]

that's amazing @lethal lagoon

[brazen grove]

add a shoulder strap ;-)

[waxen thistle]

You know your 3D printing is on point when Noe and Pedro compliment it

[clear matrix]

Yay, LED Animations library!

[nova totem]

The globe does natural diffusion too which is nice

[waxen thistle]

One of my favorite libraries! So handy!

[spring heath]

Krayola did a fab job with Kattni on the LED animations library

[clear matrix]

😊 Thanks!

[spring heath]

https://www.sophywong.com

[waxen thistle]

May or may not be TSA approved ✈️

[robust horizon]

I missed what movie the prop is from...?

[waxen thistle]

I think Red Sonja?

I'm not familiar with it personally, so I might have heard it wrong

[robust horizon]

ah seems to be some likely images coming up

https://i0.wp.com/thegameofnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/labaravolante-blogspot.jpg?resize=560%2C238&ssl=1

[nova totem]

I remember seeing that movie many many years ago but don't remember the details

[sage aspen]

Queen Gedren costume

[lethal lagoon]

thanks all! yes that's the movie!

[waxen thistle]

I love the adorable hat!

[steep mica]

idk why it's wearing a helmet, it's going to get us before anything gets it

[lethal lagoon]

this will be me haha

[open surge]

deshipu will be a guest on the podcast in two weeks and we talk a little robots. 😉

[robust horizon]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/5/5b/Tumblr_me4cl94aot1qj19zdo1_500.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150621232950

[cinder wind]

Cool robot @brazen grove! Yeah the S2 Mini is a great board

[robust horizon]

cool, there are so many visually interesting things in older movies that will be new to folks (like me)

[steep mica]

daaaang you nailed it, amazing

[wheat terrace]

how do you guys get all those laser cut cases?!?! awesome!

[lethal lagoon]

ah thanks!

[haughty quiver]

all the tiny hats!! 😍

Lars is VERY jealous...

[nova totem]

Robots With Hats sounds like a perfect account name

[clear matrix]

"Everything else is irrelevant" 😂

[open surge]

my next band name

[waxen thistle]

I forget who it was, but they created a robot companion that sat on their shoulder....and of course, it wore a tophat

[steep mica]

honestly, that sentence was a masterclass in robotics

[inner spade]

Skipper. Where’s the Gilligan bot?

[robust horizon]

I hope you get the camera stuff going @brazen grove -- did you try the same board in micropython/openmv?

[brazen grove]

I order them from elecrow

[waxen thistle]

very nice @brazen grove!

[brazen grove]

I'm pretty sure I went overboard with removing capacitors, I'm going to keep adding them back until it works

[robust horizon]

oof

let me know your progress!

[wheat terrace]

thanks, I will have a look!

[haughty quiver]

heck yes @cinder wind this is so great

[brazen grove]

thank you

[robust horizon]

I love the technique of color change at layer for creating cases with markings

[sage aspen]

@cinder wind does it store the settings or is it just modifying ableton live settings?

[nova totem]

one day i'll do a midi project

[brazen grove]

they are also different thickness, so the buttons stick out

[hard hollow]

love that exposed boot button @cinder wind 😺

[open surge]

nice work @cinder wind! very cool

[brazen grove]

by the way, you can restart into boot mode from the repl

the microcontroller module has the function to select the boot mode, and another to restart

[steep mica]

Kit! Kit! Kit!

[hard hollow]

I'd totally build one!

[glass stag]

Yes, Kit + 1

[nova totem]

@hard hollow Random question, have you ever designed/printed something like a AAA battery case? just add in the metal contacts

[waxen thistle]

+1 kit 🙂

[sand lotus]

bravo @cinder wind love it, must have kit ❤️

[haughty quiver]

Larson scanner mode easter egg plz @cinder wind !

[hard hollow]

Not yet! Mostly just tack them down to the case. But! the oskitone scout actually has a really good 3d printed AA battery case

[waxen thistle]

Cylon mode 🙂

[fallow ravine]

RGB LEDs in those shadow switches…?

[robust horizon]

@fallow ravine no I am pretty sure they're single color

[spring heath]

The switches come from the factory with red leds

[haughty quiver]

if you can source four pin 3mm RGB LEDs, the step switch case has four holes for the led leads...

[cinder wind]

it stores everything locally, no needing of Ableton Live. And all sequence edits are saved to the CIRCUITPY "disk" automatically whenever you pause the sequencer

[cinder wind]

Thanks!

[spring heath]

Folks - with circuitpython projects, send a link to the details on your project to [e-mail] for the Newsletter

[cinder wind]

github for PicoStepSeq is here: https://github.com/todbot/picostepseq

[haughty quiver]

@sand lotus Flock box looks cool!

[waxen thistle]

For those who demo a project on Show & Tell today, we have two custom-made "As Seen on Show & Tell'' badges to give away! Please send your Discord IDs via email [e-mail] for a random drawing.

Friendly note: no purchase is necessary to enter to win! [we kinda have to say this for legal reasons]

[wheat terrace]

Awesome Todbot!

[sand lotus]

https://github.com/DJDevon3/CircuitPython/tree/main/Flock Box Enclosure

[haughty quiver]

@sand lotus love that pogo feather jig, too

super useful

[nova totem]

That's a great idea. I hate soldering stuff that I'm hoping will work

[waxen thistle]

that's an awesome fixture!

[sick berry]

nice idea! (I don't like soldering that much ;D)

[waxen thistle]

https://circuitpythonshow.com/

[robust horizon]

thank you mark!

[cinder wind]

Also this is super secret, but I have FIVE PCBs and step switch sets (from Alibaba) to give away for free. If you'd like to help test this out and if you think you'd really use one to make your own PicoStepSeq, Discord DM me with a postal address and I'll mail it out to you

[nova totem]

And if you don't win the badge is a certified open source hardware project https://github.com/gamblor21/SnT-Badge so make your own!

[robust horizon]

https://isitajewishholidaytoday.com/

[proper trench]

haha yomtov.py

(easiest way my grandparents taught me is to look at the moon. full moon = jewish holiday)

[haughty quiver]

yay fun show & tell!

[robust horizon]

there are tests, that's some engineering 🙂 https://github.com/tekktrik/CircuitPythonukiah_SW/tree/main/tests

[cinder wind]

that was cool @ornate bay !

[nova totem]

super interesting S&T today everyone

[waxen thistle]

Excellent job hosting this very special S&T @split gazelle!!! 🎉

[robust horizon]

thank you so much Liz!

[proper trench]

thank you everyone!

[cinder wind]

Thanks @split gazelle for hosting!

[sick berry]

Thank you everyone in Show & Tell!

[waxen thistle]

For those who demo a project on Show & Tell today, we have two custom-made "As Seen on Show & Tell'' badges to give away! Please send your Discord IDs via email [e-mail] for a random drawing.

