In the final episode of season 5, Justin Myers joins the show. Justin shares how he created the new connectionmanager library for networking in CircuitPython.
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Show Notes
00:00 Intro
00:21 Justin’s start with computers
1:11 Discovering electronics
2:15 Discovering CircuitPython
3:02 ConnectionManager
4:55 How does connectionmanager work?
7:10 What were the challenges in creating connectionmanager?
8:35 Software testing framework
11:21 Which board?
13:25 Wrap-up
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Cooper Dalrymple
Cooper Dalrymple, who recently was a guest on the Audio Effects Panel Discussion, joins the show. He shares how he got started with electronics, his music background, what’s next for CircuitPython’s audio effects, and more.
00:00 Welcome
00:26 Cooper’s start with computers and electronics
1:31 Discovering CircuitPython
5:57 Cooper’s music background
8:18 Designing hardware
13:26 Advantages between CircuitPython and Arduino
19:03 What’s next in audio effects?
21:41 Learn more about Cooper
Tindie Store
YouTube
GitHub
23:02 Which board?
24:04 Wrap-up
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Designing Games for CircuitPython with Tim "foamyguy" Cocks
Tim Cocks, better known as foamyguy in the Adafruit community, shares his experiences in designing games for CircuitPython. Tim and Paul also discuss some recent games Tim has worked on.
00:00 Intro
00:16 Tim’s start with computers
1:48 Discovering CircuitPython
8:16 Challenges designing games for microcontrollers
13:16 1D Chomper
15:44 Blinka Says
18:58 Karel the Robot
23:24 Which microcontroller?
25:42 Wrap-up
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Audio Effects Panel Discussion
Cooper Dalrymple, Jeff Epler, Mark Komus, and Tod Kurt join the show to discuss the new audio effects available in CircuitPython.
00:00 Welcome
00:19 Mark’s inspiration for adding audio effects
1:46 Mark’s drum gist
4:23 The new audio effects available in CircuitPython
8:02 LFOs
10:30 Synthio vs Audio Effects
11:36 MP3 Bass and Treble Control
12:48 The RP2350
17:34 RP2350 vs RP2040
18:11 Audio on Espressif
19:50 Guitar pedals
26:59 Future projects
29:59 CircuitPython Karaoke
30:42 CircuitPython Audio Effects Tricks
32:38 Wrap-up
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Project Collaboration with Liz Clark and Noe Ruiz
Liz Clark and Noe Ruiz join the show and share how they collaborate on projects, where they get inspiration, and share some of their favorite projects.
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Show Notes
00:00 Intro
00:21 Project inspirations
4:17 Iterating on a project
6:09 Working together to improve a project
8:01 Noe’s favorite project - Adabot
9:41 Liz’s favorite project - the Midi Fighter
11:00 The MX Guitarr
15:12 The The CircuitPython Motorized Camera Slider
17:09 The Jack-o-lantern PropMaker
19:24 The NFC Rapsberry Pi Media Player
24:02 The RP2350 Audio Reactive Video Synth
29:18 Wrap-up
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