live-broadcast-chat

[shell mason]

Neopixel flexible strip would be super cool

[quick veldt]

Love it!

[shell mason]

no RPG?

[dim knot]

Adafruit 14-segment LED Alphanumeric Backpack https://www.adafruit.com/product/1910

Adafruit 7-Segment LED Matrix Backpack https://www.adafruit.com/product/877

[quick veldt]

We need more interactive products selectors. They make shopping more intuitive and fun

[lean grail]

@open girder A smart pencil? is that what im seeing?? lol

[waxen thistle]

@open girder Question: Do the neon strips glow on one or two sides?

So edgy.

[sterile forge]

@proper trench there is a syntth for the feaather from modrn device

[viral sail]

Are the neon strips only bendable in one dimension?

[eager sapphire]

Breaking the don’t ask rule: will that moisture sensor be coated/laminated?

[quick veldt]

Question: With Adabox subscriptions growing more and more every box are there any plans to manage that many subscriptions quicker and more effectively or will Adafruit place a subscription cap that can’t be passed. Any changes to your shipping department?

[viral sail]

Ok thanks guys.

[sterile forge]

@proper trench yes it just ended

[eager sapphire]

Ok thanks :^)

[sterile forge]

they will be release dd shortly

[shell mason]

Pink LadyAda

[void widget]

Is that Derek Flint's phone 😉

[viral sail]

Thanks and good night.

[muted mesa]

Grats Adam from Indiana (I think it was IN)!!!

[rapid osprey]

Thank you

[waxen thistle]

@open girder Thank you again for another awesome evening of shows!

[inner spade]

Thanks!

[sterile forge]

good luck lllto

[muted mesa]

Thanks @open girder, @dim knot, and company!! Excellent shows tonight.

[lavish patrol]

Thanks @open girder 😃

[waxen thistle]

A small, kind message can have more of an impact than you could ever know.

[lavish patrol]

Oh, and @dim knot 😃

[viral sail]

Now I can go back and watch the first half that I missed.

[odd stream]

'night. Great show.

[winged pawn]

😄

[lavish patrol]

😃 👍

[quick veldt]

Yay

[eager sapphire]

All set for the signal, John :^)

[odd stream]

What @eager sapphire said

[haughty quiver]

Right on. Hello!

[halcyon linden]

and again, hello

[waxen thistle]

Ooo....scream painting, I think I made tshirts with this 👕

[haughty quiver]

You think?? :)

the madness consumed you, I get it

[waxen thistle]

Good afternoon all you wonderful people!

[shell mason]

JOhn the master park

[odd stream]

FYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UTfnqam1eA

[shell mason]

Neopixel quarter rings

[waxen thistle]

With your neopixels combined, I am Captain LED!

[odd stream]

"a whole bunch" ... i.e. 4

[waxen thistle]

WOAH. Watch where you're pointing that thing!

[shell mason]

Neo Captain Ring

[waxen thistle]

Now let's see some escape room challenges using the Crickit 😃

[shell mason]

soon we have robot what have neopixels

[waxen thistle]

LEDs + live cameras = overexposure. We need HDR cameras...

Ooo nifty! Is that your Sony?

Existential Python code

Props for using public domain art

[shell mason]

Neopixel painting

[waxen thistle]

I've been drawing out some designs for some LED art. Parent's place in the country have a large yard and a decent amount of covered porch space.

With LED panels, EL wire, and these new "neon" LEDs....

The LED 1/4 ring from earlier: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2873

[shell mason]

Alexa activated

[waxen thistle]

Yelling into the void -- how truly existential

[shell mason]

void of yelling

[waxen thistle]

JP's tweet about Sugru: https://twitter.com/johnedgarpark/status/1022534257779007488

John Edgar Park (@johnedgarpark)

I added bit of Sugru to the base of this hot glue gun to stop it from falling over so easily. @sugru

Twitter

Mu Editor: https://codewith.mu/

Audio is muted @haughty quiver

🔴 Muted @haughty quiver 🔴

You're back now

Live demo gremlins

[shell mason]

gremlings like this stream

[waxen thistle]

So, do we lose half of the lines of code every time you snap your fingers? /thanos

[shell mason]

or teach dog not to take shoes

[waxen thistle]

@shell mason woah woah....you're talking crazy impossible things here

[shell mason]

nothing is impossible

[waxen thistle]

You're right. Let's sell all of our shoes and go barefoot.

😄

[shell mason]

thinner servo?

[waxen thistle]

Something I found on amazon, similar to a yard sale discovery:

https://www.amazon.com/Swanson-SVE240-Straight-Non-marring-Laser-Etched/dp/B0083SGQTA/

[a ruler with a finger guard, designed for cutting]

Mine had a U-shaped channel, but this looks much nicer to be honest

Screaming lobotomy.

@haughty quiver Nice handle on that reamer -- was that 3D printed?

(most reamers I've seen have this annoying sliding handle that I always hold in place with a rubber band).

[inner spade]

cutting 5-ply with a 2-ply blade...

[waxen thistle]

Haha....sugru is pretty awesome stuff. That's a good use for it too

[shell mason]

so that make 7ply

[lavish patrol]

Hi, all. Late to the party again. 😬

[waxen thistle]

Little speakers like that resonate much nicer when placed against objects.

I've noticed the same with old fashioned mini-music boxes (the hand crank ones with the drum and tines) -- they need to resonate or else they lose like 90% of their sound.

[lavish patrol]

That's how those old wind-up gramaphones worked.

[shell mason]

late or not to late

[lavish patrol]

@shell mason That is the question.

[shell mason]

studio wall

[lavish patrol]

Sponsored by Pink Floyd?

[inner spade]

It's a wall... and a skateboard ramp!

[waxen thistle]

Mr. Park, tear down that wall!

[shell mason]

soon @haughty quiver make skateboard ramp what is also greenscreen

[inner spade]

Of course, you can always cut a hole in the wallboard behind the picture frame.

[shell mason]

cardboard cover

[lavish patrol]

@shell mason

[inner spade]

Doorstop bumpers, one for each corner.

[shell mason]

@lavish patrol there have being greenscreen ramp made for green room as VR room as ramp cover the room

@inner spade secret door to skteboard ramp

[lavish patrol]

What's the tennis ball thingy hanging from the ceilng?

[sharp marten]

Sound waves are carried by gas. There is no traveling of sound waves without gas. I’m working on this project right now to make sound better like the way it used to be in the 1970’s when I was a teenager.

[lavish patrol]

Sound can also travel through liquid.

[inner spade]

... and solids

[deep basin]

Not to mention, gasses!

[lavish patrol]

Right. I've been away on Thursdays so I missed that. 😉

Everything bar a vacuum.

[sharp marten]

Itcan only travel through liquid that has tiny bubbles gas like the ocean. How many bubbles are there in 1 liter of ocean water? 6.023 * 10^23 is commonly used for that calculation.

[deep basin]

^that is a large number

[lavish patrol]

LOL.

[deep basin]

Wow that turned out really good!

[halcyon linden]

Nice!

[inner spade]

Super!

Hilarious!

[sharp marten]

Actually, that nunber comes from the middle ages and needs to be updated, which I’m also working on.

[deep basin]

Thank you for your contributions soup ❤

[lavish patrol]

Frighten the kids.

[shell mason]

soon you have painting with cameras to eyes

[waxen thistle]

@haughty quiver Thanks again for another wonderful show!

[inner spade]

Excellent show @haughty quiver !

[eager sapphire]

Still laughing — that was excellent, thanks @haughty quiver

[lavish patrol]

Thanks @haughty quiver 😃

[haughty quiver]

hahaha, thanks guys!

[deep basin]

That was sweet! Glad I caught it live this time! thank you @haughty quiver for your contributions to the community!

[inner spade]

My wife came running into the studio when she heard the screaming. She left laughing.

[haughty quiver]

🙀

[eager sapphire]

Perfect timing @inner spade

Munch Cat!

[haughty quiver]

haha, sorry @inner spade ! I totally freaked out my son doing a demo for him yesterday while working on it :)

[sharp marten]

Thanks createNewUsername()!
I’m sorry but i have togo. Let’s schedule mire of these chats b/c I have been given a lot of information lately I’d like to share with all of you. /b

[inner spade]

No apologies needed. She was more curious than concerned. I guess it didn't sound like my scream.

[deep basin]

@sharp marten I very much love math sooo share anything anytime - i'd love to hear what you have to say

[sharp marten]

Ok later, soup aka /b

[brisk bough]

when is next live

[muted mesa]

@brisk bough

?showtimes

[arctic abyss]

3D Hangouts - 11am ET Wednesdays
Show & Tell (YT only) - 7:30pm ET
Wednesdays Ask an Engineer - 8pm ET
Wednesdays Desk of Ladyada - Random hacker times
John Park's Workshop - 4pm EST Thursdays

[smoky patrol]

what is the nemail address of the person who develops tools for special needs?

should be email not nemail

he has appeared on show and tell and ask an engineer

[strange mantle]

@smoky patrol they hang out here as @pearl shoal

[smoky patrol]

Great. Thanks. I will be sending a pointer to someone in the San Jose City College robotics work.

