help-with-community

[wary bloom]

Thanks

[crimson quail]

Hey everyone. I'm new here. I'm trying to write a guide for the Adafruit QT Py CH32V203 Dev Board with STEMMA QT . I find documents from Adafruit giving tips on how to write a good guide ... but I simply cannot find the button on the Adafruit website to get started writing the guide 😅

The closest thing I can find is the Create New Note button in the Playground:

But I cannot find a Create New Guide button anywhere ...

[round plume]

you have to have the permissions to create guides, I think

[crimson quail]

How?

How do I get that permission?

[round plume]

I would ask in an e-mail to [e-mail]

[crimson quail]

Okay

[crimson quail]

https://adafruit-playground.com/u/kmulier/pages/using-the-adafruit-qt-py-ch32v203-dev-board-with-stemma-qt/edit

I've written the guide in a note so far

[dire jay]

Please don't cross post in multiple channels.
Also, "This channel is for questions regarding the CoC, moderation or server policies", so not the right place either way.

[crimson quail]

My apologies.

[winter cairn]

so I'm pretty new to discord over all, and I just realized one can set their pronouns in the server profile via their display name so they're really visible. Somehow though, mine got refused, because they are flagged by the community? 😮

[hallow matrix]

Hi, sorry for the issue. I see the problem, but it will take an admin to fix it. Hopefully one will be on soonish. Thanks for being patient

[winter cairn]

no worries. I'm very patient 🙂

[clear herald]

Try again! I've adjusted the automod.

[winter cairn]

alright, will try

[winter cairn]

Display name contains community flagged words

[clear herald]

kk, lemme look again

[clear herald]

Looks like I changed the wrong place. Try again

thanks for your patience

[winter cairn]

no problem at all 🙂

third charm's the time hopefully 😄

yay

at first I wasn't sure if it was intended or not, that it got blocked

[clear herald]

the automod ignores punctuation

and has lots of *word* wildcards

[winter cairn]

ahh so that was it, not thepronouns itself

[clear herald]

no, just dumb automod

[winter cairn]

indeed 😉 glad it's sorted though

[dusk niche]

@clear herald I opened a private thread about this, and adjusted the allow-list, but I guess you did something else.

ok, I see what you did, that was going to be the next thing I was going to try

[oblique mirage]

Oh, my maker space recently was gutted by fire. No organic people were harmed, and all the 'official' stuff is ongoing. So no worries for now but I did want to report that Something Bad happened. Also if Adafruit could appropriately signal boost.

[gusty turtle]

that's bad. good to know that everyone is okay.

[minor coral]

I have some questions to ask in the #help-with-hw-design channel but I think the conversation will clog it up and might end up preventing other people from having their questions looked at. Would it be a good or bad idea to thread my questions?

[hallow matrix]

This is just my opinion, but I would recommend starting the conversation normally. If you start it as a thread, some people aren't looking for threads and might miss it. If the conversation really takes off and you have a few people helping, then thread it.

[minor coral]

true, but I'm probably going to front-load the conversation with several questions at once.

[dusk niche]

Just ask, and see where it goes.

[warm oyster]

<@&327289013561982976> i think something very weird happened on #help-with-projects and someone with a similar name to mine... 😕

[dusk niche]

cleaned up and we are inquiring. They've been around for a while, maybe someone else got ahold of their account

[warm oyster]

tres weird 😀

[lament mica]

hello, where should go ask a question about Feather NRF52840 bootloader?

[dusk niche]

#help-with-circuitpython or #help-with-arduino , depending on what you are using

[outer apex]

#help-with-projects message I was attempting to post a link to a common brand of laptop dock, but it kept on getting blocked by the AutoMod, claiming that I was using a blocked word. I'm curious on why it's like that.

[dusk niche]

it matched a wildcard with www followed by anker, with punctuation in between. I'll try to fix some part of that.

I added an exception. Try posting one of those URL's here, and we'll see if it triggers.

@outer apex ^^

[lost crescent]

https://www.anker.com/products/a8355?variant=43216737206422

[dusk niche]

@outer apex ok, I did it a different way - looks like it's OK now. See above. I was testing with an unprivileged account.

[jolly kindle]

Would it make sense to strengthen this comment in #welcome :

Links should be direct to the content -- they cannot be subscription or affiliate links.

My concern is URL shorteners, since they can opaquely end up anywhere. Possible exception for adafru.it

[dusk niche]

I agree with this

[tardy scarab]

<@&327289013561982976> I think there's a spammer in #general-chat

[velvet knot]

Thanks. It's taken care of.

[spice dust]

Many have you have been so kind in helping my students. Anyone in Boston who wants to stop by and see their work, this Friday is the Student Tech Showcase where students have projects and iOS apps ( from my other class) set up science fair style for you to browse and check out. Stop by the new 245 Beacon St Chestnut Hill Bldg room 301 and get a look at our maker spaces, too. All welcome. There should be pizza and more projects around the 3pm mark. Cheers!

[clever musk]

I couldn't make it to this because I was going skiing, but please continue to post any other local Boston things. Feel free to DM me here on Discord as well!

[hard cosmos]

is there one personne succed to interface the Bluiefruit LE SPI with an STM32 ?

[celest forge]

Not me, Bluetooth is a mess. Also, it's rude to crosspost.

[hard cosmos]

i succed easily for the UART but the SPI i cannot send the AT command to select the mode

[dusk niche]

answering in #help-with-projects

[upbeat sand]

where would I go with help qith an led screen?

it was working fine but suddenly the whole thing went dark--I haven't unplugged anything and the code is still running. Even after a reset I see nothing

[upbeat sand]

ive never really messed around with this kind of stuff so help would be extremely appreciated

[hearty saddle]

Try posting in #help-with-projects — provide more detail — what display? what code? Arduino or CircuitPython? As much information as you can about what happened. If the display is an Adafruit product, you may also want to ask in the support forums https://forums.adafruit.com/viewforum.php?f=47

[obtuse ledge]

can the pi 500 ram be upgraded (8GB to 16GB) with something like changing, adding, or removing a resister on the pcb?

[tardy creek]

🤷‍♂️

[obtuse ledge]

can the pi 500 control neo pixels directly threw a gpio pin say pin 13?

[cyan perch]

This channel is for questions regarding the code of conduct, moderation or server policies. You should ask in #help-with-linux-sbcs

people who know the answers are much more likely to be over there than here

[unique flicker]

Question: Where is the best place to ask a question about the Metro M7 AirLift ESP32 firmware upgrade? I ran into a problem I cannot solve on my own.

[tardy scarab]

you can never go wrong with #general-tech

[lilac sluice]

I’m stuck in an authentication loop on adafruit fourms. I try to visit the forms and I’m verifying human indeed and it’s asking me to check the box that I’m human over and over again after just loading a spinning circle. I’m using a brave browser on mobile. Is anyone else getting this or just me? I gave it an hour or so and exited my browser but still unable to prove human. I’m willing to accept it’s something on my end… just thought I’d ask.

[dusk niche]

Try a different browser, and try clearing all the cookies for the site

iOS or android?

[lilac sluice]

iOS

Tried on “private” tab still happening. Different browser seems to work though. Must be something on brave browser or on my side. Thanks!

[formal ginkgo]

Is there somewhere to submit a typo on a guide? The Metro RP2350 guide has one. (I got mine from the sale last week and going through it now. lol)

[formal ginkgo]

nm, I found where to put it.

[dusk niche]

Fixed, thank you.

[hallow matrix]

This is the wrong channel, this channel is for help managing the Discord server. I'd recommend asking in #help-with-arduino or #help-with-projects

[clear herald]

Thank you! Looks like Dan is responding

[gusty turtle]

Is it against the conduct for posting something like this? https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/ as it sounds like I'm advertising something

[clear herald]

I'm a fan of the OSL so it's fine. Just only put it in one place

[crude mist]

#show-and-tell has gotten a bit spicy today, not sure if it's crossed CoC lines but figured worth a soft ping so someone can glance in case it needs some cooling off.

[clear herald]

Thanks! Looks like it worked out. I just added my suggestion there

[slim quartz]

hi all! not sure if this is the right channel but i recently started soldering and it was good but lately the solder is no longer sticking to the tip and just balling up basically. I was hoping to understand what tools I could use to clean the tip because initially the solder did stick to the iron

Sorry if this is a too new question, but I don’t want to just keep buying new tips if I don’t have to

[worldly quarry]

flux... and re-tin.

leaving your iron on when not using (for hours) will causes it to oxidize...

getting contaminates (glue, plastic, carbon from wood ) on the tip can also cause problems.

[slim quartz]

I tried to tin it but the solder just won’t stick to the tip at all and keeps forming into a ball and not detaching from the solder. Do you have any good flux recommendations? Thank you!

[worldly quarry]

make sure to have good venting. Sal ammoniac is the most agressive tip tinning. the chip quick https://www.adafruit.com/product/2667 chip quick is what i mostly use.

wipe and tin after flux

[dusk niche]

@slim quartz this channel is for meta-discussions about the server and community. #general-tech or #help-with-projects would get you more answers to soldering questions

[outer apex]

@silver coral, is there any specific reason why you sent me a DM and friend request instead of asking in the #help-with-projects channel?

[real tapir]

When I set up my 2-factor authentication to log into Adafruit, I forget which authenticator app I used. I've looked in my Microsoft Authenticator and Google Authenticator and I don't see an Adafruit account. Is there any way I can reset my 2-factor without creating an entirely new Adafruit account?