Friendly note: no purchase is necessary to enter to win! [we kinda have to say this for legal reasons]

[proper trench]

so cool to see so many different projects 🙂

[haughty quiver]

thanks @split gazelle !!

[outer obsidian]

Thanks Liz.

[steep mica]

thanks Liz!!!

[inner spade]

Excellent S&T today!

[modern night]

Thanks! Great projects everyone!

[split gazelle]

thanks everyone for coming by!

[ornate bay]

Thanks, your stuff was wild!

[waxen thistle]

And thank you to everyone who shared!

[hard hollow]

awesome projects everyone! 🐍

[brazen grove]

great show, thanks everyone

[sand lotus]

that was fun 🙂

[wind spoke]

So we have a 20 minutes break? That's it?

[clear matrix]

Thank you everyone who participated! Amazing projects!

[clear matrix]

About that, yes. There's no break between the next two streams. It was the only way I could get everyone scheduled.

[fallow ravine]

Since I’m not a hardware guy - wishlist: a variation on PyBadge for music applications: color LCD, battery, speaker, encoder with switch, 1/8” MIDI in & out, and hi quality DAC output jack, SDcard, RP2040.

[wind spoke]

I wonder that big the circuit python day from last year... did I miss it? At least I am loving all the pieces of this year!

[brazen grove]

maybe an i2s chip for the dac?

[lethal lagoon]

Great show! thanks everyone and thanks @split gazelle for hosting!

[brazen grove]

actually, PlayDate would be close, except the screen is black and white

[fallow ravine]

I need Hi-quality DAC chip onboard connected to 1/8” audio out. Everything needs to be on one board, no need to plug on other stuff to make music/MIDI apps. Encoder is needed for music apps, as you are always adjusting values

[topaz jackal]

I hate to be a noob about this but where is the live streaming event now? need a link

[clear matrix]

https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live 🙂

[waxen thistle]

https://www.youtube.com/adafruit

or on https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[topaz jackal]

YES! thank you soooo much.

[clear matrix]

It's not a noob question, it's an excellent question. Welcome to CircuitPython Day!

[waxen thistle]

There are three more streams today -- Twitch loads the next one automagically, but YouTube you'll have to select the one you want at the time it airs. 🙂

[topaz jackal]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[waxen thistle]

Friendly reminder – come join the CircuitPython Development Sprint in the #circuitpython-dev channel!

[clear matrix]

Hey folks - Scott's getting started early!

[brazen grove]

next up circuitpython 8 preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgo6Eq1EIuc

[waxen thistle]

Live on both Youtube and Twitch!

[sand lotus]

yep you're live scott ❤️

[ornate bay]

We'll be here for another hour and a half, and it's hop in/hop out, so no worries about starting now!

[nova totem]

Question: are you getting more then 3 hours of sleep a night yet? 🙂

[ornate bay]

Or later!

[viscid wasp]

You sound very good

[sand lotus]

congrats on becoming a dad 🎉

[open surge]

how are the sprints going?

[sand lotus]

now you need nu balance, a fanny pack, and knee high socks. the official dad swag.

[ornate bay]

Adding the latest library to the bundle now 🎉

[fallow raven]

👋

[ornate bay]

Well, soon-ish

[cinder wind]

Yes, more giant screens for CircuitPython

[eager matrix]

Hi Scott. I hope all is going well for you and your Fam.

[clear matrix]

Quick reminder: Folks who showed a project on today's Special Edition Show and Tell can enter to win an "As Seen on Show & Tell" Feather badge! Please email [e-mail] with your Discord username. Good luck!

[cinder wind]

All The Cats!

[sand lotus]

i plan on working on hacking the tft featherwing into parallel mode this week. it should be possible on the 3.5" tft featherwings.

[eager matrix]

I'm about to leave for the county fair to learn about beekeeping..

[ornate bay]

vibing with cat cam

[waxen thistle]

Went to the local county fair on Tuesday to talk to folks about beekeeping locally!

so very nice 🙂

[eager matrix]

That's an interesting coincidence. I'm super ecirted about it.

[waxen thistle]

We always could use more honeybees.

[cinder wind]

WiFi WiFi WiFi mushroom mushroom... Snake! snake! It's a Blinka Snake

[fallow raven]

SnakeFi

[sand lotus]

PyFi

[viscid wasp]

Scott I am working on a three manual midi organ keyboard with volumne pedals The keypad library on version 8.0.0 has been helpful.

Thanks
Charles

[eager matrix]

Scott, I went to the Blues Wireless presentation earlier and they have CP code for DFU that works really wonderfully. Is this something that will make it into the mainstream CP repo.

[cinder wind]

I really like the using of .env instead of secrets.py for WiFi stuff

[smoky island]

TileGrid.contains() is a really minor new feature in 8.0. But it's one of the few things I've successfully added to the core. It adds an interface very similar to the Display_Button library to the native displayio.TileGrid class so that it's very easy to use TileGrids as customized buttons on displays.

[cinder wind]

I tried getting one of those Odroid Go ESP32 things and they're totally not available afaik. They are so cool tho

[wind spoke]

Same problem here, I searched small distributor that could have old stock taking dust... but no, it does not exist!

[clear matrix]

I gave mine to someone else to try to swap out the ESP32 with a then-compatible CircuitPython chip. Never got it back. 😦

[cinder wind]

I think the ESPPlay is very similar https://www.tindie.com/products/makerfabs/esplay-micro-v2/

[rapid hornet]

https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-with-esp32-quick-start

[sand lotus]

esp32-v2 feather only worked with micropython which is why i installed wippersnapper on it and now it's an integral part of my adafruitIO

[lyric frost]

You may want the screen streamed

[smoky island]

We can't see you're screen.

[gusty wedge]

No, release notes we saw.

No, no, we did saw the release notes.

[upper sandal]

me, I've stayed with passw0rd so far 😁

don't tell anyone

[gusty wedge]

Link for Mikael
https://learn.adafruit.com/ethernet-for-circuitpython

So it's not the "native" esp32 eth, but almost.

[cinder wind]

CircuitPython now contains the entire Internet now

[sand lotus]

that is awesome 🎉

[waxen thistle]

12345, totally secure, use it on my luggage

Visit the CircuitPython website at https://circuitpython.org/

Thanks @rapid hornet! Enjoy the time with your family!

[outer obsidian]

Thanks @rapid hornet

[cinder wind]

Thanks @rapid hornet! Have a good time being a dad!

[sand lotus]

thanks for all the work you've done Scott. good luck with the parenting. ❤️

[modern night]

Thank you! Enjoy the time off and thanks for all of your work (to the whole team too)!

[ornate bay]

[upper sandal]

😻

[rapid hornet]

thanks everyone!