[pearl shoal]

@smoky patrol you can email me at [e-mail]

[lean grail]

Sad i have to miss 3D hangouts this morning, But I'll be around for show n tell tonight! And hopefully I can get in on the show n tell tonight

[rocky reef]

#help-with-3dprinting Live in 5 mins! https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DHangouts

[hard hollow]

morning folks

[rocky reef]

#help-with-3dprinting Live Episode #196 – Paddle Wheel Rover https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DHangouts

[solid wyvern]

adafruit is live at https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[waxen thistle]

Good morning all you wonderful people!

[rocky reef]

good morning !

[waxen thistle]

Which discord channel are you folks using for the broadcast?

[rocky reef]

for our show everyone is usually on the youtube chat - easier for people at work to have just one screen

[waxen thistle]

cool cool, I'll remember that for next time

[eager sapphire]

Thanks guys, that was pretty cool!

[rocky reef]

thanks for hanging out!

[fallow fractal]

finally a proper reason for using YouTube chat vs Discord. ;)

[waxen thistle]

I normally watch on Twitch, so never occurred to me to use YouTube -- only time I hit the tubes is for S&T.

[feral patrol]

Hey, I'd like to show off my Daft Punk Helmets progress in show n tell if I could be added

[lean grail]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Im almost ready for show n tell

[feral patrol]

@lean grail Wooo!

[lean grail]

I think i have everything set up for show n tell.

[smoky patrol]

@pearl shoal Thanks. I will pass your contact to someone at the San Jose State Robotics Club

[lavish patrol]

Hello all.

[lean grail]

Waiting on that magical little link

[lavish patrol]

Soon.

[river peak]

https://twitter.com/adafruit/status/1024798193102532613

adafruit industries (@adafruit)

LIVE SOON: SHOW AND TELL #showandtell https://t.co/es0c0kdFlx

Twitter

[lavish patrol]

😉

[lean grail]

not that one, Andon you goof 😛

[river peak]

Also, as of a few weeks ago, https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live works for S&T as well.

@lean grail OH RIGHT

[lavish patrol]

Lol.

[lean grail]

The other magical one 😛

[waxen thistle]

Good evening all you wonderful people! 🍕

[open girder]

SHOW AND TELL is LIVE NOW #show-and-tell - https://youtu.be/uyGgRnz0-Gs

[waxen thistle]

...Earth people? Sheesh. Thanks for being inclusive of those from other planets. 👽

[lean grail]

Gosh @open girder Im a cat thank you 😛

[dim knot]

Show and Tell every Wed @ 7:30pm ET! To join, leave a comment on the Show and Tell announcement on Adafruit's G+ page, you’ll be invited to share your project! http://plus.google.com/+adafruit

[river peak]

I think @rapid hornet has too much fun going to random shops and buying electronics.

[lean grail]

no link to join?

[waxen thistle]

@river peak There's no such thing as "too much fun".

[clear matrix]

Hello, everyone!

[waxen thistle]

looks at the pile of vintage lazer tag gear from a yard sale...

[river peak]

@waxen thistle ...I would LOVE to get my hands on some laser tag gear.

[dim knot]

lazer tag !!!!

[waxen thistle]

@river peak I couldn't say no...plus I got some "modern" laser tag pistols that were a hot item last holiday shopping season. Seeing which makes most sense to gut for....modding....

[river peak]

Yeah, I'd love to make custom laser tag... lasers

[waxen thistle]

glances at the CPX sitting on his desk. That's right. Python lasers. Snakes with laser beams.

[lavish patrol]

Who else is thinking Tetris?

[waxen thistle]

I'm so glad Noe & Pedro were able to SHIP this project!

[river peak]

Ahaha, love the googly eyes

[clear matrix]

How else would it know where it's going?

[waxen thistle]

Not regular seals. Ninja seals.

[feral patrol]

Hmmm. No link to hangouts ? I'm still trying to get my mic working... but I can atleast show what I have on the go

Hangouts still doesn't have a way to self check the mic until you are in a session with somebody.

[river peak]

@rapid hornet can @feral patrol and @lean grail get the link?

[rapid hornet]

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/fkhdsxbslzbh5cfu2u7adr6bnae

[river peak]

@feral patrol I remember there being a way to get into a call without getting into a call...

Thanks @rapid hornet !

[rapid hornet]

np

[lean grail]

Thanks Scott!

[rapid hornet]

😃

[feral patrol]

thanks!

[simple goblet]

pool noodles (x beach trash - 'dumpster diving') are really good for making a transporting system for multiple phones!

[river peak]

@haughty quiver is not helping my desire to buy a ton of LEGO

[feral patrol]

I have like so many mics plugged into my PC! lol. I think hangouts just don't like me. I have no idea if it work until I'm unmuted. So what ever, I'm cool just showing my progress of my daft punk helmets.

[waxen thistle]

@haughty quiver has a drawing robot. @hard hollow & @rocky reef have a floating machine. I think I sense a Titanic 2 in the making!

[lavish patrol]

Spirograph. 😉

[lean grail]

@hard hollow @rocky reef for your boat cover the electronics with silicone conformal coating. it will waterproof them. Thats what we use in the miniquads scene to waterproof our flight controllers and what not. We can fly in the rain no issues

[hard hollow]

@lean grail ahh good tip! will have to pick some up 😃

[river peak]

I still want to 3D print a submarine.

[waxen thistle]

Yellow filament, @river peak ?

[haughty quiver]

@river peak ha, sorry!

[river peak]

And also attempt seeing if electroplating a conductive filament would work, and allow soldering...

@haughty quiver Don't be. It's the best.

@waxen thistle Of course.

[haughty quiver]

batches of old Technic are great to pick up when you can find them at yard sales or auctions...

[lean grail]

Here you go @hard hollow this stuff is what most people use. just make sure you get a good coating or two or three. and you can even solder throught the stuff apparently. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O9YIV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[lavish patrol]

Cool looking clock.

[hard hollow]

seriously need to get some lego technics kits. thats where the all the mechanism goodness is at

[haughty quiver]

yes!

[feral patrol]

Blah, I giveup....

[waxen thistle]

What software is he using for that rendering? It's beautiful.

[hard hollow]

@lean grail much thanks for the link 😃

[lavish patrol]

Fusion 360 he said.

[haughty quiver]

The original Mindstorm kits are a GREAT source of lots of Technic beams, pegs, gears, pulleys, etc.

[waxen thistle]

@lavish patrol Thanks, I missed it 😃

[spring heath]

Great work Chris Young!

[lean grail]

@haughty quiver For technics you want the nxt sets. the mindstorms were more brick based

[haughty quiver]

I looked at the current Mindstorm and there are very few pieces, mostly gearboxes, servos, sensors, buttons and decoration.

[inner spade]

Excellent Chris!

[hard hollow]

amazing build, Chris young

[haughty quiver]

@lean grail ah, interesting I think my Mindstorm V2 was a mix of both

[hard hollow]

Didn't get a chance to share his f360 tip, will blog post it tho

[waxen thistle]

@hard hollow Awesome, thank you for that.

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/talking-musical-neo-pixel-clock-with-infrared-ble-and-touch-controls?view=all

[lavish patrol]

King of Random is cool.

[river peak]

@lean grail It's a light-sabre.... You should make a heavy-sabre.

[haughty quiver]

@lean grail beautiful saber build!

[hard hollow]

mm double dark chocolate cookies

[river peak]

Also, custom purple lightsabres make me sad. Had a friend who was part of a sabre group in SF. Had a purple sabre.

[waxen thistle]

The force is with this engineer.

[river peak]

I can't truly express my thoughts on cancer in this server.

[hard hollow]

brilliant build! @lean grail

[lean grail]

@open girder mBlade was in the room but dropped. he couldnt get his mic to work

[lavish patrol]

Thanks all! 😃

[clear matrix]

Thanks everyone! Great projects!

[feral patrol]

Yeah, it worked before... And now it doesn't... I have no idea.

[inner spade]

Thanks!

[waxen thistle]

@feral patrol Gremlins.

[feral patrol]

I will be on my way to DefCon next wed... So maybe in 2 weeks if I still have these helmets.

[heavy siren]

Great show n Tell tonight. That waterbot by Noe and Pedro was sooooooo cool.

[lean grail]

Thank you @haughty quiver and @hard hollow I plan to continue working on the saber as well. Ive done MOST of the coding on my own. I used someone elses code to start as a base but ive changed sooooo much of the code that its my own version now! and i had TONS of help from @feral patrol

[heavy siren]

Hey @lean grail What was the controller on the sabre. I missed it when you where describing it.

[lean grail]

@heavy siren Inside the saber i have a teensy 3.2 with a special board made by a group. the extra board has an audio amp, micro sd card slot

[waxen thistle]

Was the group the "Dark Lords of the Sith"?

[heavy siren]

@lean grail Ah, thanks for the info.

[waxen thistle]

They do get a lot done for just two people, even with all the infighting.

[open girder]

WE ARE LIVE 10% off all items in stock code is FEEDS expires 8/1/18 @ 11:59pm ET #askanengineer https://youtu.be/XUacc-_5AlQ & http://www.adafruit.com

[feral patrol]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr, Windows 10 April update reset my microphone privacy permission.... like WTH!!!

