live-broadcast-chat

[viscid bolt]

Good morning

[rocky reef]

Download Glider beta for iOS
https://testflight.apple.com/join/DNccPz6G

Learn Guide -
https://learn.adafruit.com/pyleap-app

Circuit Playground Bluefruit
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333

Download PyLeap beta for iOS
https://adafru.it/pyleap

[fresh flame]

Is that a bluefruit?

[upbeat coral]

Waitin on the Android version.

[ivory kiln]

PyLeap looks so cool - is it going to be made for android??

[lavish patrol]

It's a leap of faith...

[ivory kiln]

Lol, nice I no more hit enter, & they answered me. 🙂

[fresh flame]

Is PyLeap open source?

[mellow thunder]

Work with CP Express?

[shell mason]

[lavish patrol]

Nice project.

[drowsy inlet]

CPX doesn't have bluetooth

not native, at least

maybe with add-on board?

[rocky reef]

NeoPixel Strip
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2842?length=1

[ivory kiln]

Q: can you hold it with the camera pointing directly at the end as it cycles through the pieces?

[lavish patrol]

I concur.

[shell mason]

lights all lights

[rocky reef]

QT Py RP2040
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4900

[ivory kiln]

Ah, ok I wondered it might actually give almost a frame by frame cartoon effect

[lavish patrol]

Maybe in the dark it would work.

[ivory kiln]

Ya maybe if the frames were closer together, & it was enclosed with only being able to see it from the one end?

Really cool design & idea though!

Ya & with 3D printing, light will leak printed plastic really easily if it's not printed think enough. Hmm, perhaps mill metal dividers between the individual LED's?

Lol - Live Demo!

[rocky reef]

3D Parts Library on GitHub -
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts

CircuitPython Downloads - https://circuitpython.org/
https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live #3DHangouts

[ivory kiln]

O' ya definitely lots & lots of potential for different design options ❤️

[lavish patrol]

Edward Muybridge's running horse...

[drowsy inlet]

n00b question but where can you get acrylic like that?

[lavish patrol]

Google Acrylic sales. There are places that sell it here in the UK. I guess the US is the same.

[ivory kiln]

Amazon is usually a good place to look first

[drowsy inlet]

oh wow nice thanks!

[ivory kiln]

O' & don't forget ur local hardware stores too. Like here in the states we have Lowe's, & Home Depot & others

[rocky reef]

https://www.thingiverse.com/make:986354 ninjaflex watch band

https://www.thingiverse.com/make:986237 16x16 matrix

[lavish patrol]

Also, check that it is acrylic. Our hardware store here sells clear polystyrene. It is is marked as such, though.

[rocky reef]

https://www.thingiverse.com/make:981957 - Talking D20

[lavish patrol]

Something's wrong. 🤔 I can't hear the lawnmower...

[unreal bay]

Good work crashing circuit python, long term buffer overflow or spike of electricity? Also shouldn't a watchdog timer catch that?

You also want me to make the holy handgrenade of antioke

[upbeat coral]

Thank you for taking time for us.

[lavish patrol]

Show and Tell. This week hosted by The Lars Zone...

[hard hollow]

thanks folks! cya tonight

[rocky reef]

thanks so much for hanging out folks!

[lavish patrol]

Thanks, guys. 👍

[unreal bay]

Thanks both

[drowsy inlet]

thanks!

re: magnets - i always thought magnets were bad with electronics (eg, hard drives). is that not the case with chips and cards?

eg, the d20

[unreal bay]

I wondered that with latches etc. I think its changing magnetic fields that mess with memory of certain type, plus induced current in wires etc. Anyone got any real clue?

[rapid hornet]

Yup! https://github.com/adafruit/pyleap-ios

[rapid hornet]

@upbeat coral Give https://code.circuitpython.org it should work from Chrome on Android

[dusk socket]

You need to make a side that show 2022 then cut some long flat trails up to the top that looks like Fireworks going off

Make the base that sticks into the light base then run up to 8 to 10 inch with fireworks just as wide

[upbeat coral]

Thank you @rapid hornet . I'll look at it. I'm trying to multitask and figure out why I can't get a Picade Console to work out of the box with a Pi 3A and Retropi. Again Thank you.

[upbeat coral]

🤠 Woo whooo. Picade running. Now some dinner before the shows.

[hard hollow]

howdy folks

[ornate ether]

howdy

[lyric tangle]

Hi!

[viscid bolt]

Good evening

[upbeat coral]

Hey Y'll

[waxen thistle]

Good evening all you loyal followers of Lars!

[split gazelle]

good evening folks

[viral sail]

Good evening everyone.

[pearl shoal]

Hi everyone!

[haughty quiver]

https://streamyard.com/gfepekgeke

[inner spade]

Hello show-ers and tell-ers!

[opaque hearth]

pleasant evening all!

[haughty quiver]

come on by!

[waxen thistle]

How to get here? Wherever you go, there you are. Oh wait, you mean streamyard 🙂

[upbeat coral]

OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGG!

[slow spire]

Where’s this at?

[waxen thistle]

Digikey HQ, at a secret undisclosed location at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

[slow spire]

It’s the new Digi-Cave

[upbeat coral]

I remember

[fair fulcrum]

that is so cool

[strange mantle]

nice. that's a clever use of the prox sensor.

[upbeat coral]

Seeing Chris always makes me happy.

[slow spire]

Yay Fusion 360!

Is there an Ask an Engineer tonight?

[waxen thistle]

There should be! 🙂

[pearl shoal]

I was going to show the saliva ejector (dentist suction tool) that we're using as a mount, but we were running long. Here's a link to the bracket: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5165664

[trim mountain]

Yes there will be asking them to their

[slow spire]

Sweet!

[rapid hornet]

https://adafru.it/pyleap

https://adafru.it/file-glider

[trim mountain]

By the way this is Chris Young. My gamer name is showing up 🙂

[pearl shoal]

We'd love it for you all to come work with us on AT projects https://www.facebook.com/groups/ATMakers or http://atmakers.org

[slow spire]

Great demo, @trim mountain !

[pearl shoal]

That looks awesome @hard hollow and @rocky reef

[waxen thistle]

Those acrylic signs remind me of the Asgard controller circuits on Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis.

[slow spire]

Why does it say 2023?

[smoky island]

Great work @pearl shoal and @trim mountain really great to see the solutions you all put together.

[slow spire]

/jk

[inner spade]

Very Nixie-like display.

[waxen thistle]

We're skipping 2022. We don't ask why, especially after 2020. 😉

[slow spire]

Haha. Husband and I just did another COVID test, after sniffles. Negative!

[waxen thistle]

Just be careful of the asgard crystal that has the Replicator control circuit on it. 🕷️

[slow spire]

We need a No Op key cap!

[clever summit]

👋 🇸🇪

[trim mountain]

I mentioned that my gamer name was showing up in discord. I play the MMO Eve Online. Here's a rather lengthy video explaining how use assistive technology to allow me to play the game. Save it for writer. It's an hour long. https://youtu.be/VUMNwcegboI

[daring elbow]

@waxen thistle Yes! It also reminds me of the data cards in Minority Report.

[fair fulcrum]

the issue I had using two usb devices like that, I havent been able to figure out how to do key combinations between two HID devices.

[slow spire]

Will definitely watch that! 📺

[rapid hornet]

@fair fulcrum yup, that's why I'll have them connected over serial too

[pearl shoal]

I've done the two-layer keyboard thing, @rapid hornet, I found the trick is to poll the slave side and get back a list of "what's down"... then send HID based on changes to that. Othewise, you can drop key-ups (which is bad)

[fair fulcrum]

yea, that is a great idea using one as a primary, i like it!

[rapid hornet]

UART is buffered in CP so I think I can have it just transmit events

[rapid hornet]

definitely not my idea 🙂

[fair fulcrum]

"s/master/primary'

[smoky island]

Super neat little synth @cinder wind!

[slow spire]

Keyboard as keyboard!

Wow that runs on an UNO?!

[clever summit]

This is insanely cool. A UNO?!?!?

[pearl shoal]

@rapid hornet here's what we're doing that's similar... https://github.com/gdsports/IntelliKeys_uhls It has an arduino reading the custom USB from the Intellikeys and keeping a scoreboard of "what's down" and the CP code periodically polls to see what cells are pressed. That let's the CP code do the mapping between the hardware cells and the keyboard...

[slow spire]

Just one! Uno UNO. 🙂

[cinder wind]

thanks!

[smoky island]

Super cool christmas tree PCBs

[fair fulcrum]

so pretty!

[pearl shoal]

This is the actual code we're using - it relies on that driver https://github.com/ATMakersOrg/IKeysAdapter/tree/master/software

[slow spire]

Are those on one I2C address?