[open surge]

thanks Scott!

[sick berry]

Thanks @rapid hornet!

[viscid wasp]

Has the child seen the cats yet

[rapid hornet]

oh, ya. he's just started really watching them

he gives them lots of smiles

[viscid wasp]

That's cool.

[rapid hornet]

they're in for it once he is mobile

[viscid wasp]

That's right.😆 👍

[modern night]

oh that's adorable

👋
hello all!

[waxen thistle]

Indeed, good afternoon all you most wonderful folks!

[cinder wind]

Thank you @paper peak for custom HID and keypad, it's made so many things I care about so much easier!

[spring heath]

https://blog.adafruit.com/2022/08/18/circuitpython-8-0-0-beta-0-released/

[sand lotus]

👋

[waxen thistle]

a mess? oh that's clean.

[modern night]

oh wow that is quick

[sand lotus]

adafruitio does image hosting?

[cinder wind]

What's the preferred camera system to play with on CircuitPython? That little "ESP32-CAM"?

[sand lotus]

would you be able to use adafruit_bitmap_saver to screenshot output from a tft to adafruitIO

[turbid hill]

Does this mean that the ESP32-CAM boards will now work

[gusty wedge]

I do have lots of esp32-cam and the ttgo-camera that has integrated PIR, if you need me to do testing on them.

[sand lotus]

yeah i have 480x320 convert to jpg, would be too much, thank you.

[cinder wind]

this is so neat @robust horizon

[sand lotus]

i've played with gifio, looked like a class specifically for a camera

[turbid hill]

These are the boards you are referring to?

[robust horizon]

https://learn.adafruit.com/cooperative-multitasking-in-circuitpython-with-asyncio

[sand lotus]

asyncio sounds nice, haven't played with it. are there specific boards that are supported/unsupported?

[robust horizon]

@sand lotus most of the boards with more capacity support it -- esp32, rp2040, bluefruit, and atmel-samd m4 (I'm probably forgetting some)

I'm not sure if there's an item you can look for in the list of 'built-in modules available', to know for sure .. it would be a good addition to circuitpython.org

[wind spoke]

Very old windows was cooperative multitasking...

[ornate bay]

My menorah project uses asyncio to show loading status via LEDs and connect to the network. I don't remember if the latter benefits from asyncio yet, but futureproofing!

Super nice and convenient

[sand lotus]

would you classify this as kind of fake multi-thread processing or is this basically a real type of multi-threading?

[nova totem]

async for anything for networks or slow serial reads, waiting on i2c data...

[sand lotus]

ah interrupt yes that's what i meant not multi-threading

[robust horizon]

https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/6712

[rapid hornet]

interrupt tends to mean preemptive

[viscid wasp]

That would be very helpful for my organ manual project

[robust horizon]

    print("waiting for keypresses")
    with keypad.KeyMatrix([board.D4], [board.D5]) as keys, AsyncEventQueue(keys.events) as ev:
        while True:
            print(await ev)```

[sand lotus]

it's very elegant code. well done!

[robust horizon]

https://us.pycon.org/2022/schedule/presentation/45/

[sand lotus]

another good analogy i hear in coding worlds about this kind of thiing is roller coaster tycoon. how to get all the people in lines and on roller coasters as efficiently as possible.

[robust horizon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxmnl3WJ4bc

[somber forge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxmnl3WJ4bc&list=PL2Uw4_HvXqvYeXy8ab7iRHjA-9HiYhRQl&index=54

[upper sandal]

you know, I feel like... many things in python are very ad-hoc

[sand lotus]

same, i want to do a mailbox sensor for pretty much the same reason.

[nova totem]

I love solar projects. Also after having one I hate solar projects in the winter

[modern night]

Best way to make a mail alert

[robust horizon]

📨

that's kinda evil kattni!

[modern night]

that's really convenient that is weather proofs the connector

[outer obsidian]

Why a schottky type of diode?

[nova totem]

Antenna design and construction is a very deep rabbit hole to go into

[sand lotus]

i've soldered that tiny UFL connector to the lora. yeah it's tiny tiny.

[ionic garnet]

Didn't catch Scott @rapid hornet live but just watched the 8.0 web workflow. Nice, Love the ESP32 support since I have a bunch of those without native USB. Doing most projects with ESP32s these days. This adds a lot of the capabilities like those in wled to our circuitPython. Really useful for IoT/smart home projects. Enjoy your paternity Scott.

[waxen thistle]

That explains why Google Voice no longer forwards texts to my phone....

[nova totem]

I'm not 100% but from what I was reading a previous time it has a lower forward voltage drop which works well for power applications

[modern night]

That is a fantastic build! That goes through so many common choke points in projects and step by step address them. This is awesome!

[sand lotus]

a sheet of velcro is a great idea. very creative!

wifi isn't going to reach 900ft, gotta use lora for that distance.

[wind spoke]

So that is Lora one to one, not via a network such a LoraWan.

[sand lotus]

yeah probably rfm95 or rfm69

[ionic garnet]

Hi @clear matrix @paper peak @robust horizon

[waxen thistle]

"Oh it's a simple project"....spoiler alert: it's rarely ever simple 🙂

[sand lotus]

i haven't started with my lora project yet, this is going to be great seeing a working demo! ❤️

[ionic garnet]

same here. Got a bunch of Lora boards

[nova totem]

I have two lora boards that I did play with at one point but never really did anything more with them

[prime oyster]

I walked a similar road for mail box alerting and ended up using Telegram for sms messaging.

[sand lotus]

lora is awesome for mailboxes and weather sensor nodes

[wind spoke]

That feather is sleeping most of the time... I guess that battery can keep it running for a very very long time.

[sand lotus]

yes 915mhz in US and 433mhz in EU

[nova totem]

if I recall alarm sleep memory kept track of the openings and closings and held it for when it slept and the rest of memory goes away

[sand lotus]

wake on switch open will save a lot of battery life

smart idea

i thought it was being recharged by solar?

[wind spoke]

Maybe it should wake up from time to time to say it is still alive and present... and the Pi would start to worry if the mailbox did not send any message for a day or so.

[floral acorn]

868mhz in EU

[proper prawn]

Hi all. On this CPY day, we don't have a DeepDive stream from Tim?

I see a stream with Kattni, Danh and Jepler is going on.

[robust horizon]

@proper prawn "6:00pm ET – Foamyguy CircuitPython Day Game Jam Stream"

[proper prawn]

Hi jepler, thank you.

So, that will be in almost one hour from now

[paper peak]

yes, it is 5:04pm ET right now

[proper prawn]

Tnx Dan. Nice shirt you have on!

[paper peak]

courtesy Ruiz brothers!

[sand lotus]

ah 800-900 is ISM and 400mhz is ITU, didn't know that you could use either. thought US had to use 915.