Notice to anybody with Mic issues, windows 10 likes to silently block access to your microphone randomly, even if you set it. it'll reset it in an update.

[river peak]

@feral patrol Thanks for the heads up. At least you got it fixed.

[waxen thistle]

Jam packed? Raspberry or strawberry?

[lavish patrol]

Linux. 😉

[river peak]

Mmmmm jam.

I much prefer a fruit jam over, say, a traffic jam.

[lavish patrol]

Door jamb?

[waxen thistle]

Just don't jam the sensors. I hear that didn't work well in Spaceballs.

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruit.com/shipping

[lavish patrol]

Did everybody see Simone's new workshop?

[dim knot]

Show and Tell every Wed @ 7:30pm ET! To join, leave a comment on the Show and Tell announcement on Adafruit's G+ page, you’ll be invited to share your project! http://plus.google.com/+adafruit

[waxen thistle]

@lavish patrol Have a link to it? I haven't caught it yet.

[river peak]

@lavish patrol I... saw that it existed, haven't watched it yet

[odd stream]

‘evening, all!

[lavish patrol]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByS-oZoaXzU&t=0s

[normal plover]

But is it cuckoo for cocoa puffs?

[waxen thistle]

Lightsaber at a Star Trek event?

[simple goblet]

o

[lean grail]

Nope. no star wars based event. but i have a small comic con im going to on saturday! so im gonna show the crap out of it there!

[fallen rivet]

that just scared the crap out of my cat

[rose mason]

really sucks when you're looking for a question answer and that just happens

[simple goblet]

sorry totally trying to make the artwork interactive right now too! 😃

yeah @haughty quiver !!

[odd stream]

The Makecode code for my guide that went live today took a minute or two to write, download, and run.

[waxen thistle]

MakeCode is ridiculously easy.

[solid wyvern]

adafruit is live at https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[lavish patrol]

+1 for Kari Byron.

[normal plover]

Did PT just make a pun? he said it will 'snake' it's way...

[waxen thistle]

👏

[dim knot]

What is CircuitPython? https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/what-is-circuitpython

[lean grail]

@dim knot Its a python with a circuit on it 😛

[normal plover]

That locker needs an "as seen on show-and-tell sticker"

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/

[waxen thistle]

CircuitPython on a glider? Is that the same as Snakes on a Plane?

[lavish patrol]

Criddle Packet Poodle Noodle. 😉

[clear matrix]

@odd stream Did you toss it off the balcony yet?

[odd stream]

Not yet! This weekend.

[heavy siren]

@odd stream Your Electronics article was spot on. Good job.

[odd stream]

@heavy siren In HackSpace?

[waxen thistle]

@odd stream 👏

[heavy siren]

@odd stream Yup. That's the one.

[waxen thistle]

Woah, that sounds awesome

[odd stream]

@heavy siren Potentially monthly for an indeterminent number of months.

[fallen rivet]

Hot!

[lean grail]

oooooooooohhhh!!! A shiny fondue fountain!!!!

[heavy siren]

@odd stream Great, keep them coming. I know it takes a lot of time and effort, but newbies can learn a lot from articles like yours.

[lavish patrol]

@lean grail It reminds me of the silver robot in Terninator II.

[lean grail]

Hahahaha

[lavish patrol]

"I need you clothes, your boots and your motorcycle."

[waxen thistle]

yummy feeds

[lean grail]

feeds me please

[lavish patrol]

My horse is hungry.

[lean grail]

Im hollow on the inside. im always hungry

[odd stream]

@heavy siren Thanks. Your comments mean a lot. Also, tell hackspace 😃

[waxen thistle]

Buoy, what a great boat project!

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle Groan.

[heavy siren]

@prime sail I sure will tell HackSpace.

[waxen thistle]

@lavish patrol Sorry, I couldn't fathom a better pun from the depths of my mind.

[lean grail]

Hey @hard hollow for your boat too if you switch to brushless motors then you dont need a waterproof housing for them either. they should work just fine in the water, you just need an ESC to control it with but you can wire those up to arduinos easily

[waxen thistle]

@lavish patrol You can dock my pay for being so bad.

[lavish patrol]

Well, let's see if the pun floats...

[heavy siren]

@hard hollow Your boat could be controlled using a CricKit Feather and the Huzzah. Future idea. 😃

[waxen thistle]

NEW!

[lavish patrol]

Oh, that was reminiscent of a song from The Sound Of Music.

[dim knot]

Flexible Silicone Neon-Like LED Strip - 1 Meter - Red https://www.adafruit.com/product/3860

[fallen rivet]

Are they standoffs, or just standoff-ish?

[dim knot]

Circuit Playground Bolt-On Kit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3816

[lavish patrol]

Shouldn't the screws be brass as well?

[river peak]

Ooooh, PoE!

[dim knot]

5V 1.5A Output PoE Module - Works with Raspberry Pi 3 B+ https://www.adafruit.com/product/3847

5V 1.8A Isolated Output PoE Module Works with Raspberry Pi 3 B+ https://www.adafruit.com/product/3848

[odd stream]

Cool

[waxen thistle]

Gold? No wonder Flintheart Glumgold was eyeing my CPX...

[lavish patrol]

Ah. Stainles steel. That should be OK. I was thinking of corrosion due to electrolysis.

[river peak]

I love the idea of PoE, but haven't really been able to use it.

[waxen thistle]

PoE is also awesome when you already have the infrastructure for it.

[river peak]

You mean... Ethernet?

[lavish patrol]

Not to be confused with EoP.

[waxen thistle]

PoE switches mainly

[river peak]

Yep. I'm thinking of grabbing one the next time I need a switch

[lean grail]

@river peak you have to have specific switches capable of PoE

[waxen thistle]

They're a bit higher cost, especially when you get a managed switch (instead of a traditional "dumb" ethernet switch that most people have).

[odd stream]

Oh! These are awesome!

[dim knot]

Arcade Button and Switch Quick-Connect Wires - 0.187" (10-pack) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3835

Arcade Button and Switch Quick-Connect Wires - 0.25" (10-pack) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3838

[river peak]

@lean grail Yeah, I was thinking more along the "Running cables is a PAIN" bit.

Swapping a switch out isn't terrible

[lavish patrol]

Spade connectors.

[waxen thistle]

@river peak ....you'll say differently when you have a 24-port or 48-port switch, packed with connections. Then you have to rebuild the configuration from scratch since it was a managed switch that nobody made backups of....

[river peak]

@waxen thistle Well, I've never had anything nearly that size in my house. I don't expect to have that many in my house anytime soon

[dim knot]

Plastic Pop Rivets for Cardboard Crafts (100-pack) https://www.adafruit.com/product/3821

[odd stream]

Do the JST ends match with the JST cables you sell? I.e. LiPo size.

[river peak]

Oooh, these look useful

[dim knot]

Snap-action 5-Wire Block Connector (12-24 AWG) - Pack of 3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/874

[waxen thistle]

@odd stream Matching part here: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=455-2247-ND

(if you were going to solder to a board)

[river peak]

Looks like Lady Ada poked her finger with something.

[dim knot]

Adafruit 1.2" 8x8 LED Matrix Backpack https://www.adafruit.com/product/1048

Adafruit 7-Segment Backpack - 1.2" Tall Digits https://www.adafruit.com/product/1271

[river peak]

...Wow. That is significantly larger than I expected.

[lavish patrol]

I can see a clock poject coming up.

[dim knot]

Adafruit NeoPixel UV LED Strip with 32 LED/m - White PCB - 1M https://www.adafruit.com/product/3851

[river peak]

I love the idea of an addressable UV LED

[lavish patrol]

Just blue will do that.

[ripe blade]

UV LEDs and we're all staring right at it.

[fallen rivet]

Spongy buttonometer fail.

[muted mesa]

NeoPixel Trellis!?!?!

[simple goblet]

i just had to message someone this: sorry...this is my Wednesday night - my ME time - MY peeps - my RELAX...lol...thank you all @open girder

[waxen thistle]

ooooo, if that's a neopixel trellis, sign me up!

[river peak]

@waxen thistle Start signing.

[haughty quiver]

Yes yes yes yes !

[merry gulch]

Q: Is it possible to protect stepper driver chip outputs from motor disconnects when powered? Accidents happen...

[lavish patrol]

That would be great for Alien Tiles.

[river peak]

@simple goblet Agreed! Tuesday is for D&D and Wednesday is S&T and AAE

[waxen thistle]

@haughty quiver Your wireless feather controller with the trellis is the FIRST thing I thought about with a neopixel trellis

[opal wing]

Like pigtail

[fallen rivet]

splicer

for the mechanically/solderly impaired

[haughty quiver]

@waxen thistle yes that would rock!

[waxen thistle]

I have a bunch of the older Wago connectors -- if you can tolerate the price & bulky size, they are the easiest to use. The "cheapest" is a wire nut with some electrical tape -- but not easy nor modular.

[fallen rivet]

Volume down!

[lavish patrol]

Lol.