[pearl shoal]

QT Py is an awesome I2C tool

[cinder wind]

The MozziScout hack I showed https://github.com/todbot/MozziScout

[ionic garnet]

always so creatively musical Liz

[slow spire]

Gorgeous, Liz

[rapid hornet]

https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-stomping-pads

[tulip canyon]

I like the CircuitPlayground holder looks like a neopixel

[daring elbow]

It seems like a busy show and tell but I'm building 20 tiny Memex (an idea from the 40s) and this is prototype 2. It has a SBC inside and two displays.

[split gazelle]

thanks folks!

[waxen thistle]

Mr. Certainly, how do you keep your life from flying apart? Rigid self-discipline? Sheer determination? Arcane magics?

Nope. Hot glue.

[slow spire]

Yesssss. And for me, double-sided tape, and VHB tape.

[ionic garnet]

tape, putty, assorted glues

[smoky island]

More of a small demo / test code than a full project this week for me. I was working on some changes to displayio TileGrid recently and built this "slider puzzle" app that jumbles any image you want into one of these puzzles.

[waxen thistle]

Duct tape, twine, and chicken wire may also be involved.

[slow spire]

Oh and zip ties.

[ionic garnet]

safety pins

magnets!

[viral sail]

Great projects everyone. Thanks for sharing.

[waxen thistle]

And my 2 secret weapons for success -- high grit sandpaper (800-1200 grit) and hockey stick grip tape.

[smoky island]

I made it randomly assign the tiles, but I'm starting to suspect some combinations are not solvable so I made a secondary "cheater" button that swaps any two tiles.

[ionic garnet]

Thanks @haughty quiver and guests

[tulip canyon]

Thanks for sharing all

[daring elbow]

Thanks for sharing, y'all.

[waxen thistle]

EXCELLENT JOB guest hosting S&T tonight @haughty quiver !

[slow spire]

Thanks, @haughty quiver !

[ionic garnet]

I missed the early shares but will catch them in reruns

[opaque hearth]

Thanks John Park! 😎

[open girder]

ASK AN ENGINEER 12/15/2021 LIVE! https://youtu.be/dcAxSV3hbcg

[ionic garnet]

bring it. Hi @open girder Ms and Mr.

[haughty quiver]

LOL love the fuzzy suit

[pearl shoal]

Howdy @proper trench and @open girder

[ionic garnet]

ask a fuzzy engineer

[waxen thistle]

We're not stuck here you with you, you're stuck here with all of us! And we have open source, cookies, and bleeps & bloops!

[ionic garnet]

Exactly right Bruce

[cinder wind]

mua'dadafruit

[haughty quiver]

#getyourassdelighted

[haughty quiver]

that looks wonderful!

[cinder wind]

"hmmm, for some reason there's been 32768 discord members for the last several months..."

[waxen thistle]

Perma-proto board? Nah. We're upgrading that to an ENTIRE FEATHER.

[daring elbow]

Thanks! It's a fun project.

[waxen thistle]

That's allright, if you divide by zero, it'll clear that out.

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruit.com/free

[slow spire]

@open girder @dim knot Twitch show title says Show and Tell, btw

[waxen thistle]

If the line is to Papaya Dog, it's bad. If it's all the way over to Veselka, it's worse.

Let's invert the polarity of this virus.

[ionic garnet]

Rock on

[open girder]

@slow spire huh, thanks, i'll change it after it's over

this show that is, at 9pm or so

[slow spire]

Good thing they used the 16th bit for a sign bit, you know, for negative numbers. Brilliant.

[fair fulcrum]

faith in humanity restoring!

[open girder]

The direct YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRp04MAz0
The Facebook post (if you want to share that via FB that would be great): https://www.facebook.com/ATMakersOrg/videos/422721099572077
Twitter post: https://twitter.com/at_makers/status/1470967054903791618

Finally, if people ask "how can I help", the best answer right now is to help the Hunts with the new $600/month non-covered medical costs for catheterisation (yes, it's infuriating). Her aunt has setup a GoFundMe for it that I can vouch for: https://www.gofundme.com/f/princess-ellas-out-of-pocket-catheter-supplies

[pearl shoal]

Thank you @open girder and @proper trench for sharing all of this.

[open girder]

@pearl shoal thank you

[slow spire]

This is fantastic.

[fair fulcrum]

wow

[open girder]

http://atmakers.org/2021/12/ella-hunts-new-at-switches/

[slow spire]

So inspiring.

[robust horizon]

tuning in a bit late .. hi all!

[daring elbow]

Well, I'm tearing up.

[slow spire]

Me too @daring elbow

[waxen thistle]

Please continue to do good and be good.

[fair fulcrum]

A++

[robust horizon]

your bad automatic caption for the day ... "and tuna denim get a circuit playground blue fruit"

[slow spire]

Amazing job, @pearl shoal & @trim mountain !

[waxen thistle]

Hmm, tuna denim. Both delicious AND fashionable!

[pearl shoal]

I agree with that, Phil - ATMakers started as a way for me to process grief - it works.

[slow spire]

LOVE that y’all tried a variety of sensors!

[strange mantle]

@pearl shoal @trim mountain very nice work ❤️

[viral sail]

Great work @pearl shoal

[slow spire]

Future coupon code TUNADENIM

[pearl shoal]

Here is that GoFundMe link - please help share this new (stupid) load that they don't need https://www.gofundme.com/f/princess-ellas-out-of-pocket-catheter-supplies

You'll need AT (or you'll be dead) 🙂

Just to lighten the mood - I have an NFT to share as well 🙂
#idiocracy

[waxen thistle]

"We're all temporarily abled."

[pearl shoal]

Yep!

I will happily pass on anything they'd like to give

[steep dew]

this what he does late at night

[robust horizon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRp04MAz0 <-- direct link to @pearl shoal full video [not sure if they excerpted it or played it all earlier]

[steep dew]

I remember a conversation from last night about the effectiveness of different python iteration techniques in relation to LEDs

[pearl shoal]

Nope!

He said last week was the last for the year

[open surge]

There is a guest host, but Scott is gone

[pearl shoal]

@smoky island is filling that spot

[open surge]

that's it

[waxen thistle]

☠️

[slow spire]

Santa may need to hydrate a bit.

[ionic garnet]

I love it. Non-conventional cheer is the best cheer

[dim knot]

http://adabox.com/

[slow spire]

There’s part shortages?! 😉

[ionic garnet]

can't wait

[dim knot]

https://jobs.adafruit.com/

[cinder wind]

FoamyGuy's coding streams are great

[waxen thistle]

First it's a chip shortage, so I finally stock up on kettle chips and corn chips -- and now I find out there's a part shortage. Make up your mind, capricious supply chain!

[dim knot]

https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

[ionic garnet]

I think there is even an internets shortage. There are less internets to go around

[waxen thistle]

Poor AWS.

[pearl shoal]

Special thanks to @paper peak from Adafruit for all the help on the Ella project

[ionic garnet]

I send a lot of money a month for over a decade now to AWS so not worried

[waxen thistle]

Classic mouse jiggler -- if they won't let you install software, put your optical mouse over an analog watch. The seconds hard movement will be enough to keep it awake.

[open girder]

@waxen thistle that is rad

[ionic garnet]

I really dislike the surveillance software.

Not PyLeap, previous topic

PyLeap is wicked cool as we say in Boston

[desert orbit]

PyLeap is so cool for people getting started! I've done a few in-person demos for friends and its always a hit.

[robust horizon]

is that newsletter graphic new? nice!

[waxen thistle]

Sadly, we can't as easily automate writing a resignation letter due to obnoxious micromanagement policies, which focus more upon the asinine instead of common-sense productivity goals.

[ionic garnet]

I leave the attribution. Always

It's the right thing to do

[waxen thistle]

We all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[ionic garnet]

In fact, there are laws about this

[ionic garnet]

this is what I explain to programmers all the time. We're integraters more than algorithm inventors most of the time.

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/guides/latest

[ionic garnet]

thank you for the neoslider guide.

[fair fulcrum]

I was literally using the NeoSlider guide yesterday, didn't realize it was new!

[ionic garnet]

I forced JP to send me code under penalty of whining

yeah it's new. 4 days ago I was clueless

and I searched deeply

we're listening

failure is the path to success

[waxen thistle]

"Life is too short to make all of the mistakes yourself. Learn from the mistakes of others."

[fair fulcrum]

Also, don't be afraid to make mistakes

[ionic garnet]

My advice PT from 4 decades in this biz is don't end up down a protracted legal situation

factory footage: my zen

[waxen thistle]

That really depends on the workplace culture. Because there are places that will absolutely hold even the tiniest mistake against you.

So whenever possible, build a healthy culture.

[fair fulcrum]

yea, that is so satisfying

[grand tusk]

The paste must flow.

