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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: QT Py RP2040, Vivien’s Seismometer, Lemon Mechanical Keypad and More!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Testing out QT Py RP2040 with Xiao Extension Board

This Expansion board is designed for the Seeed Xiao, and since the QT Py is pin compatible we thought we’d try it out with the RP2040 QT Py we just released to see how it works with CircuitPython. The RP2040 has toooons more flash and RAM than the SAMD21 so it’s a great little add-on! There’s a 128×64 OLED, button, piezo beeper, battery charger and booster, SD card and RTC.

Check out the full post here!

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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Lemon Mechanical Keypad

Make a custom USB-HID keypad in the shape of a citrus fruit. This keypad features six mechanical switches for controlling media players like Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, etc. Powered by the Adafruit QT Py RP2040 and CircuitPython.

Inside the case is a NeoPixel Jewel that slowly fades in and out making the keypad illuminate. The QT Py and NeoPixel are housed in a 3D printed case with parts that snap fit together.

See the full guide here!

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NeoPixel Coat Buttons #WearableWednesday

Add a little something special to your favorite winter jacket with this NeoPixel Coat Buttons guide in the Adafruit Learning System.

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Flora breadboard is Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at Adafruit! We’re bringing you the blinkiest, most fashionable, innovative, and useful wearables from around the web and in our own original projects featuring our wearable Arduino-compatible platform, FLORA. Be sure to post up your wearables projects in the forums or send us a link and you might be featured here on Wearable Wednesday!

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Adafruit’s Top Ten Thingiverse of 2020 #AdafruitTopTen

And now may we present the top 10s of Thingiverse!

10. Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Case

In this project we’re making a case for the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera. This 3D printed an enclosure that houses the Pi 4 and the HQ Camera module. It’s compatible with any C or CS-mount lenses so we can use a wide variety of interchangeable lenses. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

9. MX MIDI Guitar

Build a guitar hero inspired MIDI controller! Features Cherry MX switches, accelerometer and whammy bar! Features a strumming mode so you can power through chords and notes giving you a playing style unlike typical MIDI controllers. The whammy bar lets you pitch bend making it feel like an electric guitar. Using an accelerometer, you can move the guitar to adjust modulation giving you an expressive playing style. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

8. Retro Cases for PyPortals

These cases are designed for the new line of PyPortals. The PyPortal original, PyPortal Titano and PyPortal Pynt. It’s like a mini desktop PC that you can have on your desk and display all sorts of data. The ports are accessible on the side and there’s even a spot to hold a speaker. The 3D printed enclosure is designed to snap fit so it’s easy to assemble and take apart. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

7. ESP32 Retro Weather Station

WiFi Weather Station with 8Bit Icons and SFX. Build a weather station with retro inspired 8bit graphics! Use CircuitPython to display data from the Open Weather Maps API. Get temperature, weather conditions, location, time and date! All rendered in chunky fonts and blocky icons. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

6. Visor Face Shield 3-Hole

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This design supports 3-hole punch system for use with sheets. Visor features covered top and tight tension across 8.5x11in sheet. Tested shield clearance with safety goggles and face mask.

Full 8.5x11in sheet is used with exception of trimming corners near chin area. 3-hole punch applied to both sides. Visor and bottom holder use same 3-hole punch (2 x 4.25in – 0.25in hole diameter).

Curls on the ends of arm holds a rubber band. Arms are thin to minimize head coverage and use less material for faster print times. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

5. Infinity Mirror

Build a NeoPixel Infinity Mirror with Bluetooth Remote Control! 3D printed parts snap fit together so it’s easy to build. Use Circuit Python to code bluetooth hardware and NeoPixel LEDs! See more in the Adafruit Learning System

4. The Mandalorian Pulse Rifle

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Leonardo Aguirre
CR10S Pro
Black PLA
105hrs 30mins

3. Infinity Cube

Building an Infinity Cube with NeoPixels and BLE control! The frame is 3D printed and the acrylic panels are coated with see-through mirror film. Trigger LED animations with the bluetooth controlled mobile app. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

2. HalloWing M4 Tombstone

Build a 3D printed light up tombstone with an animated eye! Use the HalloWing M4 and NeoPixels to make a backlit sign with a custom message or spooky face!

Use the HalloWing M4 with it’s pumpkin spiced silkscreen to make this years projects really pop! Features the crispy IPS display, gobs of on-board sensors, and a nice assort of expansion ports. Create your own eye graphics and change them by swap out bitmap images.