[waxen thistle]

@haughty quiver I'm in the process of building such a controller for some home automation & streaming projects, but I might put the hold on the process until the neopixel version comes out. I'm so excited!

[haughty quiver]

definitely! that sounds cool.

[fallen rivet]

It's safe -- volume up!

[opal wing]

So if you map a texture to a uv strip. Its uv to uv

[fallen rivet]

another happy winner

[lean grail]

@waxen thistle if you couldnt tell, im on a bluetooth kick now. bluetooth is fun for wireless! I honestly thought wireless connectivity was more difficult but it is easy!

[waxen thistle]

@open girder Thanks again for another awesome evening of shows! You folks rock!

[river peak]

@lean grail I actually helped solder someone's bluetooth neopixel lights back together at BronyCon last weekend.

[open girder]

10% off all items in stock code is FEEDS expires 8/1/18 @ 11:59pm ET #askanengineer http://www.adafruit.com @open girder

[lavish patrol]

G'night @open girder

[clear matrix]

Have a great night, everyone!

[inner spade]

Good night and thanks!

[waxen thistle]

@lean grail Bluetooth is so fun, especially with the low power capabilities. I really enjoy fussing around with Lora, though I really want a project that'll push it to the limit.

[lean grail]

@river peak thats awesome!

[fallen rivet]

tyty froots

[heavy siren]

Good Night everyone. And remember, MAKE a nice day!!! 😃

[river peak]

@lean grail You would have loved it. Four hooves, each hoof having its own neopixel ring. Flora with a bluetooth connector for each one, all controlled via a custom phone app

[lean grail]

@waxen thistle i havent messed with the Lora at all. Ive really only done the hc05 modules as of now

[trim mountain]

@hard hollow I already blog posted the Fusion 360 tip on the Adafruit blog..
https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/07/29/workaround-for-saving-fusion-360-projects-with-linked-components/

[hard hollow]

@trim mountain ah I missed that, all good. reposts are fine, I added my 2 cents to the message so hopefully autodesk sees it.

[shell mason]

@hard hollow nice use of ninjaflex in waterbot

I missed yesterday streams for 3d hangout i was travelling and at home i was sleeping during other 2 shows

[waxen thistle]

?showtimes

[arctic abyss]

3D Hangouts - 11am ET Wednesdays
Show & Tell (YT only) - 7:30pm ET
Wednesdays Ask an Engineer - 8pm ET
Wednesdays Desk of Ladyada - Random hacker times
John Park's Workshop - 4pm EST Thursdays

[lean canyon]

oops, wrong punctuation 🤣

[waxen thistle]

Good afternoon all you wonderful people!

[haughty quiver]

hello!

[waxen thistle]

John Park, the NES game!

[inner spade]

Hello!

[haughty quiver]

bleep blop

[eager sapphire]

We copy 5 by 9

[waxen thistle]

What special power would the Konami Code give you, @haughty quiver ?

[inner spade]

Ave -9db peak -5db.

Sound is good and very 8-bit!

[haughty quiver]

thanks and thanks!

[inner spade]

Voice levels and quality are great!

[waxen thistle]

Dr. Awbot !

I was just using my SDR earlier today, what a coincidence 😃

I hope it's eyes for the Adabox Halloween Edition. Those LCD eyes + M4 boards. Yes please 😃

This MakeCode minute really presses my buttons!

Question: I assume MakeCode handles debouncing?

[heavy siren]

@waxen thistle You are assuming correctly.

[waxen thistle]

Hey @heavy siren !

How are ya man?

[heavy siren]

@waxen thistle Doing great. Had a good time performing my Skills Test at school today.

[waxen thistle]

Skills test?

[heavy siren]

Learning how to parrallel park a semi tractor trailer. Not an easy thing to do.

I'm in school to get my CDL class A so I can be a truck driver. Cool eh?

[waxen thistle]

Very cool! It's a job that's in high demand

[heavy siren]

Yes, it is. And I'm tired of retirement.

[waxen thistle]

And I have maneuvered a conversion van with an enclosed utility trailer on it -- so I totally get how much of a challenge a semi can be

[heavy siren]

Especially when the trailer is 50 feet long.

Just backing up straight is a challenge.

[shell mason]

Pintograph

[inner spade]

Is the drawing output similar to the creation of Lissajous patterns?

[waxen thistle]

Although hardly not retired, I'm looking at a possible career change. I've been eyeing PLC (programmable logic controllers -- automation control systems).

It's kinda the welding of the computer industry -- not glamorous, but in such high demand.

[heavy siren]

@waxen thistle PLC's are a great way to automate machines. I used an Allen Bradley back in the day for production machines when I worked at Zenith.

[waxen thistle]

Now the real question here -- are these John's Legos or did he borrow them from his kid? 😃

[young adder]

Good evening from Switzerland !

[heavy siren]

@young adder Good afternoon from Chicago. 😃

[waxen thistle]

Suburban NJ here! (a stone's throw from NYC) 😃

[heavy siren]

Never would of thought back in 1975 when I programmed an IBM 360 using punch cards to say Hello World that someday it would be true.

This is sooooo cool.

[waxen thistle]

Question: For your learn guide, will you give Pick-A-Brick information for sourcing these bricks?

Coupon code is not Dr. Awbot.

@haughty quiver Thanks again for another awesome show!

[inner spade]

Thanks @haughty quiver !

[young adder]

@haughty quiver your french pronounciation was perfect !

[eager sapphire]

Thanks John :^)

[young adder]

Oh a project with the new neon-like bands maybe ?

[haughty quiver]

@young adder phew!

Thanks everyone!

[heavy siren]

Great show John. Thanks eh?

[haughty quiver]

sorry

:)

eh

@waxen thistle yes, MakeCode handles the debouncing :)

@fallow fractal parrallel parking a semi tractor trailer probably involves the same Lissajous curves we made today :)

[shell mason]

soon @haughty quiver make that pen to lazer so drawing with lazer

[waxen thistle]

@shell mason Here's a different take -- do that with a wood burning pen.

Dr. Awbot gives 3rd degree burns!

[haughty quiver]

@shell mason brilliant! long exposure photography w this would be wonderful

The Dr. is in. And dangerous.

I tested this on my iPad with stylus and it works beautifully too

[waxen thistle]

Procreate?

[haughty quiver]

just in notepad, but it would be amazing in some real art software!

[waxen thistle]

That gets me thinking about how apply pressure....a third dimension to the mechanics of it..

[shell mason]

@waxen thistle rastering lazercutting with it

[young adder]

is it just me or was it a short show today ? I wasn't there at the start so maybe it was mentioned

[waxen thistle]

@young adder He's changed the format of the show to just 30 minutes

More demoing the completed project versus building it.

[young adder]

oh ok

[waxen thistle]

My 2 cents -- I like the old format better, as the devil is in the details. The process of building something -- with challenges, compromises, gremlins, and successes -- is so integral to being a maker.

On the other hand, it means a show can drag out to 90 minutes or more, which doesn't make easily digestible VoD content on YouTube, etc.

[young adder]

yeah, I'll have to watch this episode in full, but I also think the building is more interesting than the result 😃

[shell mason]

the drawbot wasnt so complete in the end

[waxen thistle]

Dr. Awbot didn't give it a clean bill of health?

[shell mason]

it totally felt short

[lean canyon]

time flies when you're having fun

[inner spade]

@haughty quiver a laser or UV led over a sheet of glow-in-the-dark plastic would be interesting. A translucent GITD sheet may be viewable from the other side. https://www.inventables.com/technologies/glow-in-the-dark-and-clear-reverse-laserable-acrylic-sheet

[trim mountain]

@hard hollow Thanks for the repost. I went one step further and posted in the Fusion 360 suggestions forum.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation/allow-quot-save-as-quot-to-local-hard-drive-when-design-has/idi-p/8175994

[hard hollow]

@trim mountain Nice, appreciate it. I put my vote in, too.

[haughty quiver]

@inner spade that’s a must try! I’d also like to do some long exposure photos with an LED or NeoPixel on the armature.

[spring heath]

Just a friendly plug - if you'd like to get the spam-free Python on Microcontrollers newsletter, go to adafruitdaily.com.

[rocky reef]

#help-with-3dprinting Live in 10 mins! https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DHangouts

[solid wyvern]

adafruit is live at https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[hard hollow]

howdy howdy

[shell mason]

GearHead

head of gears

[rocky reef]

[shell mason]

working fine

soon it runs

[rocky reef]

@shell mason lol

[shell mason]

when lowering speed it walk

[rocky reef]

Today's coupon code “gearhead” gets you 10% off your order! https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DHangouts

Adafruit 3D CAD files available on https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts

[lavish patrol]

C'est moi. Late again. 🙄

[shell mason]

seems like tinkercad not look so cool to make complex designs

[rocky reef]

@shell mason oh we saw that tinkercad can export right into fusion360 now

[shell mason]

I watched Hacksterio alex work with lego blocks in tinkercad

[waxen thistle]

Good morning all you wonderful people 😃

[lavish patrol]

Good afternoon @waxen thistle

[rocky reef]

hola

[shell mason]

morning @waxen thistle

[lavish patrol]

You could have the eyes move around to indicate the minutes and hours.