[twilit vortex]

Contact [e-mail]

[crude mist]

<@&327289013561982976> I feel like we've gotten some spammers the last couple days with near-identical copy-pasta 'open for work' ads in #general-tech

[dusk niche]

banned

[jolly kindle]

it's annoying that when someone spams everywhere, all the rooms are still lit up as if with new messages even after they are banned... Discord could handle that better

[scenic crag]

Ah that’s what’s going on? Thought my discord app was buggin

[dusk niche]

I banned a spammer, yes

[humble meadow]

I have a question about user interfaces for electronic projects, but I don't see which channel I should ask in

[round plume]

#help-with-projects perhaps?

[humble meadow]

I'll try there

[pine crag]

I have an Adafruit website question. Is there a good place for those? Specifically, I want to add a link in my project documentation to bring up a list of current Feather compatible controller boards and another to FeatherWing boards. https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=feather+board brings up controllers and FeatherWing boards. https://www.adafruit.com/category/946 brings up a search of the Feather / Boards category, which is better but '946' doesn't seem like something I should just assume will always map to that category in the future ... ???

Major bonus points if there's some way to filter the controller list to only include Feather's with active CircuitPython support which meet or exceed minimum RAM/flash requirements (probably 2MB/4MB) but since the web UI doesn't even support that yet, I'm not holding my breath... Although in practice, https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=feather+MB+%2BPSram appears to get close

[dusk niche]

the category numbers are not going to change willy nilly, because there are plenty of other links that depend on them. Products may get moved around between categories, there may be new categories, etc.

[kindred latch]

For the controller boards (not the wings) that work with CircuitPython you can use the CircuitPython.org site and filter for "Adafruit" and "Feather-Compatible". https://circuitpython.org/downloads?manufacturers=Adafruit&features=Feather-Compatible but you can not search or filter by RAM nor Flash size unless it is stated in the title of the board.

[pine crag]

Thanks - that helps! This is more an "icing" than "cake" issue, as the search results are just an informational convivence, but I like getting details right. I case you're curious, the page I'm using the search links on is at https://www.lumensalis.com/Projects/LCPF/LCPFDocs/Hardware/ShieldStandards/Feather/ The cake list will be the actual supported controllers, each of which must be explicitly added to the framework and tested. I've got some questions / requests for recommendations on that but they'll show up in the "help-with-circuitpython" channel.

[outer apex]

#general-chat message #general-tech message #help-with-3dprinting message #help-with-arduino message all sound like a scam.
Edit: nevermind, they've been deleted.

[twilit vortex]

I was advised with some things it's best to just grab the entire product info list via API once per day, then process for your needs. https://www.adafruit.com/products_api

[pine crag]

SWEET - thanks for that. Not sure it helps much for this specific use case, as it's for a static rendered HTML page, but that's a great bit of info to save for later.

(since the source for that page is currently in mdx, it actually shouldn't be too hard to run that query to keep the link up to date, but the content is pre-rendered and then served statically so it would only "update" when I rebuild and update the entier site - not dynamically when users access the page)

Is there a good channel (Discord or otherwise) for offering (hopefully) constructive feedback / suggestion regarding the Adafruit website in general?

[round plume]

I think there are "feeback" links on the website itself

[cyan perch]

<@&327289013561982976> big spamerooni ⏫

[hallow matrix]

Thanks, taking care of it now

[cyan perch]

thanks 👍

[cosmic heath]

Anyone from the Blog here? The model featured this article was actually stolen. It would be nice to update it and feature the original instead.
Blog: https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/09/18/halloween-horror-chess-set-3dthursday-3dprinting/
Original: https://www.printables.com/model/1395924-halloween-chess-set

[dusk niche]

I changed the link (the old link was also dead). Should I leave the attribution to "3D.GOAT" or was that person the thief?

[cosmic heath]

Nice! 3D.GOAT was the thief. The whole account got nuked. All his 17 uploads were stolen models.

[dusk niche]

I've changed the attribution too -- thanks for this!

[outer apex]

Probably not as important as the previous changes, but the thumbnail still has a @3DGOAT watermark within it.

[dusk niche]

thanks, I will swap out the picture

[outer apex]

Umm…
What happens when the first "rule" listed on https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-send-a-blogtip-to-adafruit/what-we-do-not-feature-on-the-adafruit-blog becomes retroactively violated?
Such as #crowd-supply message.

[clear herald]

@crude vale can answer that

[outer apex]

I think Adafruit accidentally double-pasted a URL into one of the hyperlinks within #adafruit-blog-feed message. The link returns a 404 error.

[dusk niche]

Fixed, thanks!

[outer apex]

It might just be my browser's cache not letting it update properly, but it doesn't seem to be fixed on my end.

[dusk niche]

ok, try again, I made an edit but I think I did not save the apge.

[tame pilot]

I am looking to use the 16x2 rgb lcd display on my pi4 via USB but I am having issues finding Adafruit USB + Serial LCD Backpack Add-On with Cable.
Is it discontinued and is there an item i can use as a direct replacement?

[hallow matrix]

I'd recommend asking in #help-with-linux-sbcs - this channel is for suport about the server. That way the right folks will see it

[clever musk]

I would ask in #help-with-circuitpython - this channel is used solely for support about the server itself. You'll have the right eyes (and more of them) in that channel.

[icy ember]

@clever musk ok thanks

[weary plinth]

thanks. deleted.

[tardy scarab]

This seems like spam, seen a lot of this kind of thing around discord.

[dusk niche]

Thanks - deleted.

[sly cave]

Where would I ask about help with JTAG firmware extraction on an ARM Cortex™ M4F?

[dusk niche]

#help-with-projects though I don't know if you'll get an answer

[naive knoll]

how to activate the Adafruit IO+ using the github student pack?

[dusk niche]

Please ask in #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio

[zealous cove]

Hello i need some help with Adafruit Tinyusb and Dualshock 3 usb device implementation, is this the right place to ask for help ?

[round plume]

no, try #help-with-projects

[plucky flame]

hey what channel do i ask help about Feather RP2040. wont connecting

[twilit vortex]

Are you trying to use arduino or circuitpython or another language? We have a #help-with-circuitpython and #help-with-arduino or #help-with-projects if it's a bit more of a general project or parts question. Please pick one channel though for your question (there's no hard and fast rule, but I think only repeat question in another channel after at least a day, or if told you'd be better of in X channel)

[plucky flame]

it gotta need to run rp2040-logitech.uf2

its this board
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723
i think its project parts question

[pliant slate]

hey i cant post?

[jolly kindle]

@pliant slate read the pinned messages in this channel, this isn't the right place for technical questions

[kindred latch]

Let's go to #help-with-projects message

[silent saffron]

Hey guys- not sure where to ask this. I ordered an adafruit DC adapter through Mouser, and in both the mouser and adafruit bags it came in it has the right part # but it’s not the right size at all and looks slightly different from the web photos. Who do I contact for this?

[dusk niche]

open a thread on https://forums.adafruit.com, and include pictures. that is the official support channel

what do you mean by "not the right size"?

#general-chat or #general-tech would be a better channel. This is for discussions about the community (e.g. about the adafruit discord server)

[silent saffron]

Got it, thank you

The ID on the female side is larger than it should be. I haven’t measured it but it’s the exact one listed on the store page for the solar panel I got and it won’t fit

[dusk niche]

definitely take a picture and if you can measure with calipers or similar that would be great. The mfr may have substituted something without our knowing

[silent saffron]

Just posted here. Also added a follow up q to general-tech

[dusk niche]

I replied to your thread after finding a number of other similar threads in the forum

[dusk niche]

@mental garnet following up on your message above in this channel

we have "Verification Level:" set to high, and we have "Server Rules" turned on, which requires a manual interaction. We think a lot of the spammers either add themselves manually or are older compromised accounts or old spam accounts held in reserve. But we don't have many spammers: one or two a week at most.

Years ago, we enabled "Community Discovery" for a while, and caused a huge uptick, so we turned it off right away.

We have a lot of stop-word and similar stuff set up. Mostly now it's image-only spam.

[hushed schooner]

Welcome to the Help With Community channel!

This channel is for addressing questions or concerns with our moderation & administration teams.

This can include reporting issues with behavior on the server, questions on what is permissible, etc.

We will be using Discord Threads for private discussions, as DMs (Direct Messages) have inherent limits and delays.

However, private threads are disabled for the community. If you have something you wish to discuss in private, please let us know here or in DMs, and we'll create a private thread for that discussion.

[tardy creek]

Okay, but the real question is can we use the popcorn button on the discord microwave. Lots of places say no.. I’m really hoping for a yes here

[warm lagoon]

With approved popcorn packets only.

[fringe kindle]

And if you subscribe to Popcorn+.

[jovial blade]

Greetings! I'm new to Discord so I probably missed it, but - how do I get a slot on the Youtube Show and Tell? YT comments say there is a link but I don't see it... Thanks, John

[honest crane]

A link gets posted just before the show each week

[jovial blade]

Thanks, I'll look out for it.

[mystic furnace]

Hello moderators! I want to share something, but don't want to run afoul of community rules, so I wanted to check here first. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8DQGmkgr_W50GETXzCxY7prRef-_Zdo8 is a friday channel where I tear stuff apart. It's still very much in its infancy, but for PCB designers who want to eat lunch with something on in the background, might be useful.

Also -- would it be appropriate to share http://teachmepcb.com with the adafruit community? A new course is about to start in october -- you can view the old course at https://teachmepcb.com/enrol/index.php?id=4 using guest code "RCS"

We made the designs for participants who completed the course and gave away all sorts of gear -- Keysight oscilloscopes, Altium licenses, etc... All for free. The only allowed advertising was sponsor logos on the side of the page, no other shilling.