[desert orbit]

If at all possible, learn why/how they learned what they learned too. Otherwise that's how you get cargo cults. 🙂 Speaking from experience doing software development on a team that had a ton of cargo-cult 'best practices' that nobody understood the reason(s) for... 😂

[ionic garnet]

I manage hundreds of technology people. I urge them to make mistakes

[open girder]

@ionic garnet we always resolve things without needing to go legal-route usually, we talk to others 🙂

prolly helps have a show too 🙂

and a great community 🙂

[ionic garnet]

I know you do. Just saying that sometimes other people have their own agenda

[open girder]

yerp

always a good high road to take, we try 🙂

[fair fulcrum]

or maybe the correct thing to say would be dont be afraid to make educated guess mistakes?

[robust horizon]

pick & place bloopers, or?

[ionic garnet]

If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough risk. Growth requires creativity and that grows out of risk.

[waxen thistle]

The giant mouse ears are causing the next eclipse.

[fair fulcrum]

words are hard

[ionic garnet]

worz iz hurd

[viral sail]

Saw Venus in your timelapse this week.

[robust horizon]

@viral sail is that what that was? it caught my eye for sure

[desert orbit]

there be dragons!

I liked the little PIR sensor packaged with the FunHouse kit awhile back, but this is even tiner

[waxen thistle]

Can can? Orpheus approves.

[desert orbit]

huh, could be cool for some battery powered ESP32 remote sensor projects with pin alarms.

[fair fulcrum]

searching google for pir sensor. first result, adafruit learn guide, nice.

[open girder]

yay!

the algo likes us, it really likes us!

maybe

[desert orbit]

so this NPI is like a more integrated version of this basically, yeah? https://www.adafruit.com/product/4871

[pearl shoal]

Do you have one to show the size?

[open girder]

we will!

[desert orbit]

I like this guy's voice but this video needs a bit more welsh dragon imho

[pearl shoal]

Great @open girder - thanks

[slow spire]

It’s certainly a calming video.

[pearl shoal]

Very cool. Thanks for showing it

[fair fulcrum]

hmm, use a PIR sensor to trigger a BLE radio to check for new devices in a room?

[waxen thistle]

Eye on NPI has caused way more Digikey orders than I'd like to admit 😉

[desert orbit]

nice f'in new products

[dim knot]

Da Share Zone NFT Women's M Tee + Accessories Bundle https://www.adafruit.com/product/5340

[fair fulcrum]

ye, that has happend to me a few times as well.

[ionic garnet]

Radicals. I love it

[slow spire]

Wholesome, non-GMO fresh memes

[desert orbit]

This tee shirt kinda reminds me of my first few weeks in Minnesota back in 2007, learning the unexpectedly immense power the f-word has on people not from NYC/Florida 😂

[slow spire]

Love the spelling and punctuation!

[fair fulcrum]

i dono, meanie head is pretty good.

[dim knot]

Adafruit LED Arcade Button 1x4 - STEMMA QT I2C Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic https://www.adafruit.com/product/5296

[waxen thistle]

Oh yes, I could use more than a couple of these. This saves so much hassle.

[robust horizon]

I hope there's a 3D print to go with this arcade button breakout soon .. hint hint 🙂

[desert orbit]

love the "3v, 5v, don't care!" attitude of the STEMMA QT world. ❤️

[pearl shoal]

Do you sell those wires? I assume so

[waxen thistle]

@pearl shoal https://www.adafruit.com/product/1152

[robust horizon]

@haughty bobcat https://www.adafruit.com/?q=quick+connect&sort=BestMatch

[oops sorry about the wrong mention atmaclean]

[slow spire]

No soldering, from the arcade buttons all the way to the computer

[waxen thistle]

Isn't it nice when it's almost too easy? 🙂

[ionic garnet]

Scored my pink feather tonight! I love them to pieces

[dim knot]

Pink Adafruit Feather RP2040 - Free for orders $99 or more https://www.adafruit.com/product/5299

[cinder wind]

Is the Pink Feather faster because it's pink?

[slow spire]

🕵🏻‍♂️

[ionic garnet]

also bought a black one tonight

why not?

[ionic garnet]

no, just smarter

[merry gulch]

Q? Should you add any input protection when interfacing an analog voltage to a ADC? Can you just connect the analog voltage to the ADC? What is good practice please??

[low fractal]

Q: Do we get to see Ladyada’s Kzinti telepath impression with the fleece hoodie? 😺

[lavish frost]

Q: What is the best way debug an audible "humming" when a circuit is under load? I've built up a custom PCB and when it's powered it's got a humm, but so far as I can tell that doesn't happen on the breadboard. Other than the hum everything works as expected.

[robust horizon]

I was JUST going to ask if there was a manicure budget so thanks for anticipating that

[ionic garnet]

Question: Of the mcus available on Adafruit boards, which is best for a decently real-time audio spectrum analysis to rended in colorful neopixel matrix? M4 with hardware float?

[echo canopy]

Question for the show:

As you know with antenna transmission height matters. I am in a condo and under HOA rules. Any tips on trying to educate my property management on LoRa radio and getting a roof top antenna approval?

Seems possible with the ”OTARD law” or (Over-the-Air Reception Devices) that is governed by the FCC and prevents HOAs from restricting
@open girder

[lavish frost]

I appreciated the coordination between your question and username

[desert orbit]

Great question! I live in a tall building in Minneapolis and this is something I'm curious about as well, given that I've got a few LoRA projects on my plate for mid summer or so

[waxen thistle]

I remember those Sony Mavicas!

[slow spire]

OMG Mavica

Floppy support would be fun for your HyperCard like project, @open girder

[pearl shoal]

Q: (might take too long) - Limor changed how the USB/BAT lines work a bit ago.. can she explain why she moved to the FET and how it works? I keep looking for resistors but it seems to work great

[ionic garnet]

I want this

would buy now

QT Py! Loves them

use many rp2040s

[desert orbit]

A QTPy with WiFi! 😻

[ionic garnet]

yeah!

[split gazelle]

Buttons are always great

[robust horizon]

Is it a QTFi?

[desert orbit]

"moar better!"

[waxen thistle]

Not having buttons really pushes my buttons.

[pearl shoal]

Q: will the QT Py allow you to make one with the S3 when it comes out?

[viral sail]

Is that QT-Py ESP32-S2 the smallest wifi-enabled microcontroller board ever?

[subtle geyser]

Hi Lady Ada.
3.5 years ago, I started coding with the Playground Express. Now, I work as a software engineer at Facebook 🙂 I just wanted to come back and say thank you. When I was starting out, your tutorials were the only thing I could read, everything else was too complex. I might have given up without them.

[slow spire]

@ionic garnet @desert orbit The Desk of Ladyada on that was super interesting. I think it’s a 4-layer

[midnight plinth]

I want some!

[robust horizon]

in pink news https://www.motor1.com/news/529360/jeep-wrangler-tuscadero-pink-paint/

[steep dew]

Ada is totally peaking her mic

[noble grove]

QUESTION: Can you perform the over-bluetooth functions of pyleap from a computer? (linux)

[fair fulcrum]

ooooh, that is a really good pink

[ionic garnet]

Thank you on the cortex-M4. I have 4 different Adafruit including new itsybitsy just ordered tonight

lots of clipping @open girder . But she should be confrontational

[steep dew]

YES! Stick that little antenna straight out. Put a little rainbow flag on it for good measure. Should make the HOA board real angry.

[robust horizon]

@noble grove yes, I think so? https://circuitpython.org/connect/ -> code.circuitpython.org

[fair fulcrum]

PSA:eating QTPY boards is not recommended.

[waxen thistle]

We don't recommend eating QTpys (or any other circuit boards) -- regardless of chewing or not chewing them.

[ionic garnet]

Well said PT

[echo canopy]

LOL

[viral sail]

Thanks @open girder and good night. 🌔

[upbeat coral]

Thank you for taking time for us.

[ionic garnet]

Thank you so much

[cinder wind]

Thanks Limor! Thanks pt!

[robust horizon]

night all!

[viral sail]

Also nice to see you guys confirming my opinion on NFTs.

[pearl shoal]

Thank you again for sharing our project, @open girder!

[delicate pelican]

Question is there a super secret way of keeping solder tips nice and spiffy

[placid crest]

Thank you

[ionic garnet]

that ESP32 QT Py isn;t shipping yet is it?

[slow spire]

That’s PT’s 2FA ring

[robust horizon]

thanks for doing what you do

[echo canopy]

Thank you

[split gazelle]

Thanks for a great show!

[fair fulcrum]

<3

[waxen thistle]

Thanks @open girder for another excellent evening of shows! Special thanks to @haughty quiver for guest hosting Show & Tell! And thanks to @pearl shoal for being a candle in the dark for those in need!

[fallow fractal]

Good night😴

[open girder]

thanks all!

[ionic garnet]

To quote Rent: "Will you light my candle?"

[desert orbit]

Thanks for another great f'in show @open girder !

[ionic garnet]

you inspired me to give to some causes like red cross relief tonight.