[wind spoke]

"Communicate with your future self." (I am watching "dark" on Netflix... and my brain is exploding)

[drowsy inlet]

ie, don't use "magic numbers"

[wind spoke]

I wonder if the receiver side could be done in circuit python too.

[cinder wind]

these timezones really mess me up

[sand lotus]

so 15 minutes of code later... see how simple lora is? haha... now i'm a bit intimidated. nothing about that looks simple.

[robust horizon]

https://github.com/kattni/mailbox_notifier

If you have any questions for us before we close up, ask us now! if we missed your question earlier please post it again.

[sand lotus]

starred that on github. definitely going to take a while to digest that.

[waxen thistle]

And if you mess up a drill -- epoxy/hot glue/tape can be fixes for a bad drill hole, and the project box might no longer be weatherproof -- but it's still usable.

[sand lotus]

amazing project! well done. this one is definitely in my near future.

do you have a link for that waterproof adapter?

future learn guide? please?

[robust horizon]

@sand lotus seems to be https://www.adafruit.com/product/4287

[sand lotus]

added to cart. thank you.

[inner spade]

@clear matrix unfortunately mailbox baseball is a thing here. Did your dad have to reinforce the final installation?

[sand lotus]

i played in my youth... and missed and broke my windshield... instant karma.

[inner spade]

Super. Decoys are a valid security technique.

[sand lotus]

brick mailboxes prevent that

[tulip canyon]

Really enjoyed the decision making process discussion. Great project as well

[sand lotus]

there's that simple word again

i think you underestimate how good you guys are

[modern night]

That is an amazing build, and such a great path from idea/problem to solution that you worked through

[waxen thistle]

We've had folks back into our mailboxes (we manage about 20 of them for a small community)....three times....in one week.

They were replaced with large concrete blocks, 4x8 beams, and mini-telephone poles at each end for deflection.

[sand lotus]

fail fast, fail often... i've heard that somewhere before. i think it was actually dave that told me that in the forums when i started on my weatherstation project 2 years ago.

[inner spade]

Optimism is useful fuel for makers. Innovation is encouraged by the perception that the problem can be solved. It also helps to think it’ll be simple.

[waxen thistle]

My pleasure 🙂 Thanks to everyone presenting and demoing today! It's been a great day!

[cinder wind]

This was a great real-world project @clear matrix

[waxen thistle]

CircuitPython Virtual Conference

[outer obsidian]

Thanks @clear matrix, @paper peak, and @robust horizon

[wind spoke]

24H

[cinder wind]

yes, this is basically a whole virtual conference

[sand lotus]

yeah we started at like 11am so JP must have been up at the crack of dawn.

[proper prawn]

Yeah. Here, in Lisbon, it is now 10:21 pm

[gusty wedge]

Yeah, that one was amazing. Thank you for helping out @clear matrix .

[obtuse lark]

Great program! Will build a mailbox notifier.

[gusty wedge]

I promise to do a Microsoft circuitpython day, next year.

[tulip canyon]

Next year eveyone build a badge

[sand lotus]

virtual conference badges sound like a cool idea.

[cinder wind]

"I wouldn't say I'm working, Bob"

[sand lotus]

i'll probably be rewatching the part on lora over and over

[proper prawn]

Thank you Kattni, Dan and Jepler

[tulip canyon]

Thanks to all for hosting and making this community

[split gazelle]

great chat folks!

[proper prawn]

@robust horizon. This is my badge

[waxen thistle]

Thanks @clear matrix, @paper peak, and @robust horizon for a very nice virtual fireside chat!

Thanks to everyone else who presented today, who helped behind the scenes, who was on show & tell, and who makes all the software and hardware behind the scenes. We all can make great things if we work together.

[drowsy inlet]

thank you all!

[modern night]

@clear matrix @paper peak @robust horizon Thanks for the lovely stream! It was great hearing about your builds!

[inner spade]

Great session. Thanks!

[modern night]

It's been a great day!

[cinder wind]

Yeah, thanks for being cogent at the crack of dawn (for me), @open surge!

[robust horizon]

[e-mail]

[open surge]

It was fun!

[modern night]

Thank you!

[clear matrix]

Thanks everyone!

[ornate bay]

Thanks so much!

[clear matrix]

Here is the code, the parts list and the tools and extras list for the mailbox project: https://github.com/kattni/mailbox_notifier

Couple of final things. I'll be doing the Show & Tell drawing next Monday. I will reach out to the winners privately via Discord to sort out shipping options, etc.

As well a reminder to send your ideas, thoughts, suggestions and so on for CircuitPython to [e-mail] - we look forward to hearing from you!

Next up is Foamyguy's Game Jam Stream in 12 minutes. Join him as he works on a game in CircuitPython, live!

Thanks again, everyone! Have a wonderful rest of your CircuitPython Day!

[proper prawn]

Thank you Kattni for all the work done!

[clear matrix]

You're quite welcome!

[waxen thistle]

Indeed, let's hear it for all the hard work that @clear matrix and the CircuitPython team put in making today's event so awesome!

[sand lotus]

today feels like adafruit tv day. this is amazing. back to back to back to back live stream teaching and learning.

[waxen thistle]

Confirmed -- live on Twitch, not on YT

[modern night]

Hello all!

[brazen grove]

@smoky island ready for the jam?

[smoky island]

Trying. Working through some technical difficulty atm :/ can't figure out why YT go live button is staying disabled.

[brazen grove]

:(

[sand lotus]

youtube is having issues across the platform right now

i think adafruit broke youtube

[clear matrix]

Too much awesome content.

[upper sandal]

youtube was not designed for awesome

[waxen thistle]

I've got eyes on both -- nothing yet on YT

[rapid hornet]

@smoky island yes, click go live

[sand lotus]

we're live

[brazen grove]

youtube succesfully wrangled

[proper prawn]

Hi Tim, I see and hear you!

[waxen thistle]

Youtube is good

[rapid hornet]

the key for restream -> youtube was wrong. I didn't know which to use for mine so I made a new one that is labeled

[brazen grove]

as good as it gets

[noble grove]

Hi Tim.

[inner spade]

👋

[sand lotus]

i might be able to help whip up some quick spritesheets for assets

[split gazelle]

I’d be interested!

[sand lotus]

how big do you want each tile?

so individual bmp's?

[brazen grove]

I would definitely be interested in a circuitpython game jam, but I can't promise I will have the energy to participate at any particular date.

[sand lotus]

would something like this be helpful or do you need the bg to be green chromakeyed?

ok that's the original galaga sprite sheet 😉

[noble grove]

While mining?

Got it

[upper sandal]

and then you buy resources with micro transactions to get a better ship

[noble grove]

Occasionally

[sand lotus]

needs nft support

[inner spade]

I’ve gone so far as to create a Buttons class .py file, modified for specific devices. Handy for moving between touch and physical buttons.

