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This week at the Desk, we worked on our Sparkle Motion Mini (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160) and not-so-Mini testers. The Mini (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160) tester came together super fast, and we got the boards into the shop.

The classic version got much more complicated with a few mistakes that cascaded into frustration during testing, but we worked through it and hopefully will get those boards into the shop this week!

This was also the first time we used Claude (https://claude.ai/) a bunch to help us with tester firmware development, and we’re still enjoying it quite a bit!

We also got some fun samples, including filament letter shapes and some plastic enclosures, including one we think will be a great fit for our Sparkle Motion Stick.

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Raspberry Pi 5 - 16 GB RAM (0:10) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6125

Round Panel Mount USB Cable - USB-B Socket to USB-C Plug (0:41) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6116

NeoPixel LED Outdoor Netting - 20 x 20 LEDs - 1x1 Meter Sizing (1:20) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6159

Mini Sparkle Motion - WLED-friendly ESP32 NeoPixel LED Driver (6:41) https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160

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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 303 (January 15, 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 taking a look at our SLA snap-on enclosures in the Adafruit shop. Noe is prototyping the motorized turntable using the TMC2209 stepper driver and a lazy susan from IKEA. Pedro is working on a visualizer time for toddlers. A few makes from the community this week. Timelapse this week features an air pressure rocket designed by PatoPato Design. Snap Cases on YouTube https://youtu.be/toNV5JrhOjU Case Feather RP2040 USB Host https://www.adafruit.com/product/6057
 TRRS Trinkey Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/5981 USB Solar Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/6114 Solar Charger 5V Boost Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/6126
 Solar Charger 3V Buck Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/6124
 NeoTrinkey Case https://www.adafruit.com/product/5998 Timelapse Tuesday Air Pressure Rocket By Patopato_Design makerworld.com/en/models/726755 https://youtu.be/Oiz6s5jqjuk
 Community Makes https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1210088 https://www.printables.com/make/2328765 https://www.printables.com/make/2321332?comment_id=2321332
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The Adafruit shop now offers snap fit enclosures that you can buy so you don’t have to 3D print them yourself.

These are 3D printed with an SLA process using natural white or clear transparent resin. This material features a smooth surface finish with high dimensional stability and good temperature resistance.

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0:00 Housekeeping 04:21 Community News 09:51 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 18:42 Hug Reports 21:19 Status Updates 32:08 In the Weeds 32:14 Wrap-up

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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!

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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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