[slow spire]

Thanks, LA & Mr LA!

[grand tusk]

I'm here for the Bartlebeats.

[ionic garnet]

who isn't?

[steep dew]

peaking, that's the word for it

I have reserved my Pink Adafruit Feather RP2040. Thanks for the code, @open girder! ❤️

[sudden slate]

Thanks @haughty quiver

and @open girder

great show

couldn't catch it live, unfortunately - fun holiday stuff

NGL tho - I hate the "Da Share Zone" stickers

[lavish patrol]

Greetings all. 👋

[viscid bolt]

Good afternoon

[inner spade]

Top o' the (insert fractional period of the day/night here) to all y'all!

[haughty quiver]

Hello all!

[inner spade]

bleeps and bloops on YT

[lavish patrol]

Bleeps and Bloops. 👍

[inner spade]

Mega Puzzle on order!

[lavish patrol]

Yuletide greetings from me and Santa cLars.

[inner spade]

Yikes!

[inner spade]

Afraid to check the stockings hung with care.

[cinder wind]

This is the page for Live Broadcasting French Cats?

Le Chat Du Discord

nice big xmassy lights there JP

[lavish patrol]

Das blinkenlights. 😀

Good for Charlieplexing.

[inner spade]

There's a white paint dot on that yellow TRS cable connector.

[cinder wind]

if you make it long enough, it can be a guitar strap you can wrap around your shoulder so you can rock out

[unreal bay]

Big glob of epoxy saved my delaminating pcb header on my usb-serial for 3d printer

[lavish patrol]

Success!

[cinder wind]

"Yes I'd like to return this. No I don't know why there's charred plastic on one side"

[lavish patrol]

Lol

It'll still be transparent to X-Rays...

[unreal bay]

Velcro strips for managing cables, around the battery and board. Then one bit of velcro adhesive tape to the box

[cinder wind]

Just commit: 5-minute epoxy it

[unreal bay]

They don't call him macguyver for nuttin

[lavish patrol]

Lol

[shell mason]

lars own groovebox

[sudden gate]

Functional

[lavish patrol]

Bleeps and Bloops - 80s style...

[shell mason]

may the boost power your lars devices

[unreal bay]

Know of anything similar in the 4amp range? Got some LiFePO4 batteries waiting for me to select a chip

(Rpi4b plus usb webcam n tft)

Thanks

[sudden gate]

@haughty quiver Thanks! See you next year, enjoy yourself till then

[lavish patrol]

Thanks, @haughty quiver 😀

[viscid bolt]

Happy Holidays

[sudden gate]

❤️❤️❤️

[lavish patrol]

😀 😀 😀

[inner spade]

Thanks for a year's worth of inspiration, @haughty quiver . Wishing a wonderful holiday to you and your family. See you next year!

[lavish patrol]

Season's greetings to all. 😀

[haughty quiver]

thanks very much all, I appreciate you all coming out to the show and for all you do!

[timid plover]

will be missing @rapid hornet 's deep dive today - but just ran across ( from embedded.fm ) this Raspberry Pi Pico Emulator for the Wokwi Simulation Platform. It blinks, runs Arduino code, and even the MicroPython REPL! ( https://github.com/wokwi/rp2040js )

Haven't dug in further to see if it works with CP also
for example https://wokwi.com/arduino/projects/300504213470839309

[brazen grove]

is there a deep dive today?

[timid plover]

Watching that last few minutes of last weeks dive - I would say not

[brazen grove]

I see, thanks

[smoky island]

Scott is out the rest of the Friday's this year. Tentatively the next Deep Dive is in January. I am going to stream for a bit tonight during the normal Deep Dive time though if folks are interested in similar (albeit not quite as deep) content.

[untold ingot]

@smoky island hiya. How do I find you on YouTube? :- )

[smoky island]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDfd9ZAcB8kpa3pyEQwLXVA I'll post stream links in a moment once I get it running as well.

[untold ingot]

Awesome. Thank you.

[smoky island]

Starting up in just a moment. Working on trying to make a driver for EEPROM Breakout tonight. Hang out with me here in the chat and follow along on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvDTIuJo9k0 or Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch

[proper prawn]

Hi FoamyGuy and everybody present

[steep dew]

beep boop, I sees your face

you nailed it

Love CircuitPython, you guys have done a really good job with it! Sure, there are bugs, but then again, you're supporting how many different hardware platforms and configs? 😄

[upper sandal]

oh hey

[modern night]

o/ hi all, hope you're well

[grand tusk]

manufacturer id/product id

the init() reads the values from the chip, you could just print what it reads.

[cinder wind]

It does work with CircuitPython, and Neopixels! It's pretty great https://wokwi.com/arduino/projects/316012775466861122

[grand tusk]

I'm not sure the eeprom has a readable manufacturer id.

Check page 10, about halfway down, for 'device id'

[clever summit]

Hey @smoky island

Figured out Youtube yet? 🙂

Just soldered up a PCB christmas tree, just need to upload the firmware.

Sure thing!

It's this one - https://github.com/enwi/LED-Christmas-Tree

D1 Mini based, so ESP8266

I had this, called PCB3, for couple of years.
https://twitter.com/JonnyBergdahl/status/1467162914620678148

Jonny Bergdahl (@JonnyBergdahl)

Xmas times are here. PCB3 by @witnessmenow running firmware by @Fruchti.

I do find it strange that there were no pink LED included for the star though. https://t.co/Gcib4OMPOw

▶ Play video

Twitter · Dec 4, 2021, 4:04 PM

But no WiFi on that, uses an ATtiny.

Swapped out the star for a pink LED 🙂

Yeah, started my holiday now.

[cinder wind]

@smoky island first line is high-byte of 16-bit address, second line is low-byte of address

[cinder wind]

You are correct: write time is max 5ms on standard EEPROMs

[modern night]

Nice job! That looks like how an eeprom should function

[green bison]

Why is it called EEPROM if it's not actually Read Only?

[modern night]

I believe it's because it's a type of ROM--read only memory. It's programmable, The EE allows you to 'electronically erase' programmable memory if you need to. Basically it lives in the family of ROM devices, is a type of PROM and is specifically an EEPROM. This is different to RAM, and that family of memory types. EEPROMs also have a limited lifespan of writes if I recall correctly before you can expect to see degradation

[green bison]

But it's by definition not read only haha

[clever summit]

Firmware is not behaving, probably need to troublehoot my soldering.... 😬

[modern night]

It's an old name and it got its name following the family of memory architectures it was most similar to (where it's completely different in design from the RAM family) as more features got tacked on, ROM->PROM->EPROM->EEPROM it has gotten more distant from it's original namesake, but that's the path it's taken so it inherits it's namesake. This is really stretching my memory of these from my old courses so I'm prone to some mistakes here as well, so take it with a grain of salt

[clever summit]

It does blink. 🙂

[modern night]

That's a cool part of comp sci and ee, you don't need coursework to figure it out, and coursework doesn't always help. There's so many paths to making things work, and they're all valid

[cinder wind]

if you do blow it up and need EEPROMs quick, Amazon has them lol

unlikely you will blow it up tho

[green bison]

That makes sense, I figured it was a historical name. Just a bugaboo of mine.

[strong acorn]

EEPROM was a big step up from having to stick chips under UV to clear the EPROM

but the clear windows were cool

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8051#/media/File:Intel_D87C51-3183.jpg

[clever summit]

Thanks, nice stream

[modern night]

Really nice job! Thanks for the stream!

[proper prawn]

Thank you @smoky island for the excellent stream. Wish Y'all a fine weekend

[cinder wind]

cheers @smoky island! happy holidays!

[smoky island]

Thanks all. Hope everyone has a nice weekend! 👋

[smoky island]

Starting up the stream in a moment. Working on some Library PRs and then a new project for a learn guide. Hang out here in the chat and follow along on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q2AXezDYeI

[grand tusk]

Hello.

Watching the batteries go flat.

I made a battery charge monitor with an M0 express and an OLED display.

Two rectangles, that's all I need. 😄

[wind spoke]

So I wanted to watch yesterday recording as I have at least two Adafruit stuff that do eeprom and not supported in CircuitPython: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5146 and https://www.adafruit.com/product/4701 ... did you succeed yesterday?

I cannot follow LIVE and the recording simultaneously... Haaa

It has an eeprom, but maybe not the only feature.

Perfect!

[smoky island]

https://github.com/FoamyGuy/Adafruit_CircuitPython_24LC32

[wind spoke]

There was also eeprom stuff in the seesaw: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3657

Maybe emulation or something.

1 x EEPROM with 64 byte of NVM memory

Sorry for disturbing current LIVE, I will watch the past. 🙂

[grand tusk]

I was concerned with your 50 byte eeprom, but I saw that you figured it out later.