[sand lotus]

i think this is ship explosion. larger sprite sheet but evenly spaced so the tiles are the same size. didn't check if they're divisible correctly though 🤞

yeah that's what i was wondering if you want green for transparency.

all ships, green background

[cinder wind]

"Captain, we have pew pew!"

[sand lotus]

Nice

[brazen grove]

goodnight

[ornate bay]

You could hook into __getitem__() with a getattr() I think

Actually, I don't know if CircuitPython supports it, but even better would be to define __getattr__() for the parent to then use getattr() on the child.

Then you could do parent.thing to get parent.child.thing

[sand lotus]

Looks like it’s passing through from center to right side of the ore, the left side seems consistent in registering hits.

Need ship damage indicators, damaged ship bmps?

[sand lotus]

You got it to a legit game in 1 session. Great stream! What a day!

Games like this usually have a numerical output, like octopus game for health and score.

Ah for health bar yeah that works.

[proper prawn]

Thank you Tim! See you tmw. Bedtime here.

[obtuse lark]

Good Python day!

[modern night]

Thank you so much for the stream! Happy Circuit Python Day everyone!! It's been a joy!

[sand lotus]

👋

[scenic prawn]

This was great insight on how to think about displayio. I would love to see more visual deep dives on the workflow of some of the major libraries like this. It's like a video learn guide.

[drowsy inlet]

good stuff. thanks for the stream

[smoky island]

Thanks everyone! 🎉 Appreciate everyone watching and participating in community activities today.

[clever summit]

Hey Tim!

[smoky island]

Starting up this morning's stream now, continuing on the space miner game. Follow along on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOcQDpgzJ8A or Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch

[clever summit]

Lazy day actually. 🙂

[sand lotus]

👋

[clever summit]

Might need to get to do some work though. Yesterdays multiple streams from Adafruit revealed that my notification system gets confused as for the video titles.

[inner spade]

👋

[sand lotus]

if i remember correctly in galaga you kind of get penalized for not clearing a level at 100%, it's like a slight difficulty modifier per missed enemy. it's been forever since i've played it though.

[grand tusk]

Hello everyone!

[noble grove]

Good morning fellow 'fruits and foamys.

Getting by. You?

[sand lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-dance-happy-dance-the-party-dance-foam-happy-dance-in-the-foam-party-foam-gif-20171587

[noble grove]

@sand lotus Time for a Party?

[lilac tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squarepants-spongebob-patrick-star-happy-excited-gif-5073172

He’s revealed himself as a goofy goober

[sand lotus]

every day is a day to celebrate foamy

[noble grove]

IC

Health = Fuel

OK

[inner spade]

Health = damage report or shields left

[sand lotus]

could have a special weapon bar that has limited shots. that would be more difficult making sure you don't waste special shots.

like double, tripler, spreader, etc..

[noble grove]

Open Source = build your own upgrade packs

[sand lotus]

i'd love to see an Arkanoid game. that was one of my favorite arcade games.

[noble grove]

Stronger shields

Stronger lasers

[sand lotus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3luUb7WEm7k it's like single player pong on steroids.

breakout was a clone made from it yeah.

[noble grove]

They would be equivalent, scaling the health bar.

[sand lotus]

galaga and space invaders were huge hits at the time. can't go wrong with space shooters.

Raiden was a great game. If you want special weapon ideas this one is chalk full of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeajSN7g9ro

interesting didn't know you could do display dimension in that syntax.

the display[0] using the array tuple in that way, neat

just read up on python f strings. that looks so much easier to format than using %s

[inner spade]

Could ship health be called something more specific like shield strength?

[noble grove]

Why resist F strings?

[sand lotus]

forgetting they exist and old habit

like there's a difference between a new option and deprecation forcing you to use the new method. i prefer deprecation but then it almost instantly breaks code all over the world overnight.

[noble grove]

Surely there's a difference between not using something and resisting it

Oh, so resisting the mandating of F strings

So are F strings mandatory now?

I thought DJDevon3 was implying that F strings became mandatory

Not you

[sand lotus]

No, they’re just an option now but the wording kind of implies someday the old format might get deprecated so good habit to get into using f strings more now.

[noble grove]

I understand that if all example code uses F strings then it becomes culturally ingrained.

And then implementations that don't support it (eg. small platforms) will be shunned

[jovial estuary]

i think f-strings have limitations in CircuitPython (inherited limitations from MicroPython) compared to CPython, so that might be a small reason to not adopt them everywhere in CircuitPython code

[noble grove]

Or maybe bring MicroPython (and derivatives) in line with CPython

[jovial estuary]

in the MicroPython docs those limitations are documented to be due to optimizing for code space

[noble grove]

makes sense

So maybe bring larger platforms in line and leave smaller platforms with limitations or an option.

[proper prawn]

Hi Tim and all present. I'm a bit late.

[noble grove]

Hi Paulsk

I was a bit less late

Attendance was taken before I got here (I assume), so we in the same boat.

[proper prawn]

Tim, I have here a UM TinyPICO V2 (ESP32) (MicroPython v1.19 flashed) and a TinyPICO Explorer Shield. It looks like the display has the same dimensions as the one of the PICO system. I think I could port the script to toe TinyPICO, don't I?

[proper prawn]

OK, tnx

It seems I have no audio

[sand lotus]

Audio mixer issue?

[proper prawn]

Ah, I had the audio of YT off

[sand lotus]

Ah

Macropad is good for stuff like that. One click volume on/off. 😁

[proper prawn]

OK, tnx for the tip

[sand lotus]

Depends on how much sram you have to spare. Sometimes ondiskbitmap is the only real choice.

[proper prawn]

I have a Razer Tartarus Pro

[sand lotus]

What a weird looking game peripheral.. looks hard to use

Then again just an advanced looking Macropad too.

[proper prawn]

@sand lotus Yes, it looks weird, but it's great to use, e.g. with flight simulator

[sand lotus]

Ah that would make sense.

[proper prawn]

It's already the 2nd generation I use. Has a nice rest for your hand too

[noble grove]

Thumb-stick looks good

[proper prawn]

Here a view of the app to program the device

Nice LED lighting. In this moment set to 'wave'

Tim, this is the Unexpected Maker TinyPICO Explorer Shield on which I have stacked the TinyPICO V2 and to which I want to try to port your game program

I have to check: it's 320x320. I go to check

[sand lotus]

I think someone actually made a modified Macropad that looks similar. Also had a mouse built in. I think it was in the show and tell discord topic a month ago around mid July or so.

[proper prawn]

Correction. The display is also 240x240

Here the pinout

[sand lotus]

Yeah it already looks pretty good mid project feel like where you were at with octopus game. Making great progress.