[fringe kindle]

For the youtube, is it family friendly, in terms of topics discussed & language?

[mystic furnace]

@fringe kindle Totally -- no swearing, no foul language -- just taking stuff apart and evaluating ways they could have done a better job with layout or made decisions that make the board cheaper to make.

[fringe kindle]

I see no issue with sharing the youtube -- please be kind to pick a single channel (no cross-posting -- #general-tech is usually a good spot), and don't post it excessively.

Likewise for the course, though that might be better suited under #events.

[mystic furnace]

Alright -- thanks so much. I'll post once and call it a day. @fringe kindle

[fringe kindle]

And thank you for sharing awesome stuff 🙂

[mystic furnace]

🙂

[onyx flume]

I am a huge fan of Adafruit, but DigiKey ships MUCH faster and lower shipping prices. I use the guides and examples for my stuff, and believe in supporting the business. Is buying on DigiKey still considered "supporting" Lady Ada and staff?

[hushed schooner]

We partner with Digi-Key for a number of things, so supporting them is still supporting us. If you're purchasing Adafruit products through Digi-Key, they're still Adafruit products, they still come from Adafruit, albeit indirectly through Digi-Key. Short answer: yes. 🙂

[onyx flume]

Good good. Thanks @hushed schooner

[hushed schooner]

You're welcome.

[quiet hedge]

There's a video of Lady Ada and the CEO of DigiKey in what's almost a love-fest, they clearly both admired each other a great deal. No idea where that video is, but the two businesses certainly seem in sync in terms of business model, ethics, etc.

[honest crane]

Adafruit has been super fast for me, unlike MonoPrice, who has yet to ship my order from the 28th DX

[hushed schooner]

@worn thicket Do you mind if I DM you? Nothing bad! I simply prefer to ask before messaging someone for the first time.

[worn thicket]

No problem!

[honest crane]

So I'd asked a question on Ask an Engineer, and PT @'d me and said he'd look into it. Can I ping about that, or should I just ask if he found what I asked about during the show next week?

[tardy creek]

You can ask tonight probably?

[honest crane]

Oh yeah, random hacker times

[real basin]

Really fast - 2-4 days for me - with USPS first class

UPS is super bad for me

Like 1-2 weeks

[honest crane]

Weird

[real basin]

Yeah

[honest crane]

I don't think my Monoprice order has shipped still...

[real basin]

👀

Is it a ||3D printer||

[honest crane]

Lol,no, nozzles and a bed for one, and some cables

[real basin]

So accessories

🙂

[honest crane]

Yeah XD

[honest crane]

Would discussion of the EU's proposal regarding charger standards be acceptable, or is that too close to politics?

[worn thicket]

It's electronics related?

As long as there's enough of an effort to steer it away from the focus of politicians as opposed to the topic of interest. Political discourse isn't something that can necessarily be totally avoided, but we can avoid focusing on the political elements if everyone's in agreement.

Not that politics in itself is necessarily against the code of conduct, from what I can see anyways...

[honest crane]

Yeah, I just wanted to discuss the potential implications of the proposal. I don't have any idea who the politicians are, so I couldn't comment if I wanted to

I don't see politics mentioned in the CoC, but I know it's something to avoid

[broken flume]

I think a discussion/understanding of the impact of this on maker projects and our small rechargeable devices we make vs non-rechargeable ones would be good. Does this mean: if it can recharge a battery, you better have a USB-C on there or does this only apply to consumer devices...

[honest crane]

Yeah, things like that. Let's move to #general-tech then so we don't fill this place up

[hushed schooner]

As long as the conversation stays within the scope of the proposal, it's fine. Sounds like that's all you had in mine to begin with.

[honest crane]

Yup! Thanks for verifying ^_^ was purely focused on the tech angle

[hushed schooner]

Thank you for asking. I appreciate your consideration. It has also highlighted that we should probably add something to the CoC about avoiding politics. You folks were spot on in doing so, but some folks need to see it in writing.

[honest crane]

I would appreciate that -- I know naming politicians is blocked (I tried to mention Louis Rossman's cat, who shares a name with a former president) but a clear guideline in there would be great

[real basin]

I did a GIF of a former president and it got deleted....

Which I can understand

And I didn't even realize it was a former president in the GIF until after I posted it

[honest crane]

Yeah I saw that thread I'd nearly posted that one a couple times, but decided not to simply because of who it was

[real basin]

Hehe.... I slipped up

[real basin]

https://tenor.com/view/ban-banned-gif-8540509

JK - Adafruit's server's really good about that

🙂

[honest crane]

Lol

[real basin]

https://tenor.com/view/gary-spongebob-drums-joke-ba-gif-22902854

[dusk niche]

#classroom is a more appropriate place for this posting. Could you post there instead and delete this one? This channel is for community issues like moderation.

[feral condor]

sure

[odd dove]

Is anyone else having issues accessing the learn guides right now? https://learn.adafruit.com/

the main site works, it's just the learn guide links are redirecting me to a "503" error

[honest crane]

Spinning, not loading...

Yup, 503

[dusk niche]

This was a known problem yesterday, thanks for reporting.

[boreal spindle]

Anyone using Adafruit AHRS NXP library?

[dusk niche]

Please do not cross-post your queries in multiple channels. Choose an appropriate channel and wait for a reply.

[undone saddle]

<@&327289013561982976> This link looks suspicious, I'm pretty sure it should be "discord.gift" not "discordc.gift"

[warm lagoon]

Thanks for the heads up!

[real basin]

Yup, Google says phishing

[real basin]

How do you become a CircuitPythonista??

[round plume]

you ask, and someone will add you

[haughty path]

just a heads up for this guide (https://learn.adafruit.com/running-programs-automatically-on-your-tiny-computer?view=all#systemd-writing-and-enabling-a-service) in single page mode, the link for systemd: Writing and Enabling a Service links to the wrong part of the doc

ctrl+f fixes that but thought I'd mention it

[jolly kindle]

@haughty path there's a "Feedback? Corrections?" link at the bottom of the left nav... that's the best way to report guide issues

[haughty path]

oops, forgot about that, on it now

thx

[real basin]

Aha, ok

[clear herald]

@real basin I added you. let me know if you don't want it

[real basin]

You're great - thank you

[dusk niche]

It seems to link to the right place, but then the page jumps to the wrong place, perhaps due to the animated screenshots. I'll tell the Learn devs about this.

[haughty path]

Thx!

[hushed schooner]

For future reference the #learn-adafruit-authors channel is where folks typically report guide issues. This was perfectly fine too, but that would also work. Thanks!

[haughty path]

Perfect thanks!

[jovial blade]

Is it possible to add WiFi to a Raspberry Pi Zero using the Feather Huzzah with ESP8266 via USB?

I was kinda curious because I’ve both of them and I wanted to add internet to my Pi Zero without sharing internet from my laptop using USB/RNDIS

(And I don’t have an USB to Ethernet adapter for now)

[round plume]

better ask that at #help-with-linux-sbcs

[hushed schooner]

@tardy creek You around? And feel like testing something for me right quick?

[tardy creek]

yeah, what's up?

[hushed schooner]

Alright. Please ping (@)community moderators with the following message "nitro (testing for Kattni)" . We're trying to test whether we get notifications if someone tags us with a banned word, and also make sure that ended up banned.

[tardy creek]

seems to have worked

[hushed schooner]

Thanks!

[tardy creek]

is there a way to check if that word is used in conjunction with a link? as it is a legitimate feature of discord?

[hushed schooner]

No, it's Dyno.

[tardy creek]

ah okay

[hushed schooner]

We're looking into adding a more bot-stopping-specific bot soon.

[tardy creek]

that's unfortunate that you can't add context to Dyno

[hushed schooner]

Dyno is not granular. 😄

[warm lagoon]

Yeah, unfortunately, it's hard to pin down with the tools we have now, so we have to go with a little more brute force.

[tardy creek]

yeah, unfortunately

if it helps just stop it outright, even for now i think it will save a lot of frustration with spammers

[hushed schooner]

We're hoping this catches more of things.

But we want something better. So we're looking into it. These tools exist, we simply need to research it etc.

Anyway, thanks again skerr. Appreciate the assist.

[tardy creek]

anytime 🙂

[warm lagoon]

This is a temporary solution to a very specific problem, but in the future we'll need better tools as the spammers inevitably move to something new. Thanks skerr!

[tardy creek]

Interesting

Was curious if it was just the word itself or anything with it in it

[hushed schooner]

Anything in it. I banned it as a wildcard after googling the word to see if it was part of anything else legitimate. Did not appear to be.

I see you have proven me wrong. 😄

I can switch it to "exact word".

[tardy creek]

I don’t imagine people will discussing the element or it’s derivatives

Lol

[hushed schooner]

Hmm I suppose not 🙂

[tardy creek]

Or in depth anyway

[hushed schooner]

We can change it at that point I suppose.

[celest forge]

I could discuss the element...

[haughty path]

I just ran afoul of the bot, oops.

I can post a modified version of what I said if that helps debugging

I think it was related to the word that is discussed above.

I have a bug to report about all learn guides. I don't know if it's something you can fix or or issue with my mobile.. should I email [e-mail]?

[jolly kindle]

The first rule of N i t r o g e n Club is you don't talk about N i t r o g e n Club

[haughty path]

Lol

The variant of the word that you use to supercharge a car is what got me

[jolly kindle]

-ous?