Lol. Chainsaws at dawn. 😮

[waxen thistle]

And you thought folks sawed wood all night long (seriously though, get that checked out. Sleep apnea isn't a joke).

[lavish patrol]

Lol.

(Not lol for sleep apnea sufferers though)

[lavish patrol]

Thanks guys. 😃

[rocky reef]

thanks for hanging out folks!

[eager sapphire]

So I take it (great show again thanks Ruiz bros) that this spewing of spaghetti comes from the nozzle getting partially clogged, something like that?

[heavy siren]

@hard hollow and @rocky reef Hello guy's, sorry I wasn't able to join your webcast today. Had two major tests at my Truck Driving School. Passed both with flying colors. Very happy. Will see you tonight. Take care and MAKE a nice day.

[waxen thistle]

Congrats @heavy siren

[heavy siren]

Thanks @waxen thistle , parallel parking a semi isn't easy and that PTI, Pre-Trip Inspection has so much to remember. But I did it.

[waxen thistle]

I'd make a trucking pun, but that'd be rather exhausting.

[heavy siren]

LOL 😃 Still have the Road Test next Wednesday. Pass that and I get my CDL Class A license. Yessssssss.

That is if I pass the State Physical. At 61, that may be the hardest of all. 😃

[waxen thistle]

They have pretty strict blood sugar, blood pressure, etc requirements right? Do they put you through a sleep apnea test in your state?

[heavy siren]

Don't know about sleep apnea. My sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol are normally fine. It's the four heart attacks that worry me. I just won't mention them. If they don't ask, I ain't tellin'. 😃

[waxen thistle]

Sparky got to the ol' ticker, eh?

I hope you were joking, if not -- I'm so sorry. Do take care of yourself.

[heavy siren]

Yeah, but it's not so much the heart as it is with the circulation. Blockages is what causes my problems. Got two stents already. And, no, I'm not joking. That's why I stopped Software Development. Way to stressful. I'm done with building Flagship apps for big companies while sitting in those little cubicles 10 to 14 hours a day.

[waxen thistle]

So you are taking to driving? I know in NY/NJ -- that's no joking matter.

[heavy siren]

Yup, going to hit the road. I like driving. Lots of open space, no boss bugging me. Drive where I want to. I think it will be fun actually as well as challenging. I'm not doing it for the money. Just for something to do. Been retired for seven years and I'm tired of it. Need to get out of the house and truck driving seems like a good way to do that. And the wife agrees.

And I can blast my Rock -n- Roll while cruisin' down the road.

Nothin' like Black Dog at 110 SPL. 😃

[waxen thistle]

I'm incredibly thankful that my current manager is awesome. I can't say that enough or more happily.

Because before that, I had a real hum-dinger of boss who....oh golly, I can't say how I really felt on this server.

But if the past was the present -- I'd be seriously rethinking things.

[heavy siren]

Well, after Zenith shut down I went into the contracting world. Commanded $50 / hour and was getting it. But the demands where just unreal. Feature creep, code reviews, people breaking the build, foreign born coder bugs galore. VPN in from home at night to get more code cut to meet deadlines. Sorry, but not having that anymore. I play with my embedded electronics and have a ton of fun doing just that. And no Operating System to deal with. Just fun projects from my own ideas. Can't beat it.

[waxen thistle]

@heavy siren That sounds like a former Software Development In Test job I had -- we were suggested to ride mass transit into the office.

Not to save money.
Not to "be green".
Not to have a more relaxing ride.

Nope. It was so we could do "admin work" -- emails, read PDFs, etc. That was a 'pro-tip' so we could get ahead and progress our career.

VPN from home to do work in evenings and on weekends, as our weekdays were filled with meetings -- and the expectation was to to 6-8 hours of coding per day.

[heavy siren]

@waxen thistle So you understand the position I was in. Not at all like the old days of hacking code and circuitry to make things work. I miss those good ol' days. Now things always work because the libraries are there to be used and abused. But I do like the internet. All that info at my fingertips is awesome. And Adafruit is the perfect place for all my hardware needs. Gotta love those people. They do a lot of work so I can play. My hats off to everyone there.

[waxen thistle]

Oh, it's one of the reasons I went into hardware installs -- I'm going to a different client site every day, installing physical gear.

Very transactional work, sense of accomplishment, variety of environments & workflows.

But it's not as gentle on me as sitting at a desk. And it gets rather high stress working early mornings, late nights, weekends. Oncall 2-3 times a month. It adds up.

[heavy siren]

See, that's sounds like a cool job. Something different everyday. Meet new people. Get things working. Moving around. Good for you. Just don't wear yourself down like I did. It ain't worth the physical toll. And try to manage that stress, it can be a killer if you know what I mean.

[waxen thistle]

Well....hmm. Let's just say that's dang good advice.

And one of the reasons I'm looking into other things.

[heavy siren]

I see, well, there are lots of things to do out there these days. Good luck and think about your interests. If you like what you do, you will never work a day in your life. I'm sure you've heard that before. That's why I went into Truck Driving. I like being on the road. Traveling seems to relax me in a strange sort of way. But take your time and ask yourself all kinds of questions. You'll be surprised at the options you will come up with. How about teaching? Or tutoring. I almost went down that road myself. But don't settle for just anything. Be true to yourself. It helps.

Anyway, time for lunch. Remember, MAKE a nice day. See you tonight for Show n Tell...

[waxen thistle]

Cheers 😃

[lavish patrol]

Hi, all.

[odd stream]

'evening

[lavish patrol]

What projects will we see tonight, I wonder...

[waxen thistle]

Good evening all you wonderful people!

[clear matrix]

Hello everyone!

[rapid hornet]

hi all!

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/z2vn4w6sgrgcbksdcn7y3u6bmie

[open girder]

SHOW AND TELL is LIVE NOW #show-and-tell - https://youtu.be/Mw6jgQDJN_I

[haughty quiver]

hellow!

[lavish patrol]

Evening @haughty quiver @rapid hornet

[inner spade]

Hello!

[waxen thistle]

hellow? Is that what you say when stubbing your toe & saying hello?

[lavish patrol]

Lol.

[opal wing]

<- still have my original 800xl

[odd stream]

I was aware of the Ataris but was solidly an Apple guy in the 80s.

I remember the hot RAM diagnostic.

[lavish patrol]

That's what bugs looked like in the 80s - worms.

[waxen thistle]

Make sure you include dip when you order the extra chips!

[severe inlet]

Silicon-based worms

[waxen thistle]

Does CP now support Klingon?

[haughty quiver]

"code.py fructus"

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

[lavish patrol]

Lol. Error messages in Latin. FTW.

[split gazelle]

Hey everybody 👋

[haughty quiver]

hai!

[eager sapphire]

+500 points for the Latin translation. Just outstanding.

[lavish patrol]

I think all error messages should be in latin. It couldn't make them any more meaningless.

Dothraki doesn't have an alphabet.

[inner spade]

Esperanto?

[rapid hornet]

https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues/1098

[inner spade]

Very Fisher-Price-esque!

[waxen thistle]

What a bright project!

[split gazelle]

Ohh that’s pretty

[lavish patrol]

Cool.

[neat sedge]

SHAZAM!

[inner spade]

Much safer than neon and glass!

[lavish patrol]

@inner spade And safer voltage.

[haughty quiver]

thanks @split gazelle !

[halcyon linden]

Well done JMK

[split gazelle]

Yay @vernal mulch

[lavish patrol]

@vernal mulch 👍

[waxen thistle]

What product did they use -- pixelmate?

[rapid hornet]

pixel8

[lavish patrol]

He said he'd be back...

[lapis idol]

hello

[rapid hornet]

hi!

[split gazelle]

Porting Arduino projects is how I learned Circuit Python. It’s super effective

[lavish patrol]

That was quick...

[split gazelle]

Great projects everyone!

[clear matrix]

Great job, everyone!

[waxen thistle]

Thank you @vernal mulch @rapid hornet

[river peak]

I am disappointed. Got caught up in some... "drama" elsewhere and missed out S&T

[waxen thistle]

That's ok, you only missed the first time Latin CircuitPython error messages were displayed live on air.

And a lot of cool projects 😃

[regal garnet]

I would have loved to se Dothraki

[lavish patrol]

Or Elvish.

[waxen thistle]

Dothraki pair programming -- is that when the first person who makes a typo or forgets an indent is forced into a battle to the death?

[regal garnet]

Code it right, or die!

(I would have died 1000 times getting MQTT to work)

[waxen thistle]

And what if it was in Goa'uld?

Compiler error, Shol'va!

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle 👍

@waxen thistle Indeed.

[open girder]

WE ARE LIVE - 10% discount code: TRIFOIL expires 8/8/18 @ 11:59pm ET #askanengineer https://youtu.be/8qIRO88_z5U & http://www.adafruit.com @open girder

[velvet beacon]

hey hey!

[waxen thistle]

👋

[lavish patrol]

@velvet beacon 👋

[split gazelle]

Hey @velvet beacon

[spice pasture]

Hello Hello!!!

[frail latch]

Hi

[velvet beacon]

hiya @split gazelle !