[wind spoke]

LIVE report from me searching my stock... I found the old seesaw and the new seesaw: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5233 and that one also has an eeprom: 1 x EEPROM with 127 byte of NVM memory (handy for storing small access tokens or MAC addresses) - last byte of EEPROM is used for I2C address selection

[grand tusk]

What would it take to support GENERIC_X86?

elif chip_id==ap_chip.GENERIC_X86:
    pass

What if you're running blinka with say an MCP2221?

I wonder if you could do the pygame displayio while using the MCP2221?

[wind spoke]

I have a question about yesterday... Library file is adafruit_24lc32.py but exemple import adafruit_eeprom

Ok, I change and open an issue. 🙂

TODAY: You have MCP2221 and FT232H that give "pins" to any computer. But it does not mean x86, could be something else.

Not sure what the question from @spice rock is.

[grand tusk]

Looks like you have to have the breakout board installed. You can't trick blinka into using a board that is not installed.

...since it doesn't like GENERIC_X86 try running with BLINKA_MCP2221.

but you have to have the actual device attached.

[wind spoke]

Is there MCP and FT232 in that file?

[grand tusk]

I only have one and it's running the pi zero 2w.

I'm on windows, the chip_id is None.

I'm just trying import microcontroller (blinka 6.10.0)

[clever summit]

👋 🇸🇪

Seems I am late to the party

Oh, there are f string support now?

[grand tusk]

No f strings on M0. :sigh:

[grand tusk]

Blinka is cool, I should use it more.

Thank you!

[smoky island]

Thanks all 👋

[clever summit]

Thanks. Have a nice holiday!

[digital crescent]

@open girder please make a usb-c male breakout board.

[haughty quiver]

Update! Battery pack works great on a plane.

[haughty quiver]

After the livestream I added the enable switch to the PowerBoost, and stretched the 3/4” heat shrink to fit over the whole shebang.

[open girder]

This week! Desk of Ladyada will be shifted a day .... Monday Dec. 20th, see ya then! Probably around hacker-o-clock, which is after 8pm-ish 🙂

[shell mason]

well desk of ladyda is in hacker times

it is the way

[grand tusk]

8pm in Denver I guess.

[strong acorn]

"after 8" ...that's pretty wide-open

"after 8 pm-ish" gives even wider latitude 😉

[grand tusk]

Ten before eight in the beehive state.

[strong acorn]

I had to look that one up

[green bison]

well, speak of the devil....

[open girder]

Desk of Ladyada - Post-Family Visit Desk Check! https://youtu.be/b5iFQAp56M8

[clever summit]

👋 🇸🇪

[green bison]

"I ordered the PCB and realized I made a mistake" ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

[open girder]

🦂

[drifting wyvern]

I actually have a pending digikey order this week: my garage door opener has some 1w resistors that went open, so replacing with 2w. Anything else cool I should add to my cart before ordering? Already have 10k resistor arrays and 0 ohm resistors in the cart

Thanks everybody, have a good week!

[primal goblet]

👍

that scorpio feather sounds awesome, i love me some rp2040 and some neopixely goodness, so having eight channels of level-shifted outputs is going to make for some nice stuff

already got a project that makes use of several different neopixel strings and is in need of an overhaul to make the whole system more modular and one of those would fit perfectly as the control module for all the lighting

[grand tusk]

I cannot offer you a discount, but here is Dexter's Pick of the Week: 20-pin 0.1" Female Headers - Rainbow Color Mix - 5 pack https://www.adafruit.com/product/4160

Hint: buy in multiples of two. Then your FeatherWing Doubler https://www.adafruit.com/product/2890 will look amazing.

To use the headers with a Feather(Wing) you need to trim them to 12 and 16 pins. Remove pin 13 or 17, then use a craft knife to cut the plastic.

This has been Dexter's Pick of the Week.

[upper sandal]

that IS a great idea

[robust horizon]

Heya! at 2:30 PM ET (about 10 minutes from now) some adafruit peeps are expected to appear on a Pi Cast!

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnxAq6czefY

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/tomshardware/posts/10161651541109676

[grand tusk]

Twenty past noon in the beehive state.

[open girder]

The Pi Cast: Adafruit Talks KB2040 Board for Custom Keyboards - JOIN US!
https://youtu.be/jnxAq6czefY

[mellow thunder]

Awesome!

[rapid hornet]

https://www.littlekeyboards.com/products/sofle-rgb-analyst-case

https://www.littlekeyboards.com/products/sofle-rgb-pcb-kit

[robust horizon]

that was fun!

[rocky reef]

3DHangouts Episode 352 LIVE in 5mins! Edge Lit Acrylic and Wearable Krampus Mask https://www.youtube.com/adafruit/live

[hard hollow]

☕️⚡️

[split gazelle]

good morning folks

[rocky reef]

good morning, afternoon, evening and night folks!

https://www.adafruit.com/free

[sudden gate]

Hello All

[rocky reef]

https://www.adafruit.com/jobs

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

Adafruit Certificates: -
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3331

Learn Guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/acrylic-neopixel-lamp/

[split gazelle]

✨ festive ✨

[rocky reef]

Project Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/iM5GKDHb8hk

QT Py RP2040
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4900

Silicon Ribbon Cable -
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3890

Learn Guide Project Code - https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides

3D Parts Library on GitHub -
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts

NeoPixel Strip -
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2842?length=1

Adafruit Fritzing Library parts - https://github.com/adafruit/Fritzing-Library/tree/master/parts

Layer by Layer CAD Tutorials Playlist: -
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVsMp6nKnpjsXSQ45nxfORb

CircuitPython Downloads - https://circuitpython.org/

PrusaPrinters Rewards https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/3814-adafruit/about

[digital crescent]

should I take my designs off of thingaverse?

[split gazelle]

prusa bucks

[rocky reef]

Krampus Mask – Tobias Franke -
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5031014 -
https://youtu.be/UZZGKntRAzU

[viral sail]

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

[split gazelle]

thanks for a great stream!

[sudden gate]

Thanks guys!

[urban gale]

I was late showing up but thanks Noe & Pedro! thanks all!

[hard hollow]

thanks folks, cya tonight 😄

[rocky reef]

thanks so much for haning out folks!

[viral sail]

🎅

[rocky reef]

Music Video on YouTube -
https://youtu.be/jjbFXEkZC2g

[split gazelle]

good evening folks

[open girder]

Link to join to show and share your project: https://streamyard.com/f8kz5c9hfz

[nova totem]

Hello everybody

[hard hollow]

howdy folks

[tulip canyon]

Good evening all!

[river peak]

Bird project! I like bird projects!

[open girder]

WE ARE LIVE! JOIN US! SHOW and TELL 12/22/2021 https://youtu.be/gdWIklavbuo

[split gazelle]

big fan of birds. so are my cats

this has taken a turn

[river peak]

oh my

[nova totem]

hopefully the AI doesn't want bird soup

[grand tusk]

Beehive State Teapot!

[open girder]

wicked smaht (tm)

[upbeat coral]

Greetings to all

[noble dock]

First 3D model I generated procedurally was a good ol' placeholder teapot

it was also the placeholder enemy character in the first videogame I made 😄

[river peak]

four-tea-two

[hard hollow]

👺

great projects tonight everyone!

[grand tusk]

Thanks everyone!

[split gazelle]

great projects everybody

[nova totem]

Nice projects everyone. I feel like I should try 3d printing a mask now

[tulip canyon]

Thank you all, happy holidays

[robust horizon]

that mask makes me think of one of the characters in Skyrim/Elder Scrolls, Clavicus Vile... https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Clavicus_Vile

[open girder]

ASK AN ENGINEER 12/22/2021 LIVE! https://youtu.be/ZQm6rersxx4

10% discount code, code is: resurrections http://www.adafruit.com

[lilac tusk]

Wasn’t able to make it to show and tell but if I was, I would have shared my TreeHouse Terminal progress

https://mobile.twitter.com/oakdevtech/status/1473708589130862598

🎄 Oak Dev Tech 🎄 (@oakdevtech)

Short demo: https://t.co/NvSAeAziUt

▶ Play video

Twitter · Dec 22, 2021, 5:34 PM

There’s a video showing it running a few light animations

In circuitpython of course 😄

[split gazelle]

wicked smaht kehd

[viral sail]

Wicked smaht!

[robust horizon]

@lilac tusk maybe next week! looking good for now

[lilac tusk]

Hoping to have it a wee more polished 🙂

Can’t fix the hardware bugs but I can use what I have 🙂

[nova totem]

I love text adventures. They're also a great way to learn some more advanced topics

[dim knot]

http://adabox.com/

[desert orbit]

Some of my first programming experiences involved decompiling BBS door games like legend of the red dragon to learn how they worked 😂 Hooray for text games! 😄

[slow spire]

@dim knot For some reason Twitch stream titled Show and Tell still. Odd.

[clever summit]

So when will Adabox be available in Sweden?