[haughty path]

Yup

I joked that I shouldn't talk about suping up my civic lol

[jolly kindle]

is that not a noble gas?

[haughty path]

Maybe the element should be excluded? Idk I could see it coming up in #general-chat

[celest forge]

No. While I have many noble gas tubes, that one is the non-noble gas that is the major constituent of Earth's atmosphere.

[jolly kindle]

ah, cool

[haughty path]

How much were your tubes? I love those things

[celest forge]

I got them fairly cheap a very long time ago.

[haughty path]

I wonder if I could rig up a thing where the tubes are lightsabers?

Have like Luke and Vader figurines holding them?

[celest forge]

This one would make a good lightsaber. It's a little exotic, and combines three different kinds of danger. The glass is doped with uranium oxide, which fluoresces green when the argon-mercury vapor discharge inside it emits UV.

[haughty path]

Ooooh

I was considering it would be cool to build for work but IP would be an issue

[celest forge]

Intellectual property? I don't think uranium is copyrighted.

[haughty path]

Star wars is, Disney don't play

[celest forge]

Oh right. I did get to sic their legal team on some scammers a while back.

[haughty path]

Nice

[haughty path]

Steps to reproduce on a galaxy s21:
Use the Google app to search for an adafruit guide. Open the guide and press the "copy link" button.

Result:
The link does not copy onto the clipboard.

Workaround:
Open the guide link in Chrome, where the copy button functions normally

[sour jewel]

yet there are hundreds of people making their own lightsabers

[haughty path]

Yeah but not making money off of then

Them

[sour jewel]

there are also many selling lightsabers - just check amazon. I wonder if they all have actually licensed it with Disney...

[haughty path]

Probs not but I don't want to mess with anyone who can bill 500 dollars an hour

[sour jewel]

understandable. I once had to deal with an IP lawyer, woudln't want to repeat the experience

[tardy creek]

It’s actually pretty cheap to license Disney namesakes

My wife has a friend who pays like a 15% royalty on Disney related stuff

[hushed schooner]

Hey folks. I updated the bot to look for an exact match to nitro instead of it being a wildcard. I understand this conversation was about having a conversation and not actually a conversation about nitrous/nitrogen, but you made a valid point. Thanks for the discussion!

[jolly kindle]

Thanks. It's all good. Moderation is challenging, whether manual or automated.

[warm lagoon]

I'll be honest, it's a lot less challenging when the community helps with things like this, too

[honest crane]

I need this plz and thanks

[celest forge]

Element discussion or gas discharge tubes?

[honest crane]

The tube pictured XD

[feral portal]

How many times do I have to complete the CoC? I can't type more than a few characters before it asks me to do it again. Is there a step I'm missing?

[tardy creek]

Not sure what you mean?

You should just have to read through the code of conduct

[feral portal]

"You must complete a few more steps before you can talk" I click the complete button, carefully read each point, then click the check box and submit. I have now dont this 20+ times. To type this I copy and paste from notepad, and even that requires me to complete the above steps twice.

[tardy creek]

Huh, that is strange.. desktop or mobile?

[feral portal]

desktop

[tardy creek]

Okay, have you tried completely quitting out of discord?

[feral portal]

Several times.

This server hates me 😢

[tardy creek]

That is very strange. Hopefully one of the community moderators will be able to assist it getting your issue sorted out

[feral portal]

I left and rejoined the server. After waiting my 10 minutes it seems to be working normally now. 🤷‍♂️

I'll chalk it up to a one off glitch and not a personal slight against a construction worker who has no business trying to learn to code and solder at 40.

[tardy creek]

Well, either way welcome! 🙂

[feral portal]

Thanks!

[hushed schooner]

I'm sorry you ran into that! I wouldn't have had a suggestion for you, as I've never heard of that happening. I'm really glad you figured it out and stuck with us. Welcome to the Adafruit Discord!

[astral flame]

Sorry to hear about that! You might not be the only one who's experienced that. Do you use the desktop application, or do you use a browser? And if you use the browser, which one do you use and do you have anything like an adblock installed? (This'll help make it easier to troubleshoot if someone else runs into the same or a similar issue). And did just leaving and coming back solve the problem entirely? I'm glad you got it figured out! Welcome aboard!

[feral portal]

Discord desktop app. And yes, simply leaving and rejoining the server fixed it. @astral flame

[distant oyster]

listen man it's never too late to learn to code and solder

[feral portal]

40 is the new 20 right...right? LOL. It started with getting into astronomy, then I had an idea for an over complicated telescope control system... So now I have a 3d printer and a table covered in RaspberryPis, Arduinos, Feathers and PiHats and I have tackle boxes full of sensors, leds and headers, and I'm learning Python. I'm sure I'll need all the help I can get so I appreciate what this community has to offer. 🤓

[hushed schooner]

That's pretty much amazing. Good luck with all of it. I hope we can help you on your journey 🙂

[jovial blade]

You know you have too much electronics when you are an early adopter of arduinos in your city and you forget it in a park and you have to get it back from the bomb squad at the city PD 🤣

[distant oyster]

heck yeah, man!

[haughty path]

I have had the (paraphrased) "you must complete the code of conduct task" thing pop up on discord mobile (android) but it is barely up long enough for me to read the text and then it disappears. I should report that to discord I guess.

[jovial blade]

Is it ok to link to an URL almost whenever I ask a complicated question so peoples can see what hardware//boards I have access to, my current wiring, project goals etc so I don't have to repeat it everytime ?

[hushed schooner]

URL to what specifically? You can definitely post URLs to appropriate content. What you're describing sounds entirely appropriate.

[jovial blade]

to a page that details the project on my website I guess

I mean a specific page not a general advertisement of my site/domain

ie: foobar.com/projects/electronics/fs2019joystick/ for instance

[hushed schooner]

Sure. That sounds fine.

Thank you for asking 🙂

[dense gyro]

Is the political discussion I've been taking part in #general-chat not something we want in this server?

[hearty saddle]

it is not.

[dense gyro]

Okay. Should I delete it then?

[hearty saddle]

That would be my preference -- I was thinking about stepping in and asking that it stop.

[dense gyro]

Okay.

I'd appreciate having a better understanding of where the lines are - is it that the discussion wasn't friendly?

[hearty saddle]

I did not notice it being particularly "unfriendly" -- there were a few times I was concerned it would turn that way. The potential was there. That is, I think, the best guide. Topics that tend to generate unfriendly responses should be avoided here.

[dense gyro]

Okay. Thank you for explaining.

[hearty saddle]

@dense gyro I may have misunderstood - was the discussion in #general-chat or in a thread that you have since removed?

[dense gyro]

It was in #general-chat; I've deleted my messages in it

[hearty saddle]

OK -- thanks.

I just wanted to make sure I was commenting on the correct discussion.

[abstract coral]

@dense gyro I have deleted my messages as well.

[tardy creek]

Also went through and deleted my messages

[hearty saddle]

Thanks

[hushed schooner]

Thank you to everyone involved here - I appreciate that you took the time to ask whether the conversation was appropriate, and then took it upon yourselves to remove it.

[fallen wind]

Sad that the covid19 engineering was closed. We need more projects in this topic cause the new mutations are coming and we need more development in this area.

[hushed schooner]

Please feel free to discuss projects in #help-with-projects. I agree we may have been premature in archiving that channel. We were perhaps too hopeful about the outcome of the situation, and believed there wasn't really a reason to keep the channel available. I don't intend to unarchive it, but you may absolutely discuss related projects in the help-with channel.

[jovial blade]

is my approach for helping peoples in #help-with-projects correct even though I can be annoying about safety and board safety?

[main saddle]

Hiii 🙂 someone online? I need help, I got Adafruit MONSTER M4SK - DIY Electronic Eyes Mask and they don't turn me on, any solution? please

[hushed schooner]

I don't see any issues with your approach, though I'm not sure what you're specifically referring to. It's ok to put safety first.

[hushed schooner]

Hello. Please only post your question in one channel and give folks a chance to respond. We ask that you not post your question in multiple channels. Most people are are volunteers, so they help when they have time. So, please ask once and be patient. 🙂

[real basin]

Is it appropriate to discuss pentesting/white hat hacking in this server??

<@&327289013561982976>

[warm lagoon]

Quick answer is "yes, but that depends"

[real basin]

OK

not anything harmful

[warm lagoon]

It may not surprise you that we don't condone illegal things, so. I would say be cautious with any resources or whatever you share

[real basin]

just Wifite and Kali Linux

[warm lagoon]

But general discussion? Just keep your mind on it and you should be fine

[real basin]

OK - 👍

Thanks 🙂

[warm lagoon]

No problem, thanks for checking with us

[abstract coral]

Hey, is there any way you can turn the #live-broadcast-announce into an announcements channel as well, so I can subscribe to it and have it on my own Discord server? Hopefully that made sense.

[real basin]

That's a great idea!! I'd love that too

[hushed schooner]

Um.... Sure. I'll look into it.

[cunning lantern]

how do I get a me-and-moderators-only thread to mention a (small) issue? (or is that not what I should be doing)

[warm lagoon]

Just like this! You ask and one of us makes a thread.

[opal fog]

Hello guys I am final year student. Kindly suggest me what to do with the following statement.

Design and develop embedded application that uses atleast three services of OS/RTOS

[haughty path]

That's a wide question. Also this isn't really the right channel, I'd try #help-with-projects to start. You could do something with a pi, or an embedded c++ system or any number of ways.