On my tft project the more labels I have it almost grinds my Bluefruit sense to a halt. Yeah labels make a difference.

Pop them when not in use?

[proper prawn]

Tim, after this stream, are you going to publish it on GitHub?

[inner spade]

That sounds like the font is getting rendered in hidden labels.

[proper prawn]

@smoky island thank you!

[sand lotus]

Lol great description that’s funny

[proper prawn]

OK, I see your new 'CircuitPython_Space_Miner_Game' repo already

[inner spade]

The code is a hash of score and state.

[sand lotus]

Could use a simple substitution cipher for encoding. Basic cryptology stuff.

[proper prawn]

Yes, the Explorer Shield has an SD-card slot

[inner spade]

This is coming along nicely. I’ve also been cherry-picking from your high level approach. Taking lots of notes. Thanks @smoky island !

[sand lotus]

Doesnt cp have basic hashing library you could use, add a salt, etc…

True, no need to make it complicated especially at this stage.

[proper prawn]

Can you say where you bought this license to use that 1set of bitmaps?

[inner spade]

https://docs.circuitpython.org/en/latest/docs/library/hashlib.html

[smoky island]

https://www.kenney.nl/assets/space-shooter-redux

[proper prawn]

Tnx Tim!

[sand lotus]

Looks like a good bundle. Pixel art is becoming a lost artform

Actually all the microcontrollers and game devices responsible for pixel art revival. For good reason.

[proper prawn]

Already download the spaceshooter.zip

[sand lotus]

Thanks for the stream. Always learn something interesting watching you. Have a great weekend.

[reef dew]

I never could figure out how to make a real building in starbound or terraria or how to even build something with that front-view that look realistic but always liked the art-style (except the platforms)

[proper prawn]

OK, Tim abt converting the png's into bmp's

Thank you Tim for this stream. Very instructive!

[smoky island]

Thanks all, have a great day!

[grand tusk]

Today's fun: turtles doing random walks.

[open girder]

Desk of Ladyada - Let there be light! https://youtu.be/Ot3oY6WWlCE

[viral sail]

Good evening.

[jovial idol]

👋

[verbal river]

It's dark here so I don't need a light sensor.

[lilac tusk]

Question: I know you haven’t done anything with the smaller nRF52 chips, but what would you recommend to do when trying to cope with the nRF soft device hex being bigger than the flash on the chip? I’ve tried the smaller softdevice files but I’m not sure how to proceed.

[prime sentinel]

Genicom? Wow, I remember a printer company by that name.

That is the difference with AdaFruit drivers!

[pearl shoal]

Howdy folks - crazy storm knocked out my power

[covert crag]

wait, what? a part that isn't available? I just don't believe it

[jovial idol]

sgp30 too

[pearl shoal]

Glad to be back online to catch you

[covert crag]

Ah, like with the BME680/688, IIRC their library for making sense of the VOC data is a pre compiled thing they give you

[prime sentinel]

That reminds me of Nordic chip config register values 😦

[jovial idol]

👏

[viral sail]

Thanks and good night. 🌘

[jovial idol]

thank you!

[verbal river]

Bye

[proper prawn]

@smoky island Hi, Tim, I just came acroos this page: https://hackaday.io/project/80626-stage-a-tile-and-sprite-engine . Are you familiar with it?

[sand lotus]

@brazen grove the author's name definitely sounds familiar 🙂

png sounds better all around as it has native transparency support, even things like fonts would have native AA support and embedded font styles within the font like outline, shadow, etc... PNG opens up a lot more possibilities with its alpha layer.

[brazen grove]

I ignore the transparency information, and go by color - magenta is transparent

also, you can only use 16-color images

alpha-blending would be super slow

[sand lotus]

just registered on hackaday. as long as people i know are over there too. 🙂

[brazen grove]

it had better days

[sand lotus]

it's still going strong, new conference coming up and i love seeing the projects people highlight like turning old nokia's into new phones. 🙂

[golden gale]

Wokwi use case

[sand lotus]

?showtimes

[arctic abyss]

Desk of Ladyada - Random hacker times
JP's Product Pick of the Week - 4pm ET Tuesdays
3D Hangouts - 11am ET Wednesdays
Show & Tell - 7:30pm ET Wednesdays
Ask an Engineer - 8pm ET Wednesdays
John Park's Workshop - 4pm ET Thursdays
Deep Dive w/ Foamyguy - 5pm ET Fridays
FoamyGuy's CircuitPython Stream - 11am ET Saturdays

[sand lotus]

Turn the gain up to its peak and check out JP's product pick of the week.

[ionic garnet]

Hi peeps

[sand lotus]

i like JP's intro music. reminds me of electric boogaloo. makes me dance in my chair. 🙂

[shell mason]

the opening beats

[sand lotus]

yeah

[inner spade]

Please sir, I want more.

[rotund marsh]

Just me, or is anyone disturbed by today's thumbnail for JP's product pick? They're usually very amusing. Today's thumbnail is bringing back traumatic flashbacks of watching silence of the lambs for the first time. 🧠🍴

[viral sail]

Good afternoon.

[haughty quiver]

Hello!

[sand lotus]

i think that's JP's doomguy avatar

[sick berry]

Hello everybody!

[inner spade]

👋

[shell mason]

https://tenor.com/view/doomguy-evil-grin-gif-20903082

[sand lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-slayer-jig-dancing-guy-gif-22807135

[cinder wind]

JP is doomguy

[drowsy inlet]

I "extend" my hello to you. 🙂

[shell mason]

https://tenor.com/view/doomguy-doom-e1m1-cacodemon-gif-19329571

[sand lotus]

Just picked up 2 expanders. Thanks JP!

[cinder wind]

(from https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-gif-players/coding-the-mini-gif-players )

[sand lotus]

Maybe it's weird but I browse the store all week and then wait for JP's product pick of the week before I check out. You can use the product pick discount with the 10% off code from ask an engineer.

[lilac tusk]

I think the next adabox should be a portal gun

[glass stag]

Awesome

[sand lotus]

https://www.adafruit.com/product/5545

[lilac tusk]

With JP using the i2c expander to make portals into new electronic projects

Nice Segway, eh? Lol

[shell mason]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doomguy-doom-face-doom-icon-gif-17308241

[sand lotus]

i enjoyed that yeah, good one

GPIO expanders are good for adding switches like buttons, mx keys, step switches, etc..

[lilac tusk]

LED rings that shoot portals 👀

Driven from an i2c GPIO expander

That alternative between blue and orange each time you press the portal trigger

[sick berry]

🤔

[shell mason]

https://tenor.com/view/stargate-sgc-stargate-sg1-sg1-idle-gif-18020120

[sand lotus]

looking forward to reading a JP learn guide on the expander.

