20:45

S04:E36 Jan 29, 2024

Paul Cutler

It’s the final episode! Tod Kurt returns and serves as guest host and interviews Paul. Paul shares how he started with open source, his favorite project, exciting things coming to CircuitPython, and more. 00:00 Welcome 00:40 How Paul first got started with computers 1:45 Paul’s start with open source 5:10 Learning Python Talk Python training courses 6:38 Discovering CircuitPython 8:50 Paul’s favorite CircuitPython project SilverSaucer.com 13:22 Exciting things coming to CircuitPython Memento Camera USB host Scott Shawcroft’s CircuitPython 2024 blog post 16:34 What would Paul like to see in CircuitPython in the future? 17:55 Tod’s thank you for The CircuitPython Show 18:55 Where to learn more about Paul’s work? paulcutler.org - blog and project page 19:25 Which board?

12:58

S04:E35 Jan 15, 2024

Jeff Epler

CircuitPython core developer Jeff Epler joins the show. He and Paul discuss how he sees his role as a core developer, adding JPEG support to CircuitPython, and adding over 2000 new fonts. 00:27 Welcome Jeff and his start with computers 00:54 How Jeff started with open source 1:45 Discovering CircuitPython 2:12 Jeff’s role as a CircuitPython core developer 3:43 Retro computing The Commordion: linusakesson.net 4:43 The Memento camera and JPEG support in CircuitPython 7:17 Adding over 2000 new fonts to CircuitPython adafruit/circuitpython-fonts: A collection of PCF-format fonts packaged for easy use in CircuitPython 10:53 Which board? 12:05 Follow Jeff: GitHub Mastodon Blog

14:22

S04:E34 Jan 1, 2024

Debra Ansell

Debra Ansell joins the show and shares how she started with computers and electronics, the Orb-sessed LED Sphere, the PixelBlaze Pillow, and more. 00:30 How Debra started with computers and electronics 2:50 Creating the Orb-sessed LED Sphere 5:08 How CircuitPython helped with the project The Seeed XIAO Sense nRF52840 7:11 Combining maker skills LED Tote Bag Back to the Future 8:27 The PixelBlaze Pillow The PixelBlaze controller 10:32 The WiFI Hot Spot LED Jacket 12:43 Where to learn more about Debra’s projects Geekmomprojects.com Make Magazine Instagram Mastodon: @geekmomprojects@mastodon.social 13:25 Which board?

22:21

S04:E33 Dec 18, 2023

Jan Goolsbey

Jan Goolsbey joins the show. He and Paul discuss the CircuitPython Community Bundle, Jan’s contributions to the bundle, his IoT wind chimes project, and the string car racer. Transcripts are available in most podcast players. 00:30 Welcome Jan 2:24 Discovering CircuitPython 3:52 CircuitPython’s Community Bundle 6:10 Jan’s favorite libraries in the Community Bundle: Range Slicer 7:45 Graphics libraries including PaletteFader 9:27 Advice for adding to the CircuitPython Community Bundle 10:30 Using synthio for the Internet of Things Wind Chimes project Wind Chimes repository 14:14 The String Car Racer 19:05 Where to learn more? Adafruit Playground GitHub repository Vintage guitar pedal repair 20:15 Which board?

16:08

S04:E32 Dec 4, 2023

Max Lupo

Max Lupo joins the show and shares how he uses electronics in his art pieces and installations. 00:00 Welcome Max 00:45 Max’s start with computers and electronics 01:53 Which programming language is best for each art piece? 03:47 Beep-Boopatronics 7:36 Continuous Memory 10:01 The Margin Maker 14:20 Which board? Max’s homepage. Max’s GitHub repositories.

23:08

S04:E31 Nov 20, 2023

Tod Kurt Part 2

Tod Kurt joins the show. Tod shares his synthio boards and discusses his recent trip to Hackaday’s Supercon. 00:00 Welcome Tod 1:00 synthio CircuitPython Day Panel Discussion 1:10 What is synthio in CircuitPython? 2:00 Tod’s custom synthio micrococontroller boards (todbot/circuitpython-synthio-tricks: tips, tricks, and examples of using CircuitPython synthio 2:10 Tod’s Tindie store 4:30 Tod’s visit to Hackaday’s Supercon 5:22 Lux Lavalier on The Bootloader and in-person 6:30 CircuitPython at Supercon 7:02 Lightning Talks YouTube 8:40 Sprite_tm Jeroen Domburg: Building a Portable Vectrex, The Right Way 10:15 Cuddly Companion Bots Angela Sheehan: Cuddly Companion Bots 11:50 Stargirl’s KiCad Viewer talk 13:22 This year’s SuperCon Badge 15:44 Adding a capacitive touchpad - GitHub repository 17:30 Lack of speaker diversity at Supercon 17:55 Alpenglow’s Mastodon thread on Supercon speaker diversity Alpenglow Industries (@alpenglow@mstdn.social) 20:42 Which board do you reach for when starting a new project? 22:50 Wrap-up Thank you for listening. Until next time, stay positive!