[desert orbit]

hooray adabox! ❤️

[nova totem]

My text adventure is somewhere on a C64 floppy in my mom's basement if the floppy even works

[dim knot]

https://jobs.adafruit.com/

[slow spire]

@open girder

[clever summit]

👋 🇸🇪

[grand tusk]

Love the snout logo.

[open girder]

@clever summit USA, canada, and mexico for subs only at this time, the stand alone boxes on our site and resellers in the EU, etv

er, etc

[robust horizon]

had a blast talking to the folks with toms hardware on the pi cast!

[dim knot]

https://learn.adafruit.com/pyleap-app

https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

https://learn.adafruit.com/guides/latest

[robust horizon]

the esp32s2 metro

[ionic garnet]

hey folks

[slow spire]

Hi, Rich!

[ionic garnet]

decided not to procrastinate and finished my shopping tonight

[grand tusk]

so much pink!

[viral sail]

That building is now taller than

[ionic garnet]

love the pimk boards

I've been showing off the pink Feather RP2040 on all my video calls with tech people. Everyone love it!

qtpy rp2040 is my fave board

i didn't give permission to use my face!

4 that mask

[grand tusk]

That was YOU?!?

[open girder]

our licensing folks will send a note 🙂

[ionic garnet]

on a bad hair day

[grand tusk]

ah

[nova totem]

those solar panels are so cool

[ionic garnet]

wicked cool

[viral sail]

Would it be practical to recharge a small LiPo with that solar cell?

[ionic garnet]

yeah I still use one of those solar calcs

[nova totem]

Wonder how it would work to put on an tree ornament, let the tree lights charge the ornament

[dim knot]

GIFT CERTIFICATES https://www.adafruit.com/category/14

Felt Sleeve Case for Keyboards or Raspberry Pi 400 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5293

1.25mm Pitch 8-pin Cable Matching Pair - 10 cm long - Molex PicoBlade Compatible https://www.adafruit.com/product/4976

[slow spire]

I don’t even have a pi 400, but I’m looking at that case. Nice.

[dim knot]

ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N8R8 - ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 - 8MB Flash 8MB PSRAM https://www.adafruit.com/product/5336

[ionic garnet]

I want a pi 400 but only have conventional Pi 4

[dim knot]

ESP32-C3 RISC V Developer Board - 4 MB SPI Flash - DevKitC-02 ESP32-C3-WROOM-02 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5337

[slow spire]

I love the Pi 4s, and am just now playing with the new zero 2 W

[dim knot]

ESP32 Dual Antenna WiFi + Bluetooth Module with 8MB FLASH - ESP32-WROOM-DA-N8 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5344

[ionic garnet]

I have two Pi Zero 2 W LOVE THEM. Run them headless

[desert orbit]

Interesting, its got a CP2102 onboard so I'm guessing the C3 doesn't actually do USB natively? makes sense that circuitpython isn't in its future

[slow spire]

What an interesting shape

[robust horizon]

there is sort of "stub" support for esp32-c3 in CircuitPython. If you're interested in contributing & doing low level debugging, we'd love to merge your pull requests! The specific DevKitC-02 isn't added yet.

that's thanks to microdev

same with the esp32-s3 support for that matter

[dim knot]

Adafruit QT Py ESP32-S2 WiFi Dev Board with STEMMA QT https://www.adafruit.com/product/5325

[ionic garnet]

YAY

[desert orbit]

heck yea qtpy! 😄

[split gazelle]

so smol, so connected

[nova totem]

don't leave it around your food so you don't accidently eat it

[desert orbit]

i love the trinket form factor... but the qtpy form factor is rapidly becoming my favorite 😻

[slow spire]

Wow that is impressive for a Wi-Fi board that runs CircuitPython

[grand tusk]

Does the BME280 run hot on the ESP32-S2 feather? The AHT20 on the funhouse tends to run 5 degrees C higher than an offboard temperature sensor.

[robust horizon]

@grand tusk yeah, it does.

[desert orbit]

It does pick up heat from the board/CPU yeah, lots of discussion on that in the circuitpython-dev chat back when it came out. one solution is to use sleep timers to wake up, take a temp measurement before board heats up, then ship data and sleep (for sensor implementations)

[grand tusk]

ah okay

[ionic garnet]

ORDERED 2

[nova totem]

ya a QtPy with wifi is so cool

[robust horizon]

@grand tusk the guide says ...

The temperatures reported by the BME280 when the Feather has been running for a period of time, or when charging a LiPoly battery, may be upwards of 15 degrees Fahrenheit higher than ambient temperature due to the heat produced by the ESP32-S2 module and the charging circuitry. If you require running the board, charging the battery and accurate temperature values, consider switching to a STEMMA QT connected external temperature sensor.

[ionic garnet]

and forgot the discount code as usual but happy to give you the extra money

[echo canopy]

Question @open girder

QT Py ESP32-S2 design questions

The learn guide says up to 6v, can you use 4 AA or AAA batteries? Or stick to 3 batteries since new batteries output a little over 1.6 each

[desert orbit]

another option (which I think pimoroni uses in their libs for their sense hat boards) is to attempt to compensate by looking at the cpu temp

[robust horizon]

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-esp32-s2-feather/i2c-on-board-sensors

^^^ code in that guide page

[hot frigate]

@open girder Will you please have as happy as a holiday season as possible?

[digital crescent]

do you have a usb-c male breakout board?

[open girder]

@digital crescent not at this time

[ionic garnet]

I agree PT. What's the challenge if you are not battle scarred?

I want that test jig!

[lilac tusk]

ESP32-s2 feather?

[ionic garnet]

I wrote over half of Jibo's manufacturing test code. So I appreciate clever test methods.

[slow spire]

Try Digi-Key for now

[robust horizon]

@lilac tusk there's more than one of everything. 😀

[slow spire]

Moar pink PCBs!

[lilac tusk]

My own ESP32-S2 feather design came probably a few hours before Adafruit announced they were finally making theirs

[ionic garnet]

PURPS

[lilac tusk]

It’s a point if hilarity for me

[robust horizon]

@open girder will that be a vertical stemma qt on the scorpio?

[ionic garnet]

NEED

[desert orbit]

yay for buffered outputs and PIO!

[echo canopy]

Question it’s so neat you show the boards you make to test new upcoming products… can you share how long in general those take to code and hardware design?

[ionic garnet]

I've been adding 74AHCT125 to all my projects that need 5v o this is much easier

[slow spire]

Yep, with CircuitPython you can often get started with half a page of code. With Pi, a lot of initial effort is just getting the OS, GPIOs, I2C, SPI, etc running.

[ionic garnet]

W T F? THat's ridiculous that they don't highlight

Totally agree on the recommendation to use Circuit Python Express. I'd suggest the Bluefruit version

[slow spire]

(And I enjoy working with pi, CP, and Arduino.)

[robust horizon]

goodnight! stay warm!!

[upbeat coral]

Thank you for taking time for us.

[hot frigate]

Enjoy the movie!

[slow spire]

Tanks, LA & MrLA!

[grand tusk]

Thank you!

[nova totem]

Hope the movie is good!

[ionic garnet]

Enjoy the movie @open girder. No spoilers.

[split gazelle]

thanks for a great set of shows!

[desert orbit]

❤️ !

[dim knot]

Adafruit Gift Certificates https://www.adafruit.com/product/3331

[ionic garnet]

or a software company

more lips

[viral sail]

Thanks @open girder and good night. 🌖

[slow spire]

It may be easier to buck convert from a quality 7.4V or 11.1V RC battery, instead.

[hot frigate]

Thanks and Happy Holidays!!!!!

[ionic garnet]

bye and thanks for everything this last year.

[dim knot]

Night all!

[slow spire]

I think I’m setting a record for electronics packed for holidays.

[viral sail]

🎄🎵

[urban gale]

Thanks Adafruit! Thanks all! Happy Holidays!

[slow spire]

Pro tip: get to TSA early, be nice, and be patient. I also print out project diagrams as backup.

Also, ALL lipos/ li ions go in carry on.

[ionic garnet]

see all you wonderful nerdy people next time!

[lilac tusk]

So they can quickly toss it out the door if something happens 😉

[slow spire]

What are you doing these days? I’m on a break between gigs.

[lilac tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/flying-supernatural-winds-blowing-man-open-airplane-door-accident-gif-19509231

[ionic garnet]

I'm CTO of Waverley Software. They are an outsourcing firm I used for 7 years as a customer first at Jibo and then the next startup. Through Waverley I am also fractional CTO of computational linguistic company

It may be my favorite job ever and I've had some amazing jobs

Instead of working on one product or at one company, I help hundreds of projects at some level. Some I get very involved in. I have teams of people in Vietnam, Ukraine, Latin America and other technology rich locations. We deliver quality results to our customers. we do that by finding the best devs and project managers in the world

[slow spire]

Sweet!