[shell mason]

yeah i2c gpio expander is cool

[sand lotus]

ohhh

question, i have a couple of keeboars, would this be good to add more key support for a full sized keyboard?

ocr screenshots are a thing now? that's cool.

[ionic garnet]

I've got 4 Pi Pico W's in recent weeks for $6 each from a couple local US and Canada vendors.

[grand tusk]

Sweet!

[viral sail]

Thanks @haughty quiver

[sick berry]

Thanks JP!

[ionic garnet]

Thanks @haughty quiver

[drowsy inlet]

Thanks JP!

[haughty quiver]

thanks very much

[inner spade]

Thanks!

[sand lotus]

thank you JP. always a pleasure. 👋

[shell mason]

omg the JP doomguy with chips

[sand lotus]

i don't quite understand the cereal and milk reference 😛

[haughty quiver]

@sand lotus it would be worth trying out one of these as expander for added keys -- i'm not sure if it'll feel slow or not compared to direct GPIO

[sand lotus]

ahh good point might add some latency, worth a shot

[haughty quiver]

I just really like Corn Flakes and milk. No reference.

[sand lotus]

the randomness is quirky and fun for sure

[inner spade]

The world needs more flakes.

[haughty quiver]

raises hand

[sand lotus]

could be corn chips. i feel like there's a better electronic reference in there.

[lilac tusk]

But listen, corn flakes is derived from corn, that has the knobs that have the juice. It’s the most amazing thing. (TikTok video reference of a kid describing how delicious corn is)

[sand lotus]

🌽 🥣

[inner spade]

Yeah, “there’s a flake shortage” doesn’t ring the same.

[sand lotus]

it really doesn't especially when you can hear lady ada's voice to that.

[lilac tusk]

Flake shortage. Do do.. flake shortage

[sand lotus]

lol

[lilac tusk]

I could see it if sung right

[sand lotus]

yeah she could probably pull it off

[shell mason]

https://tenor.com/view/corn-flakes-cereal-breakfast-gif-18369548

[sand lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/single-parents-leighton-meester-angie-i-love-corn-chips-screaming-gif-13861431

[lavish patrol]

Greetings, good people. 👋

[sand lotus]

👋

[upbeat coral]

Hey Y'll

[open surge]

☕ 👋

[sand lotus]

is the skull with teeth for eyes from a movie or something? i don't watch horror movies at all.

[open surge]

It's The Corinthian from The Sandman

Originally a comic 30 years ago, now a new show on Netflix

[lavish patrol]

I think it's from Sandman, but I haven't watched that episode yet...

[wise iris]

good morning

[lavish patrol]

@wise iris Good afternoon. 😉

[viral sail]

Good morning.

[wise iris]

my dad has always said "good morning" at all times of day--saves lots of trouble!

[lavish patrol]

@viral sail Good evening and goodnight. 😄

[sand lotus]

good day makes more sense for something like that but what's life without whimsy

[hard hollow]

Hey folks, sorry but we're going to post-pone the show for later today – We're having some tech issues and gotta fix 😅

[lavish patrol]

@wise iris "Hello" is even easier...

[wise iris]

yes indeed, but I don't think it was ever about making sense

[hard hollow]

Most likely will be back and ready by 1pm. Hope ya'll can understand!

[open surge]

No problem, good luck

[hard hollow]

Thanks!

[wise iris]

no problem!

[lavish patrol]

Lars has reached Florida...

[upbeat coral]

see ya then

[split gazelle]

good afternoon folks

[rocky reef]

3DHangouts Episode 375 LIVE Wipper Snapper, Pi Plex Server and Skull Teeth https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DPrinting #3DHangouts

[hard hollow]

who's ready for round two!?

[viral sail]

Good afternoon.

[split gazelle]

i've got a 2nd cup of coffee brewing just in time

[sand lotus]

👋

[upbeat coral]

Pant Pant Pant Made it. Had to go to Pharmacy.

[wise iris]

hello again!

[sand lotus]

same, went and mailed some stuff, went to the pharmacy, gas station. got some stuff done was trying to hurry back before 1 🙂

[rocky reef]

https://www.adafruit.com/free

[sand lotus]

i figured we were waiting for a print to finish

[upbeat coral]

oooooh magic smoke. love the smell, hate the cause.

[rocky reef]

https://www.adafruit.com/jobs

[hard hollow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y9WZBLiY4k&list=PLjF7R1fz_OOXOUMOOZyxQSSflDWv1MCqC&index=2

[rocky reef]

Subscribe to Adafruit Newsletters -  https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

[split gazelle]

[sand lotus]

these things happen

plugging your microcontroller into the same switch your turning off

https://tenor.com/view/shooting-leg-shooting-foot-epic-fail-gif-15187504

ohhh environment nodes... yusss

will there be a guide on all of this? plz.

yeah the S2's work well with wipper snapper, so does the V2. i have a V2 hooked up to wipper snapper, works flawlessly.

[rocky reef]

for now we have the Wipper Snapper Quick Start guide https://learn.adafruit.com/quickstart-adafruit-io-wippersnapper

[sand lotus]

the QT Py S3 is only like $12, amazing deal. The older ESP32-V2 is $20, more gpio but for a project that only needs a few gpio pins the QT Py can't be beat.

ahh emojis for names will make it much easier to differentiate devices with similar names faster.

nice update Brent!

didn't know you could overlay multiple feeds in 1 graph. that's sweet.

[open surge]

if you want to learn more about Adafruit IO and Wippersnapper, Adafruit's Brent Rubell was the guest on this week's podcast, too

[sand lotus]

is there a time based? i have a sunset and midnight actions with alexa to turn on/off lights automatically.

it automatically knows when sunset is which is nice.

yup, i'm working on an automated curtain project with a stepper motor 🙂

would be awesome to roll that into adafruitio

[rocky reef]

SCD41 QTPY Mount - https://a360.co/3wPkQsn

AHT20 QTPY Mount - https://a360.co/3TqgOjR

[sand lotus]

the usb a to c adapter to a usb wall plug is really smart

there's a learn guide for powering lights with an adafruit relay board too. could go that route too.

modularity FTW

oh wow, haven't seen those. that's a bigger update than i thought. yeah i need to update my wipper snapper version today for sure. 🙂

[gaunt plume]

https://blog.adafruit.com/2022/08/23/adafruitio-wippersnapper-component-visuals/

[sand lotus]

usually there are small updates, this recent one i'd regard as a major update.

[gaunt plume]

there's a lot of people using the 8266 with WipperSnapper 🙂

[sand lotus]

any plans for a new layer by layer? i love that series but doesn't happen often enough.