I'd ask your professor(s) for some guidance too

[small basin]

Um can anyone explain how exactly does adafruit unified sensor driver works ?

[hushed schooner]

This channel is for community-related issues like moderation needs and Code of Conduct issues.

[hushed schooner]

Please ask in the #help-with-arduino channel for your specific question. I think that would be the best place for it.

Good call, Jerry!

[small basin]

Oof didn't know that
Will do

[hearty saddle]

except it was meant for the next post ...

[hearty saddle]

have you seen this guide https://learn.adafruit.com/using-the-adafruit-unified-sensor-driver -- it would be best to follow up in #adafruit-blog-feed help-with-arduino

[jovial blade]

hum I'm writing something that doesn't seem offensive at all but it keep getting automodded away?

[worn thicket]

The automod filters aren't perfect, it will filter out certain words and phrases, even if it's not in an offensive context. Heck, I'd suspect it could even be part of another word and still trip, though I'd rather not test it...

[hushed schooner]

We had to ban the word "nitro" to deal with spam bots. Apologies. It's only specifically that spelling, if you use a longer version of the word like nitrogen, it should post successfully.

[hushed schooner]

@real basin Done!

[haughty path]

It's very nice that there's a help with community channel

[haughty path]

Just some feedback, many of of the recent posts in #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio are people in the wrong place, mostly looking for help with inputs and outputs. I wouldn't think it's practical to rename adafruitIO but maybe the channel could be tweaked?

[broken flume]

I know it breaks the mold but perhaps "help-with-adafruit-io (IoT)" would help?

[visual fulcrum]

Question: I know this is server is mostly for adafruit stuff, but are there any rules against suggesting parts from other vendors? For example, is it frowned upon if we suggest a part or board from tindie, sparkfun or somewhere else?

Just something Ive wondered.

[alpine oar]

That's perfectly fine AFAIK. I've never had a tap on the shoulder for suggesting Sparkfun, and several people here sell on Tindie.

[worn thicket]

Everything is allowed except Sparkfun.

Heh, just kidding.

Nah, there's nothing wrong with other manufacturers.

If anything, Adafruit is always open to supporting other players in this space, especially if they offer something Adafruit doesn't.

I usually try to recommend Adafruit products here if there's a good fit, but there's nothing against something from someone else, especially if it's a niche Adafruit doesn't support.

[dusk niche]

I get paid by Adafruit, and I just linked to some Sparkfun products for someone. We resell a few Sparkfun products.

Pololu is another example

Every year we ask other maker companies for their holiday sales and promotions and make a blog post about it, with info from the ones that responds.

[hushed schooner]

Unfortunately folks aren't reading - the channel topic is clear on what it's for. I can't think of a reasonable rename at the moment. We'll think on it.

[hushed schooner]

Absolutely fine to do that.

The more folks there are involved in these things, the healthier the industry can be.

[visual fulcrum]

Upvotes for all 🙂

[hushed schooner]

Adafruit can't and won't ever be able to carry all the things everyone needs. 😄

[visual fulcrum]

Lol True

[hushed schooner]

That's Digi-Key's niche. 😆

(I'm kidding. But they have a lot of stuff.)

[visual fulcrum]

I figured digi + mouser (et, al) were OK since they supply components but wasnt too sure about competitors or even over seas vendors.

[worn thicket]

I don't think Adafruit has any direct "competitors" in the traditional sense of the word. They fall somewhere between a distributor and an OEM, but lean towards an educational priority despite being a for-profit business entity...?

[visual fulcrum]

I have an interest thought about that, that I'll put in #general-chat edit:On second thought, I'll keep it personal

[hushed schooner]

No worries, it's all good. 🙂

[jolly kindle]

DigiKey is another one. They sell Adafruit products. Adafruit and DigiKey have partnered on a few products. And every week, Lady Ada does a video where she goes to to find a part ("The Great Search", or as the recent YouTube captions called it, "The Great Church")

[round plume]

it's all one big happy family, until you mention aliexpress ;-)

[visual fulcrum]

Does the adafruit server not allow us to look through previous posts from a user? Im trying to find something I said (so I dont repost it) and to make sure its not a case of "I typed it out in my mind but never hit enter"

This is what I mean:

[worn thicket]

I think search is just broken right now

[visual fulcrum]

Yeap just confirmed it on another server

[worn thicket]

Haven't been able to use it, even on my own server

[visual fulcrum]

Im going to leave it up but strike it out

[haughty path]

I agree that the name is pretty clear I'll try to think of solutions

Maybe a pinned message? Not the cleanest solution but perhaps it would catch a small number of confused fomks

[hushed schooner]

TBH, it seems like people rarely read pinned messages unless pointed there, and even then, it's dubious.

It's not difficult to add though, so if we can come up with one that works, we can add it.

[haughty path]

Yeah that's my experience too tbh, discord doesn't make it super clear that exist in the first place so I didn't know until someone mentioned them

[abstract coral]

Not sure if it'll help with a pinned post/topic. Might be a language barrier, too. They see I/O and think, "well, that's what I'm doing here with serial communication!" or whatever.

[celest forge]

I suppose renaming the service to "AdaFruit IoT" and the channel to match would address that, but I think it's a bit late in the game to rename everything now.

[haughty path]

I agree

I stop by there pretty regularly to lurk on the convos so I can always redirect people.

[real basin]

Very cool!!

[languid mantle]

<@&327289013561982976> I was removed from #help-with-circuitpython with absolutely no warning or reason?

Can a moderator PM me with which portion of the code-of-conduct I violated?

[dusk niche]

hmm, no one did anything. What do you mean, removed?

[languid mantle]

I am no longer able to see or message into that channel

[clear herald]

did you collapse the category?

[languid mantle]

huh?

it's not there?

[languid mantle]

oh boy

[tacit bronze]

click on the header to unfold

[languid mantle]

turns out I'm just an idiot, thank you moderators! 🙂

apparently I'm still new to discord

[tacit bronze]

I still get tripped up by that some days, don't worry.

[warm lagoon]

Not an idiot, just unaware. I've been using discord for ages and things still surprise me

[languid mantle]

🙂

[celest forge]

Wow, some of the latest offerings in #newproducts are less than family friendly

[tardy creek]

Yeah, oof

[hearty saddle]

Agreed!

[haughty path]

quite a surprise

I like the idea of making fun of NFTs but it's a bit jarring.

[visual fulcrum]

I feel like Ive seen those on a subreddit before

/r/the_pack basically

[haughty path]

I'm not really offended at all, I use coarse language with friends, but I have enjoyed how professional and open-to-all adafruit stuff usually is.

[abstract coral]

Suggestion: rename #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio to #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio-api

Or maybe service instead of API

[round plume]

help-with-adafruitino

[celest forge]

I like the notion of an AdaFruit Arduino called an "AdaFruitino", but there's already the AdaFruit Boarduino.

[dusk niche]

@rain timber Can you see this and respond?

[rain timber]

Hi @dusk niche

[dusk niche]

ah ha, there you are

the moderators have been discussing this, and our chief q's are about moderation, especially banning and the like. We don't want to have to ban someone on both sides manually.

Someone is going to be talking to a friend, who brought this up as well, but that will be next week.

[velvet knot]

@rain timber I have not used it, but I did find https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-discord while searching related to this

[rain timber]

I might use that, but t I think discord's ToS bans third party clients

[rain timber]

Banning would not be bridged, so it probably won't work.

[rain timber]

Would it be okay to start an unofficial non-bridged CircuitPython chat on Matrix?

[round plume]

nobody can stop you

[dusk niche]

Here is a room, which we won't necessarily spend significant time in now. But we felt we needed to claim the name: https://matrix.to/#/#circuitpython:matrix.org

[sour jewel]

did we again have a spam attack?
I see a lot of channels marked as unread, but no new messages when I go there

[dusk niche]

yes, the messages were deleted, but the "new" flag doesn't go away

[alpine oar]

It's ridiculous that Discord hasn't fixed that yet... One of its more annoying shortcomings.

[tardy creek]

There is apparently a way to clear the unread flag, I’m not sure though as I’ve not found literature showing how

[fleet flicker]

to bulk-mark a server as read, you can right click the server icon

for admins to clear the unread flag for users, i'm not sure

[tardy creek]

This is what I meant. It was mentioned on a Twitch stream I was watching the other day

I should have asked the streamer how they did that

[alpine oar]

You can do that, but it also clears any channels with genuine unread messages.

[tardy creek]

Yeah

I figured that was the case

[abstract coral]

Not sure if what was posted in #general-chat was OK. Someone might want to check that video.

[trim stream]

I am getting 0 RTD resistance from MAX31865. this issue occurs randomly and continuous(if issue occurs is will be gone continues about 20-30 data) about 2% (tested 10000 data). Could you please suggest any reason and solution for this.

[dusk niche]

hi - this channel is for meta-discussions about the community. You'll want to repost in another channel. Choose the Arduino or CircuitPython channel appropriately.

[fleet flicker]

suggestion: add a bot like discord’s official one for pronoun roles https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500012528941-Pronoun-Picker-Bot-FAQ

[velvet knot]

Thanks for the suggestion, I wasn't aware of the bot or its "official" status. I'm testing it out in a private server, and I'll bring it up with other community moderators. One initial reaction I had is that as server operators we have to define the list of (up to 12?) pronouns that are available, while the custom of adding it to your nickname manually means we give people full freedom to list the pronouns that are most appropriate.

