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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 308 (April 2, 2025). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news of the week.

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This week @adafruit we’re prototyping new projects. First up from Pedro, a new round display project that tracks asteroids using NASA APIs. Noe is back working on the camera slider. Featuring made projects from the community. Timelapse video this week features the REPO robot by DanishFish.

1.28in Round Display https://www.adafruit.com/product/6178

QT Py ESP32 S3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5700

EYESPI BFF https://www.adafruit.com/product/5772

TMC2209 Driver https://www.adafruit.com/product/6121

KBRP2040 Board https://www.adafruit.com/product/5302

Timelapse Tuesday

R.E.P.O Robot By DanishFish https://youtu.be/0MsvqpWu7H8 https://makerworld.com/en/models/1192726-repo-robot-posable-and-disposable

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0:00 Housekeeping 3:34 Community News 7:10 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 17:04 Hug Reports 20:12 Status Updates 26:00 In the Weeds 26:22 Wrap-up

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This week was slow for hardware development—we were getting over being under the weather. But we did poke a little at a PCM5122 breakout board (https://www.digikey.com/short/fnf9t0b1). This chip can do software or hardware control of I2S signals and is preferred by folks who want something a little nicer than the PCM5102 (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6250).

We also wrapped up our design for the 8x solenoid driver board—the biggest update is adding indicator LEDs.

Lastly, we got our prototypes for the “USB CC Fixer” adapter, which we mostly made so we could charge a really annoying baby monitor, but probably other folks will want to buy it, too.

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USB Wired Mouse - Two Buttons plus Wheel (0:05) https://www.adafruit.com/product/2025

Raspberry Pi PoE+ Injector (0:32) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6281

Pimoroni Plasma 2350 W - Wireless RP2350 LED Driver - PIM729 (1:40) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6246

Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3” - Pico 2 W Aboard - PIM737 (2:54) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6247

Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT with w.FL Antenna (4:30) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6303

Adafruit TLV320DAC3100 - I2S DAC with Headphone and Speaker Out (5:32) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6309

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Build a 3D printed Bluetooth speaker, inspired by the TV Show Severance. Powered by the Feather ESP32 V2 and the MAX98357A 3W I2S amplifier. 

This project is written in Arduino and uses two libraries by Phil Schatzmann that make using the ESP32 for Bluetooth audio really easy.

Great for playing defiant jazz, watching your favorite TV show, or sync with your mobile device. Just please don’t throw it at your coworkers, as it may cause a nasty bump to the head.

Tutorial, Files and Code https://learn.adafruit.com/bluetooth-speaker/

Feather ESP32 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5400

IS2 Amplifier https://www.adafruit.com/product/3006

3W Speaker https://www.adafruit.com/product/4445

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You can build a tap-to-play video player using a Raspberry Pi 5, Adafruit’s NFC Breakout and NFC cards. Full Tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/nfc-raspberry-pi-media-player

To play a movie, just tap an NFC card over the 3D printed case. A python script runs code that launches movies in the VLC media player.

The NFC cards are fitted inside a 3D printed case inspired by VHS cassette tapes.

This project aims to make the movie watching experience more special by creating a physical experience. No streaming networks or wifi necessary!

Raspberry Pi 5 8GB: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5813

NFC Breakout: https://www.adafruit.com/product/364

M.2 HAT+ https://www.adafruit.com/product/5902

Active Cooling Fan https://www.adafruit.com/product/5815

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Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/chinese-dragon-puppet-with-motion-reactive-flame-effect/overview

Make a Chinese Dragon puppet with a dramatic flame LED effect. The lights are motion-reactive so he lights up when you shake him. This project uses an Adafruit Circuit Playground Express with a built-in motion sensor and NeoPixel LED lights. The code is written in Microsoft MakeCode, an easy-to-use drag and drop code editor. (Or maybe in this case, a dragon-drop code editor.)

This is an easy beginner-level project that involves a little bit of soldering. You can download our code sample, or learn to make your own flame effects. This is a fantastic project to do with kids.

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Collin gives Alexa a new persona courtesy of the classic 2-XL trivia bot. Check out the full tutorial available here: https://learn.adafruit.com/echo-2-xl

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Tonight on Pseudorandom, special guest Phil Burgess speaks on the joys & meticulous details of prop recreation, miniature MAME arcades, and more.

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