[quick veldt]

:)

[waxen thistle]

https://www.adafruit.com/free

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruit.com/free

[velvet beacon]

open source ftw!

[waxen thistle]

Maker communities reward those who work together. Open Source is the core behind that.

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle Yep.

[eager sapphire]

Imagine how hostile a Klingon error message would be

[lavish patrol]

Lol.

[eager sapphire]

Might even insult your family name, etc

[dim knot]

Show and Tell every Wed @ 7:30pm ET! To join, leave a comment on the Show and Tell announcement on Adafruit's G+ page, you’ll be invited to

share your project! http://plus.google.com/+adafruit

[river peak]

My brain somehow heard "150 million amp-hour battery" and I was... impressed.

[lavish patrol]

Or error messages in Vogon poetry.

[eager sapphire]

LOL @lavish patrol

[solid wyvern]

adafruit is live at https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[waxen thistle]

compiler error: your targ has more brains than all your ancestors together!

[eager sapphire]

Exactly, Mr C

[spice pasture]

Hello Hello!!

[lavish patrol]

"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

[eager sapphire]

Like especially the sudden “See if i don’t”

[lavish patrol]

Lol. I'm surprised that got past the censor. 😬

[eager sapphire]

Few people even know what micturation is, so...

[rapid hornet]

@haughty quiver this your chiptune music?

[lavish patrol]

I have one every day.

[eager sapphire]

Once? Drink more coffee.

[lavish patrol]

It helps with my turlingdromes.

[haughty quiver]

@rapid hornet yes ; ]

[waxen thistle]

Gungan language: compiler error: meesa things yousa made a eeesy-beesy error thingy!

[rapid hornet]

PO-20?

[split gazelle]

The use of the Lego gears with the rubber bands reminds me a lot of the projects that were in this klutz Lego book from the 90s that I had back in the day

[eager sapphire]

“Klutz Lego”

[haughty quiver]

I sequenced that with a browser-based sequencer!

Definitly sounds like my PO-20

[opal wing]

shave and a haircut button

[eager sapphire]

That reminds me of Simone’s [censored] robots. Her robotic barber would be quite a hazard

[rapid hornet]

ah nice! can you share it with a link @haughty quiver ?

[haughty quiver]

Will do, in fact, IIRC the URL encompasses the whole song.

[grand hull]

Question: Having lots of fun with Adabox 8!!! One issue. Not getting 170 degrees out of the servos with block code angle, but can with pulse...is that right?

[lavish patrol]

@open girder 👍

[dim knot]

Welcome to CircuitPython! https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/overview

https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

[open girder]

10% off all items in stock code is TRIFOIL expires 8/8/18 @ 11:59pm ET #askanengineer http://www.adafruit.com @open girder

[odd stream]

@haughty quiver I was all about those spiral drawing kits when I was a kid: Spirograph as I recall.

[fallow fractal]

Hi, as the Job Board is still under maintenance, I want to ask about internship opportunities at Adafruit. Are there any paid internship positions that we can apply for?

[open girder]

@fallow fractal

https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/03/18/internships-at-adafruit-why-we-do-not-have-un-paid-internships/

[velvet beacon]

@odd stream @haughty quiver same here! loved the spirograph

[haughty quiver]

@odd stream yes, those were pretty addictive. I still remember that particular ball point pen ink smell from doing Spirograph

[open girder]

that said, job boards will back in maybe a month-ish

[haughty quiver]

Right on @velvet beacon

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/

[odd stream]

@haughty quiver Oh ya... I forgot about the smell.

[opal wing]

and im done pin one

[river peak]

Expandosponge!

That looks like it was far too much fun

[clear matrix]

Sweet sponge action.

[haughty quiver]

@odd stream look up Hoot Nanny, it's the predecessor to Spirograph, and more sophisticated

[river peak]

Goooooey paste

[past nova]

Yeah @odd stream , awesome project control a bot with hand movements, gonna try that one out

[haughty quiver]

@odd stream the hand control bot project is so cool!

[woven stirrup]

Ooooo.I want some of that rubber.

[velvet beacon]

oh wow @haughty quiver , Hoot Nanny looks so incredibly cool

[river peak]

Indeed. But I'd need a laser first.

[past nova]

Oooh can't wait for the raspberry Pi crickit

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruit.com/3dhangouts

[river peak]

Normally I'd be annoyed that it doesn't stay still, but it makes the eyes wiggle so it's a feature, not a bug

[velvet beacon]

nicely done @rocky reef and noe!

[odd stream]

Just hook up a CPX crickit to I2C on the Pi. Won't have the extras they allude to, though.

[lavish patrol]

@haughty quiver Hoot Nanny - cool. I've never seen it before.

[haughty quiver]

@velvet beacon @odd stream The ultimate be all end all drawing machine is Joe Freedman's Cycloid Drawing Machine and now he's working with ThinkFun to create an affordable version https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thinkfun/the-hypnograph-drawing-machine

me neither @lavish patrol until i started researching this stuff for the project!

[velvet beacon]

super cool @haughty quiver ! thanks for sharing.

[fallow fractal]

@open girder exactly, this why I asked about paid positions, in the article it is stated that "There might be apprenticeships, paid interns, junior staff assistants here (all paid positions)". Is it still true and does this also apply for people not from the USA?

[heavy siren]

Hello World! Chicago here.

[river peak]

@open girder I'd love to see some of those threaded inserts appear in the shop

[haughty quiver]

@hard hollow @rocky reef that is too stinkin' cute!

[grand hull]

@haughty quiver Who is the author of the geometry book you referenced in your strobeoscipe project?

[split gazelle]

Low poly dinos 💜

[rocky reef]

thanks @haughty quiver @velvet beacon !

[river peak]

@split gazelle Only beaten by low-poly cats, right?

[waxen thistle]

meow.

[split gazelle]

@river peak of course

[river peak]

@split gazelle But what about... Low-poly dino-cats?

[dim knot]

New nEw NEWs From Adafruit https://www.adafruit.com/newsletter

[waxen thistle]

Thunder cats?

[split gazelle]

@river peak new design goal

[dim knot]

Adafruit Pi Protector for Raspberry Pi Model B+ / Pi 2 / Pi 3 B+ https://www.adafruit.com/product/2292

[velvet beacon]

thunder thunder thunder thunder CATS!

[haughty quiver]

@grand hull the book is Sacred Geometry by Miranda Lundy

[river peak]

Ooooh, I love the labeling for the pins!

[opal wing]

If you made it of wood an intern could cut it

[dim knot]

Snap-action 3-Wire Block Connector (12-28 AWG) - Pack of 3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/866

[grand hull]

@haughty quiver Excellent! Thanks!

[heavy siren]

The 5 wire versions came this week and work great. Very nice idea.

[waxen thistle]

+1 for the Wago connectors. They're not cheap if you're using a lot, but they're VERY solid, reusable, and support mains current.

[lavish patrol]

450V at 32A is some serious grunt.

[haughty quiver]

I suddenly needed to use one of the older style 5-conductor Wago nuts I have. Look forward to trying these new ones.

[river peak]

I'm a fan of this.

[velvet beacon]

haha

[waxen thistle]

That fan is so cool!

[dim knot]

3-Bladed Trifoil Propeller Fan for DC Motor https://www.adafruit.com/product/3896

[waxen thistle]

Making projects with it should be a breeze!

[split gazelle]

Circuit python powered desk fan

[velvet beacon]

y'all are punny

[river peak]

@lavish patrol 450v at 32A... If you drop it to 5v, that's 2880 amps! Now to find a power supply that can support that...

[dim knot]

Paddle Wheel Pack for TT Gearbox Motor https://www.adafruit.com/product/3864

[haughty quiver]

that fan would be good for a doll-house scale modern ceiling fan

[velvet beacon]

those look super fun!

[split gazelle]

Those paddles would be great for tiny Ferris wheels or windmills

[lavish patrol]

Spinny things!

[dim knot]

3x4 Matrix Keypad https://www.adafruit.com/product/3845

4x4 Matrix Keypad https://www.adafruit.com/product/3844

[odd stream]

Alas, 4x4 but not Hex.

[river peak]

Buttons! Awesome buttons!

[velvet beacon]

8-6-7-5-3-0-9 lol

[haughty quiver]

when I was a youthful phone phreak I remember wanting a government DTMF keypad that included the mysterious government use only ABCD keys.

[odd stream]

These look really handy.

[river peak]

@haughty quiver Now you can have them!

[clear matrix]

@haughty quiver It's time.

[river peak]

@clear matrix I can only imagine you said that in the most movie-like dramatic way possible.

"It is time."

[haughty quiver]

Right! 30 years too late to use that to make sneaky ultra-high priority phone calls

[velvet beacon]

yay chibitronics!

[clear matrix]

@river peak You heard it right.

[dim knot]

Love To Code Chibi Scope https://www.adafruit.com/product/3901

[odd stream]

So cool!

[haughty quiver]

I want to have that Chibi 'scope be friends with my Tamagotchi

[dim knot]

Love to Code Creative Coding Kit - Chibi Starting Kit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3854

[river peak]

That almost looks like a porg on the right

[odd stream]

Argh.. I just got enough superglue on my thumb that it won't unlock my iPad 😦

[split gazelle]

Is the scope only meant for chibi tronics stuff or is it universal?