About to drive so I’m signing off for now!

[ionic garnet]

But someday we should have a talk about all my jobs. It reads like dramatic fiction but it's all real and well documented!!!

bye see you soon

be safe

logging out myself momentariy

[slow spire]

Awesome. We need a storytelling show.

[ionic garnet]

I sometimes wonder over to general and tell one of the stories. I've got hundreds

[slow spire]

Maybe you’ve Already done so, but you’d be a good guest on Embedded FM podcast.

[ionic garnet]

That would be good. I have my own tiny podcast on Apple and others of pretty nerdy stuff in completely unconventional format. It's under my name Rich Sadowsky

but I agree one here would be cool

night all!

[grand tusk]

Thanks for the help with the BME280 sensor. Happy holidays and happy hacking to all.

[cinder wind]

I missed live stream tonight but gnite @open girder! Happy holidays! "hack®"!

[sudden gate]

?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/Scott - 5pm ET Fridays

[smoky island]

Starting up the stream in just a moment. Making some Holiday inspired designs with vectorio today. Hang out here in the chat and follow along on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-42yXq470Wk

[modern night]

o/ Hope you're well and having a great day all!

[nova totem]

Just wanted to drop in and say hi and hope you have a great holiday

[untold ingot]

Your snowman is cool. Merry Christmas!

[inner spade]

Excellent snowperson! Thanks for the stream and have a wonderful holiday.

[modern night]

https://virtual-graph-paper.com/ Maybe that?

No problem, It's surprising that they didn't have the ability to set the origin of the grid, but looked like a neat tool regardless

That looks awesome!

[smoky island]

https://gist.github.com/FoamyGuy/6a7b658cb4d23e035ccd65d9b3d4dd73

[inner spade]

Yes

https://github.com/CedarGroveStudios/Matrix_Portal_Snowman/blob/main/snowman_bundle/code.py

https://twitter.com/cedargrovemakr/status/1468436812980834304?s=21

CedarGrove (@CedarGroveMakr)

Snowman holiday decoration for an @adafruit MatrixPortal. User-selectable storm/blizzard settings, written in @CircuitPython. https://t.co/PQVMSY0AjZ

▶ Play video

Twitter · Dec 8, 2021, 4:26 AM

Yes, two layers of snow with different brightnesses

No, didn’t do anything specific for neopixels

Other than a neopixel strip widget

Yes, in the widgets folder

Doesn’t act like a neo in code — yet

[modern night]

That's a super neat idea that would make iterating on neopixel designs so much smoother

[modern night]

Is it possible to add a check to see if it's within the tree shape that way you can more randomly drop them?

or is it 'possible' but too complex

I wasn't sure if there was a vectorio trait that took a point and returned 'within'-ness

[inner spade]

Read the color of a display pixel and only plot a random circle on green?

https://learn.adafruit.com/saving-bitmap-screenshots-in-circuitpython/overview

[sudden gate]

@smoky island thanks for bringing in the holidays with some CP fun 🎅

[clever summit]

🇸🇪 👋

[modern night]

Thanks for the stream!

[untold ingot]

Night. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[inner spade]

Thanks!

[smoky island]

Thanks for hanging out all. 👋

I should have mentioned when they raided. But if folks are interested the person that raided is the main developer for pre-commit. You can find them on twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/anthonywritescode if your interested in watching their development streams. They often work on open source software on stream so it's interesting to get a look at some folks who work on other projects.

[open girder]

Desk of Ladyada - Cozy Holiday Chillax Time https://youtu.be/Hl4dq4p8t-8

[open girder]

Thank you for supporting Adafruit, a NYC, USA manufacturing company! https://www.adafruit.com Please pick up something to keep us going 🙂

[green bison]

Thanks for all the guides, and maintaining them 🙂

[split gazelle]

template looks awesome

[spiral bough]

Question for Lady Ada, is there a resource for obscure electromechanical components? For instance, I'm looking for alternatives to slip rings, and super small servos.

[fresh flame]

Hello LadyAda!

[ionic garnet]

Hi y'all

probs with Discord

Happy New Year

Co-Op-itition is the word I use

[ashen dove]

Happy New Year all!

[open girder]

thanks all!

[split gazelle]

goodnight and good luck

[fresh flame]

thank you!

[urban gale]

Thanks All!

[ionic garnet]

See you. Back to pods

[jade charm]

Vectorio point withinness

[shell mason]

great tips

[grand tusk]

Here we go again!
Time for Dexter's "sorry, no discount" Pick of the Week: Nylon!

...as in nylon screws and stand-offs.

http://adafru.it/4685 Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set, M3 Thread

I use these to put legs on my FeatherWing Tripler http://adafru.it/3417. No more scratching the desktop.

M3 is a good size for many microcontroller boards. These are non-conductive and non-magnetic, so they won't interfere with your magnetometer.

This has been Dexter's Pick of the Week.

[echo canopy]

Is there a @haughty quiver Project pick of the week this week? cc @open girder Thanks in advance

[strong acorn]

?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/Scott - 5pm ET Fridays

[echo canopy]

*product pick

Thanks

[grand tusk]

JP will be back next year.

[rapid hornet]

No ask an engineer or show and tell this week either. Time to rest up for 2022

[open girder]

Show and Tell + ASK an ENGINEER returns NEXT WEEK! Weds – Jan 5, 2022
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/12/29/show-and-tell-ask-an-engineer-returns-next-week-weds-jan-5-2022-see-yall-then/

[woven ocean]

If anyone is using this tutorial, I made a bmp that says happy new year. You can just replace the one in the tutorial.

[smoky island]

Last stream of the year. Happy New Years everyone!! I'll be working on a serial command script for a bit tonight. Hang out here in the chat and follow along on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch or Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ0AIWZ0vB8

[modern night]

o/ Hello! Hope everyone's well!

Doing well, thank you! I've got a loaf of bread in the oven and am looking forward to it this evening!

I missed what you said about last night's stream--bread needed to come out of the oven

Ohh. Huh, that's really odd, but hey getting it to work is great too

cloudflare protection might be a bit too aggressive on the site?

"Some assembly required"

would it work to open port, sleep for a period, then see if there's anything in the queue?

try sleeping for 0.1 seconds after opening the port?

Yeah that was back then during the open/close at once function

I think you're current approach is a better solution

is -1 an error? like 'return -1 is buffer isn't properly initialized'?

[digital crescent]

@smoky island what are you trying to do? just joined the stream

crazy!

so you are sending a "pin" message over serial to do that?

I haven't seen java in like 15 years

[modern night]

😆 I didn't see it either, but hopefully it means it works with ease now 😄

😄 Whoop Whoop!

WHOOP WHOOP

That's so awesome

[digital crescent]

the discord chat is blocking the led

do you have the circuit python code checked into your github repo?

[smoky island]

https://gist.github.com/FoamyGuy/c125025e04304264492f41ce8ff49a92

[modern night]

a more isolated thing to debug at least with that

rather than some 'mysterious server and java communication magic'

This such a great amount of progress

/daylock true might be the way to keep it day

[digital crescent]

thanks for streaming @smoky island have a good new year

[modern night]

wait is this the java version?

[inner spade]

Very cool integration with great potential. Excellent progress.

[modern night]

that might not be the command (I googled freezing day cycle and I think that command isn't supported? No idea)

but it should be possible to freeze day/night with /some/ command

/gamerule doDaylightCycle false? maybe

This is very awesome progress on this build! The interactivity is so cool to see!

Well thank you for the new years eve stream! Have a great evening, and a great start to the new year!

[inner spade]

Thank you!

[smoky island]

Streaming for a bit today, picking up where I left off on the Minecraft / Feather integration. You can follow along on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmaMvDAF_f8 or Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foamyguy_twitch

[grand tusk]

Happy New Year! This is a cool project.

Have you considered using the second USB serial channel?

https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/shared-bindings/usb_cdc/index.html

Yeah, console and data channels.

I think you have to enable it in boot.py.

You will need a new Serial object for the data channel.

Use usb_cdc.data as the serial port.

[afk]

[digital crescent]

nice work!

[grand tusk]

🎉

for (String command: incomingCommands) {...}

Not crashing is a good attribute.

The torch is pulling the redstone high.

The switch and the torch should not be on the same Y level.

[grand tusk]

🎉🎉

Now you need a solenoid in a piston costume.

Sticky piston or a sand block.

thank you!

[smoky island]

👋

[open girder]

Desk of Ladyada - Full Time Floppy Fun! https://youtu.be/1LceABqUsLs

[grand tusk]

yay!

[open girder]

💾

[ionic garnet]

Hi folks!

You aren't supposed to put electronics in landfills anyway. So recycle!

great. Now I'll have to get a floppy disk! Probably have one in an old dead laptop or desktop...