[gaunt plume]

👋

[split gazelle]

those sata to usb cables are quite handy

[sand lotus]

great details. the feet are gorgeous. love the lunchbox handle.

that's a high class SFF plex server

[split gazelle]

open source media center 🙂

[sand lotus]

i don't know if plex is open source, i know they have paid tiers but i don't think the code itself is open.

i've never used plex, i use emby. it's similar i suppose.

impressive that small thing works so well from what you're saying. that's awesome.

[upbeat coral]

Yep 11:30. Snagged one today

[sand lotus]

media server in lunch box. hmm could do the same kind of design using the adabot lunch box.

[upbeat coral]

Refreshed at 11:30 and the 8g was there. So...

[sand lotus]

yes vape juice is very sticky, like no tack flux after soldering sticky

atomizer is a great idea. we were talking about doom portal ideas in general chat last night. your idea wins hands down.

stitch!!!

stitch is the unofficial mascot of the mazda 626 community which i was a part of.

[split gazelle]

kumiko 😻

[sand lotus]

i might actually pick one of those up too, just to have it. best stitch toy i've seen.

looks like a clay pattern roller

they do the same kind of thing bigger, to roll brick patterns into concrete.

[split gazelle]

oh that's cool, i didn't know that

[sand lotus]

i don't even have a 3d printer yet and i love the wood pla stuff, if done right (which the ruiz brothers can do) you can't tell it's not real wood.

if printed large enough with thin walls i wonder if you could use it for a hot air balloon? like the japanese laterns?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfpf5dnYA4Q

[split gazelle]

that's a lot to deal with 💀

[upbeat coral]

Looks like something from Tool (the band)

[sand lotus]

mouth needs a servo. with continuous servo might be able to go fast enough to make it chatter.

or a dc brushless motor

[split gazelle]

maybe even a vibration motor

[sand lotus]

i honestly have no idea how those things work, would love to see what's inside them. haven't held one since i was a kid.

a 3d print is stronger in the vertical direction vs horizontal? didn't know that.

it glows through all that paint? that's an amazing build.

ok that's what i was thinking, thanks

[rocky reef]

https://www.printables.com/model/7285-hand-crank-solder-dispenser/comments#makes

Skull of the Corinthian by Sator https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/el-corintio https://youtu.be/2WiYzLzWQ50

[sand lotus]

the wavy effect is pretty

if you're feeling dry turn on your humidifier

circuit python day was a ton of fun though. what a day.

[viral sail]

Thanks @rocky reef & @hard hollow . See you all tonight.

[hard hollow]

Thanks folks! cya tonight

[split gazelle]

great stream guys!

[open surge]

good show, thank you!

[sand lotus]

thank you for 3D hangouts. great show. 👋

[rocky reef]

thanks so much hanging out folks, see ya tonight!

[hard hollow]

hey folks get ready link drop https://streamyard.com/kp3zi7i226

[robust horizon]

fires up browser

[open surge]

👋

[sand lotus]

👋

[sage aspen]

Hello 👋

[ionic garnet]

hi all

[viral sail]

Good evening everyone.

[nova totem]

Hello everyone!

[upbeat coral]

Hey Y'll

[lilac tusk]

Heyo 👋

[sand lotus]

I was like has it been a week already…

[lilac tusk]

Me on Monday morning

I think the second camera is color shifted

[sand lotus]

Circuit python day special show and tell was on a Friday, threw me off a little.

[lilac tusk]

I will learn how to make a robot one of these days

[upbeat coral]

Luv dem lil micro bots

[nova totem]

Robots are fun and frustrating all at once!

[lilac tusk]

I made a minigolf robot for a summer engineering fellowship back in 2019

[sage aspen]

Yeah, fortunately this one was fairly simple

[sand lotus]

Wow what a rare find

[open surge]

I remember those. 😉

[verbal river]

there were parallel port webcams?!?

[smoky island]

What a fascinating piece of device history.

[upbeat coral]

I have one of those. It's in pieces though ☹️

[steep mica]

my family def had one one of those too

[lilac tusk]

I recall the globe ones that sat on a triangular base

Probably Logitech

[robust horizon]

FCC ID LKD4 https://fccid.io/LKD4

[verbal river]

bunnyduino?

[robust horizon]

base 3d design in progress

[nova totem]

I love this @split gazelle before I got into CP I did a bunch of Unity gamedev stuff for fun

[lilac tusk]

This is very familiar

[sand lotus]

Impressive for never having even used unity before. The amount of options is daunting. Nice one Liz!

[lilac tusk]

I’d love to relearn unity. I tried to learn animation in unity back in 2010 but I didn’t have the mindset for programming lol

[cinder wind]

bunny CG puppet!

[jovial estuary]

teapot!

[lilac tusk]

A mad hatter?

[jovial estuary]

among the canonical 3-D demo models

[sand lotus]

The presoldered LEDs atre basically the sequins. Awesome lighting effect. Makes me want to build a Lego Minecraft diorama in a cave.

[split gazelle]

love the idea for the globe @nova totem

[verbal river]

We know where you live! 😱

[nova totem]

Thanks! I had a basic piece before showing where I was but this looks cooler

[nova totem]

Oh no! Forgot that part just look for the giant lego logo on the ground, I'm by that

[verbal river]

"somewhere in the middle" is what I got. 😆

[ionic garnet]

Interlude time

[viral sail]

Thanks for sharing your projects everyone.

[ionic garnet]

thanks Ruiz bros

[upbeat coral]

Thanks to all for sharing your time with us

[smoky island]

Thanks Noe and Pedro for hosting, and everyone who showed projects 🎉

[rocky reef]

yay awesome projects folks!

[nova totem]

Great projects and show everyone

[hard hollow]

Great projects tonight folks!

[cinder wind]

always great to see neat projects

[robust horizon]

@nova totem a nice bit of progress for one afternoon. have fun with your lego-emitting diodes(?)

[nova totem]

Thanks. I was actually surprised how quickly it could be done. Now to add LEDs to everything!

[steep mica]

Ok while we're waiting... I have a digikey cart going to replenish some stuff I keep around in "bulk". What am I forgetting to buy?

I feel like every time I do this, I hit "buy" and then 5 mins later... "dang I should have also grabbed X"

[verbal river]

2N3904's

[nova totem]

I usually forget something I've wanted to build a project with or try out, and keep waiting to order it with everything else. And then forget

[verbal river]

I "add to cart" right away so I don't forget. I've got things in carts on 3 or 4 electronics sellers. 😆

[open girder]

ASK AN ENGINEER 8/24/2022 LIVE! https://youtu.be/rlV4nm9Ot50

[steep mica]

I literally went to check. Still pretty good on those (and a surprising amount of 2n2222

[ionic garnet]

and we're live

[verbal river]

🧠

[viral sail]

I miss the sunset/moonset timelapses.

[sick berry]

who doesn't :)

[verbal river]

I did not have 2-factor on all my accounts and one day it caused me a lot of trouble. 😦