The parts are designed to snap fit together and for support-free 3D printing! Use black LED acrylic to make a panel with vinyl graphics. The design features Victorian style aesthetic with floral ornaments and chamfered edges. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

1. Smart IOT Pet Planter

Build a smart planter with Adafruit PyPortal and CircuitPython. Monitor your plants vitals with Adafruit STEMMA Soil Sensor and plot moisture and temperature data. Use Adafruit IO to create a visual dashboard with gauges of your plants water levels. See more in the Adafruit Learning System

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Adafruit’s Top Ten Tweets of 2020 #AdafruitTopTen

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Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting Adafruit’s Top 10 lists covering social media posts and much more! Be sure to check back every weekday! Check out Adafruit’s top 10 tweets of 2020 below!

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Inspirational Quote E-Ink Display, MagTag 3D Printed Stand Case, Which CircuitPython Board is Right for You? and More!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Inspirational Quote E-Ink Display

The Adafruit Quote Server is a great way to get a new Maker/Hacker-inspirational quote – or just test your IoT device to see how it works reading and parsing JSON data. This example for the MagTag displays a quote on the E-Paper display in a nice font and with word-wrapping for an easy read – video.

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UPDATED GUIDE: Preparing Graphics for E-Ink Displays

The following Adafruit Learning System guide has been updated:
Preparing Graphics for E-Ink Displays

The updated guide adds:

  • Conversion palette and output examples for 4-level grayscale displays
  • Explains BMP compatibility differences among libraries (Arduino and CircuitPython)
  • Explains more efficient BMP settings for CircuitPython use

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up October 18 – 24: #ElectronicHalloween, Metro ESP32-S2, E-Ink + WiFi Display & More!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Opinion 5 Ways Your Ballot Might Be Rejected The New York Times

How Could Your Ballot be Rejected?

This interactive article includes tips to pay attention to when you vote so your ballot doesn’t get tossed out

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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Matrix Portal Scoreboard

Are your backyard games of cornhole or horseshoes getting pretty serious? It may be time to build a professional-looking scoreboard!

Use the Matrix Portal and LED matrix display along with Adafruit IO to score a friendly competition between two players or teams! You can use your smart phone’s web browser to adjust the scores in real-time. All coded in CircuitPython.

See the full guide here!

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up September 27 – October 3: Collin’s Lab, #ElectronicHalloween, #MFGDay20 & More!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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NEW VIDEO – Collin’s Lab: Body Resistance

The old Collin’s Lab series returns with this open-ended musical narrative investigating electrical resistance in human beings. Well, one human being at least.

Check out the full post here!

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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Adafruit MatrixPortal M4

Folks love Adafruit’s wide selection of RGB matrices and accessories for making custom colorful LED displays… and Adafruit RGB Matrix Shields and FeatherWings can be quickly soldered together to make the wiring much easier.

But what if we made it even easier than that? Like, no solder, no wiring, just instant plug-and-play? Dream no more – with the Adafruit Matrix Portal add-on for RGB Matrices, there has never been an easier way to create powerful internet-connected LED displays.

See the full guide here!

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up May 10th – May 16th: RGB Matrix Support in CircuitPython for STM32F405 and More!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Testing out RGB Matrix support in CircuitPython for STM32F405 @ST_World

We recently added native RGB matrix support to CircuitPython for the SAMD51 and nRF52 processor series – now we have added STM support! This makes it super easy to use these inexpensive colorful displays!

Check out the full post here!

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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BLE Buzzy Box

Get your Apple Notifications with a Buzz! This project showcases how to use Adafruit Feather Sense nRF52840 and the DRV2605L haptic motor controller to trigger and display lights with Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS).

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: March 15th – 21st

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Adafruit is pausing physical operation

We are still broadcasting live Wednesday nights for the biggest show and tell in the world at 7pm ET, and we’re still having Ask An Engineer at 8pm ET. We’ll see you there and we’ll provide any updates or information we have as things are changing moment by moment.

Check out the full post here

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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Burning Fire Wizard Staff

Make a Motion Sensitive Cosplay Staff with Lights and Sound Effects! Complete your Wizard or Druid cosplay with a glowing, ever-burning fire staff. This prop is lightweight and sturdy, and made from inexpensive materials. You don’t need much in the way of sculpting ability to create something organic and magical, that looks as though it was cut from the Yggdrasil with an enchanted axe and then imbued with fires from the Mines of Moria before serving the White Witch Jadis for a century or two and then falling into your hands at the end of a rollicking adventure.

See the full guide here!

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Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: February 16th – 22nd

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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Some adafruit.io stats @adafruit #IoT

adafruit.io, our IoT service for engineers, makers, hackers, and more has 308,729 total users, however! Here are the most recent stats from the last 30 days which is a pretty good picture!

Check out the full post here!

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Keeping with tradition, we covered quite a bit this past week. Here’s a kinda short nearing medium length list of highlights:

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How to use the Puppet Module in the Bluefruit Playground App

Play with Virtual Puppets! Using the puppet module in the Bluefruit Playground App, you can create the coolest virtual puppet show ever. Learn how to control the puppet, add a green screen, then record your performance.

See the full guide here!

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