Latest Episodes

Monday July 07

Live from the Desk of Ladyada

Desk of Ladyada - Solar Charging, IR Sensors & a Special Project Ahead!

Episode summary

Ladyada’s diving into solar charging tech with the bq25798 MPPT charger β˜€οΈ, exploring IR sensors, drone-friendly compasses, and prepping for another big release … but take it easy, take it slow …baby steps

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Friday July 04

John Park's Workshop

John Park's Workshop Live 7/3/25

Episode summary

John Park’s Workshop Live 7/3/25 Knobby Sequencer XL! CircuitPython Parsec JPPPoW recap Projects and more!

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New Products

#NewProducts 7/02/25 Feat. @Adafruit Soil Sensor Kit - "FarmBeats for Students" Compatible!

Episode summary

Adafruit Triple LED Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - For HUB75 (0:09) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6358

Adafruit Simple Soil Moisture Sensor - For micro:bit, and more (1:14) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6362

Adafruit LM73100 23V 5A Max Ideal Diode Breakout (1:55) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6359

Adafruit Soil Sensor Kit - “FarmBeats for Students” Compatible! (3:25) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6352

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Thursday July 03

3D Hangouts

3D Hangouts – LED Drone Matrix, Thermal Pi Cam and Dragon Skull Comb

Episode summary

This week @adafruit we’re showcasing our LED Drone matrix project using Sparkle Motion Mini and Pixel Magic to make animated GIF images in WLED. Prototyping a new raspberry pi thermal camera project. Also, we have a new time lapse Tuesday video.

YouTube Video https://youtu.be/ioF61wFq-PM

Learn Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-drone

Pixel Magic Tool for WLED https://github.com/ajotanc/PixelMagicTool

Sparkle Motion Mini https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160

20x20 NeoPixel LED Net https://www.adafruit.com/product/6159

16x16 Square NeoPixel Display https://learn.adafruit.com/16x16-neopixel-matrix-square-pixel-display

Dragon Skull Hair Comb By Aleandrus https://makerworld.com/en/models/1305493-dragon-skull-hair-combs-set-01 https://youtu.be/Qou5ifXgqs0

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Wednesday July 02

Show and Tell

SHOW and TELL 7/2/2025

Episode summary

SHOW and TELL 7/2/2025

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Ask an Engineer

ASK AN ENGINEER 7/2/2025 LIVE

Episode summary

ASK AN ENGINEER 7/2/2025 LIVE

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#adafruit #engineering #art

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3D Printing Projects

LED Drone Matrix #adafruit #3dprinting

Episode summary

Turn airspace into an art canvas with 20x20 LED Matrix and Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion Board. Make animations with gifs using WLED and a drone to make a floating night time show!

Guide: learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-drone

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

Timelapse Tuesday Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVagy3CktXsAAs4b153xpp_

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Monday June 30

CircuitPython Weekly Meeting

CircuitPython Weekly Meeting for June 30, 2025 @circuitpython #circuitpython #adafruit

Episode summary

Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-06-30.md

Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord

The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and links to past meetings. Meeting times are also available in iCal format using the following link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical or view it in your browser: https://open-web-calendar.herokuapp.com/calendar.html?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical

CircuitPython development is sponsored by Adafruit. Please support them by purchasing hardware from https://adafruit.com.

Reminders: Podcast available on most services. Let us know if we’re missing some.

0:00 Housekeeping 01:57 Community News 03:52 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 11:54 Hug Reports 13:09 Status Updates 20:25 In the Weeds 21:26 Wrap-up

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Thursday May 08

Python on Hardware

Python on Hardware weekly video for May 7, 2025 #Python #adafruit

Episode summary

The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 310 (May 7, 2025). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news of the week.

The news comes from the Python community, Discord, Adafruit communities and more. It’s part of the comprehensive newsletter we do each week.

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Tuesday November 12, 2024

Raspberry Pi

NFC Raspberry Pi Media Player #adafruit #raspberrypi

Episode summary

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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Tuesday March 14, 2023

Circuit Playground

Tutorial Intro: Chinese Dragon Puppet with Motion Reactive LED Flames and MakeCode #adafruit

Episode summary

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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Friday July 28, 2017

Collin's Lab

Collin's Lab: Echo 2-XL

Episode summary

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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Monday October 24, 2016

pseudorandom

Pseudorandom 15: Prop Replicas – with @PaintYourDragon

Episode summary

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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