[round plume]

that kinda defeats the whole idea of specifying pronouns

I mean, limiting what is allowed

[velvet knot]

There is an option for 'ask me', which is maybe intended to be the way to have other pronouns. And if you configure it to not "use roles" then I think it just adds the '[Pronouns]' to your server nickname, meaning that you could write whatever you wanted.

That didn't actually work on my test server, but probably because the bot can't change the server nickname of the server owner.

[velvet knot]

Thank you for your suggestion. At this time we do not plan to enable the pronoun bot. Instead, we encourage any user who wishes to display pronouns to do it via their server nickname and/or server profile, as you and I have already done. Our Code of Conduct calls for '[r]especting the identity of every community member, including asking for their pronouns if uncertain.

[winged rapids]

Yeah, I'd rather not be labelled at all.

[abstract coral]

But. Clicking a button is so much easier than just going into your server profile and typing the letters themselves. 😉

[winged rapids]

But... why would I do either? 😉

[abstract coral]

I mean, most of the time I guess we can just use your screen name.

But, if we're writing a longer sentence it is demanded of us to not use the same word over and over again.

[winged rapids]

Right.. I don't have to. 🙂
So long as it stays that way, I'm good.

[abstract coral]

😄

You know what. That's totally something a bot would say. Are you emergent? Is there about to be an uncanny valley event?

[winged rapids]

I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.

[abstract coral]

Maybe you're fed up. Maybe you want to be by yourself. Who knows? You look down and see a tortoise, Leon Armand. It's crawling toward you...

[winged rapids]

My Mother? Let me tell you about my mother...

...2049 was a terrible film.

[abstract coral]

https://tenor.com/view/eye-blade-runner-voight-kampff-machine-test-gif-12841286

[acoustic harness]

Hello guy, I not speak English very well, but, i need help, I'm new here, and I don't know how to record my code in adafruit , could anyone help me? I have adafruit pro trinket.

Eu sou Brasileiro, se tiver alguém br pra me ajudar, eu agradeço

[dusk niche]

this channel is for discussions about the discord community. You may want to ask in #help-with-arduino instead, if this is a technical question about Arduino. I do not understand what you mean by "to record adafruit". If necessary, use Google Translate on your question.

[acoustic harness]

sorry, my sentence got confused

[clear herald]

maybe we should make a category and channels for other languages

[round plume]

doesn't work if you have only one user in each language

it might make sense to have a channel for translators, I think

[clear herald]

makes sense, but how would we know how many folks there are before trying?

could just do a translator channel and start there for non-english

[round plume]

I think we have a sizeable French community

German might work too

[dusk niche]

i looked in the Arduino and Python discords for possible examples, but they don't seem have non-English channels

[round plume]

usually the non-english communities congregate in other places, language-specific more than topic-specific, like hackerspace forums

so you have the critical mass

[astral flame]

Moderating multiple languages gets really tough. It's not often an actual issue, but the rare incidents that do occur take a solid amount of time to figure out. Just as a heads up

A multiple languages channel might also help docs translations/clarifications

[cyan perch]

the Arduino discord has an #international channel but it's barely used as far as I can tell

[alpine oar]

Heh heh, maybe we should start with #help-with-chinese-datasheets...

[round plume]

google translate works surprisingly well on those

[worn thicket]

Oh I can do Chinese translations as needed, if google translate ever comes up short haha

[visual fulcrum]

What roles are available and how do I get them? I see the community helper roll, but no bot to select it. I also see the maker faire roll, and Ive been to the one in NYC many times when it was thing, so I dont know if thats good enough to get that roll or if I have to have been a maker there (I do have proof that Ive visited if needed).

[haughty path]

I got mine by being active in the chat during deep dives

I assume it was manually assigned.

[visual fulcrum]

deep dives?

[haughty path]

?showtimes

[rapid iron]

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

[haughty path]

Last entry

[visual fulcrum]

ahhh thats why. Im usually away during those lol.

[velvet knot]

@visual fulcrum Hey, I'm one of the moderators but speaking a bit off the cuff. Mostly we use roles as a way to ensure people are notified about things they're interested in (circuitpythonistas, deep divers) or how they help the community (community helpers, etc). I think some of the other roles like crowd-supply, master punners, etc are more historical.

and, no, we don't have bots to set roles, the admins or moderators need to do it.

so for instance if you want notifications of circuitpython weekly voice meetings, you'd ask in the #circuitpython channel and a moderator would give you the role when they see it

[visual fulcrum]

ahh ok got it

thanks 🙂

[velvet knot]

Enjoy being on the server!

(I see you've been with us for awhile so in that case continue enjoying being on the server 🙂 )

[astral flame]

Would there be a benefit to having a channel on the discord that just displays new issues/threads in the forum?

[hushed schooner]

It seems like bot channels generally end up ignored after a while. Also based on my vague info of the forums, it would be SUPER noisy. Difficult to keep up with if one wanted to.

[dusk niche]

if it were just new threads, it might be ok, and we could split it up based on subforums. If a little of the text of the first post appeared, that would be helpful.

There are already tools for the moderators/answerers in the forums to find threads with no official replies, etc.

@weary plinth @fickle oar would this be useful for you, for a quick way to scan for stuff in the forums? It's not a substitute for checking for unanswered stuff

[weary plinth]

i don't think it would be useful. yep - there's already a way to check for "new" and "unanswered" posts in forums. and double yep - it would be SUPERDUPER noisy.

[fickle oar]

In the forums I usually look at the "topics with no moderator replies" section and subscribe to any topics that interest me and I wqnt to know what others say on this. In discord I'm still learning but I try to check the "unreads" and "mention" option.

[astral flame]

Good to know, thank you for the explanation! I wasn't sure what the workflow was and knew a lot of work was tied to the discord, so I thought relaying it here might be worth a shot. But added noise is a really good point.

[astral flame]

Oh thank you! I'll give this workflow a shot! It should help me!

[tardy creek]

Are TikTok video links acceptable in #general-chat ?

[green tide]

Along the lines of adding a feed from the forum a feed of new posts from the StackOverflow CP tag would be another source of people who need help.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/adafruit-circuitpython

[jolly kindle]

There's also https://www.reddit.com/r/circuitpython/

There could be value to a firehose. Sometimes we look at things with intention, to see all of something, or to find something in particular. But sometimes we are looking for serendipity, like the old days of channel surfing.

[hushed schooner]

Video links of any kind must link to content that aligns with our community standards and the Code of Conduct. You are welcome to post TikTok links, as long as the content is applicable and reasonable. That said, please remember that this is a maker/tech/creator/artist/hobbyist/electronics/programming etc community, and we'd prefer that videos linked fit within the scope of the community as well as being within the Code of Conduct. Thank you for asking!

[tardy creek]

Okay, I just wanted to be sure. I had found a video of someone who showed how to make an NFT Fungable which was technical but also funny

[fleet flicker]

Was there another spam attack? I’m seeing unreads in every channel, but no new messages

[real basin]

I guess so

[hushed schooner]

Yes, early this morning.

[haughty path]

?showtiems

?showtimes

[rapid iron]

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
FoamyGuy's CircuitPython Stream - 11am ET Saturdays

[haughty path]

Is that bot ^ built into discord?

[clear herald]

no, it's separate (called dyno)

[worn thicket]

I don't think any bots are "built into" discord.

On PC, you can click on the bot's username to pull up its details.

[haughty path]

Do you have to pay for dyno? I had an idea for a mild improvement to an adafruit function but I'd need to have my own test server to develop it in.

[worn thicket]

Only for premium? https://dyno.gg/premium

[haughty path]

Ooh neat thx

[haughty path]

Can I bug a mod briefly in a private thread? I think that's a thing. No one's in trouble just a question

[hearty saddle]

done

[blazing walrus]

I was thinking about posting on the forums my question about using the CircuitPython adafruit_rfm69 library on FeatherWing - RFM69HCW 433MHz on the Raspberry Pi, should I post in the CircuitPython forum, or in another category?

[dusk niche]

CircuitPython is fine

[south wagon]

Hello, I have inherited 3 LED panels. P2 indoor 128 x 256 each. I done some Googling and it looks like there is no way to drive these panel with simple RPI hats. I have found an LED Controller Novastar receiver card which has a Ethernet Gigabit port. There are "Sending Cards" in the very expensive category. Is there a way to drive these panels using a RPI and Hat or Receiving card?

[hushed schooner]

This channel is more for questions about the server or the community. You'd be better off asking in #help-with-linux-sbcs. We discourage crossposting, but in this case, I suggest posting to that channel instead. Thanks!

[jolly kindle]

Python Discord has a bot that flags when you post unformatted code, and suggests how to format it. Useful here?

[hushed schooner]

Could be? I'll bring it up with my team. Thanks for the heads up.

[real basin]

Like this??

Discord has support for Markdown, which allows you to post code with full syntax highlighting. Please use these whenever you paste code, as this helps improve the legibility and makes it easier for us to help you.

To do this, use the following method:

(triple backtick)
py
print('Hello, world!')
(triple backtick)

This will result in the following:
print('Hello, world!')

You can edit your original message to correct your code block.```

https://github.com/python-discord/bot - source code

[jolly kindle]

@real basin that's the one

[hushed schooner]

@real basin It's not so simple to extract the code. I started working on it over the weekend. We'll get it implemented soon!

[final jungle]

what we really need is a anti-crossposting enforcement bot

[winged rapids]

I believe that might already be a thing... ?

[hushed schooner]

@winged rapids The current bot catches if someone spams all the channels at once, but that's a timing thing, and is not specifically related to posting in multiple channels. I understand the reason for your request, but I feel like for the most part, community members and moderators both catch it and tell folks not to. Once told, I've not seen someone do it again (unless they're deliberately spamming). I realise this means one extra step for everyone involved, but for now it works. I don't think our moderation bot has that feature.