[open girder]

yah (pt here) we're getting a bunch of hate-tweets and hate-mail saying this is a waste of time, meanwhile millions of disks of computing history are rotting away and no one can access them, so we're gonna just keep at it and release open-source software and hardware to access, read/write/image any form of media

for $4 with a pico can access a floppy drive, that is amazing i think

[ionic garnet]

People will always whine

[open girder]

yerp

[ionic garnet]

they should try being positive and encouraging. They may find they enjoy life more by encouraging people to do their own thing

[finite solstice]

I flinch internally every time she pat's the drive... Old habits die hard.

[ionic garnet]

I worked on disk drivers back in the 80s in Z80 and 8088 assembly. Don't remember any details other than debugging was an endeavor

[finite solstice]

...Head alignments

[ionic garnet]

I learned back then to stick with known suppliers for both the drives and the media. I often bought Panasonic drives

[grand tusk]

never saw that coming.

[urban gale]

whoa. were they that loud back then?

[finite solstice]

Yup

[ionic garnet]

Louder!

[finite solstice]

.... I miss that sound

[urban gale]

yikes. I don't remember that

[ionic garnet]

It is a comforting sound

[finite solstice]

Yes it was

It meant data was moving

[ionic garnet]

Until it would go ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, and then error out

[finite solstice]

Well just try again

[ionic garnet]

love the colored wires

[grand tusk]

So does the floppy show up as a readable drive when you plug in the pico?

[ionic garnet]

the world needs more color

[finite solstice]

Don't know yet.

[ionic garnet]

very cool Limor

[finite solstice]

Ah, so many memories!

[urban gale]

I remember the videos of ppl hacking them to play music. Maybe more ppl will use those drives to make art

[ionic garnet]

cute Phil

[open girder]

yah, it was almost the hackaday logo

[urban gale]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJOz_y9rZE

[open girder]

17 years ago!

[ionic garnet]

Those Apple drives bring back fond memories

[spiral bough]

Nice! I feel like this could power new floppotron-esque projects!

[ionic garnet]

the Disk II

[clever summit]

🇸🇪 👋

[ionic garnet]

We should calculate the relative value of using floppy removable media for things like Adalogger use cases.

[finite solstice]

I had that commodore drive on the bottom

[ionic garnet]

Maybe it makes more sense than SD cards

I used my C64 with cassette tape then jumped to Apple IIe before going to floppies

[grand tusk]

The 1541 drive would keep your coffee warm.

[urban gale]

now that I remember

[clever summit]

The 1541 drive has it's own 6502 to control the drive.

[grand tusk]

Hmm, with the right protocol you should be able to talk to the 1541 drive.

[spiral bough]

I can see the parody video now, "Tired of losing those tiny SD cards, copy it to a floppy!"

[clever summit]

Talking to the 1541 should be quite easy. Uses some serial interface/protocol

[finite solstice]

well still might be better than relying on transferring it through the "cloud"

[ionic garnet]

The newest trend in storage: Floppy disks. More value, less, cost, decreased loss of media...

[verbal river]

OK searching for floppy disk on DIgi-Key...

[finite solstice]

Don't know how many times the connection gave up on me

[grand tusk]

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tape.

[ionic garnet]

One product I worked on, Symantec C++, shipped one SKU with 18 floppies

Or a CD or two

[open girder]

everyone complains about the ☁️ but we're doing something about it 🙂 💾

[finite solstice]

Phhhht!

[ionic garnet]

Instead of sneakernet that's tirenet

Trying to find my "Golden Master" of that Symantec product. Not sure where I put it. Golden Masters were special runs from manufacturing made for the product team. I believe I have one for the floppy SKU somewhere. Finding other great products I worked on like Norton AntiVirus, but not Symantec C++ or Visual Cafe

[finite solstice]

ah, the Rumpelstiltskin effect

[spiral bough]

I remember using a Norton(?) diskutils floppy to change the root password on a Linux box a person in my dorm had just purchased from some random guy, my neighbor didn't get the root password and it was back in '97 before everyone used shadow(?) password files.

[ionic garnet]

@open girder PT was thinking about your comment about people hating on you for doing the floppy R&D. What ever happened to the spirit of wonder and discovery that led us all down this career path?

[ionic garnet]

probably Norton Utilities. Worked on that one too

But we had other products too through acquisition.

[open girder]

@ionic garnet gatekeepin

[ionic garnet]

I even have a patent (now expired I suspect) on a way to recovery from crashes in Windows after software installation.

On Norton Utilities

[open girder]

limor got a lot of mean folks in the avr freaks forum back in the day too

however, she kept going, and now we have adafruit

[spiral bough]

@open girder any advice for someone interested in learning about obscure electromechanical components? Looking for alternatives to slip rings and low power servos.

[open girder]

@ionic garnet i also think a lot of people are sad, in pain, and having a rough time and they express it by being mean to women online

@spiral bough will get to that in sec! good question!

[clever summit]

Not really limited to women though. I got my head bit off in electronics forums when I was a newbie.

[open girder]

yerp

@clever summit the good news is, we have a great code of conduct and that will not ever happen to new folks in the adafruit community

so, as bad as that all was, we found a better way forward together 🙂

[ionic garnet]

No doubt. I try to tune that stuff out. I got caught up in trying to defend Jibo after we went under. I was there from beginning to end and the people involved were sincere, brilliant, with good intentions to make a positive impact. Numerous factors led to our demise, most our own fault, but that doesn't mean we set out to con people. I tried to defend us in a few social network chats and ended up just leaving the chats

[clever summit]

Yep, your community is rock solid.

[ionic garnet]

I really dislike meanness.

[grand tusk]

Love the Mudge Mustang story!

[ionic garnet]

We should all encourage women, minority owned business, STEM girls, boys, other... Society suffers by not accepting the wisdom of diversity

[finite solstice]

Its a small world after all🎶

[ionic garnet]

When I worked with two Assoc MIT professors who were women and each started a Boston startup, many men asked me "how can you work for a women?" I would just reply: "why do you work for men?" I was floored by the question. Roz Picard and Cynthia Breazeal were both amazing, compassionate, gifted women and I was honored to work for and with them.

[viral sail]

Thanks @open girder and good night. Happy New Year! 🌑

[open girder]

thanks all!

[ionic garnet]

Thank you.

[grand tusk]

Thank you!

[finite solstice]

Thank you! have a great evening!

[open girder]

@spiral bough hang out for a sec, limor is going to reply here!

[ionic garnet]

That's some nice lo tech bleeps and bloops

[verbal river]

🐰

[spiral bough]

Cool, thanks!

[proper trench]

@spiral bough hiya best place to learn about this stuff right now is probably robotics and/or 'battlebots' type groups

like FIRST robotics and alike

they are gonna be doing the most and are learning a lot together!

[ionic garnet]

Now that floppies are back I'm banking on the return of modems! 300 baud FTW! ☎️

[viral sail]

Punch card readers.

[spiral bough]

Thanks a ton! I'll look into it!

[open girder]

i took some photos and vid with our floppy based sony mavica too, i'll post on twitter in a few! it's the first desk of ladyada stored on floppy! 💾 📸 🐇

[ionic garnet]

unsurprisingly there was no ready-made emoji for punch cards

Happy New Year everyone. I have a feeling 2022 is going to be a better year for all of us.

[finite solstice]

A great boss is a wonderfully thing

[ionic garnet]

It's the most important thing. I've been an exec for 20 years and the most important thing is my relationship with CEO. I have been managing people for a LONG time and try to be the most encouraging boss. Kindness and respect go a long way. Encouraging people helps them take risks and outperform their own expectations. I love being a leader as much as I love being a follower.

Tech workers have a lot of choice in where they work. We all can't be Google or FB and pay sickening salaries. But we can be good to people and help people grow and stretch and have fun doing it. Never forget the "have fun" part.

off to watch football and do some soldering

catch you all soon.

I might tell a quick story about a floppy disk incident from a major software company that I worked for in General channel

[marsh hull]

Also maybe robocup teams, especially the small and medium sized leagues: https://www.robocup.org

[spiral bough]

Thanks, I'll add that to my research!

[fresh flame]

ATtin817?

I also see this, so ATtin817 instead of ATtiny817 might be intentional

[tacit garnet]

Happy New Gear!

Go forth and be AdaFruitful.

[sudden gate]

?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/Scott - 5pm ET Fridays

[grand tusk]

I've waited all year for this.

[ionic garnet]

Hello everyone

[drowsy inlet]

Happy Bleeping New Year!

[viral sail]

Good afternoon.

[inner spade]

Hello!

[ivory flax]

Happy New Year JP and all

[haughty quiver]

Hi there!

[ionic garnet]

showtime?

[fresh flame]

hello!

[ionic garnet]

there we go

[tacit garnet]

The beats be beating

[ionic garnet]

anticipation...

[upbeat coral]

Hey Y'all

[ionic garnet]

There he is! Happy New Year

[fresh flame]

woohoo!