Paul welcomes John Ellis to the show. John shares some of his MacroPad projects, TallyCircuitPy, and more.

00:00 Intro

1:18 John’s start with computers

5:13 John’s handle, DeckerEgo

6:28 MacroPad Hotkeys II

 * deckerego/Macropad_Hotkeys GitHub repository: An extensible hotkey macropad inspired by the Macropad Hotkeys example from the Adafruit Learning System Guide [https://github.com/deckerego/Macropad_Hotkeys]
 * prcutler/awesome-macropad: A curated list of awesome applications, macros, 3D printed cases, guides, and more for the Adafruit rp2040 MacroPad. [https://github.com/prcutler/awesome-macropad]

8:59 Sleeping the Macropad screen

10:36 MacroPad 4 Chord MIDI

 * Macropad 4chord MIDI [https://hackaday.io/project/181967-macropad-4chord-midi]

12:47 TallyCircuitPy and TallyOBS

 * TallyOBS [https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/tallyobs-push-scene-changes-to-wifi-enabled-tally-lights.1082/]

15:12 The role CircuitPython can play in saving older hardware

17:20 Where to learn more about John

 * https://www.deckerego.net [Deckego.net]

18:15 Which board?

19:53 Wrap-up

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John Ellis

Dan Cogliano joins Paul and they discuss Dan’s work with the Z Machine, which allows you to play Zork and other text adventure games.

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Show Notes

00:30 Dan’s start with computers

3:05 The EZ Make Oven [https://learn.adafruit.com/ez-make-oven]

4:53 The Z-Machine

7:59 Challenges in creating the CP Z Machine

9:08 The game of Zork

11:00 CP Z Machine Learn Guide [https://learn.adafruit.com/zork-and-the-z-machine]

11:15 Dan’s next game

12:29 Challenges working with graphics

13:37 Where to learn more about Dan

 * BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/cogliano.bsky.social]
 * Dan’s Learn Guides [https://learn.adafruit.com/u/cogliano]
 * Danthegeek.com
 * Cleveland Museum of Art [https://learn.adafruit.com/cleveland-museum-of-art-pyportal-frame]

14:27 Which board?

15:13 Wrap-up

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Dan Cogliano

Paul welcomes River Wang to the show. River was a STEAM teacher before becoming a full time software developer 3 years ago. He created the CircuitPython Online IDE, a browser based platform that allows users to work on a CircuitPython project on the web or as a self-hosted website.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:29 River’s start with computers and electronics

3:42 River’s start with Python

4:31 Teaching

5:42 Discovering CircuitPython

9:18 Creating the CircuitPython Online IDE [https://urfdvw.github.io/circuitpython-online-ide-2/]

13:04 How the CircuitPython Online IDE works

14:28 The challenges in building the CircuitPython Online IDE

20:34 Self-hosting the CircuitPython Online IDE

19:02 How the CircuitPython Online IDE helps educators

20:34 CircuitPython Online IDE’s key features

23:13 What’s next for the CircuitPython Online IDE

24:41 How to support the CircuitPython Online IDE

25:05 Where to learn more

 * The CircuitPython Online IDE [https://urfdvw.github.io/circuitpython-online-ide-2/]
 * GitHub Repository [https://github.com/urfdvw/circuitpython-online-ide-2]
 * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@riverwang]
 * Twitter [https://x.com/River___Wang]
 * Fosstodon [https://fosstodon.org/@Riverwang]

25:23 Which board?

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River Wang

John Romkey joins the show and shares his CircuitPython tool, circremote, what it does, how it works, how he used Cursor and Claude to help write it, and more.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:56 John’s start with computers and electronics

6:25 circremote

9:21 circremote clean and emacs support

12:22 circremote’s sensor support and AI

14:23 Cursor with VS Code and Claude

19:27 Sensor and device support in circremote

21:32 Community sensor work

26:16 Which board?

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John Romkey

Sam Blenny joins the show and shares his work with the Fruit Jam, including USB Host, a Color Checker, a Gamepad tester, and more.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:24 Sam’s start with computers and electronics

5:34 Discovering CircuitPython

 * Pumpkins vs Skeletons game [https://adafruit-playground.com/u/SamBlenny/pages/pumpkins-vs-skeletons-game-for-circuitpython]

7:06 Working with the Fruit Jam and the Gamepad tester [https://adafruit-playground.com/u/SamBlenny/pages/fruit-jam-two-gamepad-demo]

9:24 USB Host MIDI Tester [https://adafruit-playground.com/u/SamBlenny/pages/fruit-jam-usb-host-midi-tester]

11:12 The Fruit Jam Color Checker [https://adafruit-playground.com/u/SamBlenny/pages/fruit-jam-color-checker]

13:49 USB Host

16:42 Which board?

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Sam Blenny

Noe Ruiz joins the show and shares how he started learning design and 3D modeling, creating the Layer by Layer tutorials, designing CAD parts, and more.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:19 Getting started with computers and electronics

1:38 Learning design

4:38 Snap-fit enclosures

6:36 3D Hangouts [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVgpmWevin2slopw_A3-A8Y&si=puTyb0AwEolssyy3]

 * Live in New York City [https://www.youtube.com/live/RqtvnX5W7VA?si=3o8ujerZYoWNYf2q]
 * Episode 1 [https://www.youtube.com/live/wpkfo-FwlB8?si=hBtkE5a7YhKdRFG_]

8:28 Adafruit CAD Parts [https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts]

12:05 Layer by Layer [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVsMp6nKnpjsXSQ45nxfORb]

13:35 Which board?

Noe Ruiz

In the kickoff of season 6, John Fletcher joins the show. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly, how it works, and how using Claude Code helped.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:23 John’s start with computers

4:07 John’s Discord nickname

5:05 CircuitPython and web assembly

6:43 How CircuitPython works in the browser

7:46 Advantages to using CircuitPython in the browser

9:25 Windows Subsystem for Linux

10:25 Using Claude Code

10:49 Managing the prompts

12:48 How to test CircuitPython in the browser

 * The CircuitPython web-editor with web assembly [https://github.com/johnnohj/web-editor]

13:33 Where to learn more

 * John’s GitHub repositories [https://github.com/johnnohj]

John Fletcher

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

Justin Myers

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 [https://dcdalrymple.com]

 * Tindie Store [https://www.tindie.com/stores/relic/]
 * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@relic985]
 * GitHub [https://github.com/relic-se]

23:02 Which board?

24:04 Wrap-up

Cooper Dalrymple

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 [https://learn.adafruit.com/1d-chomper-tabletop-arcade-game/overview]

15:44 Blinka Says [https://learn.adafruit.com/blinka-says-tabletop-arcade-game/overview]

18:58 Karel the Robot [https://learn.adafruit.com/karel-the-robot-in-circuitpython]

23:24 Which microcontroller?

25:42 Wrap-up

Designing Games for CircuitPython with Tim "foamyguy" Cocks 

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