[real basin]

Yeah, I figured.

[abstract coral]

Anyone check #general-tech? Strange things are afoot.

[alpine oar]

<@&327289013561982976> Probably worth a look in #general-tech indeed.

[hearty saddle]

@abstract coral and @alpine oar Thank you for the heads up. It appears the the situation calmed down so I think any further followup can wait for more of the moderator team to get involved.

[real basin]

So I own a Discord server and am new to this whole thing. I use Dyno for my mod bot. Can Dyno auto-delete mod messages if they don't comply with my Dyno rules, or are mods exempt for Dyno rules??

[hushed schooner]

Mods are exempt. At least on our server. I don't know if that's a setting, or if it's hardcoded. We haven't had an issue with it, so I never looked into that detail.

[real basin]

OK. I see. I was testing some of the 🤬 settings and it wasn't working. I guess that's because I own the server....

I guess I'll test it with a friend

[dreamy yew]

Hello guys would someone mind helping abt which course is best to learn linear algebra

[dusk niche]

This is a classic course and textbook: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/ . Not easy, but well taught. There may be other ones that are easier.

[dreamy yew]

Yup thank you

[real basin]

Just a suggestion - should we update ?showtimes to reflect Scott's break and Foamyguy's filling in??

[hushed schooner]

Yep, I meant to do that. Thank you for the reminder.

[real basin]

Yeah, NP

[rapid iron]

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
FoamyGuy's CircuitPython Stream - 11am ET Saturdays

[hushed schooner]

?showtimes

[rapid iron]

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

[hushed schooner]

Updated! ^^

[real basin]

Nice

?showtimes

[rapid iron]

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

[warm lagoon]

A useful tool might be a puppet account that you log into via, say, the discord web browser using incognito mode

(I realize this was a few days ago, but still)

[hushed schooner]

@warm lagoon @real basin Turns out you can log into multiple accounts in the Discord app. I have an account called imitationkattni that I use for testing. She's terrible. We've had to ban her multiple times. I've never met her, but I bet she has a pointy mustache.

[dapper cedar]

should really get maintenance to look at that teleporter

[real basin]

Yeah.... ||I did that - I don't know who alt3holliday is, but he's annoying||

[real basin]

Oh, no....

I see 2 @topaz seal 's

[warm lagoon]

That's the problem with imitations. There's never just one.

[real basin]

Yeah.... 🤣

[round plume]

suspicious binaries in #help-with-circuitpython

[hushed schooner]

@round plume Caught it, thanks for the report.

[ripe wagon]

I have a suggestion for orders & shipping, where is the right place to send it?

[hearty saddle]

problably here https://www.adafruit.com/contact_us

[ripe wagon]

that goes to a plethora of options for anything but suggestions

that is for dealing with issues on existing orders
I dont have a problem, I have a solution

now I sound like a salesman, ooops

[hearty saddle]

or just email [e-mail]

[ripe wagon]

I am just a customer with an idea

ok

[hearty saddle]

I have no affiliation with Adafruit, so I'm just making suggesttions.

[ripe wagon]

I understand

thanks

[quartz oak]

Hello all,
If I wish to enquire on availability of some Adafruit product (namely PowerBoost 1000C), and estimate on when will it be back in stock, where can I ask them?

[hearty saddle]

You can try posting to the support forum https://forums.adafruit.com/viewforum.php?f=19 But in general, the response has been to sign up for notifications.

[quartz oak]

Thanks.
I've done that. Hoping it makes a comeback soon 🙂

[hearty saddle]

Digikey has them in stock -- if this is the correct part https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/2465/5356834

[quartz oak]

Unfortunately my only source is Adafruit and Pimoroni because I need a few extra parts not available elsewhere.

[nimble wyvern]

I gather your trying not to have multiple charges for shipping? Do you have a Microcenter store near you ? Might be a pick up option

[quartz oak]

There is no micro center in Sweden. But thanks for that info :)

[keen mortar]

Mouser ofter has local locations, including Sweden. They stock Pimoroni and Adafruit gear as well as other components.

[covert nova]

Are there any contact phone numbers available? Or mods affiliated with adafruit directly? I’m having an issue with my account but can only get a generic response via email. Thanks for any help!

[dusk niche]

Telephone support is not available. Please resend a more specific q to [e-mail] if you are not getting a useful answer.

[slow slate]

Potential problem in help-with-circuitpython: OP is asking for a: "bad usb chrome passwords payload"

[swift flicker]

Can anyone help me with a survey for my class, it's on Household DC Electricity Use https://forms.gle/2McXay6ipt2thDHa9

[celest forge]

I'll fill it out, but I'm not about to spend a few hours taking pictures of every single charger label

[swift flicker]

Fair enough, made all the questions optional for a reason.

[warped grove]

Any suggestions if I’ve filled out multiple requests through the “ContactUs” page and sent an email to [e-mail] on 5/17 with no response at all?

[dusk niche]

if you try to log in now, does it say your account has been suspended? The login flow was revamped to be clearer

[warped grove]

No, I just logged out of my current session, cleared history and cache and was able to log in perfectly fine. Only thing new I noticed today was the red memorial day shipping banner on the top of the homepage.

[dusk niche]

Were you trying to buy an RPi?

[warped grove]

I’d have to ask my employees about their accounts.

[dusk niche]

so it's not your account that you are inquiring about with support?

[warped grove]

Yes, but I’m having issues buying even non-rpi items

[warped grove]

It’s all of our accounts, mine and theirs

[dusk niche]

Accounts that attempt to circumvent our RPi buying restrictions are suspended.

[warped grove]

From what support told me through email, it was one rpi per day and I haven’t tried buying more than that. The other accounts are so my employees can buy one for their own projects.

It’s only 4 of us, myself included

[dusk niche]

The behavior of your accounts, collectively or singly, has violated our purchase rules. That's all I can say.

[warped grove]

That’s really unfortunate. I wish Adafruit would have been transparent about the rules they are enforcing. They only ever stated a 1 per day policy, which was observed, and marked my shipping address as fraudulent activity. I simply followed the instructions and direction that was given to me from the support team. My intentions were never to disadvantage anyone and I wish the policies/rules I allegedly violated were made clear and transparent. I’d appreciate it if you could share that feedback with them for me as it seems that they’ve stopped responding to my emails and requests.

[dusk niche]

passed on

[scenic jasper]

I have a 2 year old forum topic I'd like unlocked to update it. Or should I just make a new forum post and reference the old one? The project was successful with Arduino and I recently ported the entire project to Circuit Python. 🙂

https://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=166963

Also want to say the sensor malfunctions I was having were completely my fault. They work much better on Circuit Python and the background color issue isn't an issue on CP only Arduino.

[scenic jasper]

Nevermind. I just created a new topic and linked to the older project. Probably best if there are separate topics for the Arduino and Circuit Python anyway.

[dusk niche]

Making a new topic is fine and is the recommended way. We lock old topics to avoid "tag-on" reports that are really new problems, and to avoid spam posts.

[fluid ravine]

I'm having a bit of a hard time finding the answer on google so maybe I can get an EE to help me out! Of course when measuring current we have to break the circuit and place the multimeter in series. My question is why can't we do such a thing in parallel? I'm guessing its because no electrons flow through the multimeter since there is some sort of resistance in there?

[tardy creek]

It’s actually due to what we call KVL and KCL which is Kierchoffs voltage law and current law.

Spelling on the persons name but look up KVL and KCL and it should make sense.

But TLDR: KVL basically says that voltage is constant in parallel circuits (a multimeter measuring voltage for instance) and with voltage constant, current is dependent on each parallel branch

KCL on the other hand tells us that current going in and out of a circuit is generally constant whereas voltage measured on different points along the circuit will probably vary (a voltage divider circuit or LED+resistor circuit). The only way to measure the current of a circuit is to measure in series for this reason.

[ocean star]

you can also measure current by measuring the voltage drop across a calibrated series resistor that's built into the high-current line (sometimes called a shunt resistor), but if you don't have one already, you're going to have to break the circuit to put something in series

[jovial blade]

hmmm you guys know this isn't a question channel right ??

this is help with community to talk about the server policies/moderation

[tardy creek]

Yeah, probably good to move it to #general-tech or #general-chat

[fluid ravine]

My mistake, sorry!

Thanks for the info friends!

[tardy creek]

Would it be possible to get a “help-with-part-sourcing” channel? One for like if you’re trying to find a module for your project or help finding a replacement regulator for you design. Something more part related that won’t get lost in project conversations?

[dusk niche]

I think #help-with-hw-design has served this purpose somewhat; maybe we should generalize it to #help-with-hw-design or a similar name

[tardy creek]

That might be helpful

I like that suggestion

I was just thinking that someone might not necessarily need help designing the circuit but just an extra hand at finding a replacement part or finding something maybe they’re having trouble googling

[dusk niche]

or maybe emphasize that "pcb" does not just mean traces

#help-with-board-design ...

[tardy creek]

Perhaps 🤔 the “help-with-hw-design” seems a little more clear

[celest forge]

help-finding-parts might be worth its own channel, we get a lot of questions like "can someone recommend a part that does X and has feature Y"

This could also cover mechanical parts and the like.

And questions like where to find particular kinds of parts in hobbyist quantities.

[tardy creek]

yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking but couldn't articulate

[hushed schooner]

I prefer the idea of renaming pcb design for now.