[river peak]

@odd stream I hope you didn't glue it to your iPad

[waxen thistle]

@odd stream Sounds like you're in a sticky situation.

[odd stream]

@split gazelle 'scope & voltmeter should be universal.

[velvet beacon]

fun! love the illustrations. start them young 😃

[haughty quiver]

@rapid hornet here's the online chiptune sequencer https://www.beepbox.co/

[dim knot]

Adafruit 1.8" Color TFT Shield w/microSD and Joystick - v 2 https://www.adafruit.com/product/802

[river peak]

Hmm, well.

[velvet beacon]

wowza!

[haughty quiver]

I have to find my saved URL with that song

[split gazelle]

@odd stream cool cool that’s what I thought

[river peak]

Yeah, that's a bit different than what I've seen previously.

Also, the new joystick is... almost identical to the one I used on the V2 of my DigiBadges

[odd stream]

@river peak Nah, it's dry/hard... just glossing over enough for it not to work.

[split gazelle]

That joystick is cute

[haughty quiver]

@split gazelle agreed! I wonder if some of our larger sized pushbutton caps fit on it

[river peak]

@haughty quiver It's a 2mm x 2mm square peg.

From what I remember on mine

Actually, taht one looks... a little larger, maybe?

[waxen thistle]

hmm...that + the M4 metro = ideas

[haughty quiver]

@river peak @split gazelle these are the ones I'm thinking of https://www.adafruit.com/product/1009

[split gazelle]

@haughty quiver oh I bet it does! I have some of those and it looks super similar

[river peak]

Hmmmm

[rapid hornet]

@haughty quiver cool. I want to support composers like that in circuitpython in the future

[river peak]

@haughty quiver @split gazelle You might need to trim down the pegs on the button caps since it looks like the stick doesn't have any place for it to latch on to, but might be close enough

[velvet beacon]

so much new New nEw goodness!

[odd stream]

Microbit crickit is a killer product for education! Get kids making robots quick & easy.

I know some tech education folks that are all over the microbit. They should jump on the crickit.

[river peak]

Oooh, question time.

[heavy siren]

What is the current requirement for the Chibi Scope??? Wondering how small a LiPo I could use.

[glad mortar]

Any plans on for a Mega style board with the more powerful SAMD51 variants now that most formfactors are covered?

follow up to that, SAMD51 with Ethernet?

yaaay

[split gazelle]

Mega entity. I like the sound of that

[glad mortar]

yea I get that

[quick veldt]

Q: Any plans for expanding the Crickit line to cover even more aspects of robotics such as higher powered robotics?

[glad mortar]

but still if there will be a Mega style board, having Ethernet would be great, even if its not "native"

most Ethernet Ardunios out there are REALLY outdated hardware wise

[river peak]

An EL Wire question: EL Wire runs off of AC power, and the voltage seems to be fairly close to what is used in US power mains (Depending on who you ask). But from what I've seen, the frequency is much higher - So, what effects does AC frequency have on EL wire? (As a note, I do not recommend attempting to plug EL wire into mains power. Please don't burn your house down from a curious question from me)

[heavy siren]

@hard hollow and @rocky reef Hey guy's, what is your discount code for today. Would like to use it for some of these new products.

[glossy forge]

Any plan to carry snap connectors that support larger cable like10awg

[eager sapphire]

Plus it gets you introduced to servo control and this is an excellent start for that

Can get it up and running and testing theories in minutes

[river peak]

@halcyon linden The AAE code is "TRIFOIL" and as far as I remember they can't stack.

[rocky reef]

@heavy siren oh thanks! today's code is: gearhead

[heavy siren]

Great thanks eh?

[river peak]

Oooh, so frequency affects brightness. That's... Actually super useful to know. Thanks!

[clear matrix]

@open girder What size battery would you need to run a 7-segment H16k33 backpack and a Feather M0 Express for about 5 hours, running as a timer?

Or anyone else who's better at LED power math than I am, which is to say, anyone. Because I'm terrible at it.

[velvet beacon]

good luck, folks!

[river peak]

H16K33... Hmm.

[waxen thistle]

Geordi LaForge, Mogadishu, Somalia -- and project is 42.

[river peak]

@clear matrix That's the one that runs the 8x8 LED displays as well, right?

If I remember correctly, that's the one I've used in the past.

[clear matrix]

Yeah.

[velvet beacon]

Congrats!

[clear matrix]

Someone asked in #help-with-projects, they want to do a bingo timer and run it on a battery.

Thank you!

[river peak]

Depends on the LED size, but... power draw was fairly low. I've run an 8x8 display for many, MANY hours on 2 AAs

[waxen thistle]

@open girder Thanks again for another wonderful evening of shows! You folks rock!

[split gazelle]

Thanks for a great set of streams!

[dim knot]

Night all!

[halcyon linden]

Thanks @open girder Great show

[lavish patrol]

Thanks @open girder @dim knot @hard hollow @rocky reef and everyone. 😃

[heavy siren]

Great show Adafruit. Thanks eh? Adafruit Rocks.

[eager sapphire]

Well,in turn, @open girder , thanks for leading the way / making this possible

[waxen thistle]

@split gazelle Just don't cross the streams.

[lavish patrol]

Oh and @haughty quiver 😉

[haughty quiver]

Thanks all!

Thanks @lavish patrol

[velvet beacon]

have a great night, folks! thank you!

[clear matrix]

Thanks everyone!

[strange mantle]

@clear matrix ask them to share their results w/ battery if they can - that'd be good real world info to have shared

bye all!

[glad mortar]

bye, thank you!

[clear matrix]

Have a great night!

[odd stream]

'night everyone!

[lavish patrol]

Bye. 👋

[halcyon linden]

@clear matrix battery draw will also be reduced if you use the brightness setting for the 7 segment display to something less than full brightness

[waxen thistle]

I can't speak for the 7-segment, but many of these displays are retina-searing at full brightness.

[heavy siren]

Good Bye World! Chicago signing off. Gotta go order some of those new products. 😃

[halcyon linden]

For sure, I'm building a fast clock for model railroads and I'm using various 7 segment displays

[eager sapphire]

/* doing the pre-JP-show stretching exercises */

Gotta be limber.

[haughty quiver]

Me too!

[eager sapphire]

Do not want to get a cramp!

[waxen thistle]

Good afternoon all you wonderful people!

[heavy siren]

Hello World! Chicago here. Hope everyone is doing fine. Are we all ready for John's workshop?

[odd stream]

@heavy siren good day

[heavy siren]

@odd stream Hello, how you doing?

[odd stream]

@heavy siren Good!

[heavy siren]

Great, glad to hear it.

[odd stream]

Lots of fun guide projects, and a couple longer term projects under way.

[heavy siren]

I know what you mean. Been busy with school but always make time for projects

[waxen thistle]

Currently working, and figuring out how to manage the rest of the year

[heavy siren]

Wow, @waxen thistle now that's a long term project... 😃

[waxen thistle]

Yeah -- well I got a lot of stuff I'm slogging through

[heavy siren]

Good ol' multi-tasking eh?

[waxen thistle]

Something like that.

50th Episode? John Park has gone Gold!

[heavy siren]

I'm still flying high from passing my tests yesterday. Did a Road trip today with a semi tractor trailer. Did pretty good too.

[waxen thistle]

Neon is the new gold, by the way.

LED Neon is concatenated as Leon.

[inner spade]

Level's good. Ave at -10. -6db peak

[heavy siren]

I ordered that red LED strip that looks like neon. Just got it yesterday.

[inner spade]

Peak at -2db now

We ARe not GONe...

[waxen thistle]

Good documentary on Neon lighting: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4667682/

[young adder]

Good evening from Switzerland !

[heavy siren]

Hello @young adder Welcome....

[waxen thistle]

My work frequently moves me as a variable between two states of NY and NJ.

Don't even get me started about the third, undefined state of confusion. I'm in the state of denial with that.

[heavy siren]

@waxen thistle Which one is ON and which one is OFF??? 😃

[waxen thistle]

I'm always a bit OFF....

[heavy siren]

oooooooooooooo that's funny.

[analog acorn]

Isn't that a little off-putting? 😃

[odd stream]

Hey, keep on topic!

[waxen thistle]

That's really ON point, @analog acorn

[eager sapphire]

Hey, since this is the 50th episode, shouldn’t there be cake, or something?

[young adder]

Are those Neon or Neoff ? 😃

[inner spade]

Do they respond well to PWM control?

[heavy siren]

@inner spade If they are true LED then I would suspect they do respond to PWM for adjusting brightness.

[inner spade]

Yeah, that's what I assumed. They have a 7 or 8 volt threshold, I believe.

[waxen thistle]

Lost audio @haughty quiver

[young adder]

there goes the sound 😃

[waxen thistle]

Welcome back! 😃

Congrats on 50 episodes, and let's hope the next 50 go just as well! Thanks again for another awesome show @haughty quiver !