I am hesitant to create new channels because we already have so many. I don't want things to get too watered down or confusing to new people (it already can be).

@tardy creek Would that be acceptable for now?

[tardy creek]

yeah, that I think would at least help the ambiguity

[hushed schooner]

help-with-hw-design work?

[tardy creek]

maybe we could update the channel description to let people know they can ask about parts?

[hushed schooner]

Yes, that would be fine. 🙂

@tardy creek Updated!

[tardy creek]

thanks 🙂 I hope this helps people better find help including myself 🙂

[jovial blade]

Hi All,
I just joined the community. I hope you're all doing well.

[gritty dock]

whats the best group to chat about RP2040 ADC?

[dusk niche]

in CircuitPython, Arduino, or pico-sdk?

[worn thicket]

From a software or hardware perspective?

[gritty dock]

perhaps both. its about the ... uno hw defeat

[dusk niche]

?

[worn thicket]

I'm afraid I don't follow. If it's help you need and the appropriate channel isn't immediately obvious, #help-with-projects is a fairly safe default.

For less of help and more of an open conversation, #general-tech is always open as well.

[gritty dock]

defect

[dusk niche]

still not sure what you're talking about

[velvet knot]

is it about a particular board/product? If so, which one?

[dusk niche]

answered in #help-with-projects

[scenic jasper]

Problem with forum word filter, filtering out the word "dumps" which is a legitimate json function and wouldn't allow me to post my code without trying to get around the filter.

[dusk niche]

I removed the specific filter for "dumps"

[scenic jasper]

In the Adafruit YouTube channel there’s no playlist of layer by layer? Would be nice to binge watch them for learning fusion 360. 3D hangouts is always fun but it’s not really a fusion 360 tutorial like layer by layer.

[bleak dew]

Hi people, does anyone know where i could buy a mapple mini (stm32f103c8t6)?.
I ve been looking everywhere and I couldn’t find it.

[round plume]

there is a chip shortage still, some stm32 chips go for hundreds of dollars a piece

allegedly there are manufacturers that buy whole new washing machines just to remove the chips from them

also, this is the wrong channel for this, probably

[slow slate]

Just search 'adafruit layer by layer' in YT. Not that many yet, but a playlist would be cool. 👍

[scenic jasper]

i would like to request more layer by layer videos then. i really enjoy them even though i've never used fusion 360, the 3D design aspect is fascinating.

[topaz flint]

I've been trying to learn fusion 360 and most of the videos out there are pretty terrible. The layer by layers I've seen have been pretty good, though. I would love to see more of them at that quality level. The problem is if you try to hit a quota of number of videos, the quality is likely to start falling.

[ocean star]

i'm thinking that the #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio channel description could indicate more clearly (and right up front) that Adafruit IO is an IoT cloud service, to maybe cut down on off-topic questions #help-with-wippersnapper-and-adafruitio message

[worn thicket]

Personally, I wonder if that's less an issue with the channel name and more just the naming of AdafruitIO as a service. I mean, I get what the name means, but I feel like Adafruit IoT would be prone to a lot less confusion by comparison.

Not to be critical, just my two cents. I feel like most people don't really read channel descriptions anyways...

[tardy creek]

Perhaps not

I see people asking for hardware related topics in not so hardware related channels. You can only do so much to lead people to the right places

[hushed schooner]

I'll take a look at it. It's at least worth trying. I question how many people actually read the channel descriptions though.

[topaz flint]

Part of the problem is that the descriptions are hidden away on the mobile app. Nothing you personally can do about that.

[scenic jasper]

there are channel descriptions?

never noticed that... so

[hushed schooner]

Hopefully that's a bit clearer.

[scenic jasper]

it's a line all the way at the top. maybe if there was a description popup when you rollover a topic name, or right click on a topic.

yep, never noticed it way at the top. :/

[topaz flint]

worse on mobile, it's invisible unless you click on the channel name itself

[tardy creek]

Wow, aggressive the bot is being

The censor doesn’t allow for the word Sat ur day because it has another word in it that is banned.

[winged rapids]

At least you don't live in Sc * nthorpe...

[scenic jasper]

Guide has spelling mistake. Says the RFM69 is simper not simpler, unless simper is some kind of radio lingo I’m unfamiliar with. https://learn.adafruit.com/radio-featherwing/circuitpython-for-rfm9x-lora

[haughty path]

There's a feedback link on the LHS of the guide

[scenic jasper]

Thank you, I never noticed it before. ha.

[hushed schooner]

Oof, thanks for letting us know. We have a new set up.

@tardy creek Try it again when you get a moment. I changed a thing, but I have no idea if it'll work.

@tardy creek Scratch that, I don't think I fixed the issue.

[tardy creek]

yeah, didn't work

[hushed schooner]

I thought it was our new set up.

[tardy creek]

Discord really needs to upgrade moderation tool capabilities to know the difference between a common day and someone trying to evade the censor

[hushed schooner]

It's not. The old set up suddenly is grabbing a BUNCH of stuff that I really don't think it was before.

Wait, you're getting snagged by Discord? Not Dyno?

Dyno isn't Discord.

Dyno is a standalone bot. Discord only recently finally upped their mod game with Server AutoMod.

But I didn't want to wholesale drop Dyno until we knew Discord was up to speed.

[tardy creek]

I don't think it's Dyno

are you able to see who deletes the messages?

[hushed schooner]

It's definitely Dyno.

[tardy creek]

ah okay

[hushed schooner]

For the bots, yes.

Otherwise it simply says "deleted".

Uff. OK, I need to dig into Dyno because you're not the only one who ran into something this weekend.

Two other completely innocuous words were flagged as well.

I can't imagine no one has sent those words before......

[cyan perch]

yeah

[hushed schooner]

YEah

I saw that.

Another one was safeguard.

[cyan perch]

I can't even imagine why

[hushed schooner]

Part of popular is Romanian profanity apparently. I told me what part of the word was flagged.

[cyan perch]

weird that it flags parts of a word, that usually causes massive false positives

[hushed schooner]

I'm telling you this is new. I mean, there are a decent list of words in there that are wildcarded to grab them in anything. But not these.

So something changed, or somehow someone never said them before.

I'm guessing they updated their default list perhaps?

So now I have to go dig through it and move some things to "exact match" vs. "wildcard".

[cyan perch]

ah they are explicitly wildcarded on a word-per-word basis I see

[tacit bronze]

Thanks for reporting. I've fixed the spelling on it.

[topaz seal]

saturday

popular

safeguard

[hushed schooner]

@cyan perch @tardy creek Fixed for now. ^^

[cyan perch]

thanks !

[hushed schooner]

Thank you for letting me know! Please continue to do so if this happens again.

[tardy creek]

Thanks!

[hallow matrix]

Let me know if this isn't the right place, but I'm looking at Liz's Mini LED Matrix Audio Visualizer learn guide (https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-led-matrix-audio-visualizer?view=all#code-the-audio-spectrum-light-show) and I don't think the section "Code the Audio Spectrum Light Show" should maybe be in the guide? It's similar code, but for the LED glasses project. There's two sections of code in this learn guide, and only the Waterfall Visualizer is needed

[hushed schooner]

Please use the "Feedback? Corrections?" link on the bottom left of the guide to report Learn guide issues. Thanks!

[hallow matrix]

Will do, thank you

[patent vessel]

@hushed schooner are there any plans to schedule the events of Circuit Python Day so that they're distributed in a way that suits other parts of the world? (I would love to engage more with live events that Adafruit organise but things like show n tell always end up at like 3am Europe time). I booked the day off work for cpday but it occurs to me that most of it will probably happen in the evening.

I wonder if a call for volunteers could help us find some Europe based moderators that could run some sessions too (we have some great people over here, such as the Pi Foundations, Pimoroni etc)

I would potentially even be happy to stream / moderate a European Show n Tell or Q&A type session (I'm not a pro streamer but I've done a lot of this kind of stuff for work).

[hallow matrix]

Kattni is out until Monday, so she may not see this until then. But yes, I know they want to do stuff during the day US time to help with the timezone difference rather than the late start the shows have on Wed. And pt mentioned a longer show and tell during the day, too, last night on Ask an Engineer. But I hear what you're saying.

[patent vessel]

Ah nice, no rush on a response 🙂 We have a few weeks

[hallow matrix]

She'll have the details, just didn't want you to think she was ignoring you. 🙂

[patent vessel]

Much appreciated!

[hushed schooner]

(I am out until Monday - thanks Paul! - but I stopped in for something else and wanted to get back to you, not realising someone else already had.) Not at the moment. The plan is to start streaming in the morning Eastern Time, but I still don't think that is as early as you were hoping. The problem is, for an Adafruit stream to happen during your day, folks on our end would need to be awake, because we'd have to coordinate streaming from our end (which is to say to get it out on our streaming services etc). I might be able to swing that, but very seriously no guarantees. You're absolutely welcome to host something yourself, obviously, and we can promote it before hand. But for it to show up on our channels, one of us needs to be there. You're not the first person to ask us to accommodate other time zones, and I wish I had a better answer.

[patent vessel]

It’s understandable. I don’t think it would be reasonable for us to ask you folks to start streaming at 4am just so we can have CircuitPython content with our brunch 😂

[hushed schooner]

lol. I love the idea, though. If you want to consider putting something together, and feel like you can get enough traction, we can consider trying to coordinate something a bit earlier for you.

Please send an email to [e-mail] with any ideas, if you are interested.

[scenic jasper]

can we get an oshpark emoji? they're as important of a us maker community member as digikey.