[inner spade]

Congrats on 50 episodes, @haughty quiver !

[eager sapphire]

Yeah, still expecting cake here.

[young adder]

Thanks @haughty quiver ! I know I'll do something with those neon strips, I just don't know what yet !

[haughty quiver]

Right on @fallow fractal !

thank you so much @waxen thistle

[heavy siren]

Great show @haughty quiver Thanks eh? And remember everyone, MAKE a nice day! 😃

[young adder]

How many amps per meter does those strips need ?

[heavy siren]

@young adder 800ma per meter at 12 volts.

The LEDs are SMD2835 and there are 120 of them per meter.

[young adder]

so about 6 meters with the 12V 5A PSU that Adafruit carries

[haughty quiver]

@young adder around 0.6 to 0.8A per m

[heavy siren]

Thats the Red strip.

[granite siren]

so what the heck are these neonstrips, is it just LED with some diffusing plastic around them? fully waterproof?

[heavy siren]

@granite siren Yup, pretty much.

[granite siren]

nvm, i'm behind, waiting for the teardown, lol

[young adder]

I can put a long strip around my daughter's room door !

[haughty quiver]

@granite siren yes, they are regular 12V LED strips in a really great silicone covering. You would want to take some care to waterproof the ends

[granite siren]

"sacrificial piece" 😄

[heavy siren]

@granite siren The waterproof rating is IP65

[haughty quiver]

@granite siren did you see the teardown on my livestream about 15 minutes ago?

[granite siren]

im minus 13m right now 😛

sorry, ,i got excited too early

[heavy siren]

IP (or "Ingress Protection") ratings are defined in international standard EN 60529 (British BS EN 60529:1992, European IEC 60509:1989). They are used to define levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies (tools, dirt etc) and moisture.

[haughty quiver]

@granite siren LOL

it's at 25min in

[granite siren]

yup yup, this is excellent. your work is so amazing thanks for being The Awesome

[young adder]

Now, back to that ULN2803 : can those be used like regular transistors ? I'm not sure I understood what a Darlington thingy is ^^

[heavy siren]

Darlingtons are simply two tranies in series to provide more current capabilities.

And yes, you can use them like normal transitors.

[young adder]

ok so.. I'm working on a 8x8x8 LED cube, I can use that instead of my regular transistors. It'll save me some space on the PCB !

[granite siren]

I totally landed on a stackexchange question about darlington transistors

[heavy siren]

https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/ULN2803A.pdf

Go here to see the specs.

[young adder]

Gosh, I didn't think about that, but the resistors are in there too ! A real space saver !

I learn something week coming in here ^^

[odd stream]

I might be doing a guide on transistors. Message me questions you’d like answered or topics you’d like discussed.

[waxen thistle]

@odd stream -- Can you talk about the recent news about transistors? Since they have weak gain at the poles, the National Transistor Party has been doubling their efforts to energize their base...

[burnt wasp]

@waxen thistle I think he was looking for stock questions on a meat and potatoes topic. Don't pepper him with side dishes.

[waxen thistle]

@burnt wasp Sorry, didn't mean to play with fire there. I got the feeling I bit off more than I could chew.

[burnt wasp]

No worries, whatever he brews up and distills into the guide should be good.

[waxen thistle]

I love his guides, they're always easily digestible.

[burnt wasp]

Sure to be a pièce de résistance and something filled to capacity.

[shell mason]

yesterday I was i am tuning in to watch @haughty quiver workshop but it was already over

[shell mason]

when the show get interesting it was rush to prep one

[dusty palm]

https://www.twitch.tv/events/Bd-JnNfCRdm78ALZHt-Pug broadcasting on Twitch at 8:20 EST. It's boring. Hey minimalists, I got you.

[shell mason]

no 3D hangouts this week

[fallow fractal]

love the 8mb flash on the skull badge, please add more 8mb capability to future m0 boards!

[prime sentinel]

Too bad the SAMD21 MCUs don't have the fast QSPI flash interface, but 8MB flash sure does look nice!

[fallow fractal]

yea rather have large spi fram but those are hard to come by

[lavish patrol]

Morning all. And in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight. 😀

[open girder]

SHOW AND TELL is LIVE NOW #show-and-tell - https://youtu.be/lvLp-qmp324

[waxen thistle]

Good evening all you wonderful people!

[eager sapphire]

Showtime!

[opal wing]

Just in time

[waxen thistle]

And since the universe is constantly expanding, we will have even MORE space as the show goes on!

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle 😀

[haughty quiver]

I love that design so much.

[split gazelle]

evening everyone

[haughty quiver]

hello

[odd stream]

Sinclair QL(edited)
We both had ZX81s
I moved to an Apple ][+, he got a QL

'evening folks

[lavish patrol]

Collin is here. We might finish with some music today.

Lol.

[split gazelle]

awesome idea @haughty quiver

[odd stream]

this is awesome @haughty quiver

[waxen thistle]

I'd make a medical pun, but I don't find them funny anymore since I have an irony deficiency.

[eager sapphire]

JP is a veritable font of clever fun ideas. Gotta love it!

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle I think there are some puns in the appendix...

[waxen thistle]

You gotta cut out these jokes.

[lavish patrol]

Scalpel... Swab...

[haughty quiver]

LOL thanks all.

[lavish patrol]

Donnie Darko.

[muted mesa]

"It...exists!"

[eager sapphire]

Always good to see Collin

[haughty quiver]

WOOOOT

[split gazelle]

YAS!!!

[haughty quiver]

MOAR ANALOG OUT!!!!

[odd stream]

That's a big SAMD51!!!!

[eager sapphire]

Oh yes.

[split gazelle]

zomgz i'm so pumped

[haughty quiver]

@split gazelle I bet you and I will be making some fun synth action with this.... :)

[waxen thistle]

Does it come with an enamel pin?

[eager sapphire]

Me too,awesome

[split gazelle]

@haughty quiver yes indeed 😄

[odd stream]

Mike drop.

[waxen thistle]

@open girder Yes please, thank you, you folks rock.

[opal wing]

Blush

[muted mesa]

yes he does.

[eager sapphire]

Rocking confirmed

[split gazelle]

great projects everyone

[lavish patrol]

Yes, all good stuff.

[waxen thistle]

Indeed

[glad pasture]

Those masks looked really cool.

[granite siren]

I love everything Erin makes. Any chance those halloween masks will turn into Adafruit design blogs? I'd love to see the mirror + vinyl technique and use it in my projects

[steep pilot]

Yes I'm writing the guide this week!

[glad pasture]

Sweet!

[simple goblet]

super cool @steep pilot !

[granite siren]

Yeah, I'm looking for some structural material for a polyhedron with pixels and side light fiber, been one-way mirror curious for a bit now. 😛

[waxen thistle]

Vinyl is final.

Or as Picard would say, the vinyl frontier.

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle Groovy.

[open girder]

WE ARE LIVE 10% off all items in stock code is AHOY expires 8/15/18 @ 11:59pm ET #askanengineer https://youtu.be/tiSQhVL7hF0 & http://www.adafruit.com

[waxen thistle]

Discount code shouldn't be mistaken for "Chips Ahoy".

How many chips are in a bag of chips ahoy? Precisely 555.

[opal wing]

The timming was in the drain

[strange mantle]

but only 556 chips in two bags?

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruit.com/shipping

[eager sapphire]

That mask was pretty awesome, yes

[odd stream]

Does Phil have a ZX80 or ZX81 yet?

Sinclair Spectrum is popular among collectors as well.

[lavish patrol]

Last week's computer was full of worms.

[fallen rivet]

Operation -- ZZZZZZZTTTT!

[waxen thistle]

1500 guides. Amazing.

[solid wyvern]

adafruit is live at https://www.twitch.tv/adafruit

[lavish patrol]

@haughty quiver 👍

[muted mesa]

https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues/1098

[lament sluice]

Klingon translation?

[lavish patrol]

I speak two languages - English and Rubbish. 😉

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

[lament sluice]

i volunteer to work on a pig latin version...

[clear matrix]

Hello, everyone!

[odd stream]

ulisp should be easy to make work on the CPX

[waxen thistle]

@lavish patrol My two preferred languages are English and Profanity. I find that the second is rather useful during debugging sessions.

[simple goblet]

thanks this looks fun getting this for my nieces & daycamp! https://www.smoremagazine.com/subscribe

[odd stream]

ulisp flies on the M4

[lavish patrol]

@waxen thistle And when conversing with the television.

[fallen rivet]

The M4 has special instructions for digesting all of the parentheses.

[waxen thistle]

Whenever I hear about the darlington chip, I think it's said in a haut accent -- a la Cruella DeVille. Dhaaaarrrrling.

[lament sluice]

M4 architecture has a discrete PSU (parenthesis subprocessor unit)

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/

[lavish patrol]

Hard drives were once called Winchester disks. I thought maybe it was because King Alfred made them popular.

[waxen thistle]

Another awesome guide by Mike Barela

[lament sluice]

reminds me of the Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses

[haughty quiver]

@odd stream that video is just awesome!

😎

[deep blade]

Plotting something 😉

[haughty quiver]

oooh, nice AxiDraw timelapses!