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 course…

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 de…

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…

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 …

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 reposito…

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 CircuitPyth…

Erin St. Blaine joins the show and shares where she finds inspiration, advice for starting Neopixel projects, diffusion tips and tricks, and more. 00:33 Erin’s start with computers and electronics03:18 Where Erin finds inspiration04:42 Advice those starting with Neopixel or LED projects05:43 What were the challenges with LEDs underwater?08:41 Diffu…

Martin Tan joins the show. He and Paul discuss Martin’s new book, micro:bit Projects with Python and Single Board Computers: Building STEAM Projects with Code Club and Kids’ Maker Groups. Martin’s book at Apress: micro:bit Projects with Python and Single Board Computers Martin’s book at Barnes & Noble 00:40 Martin’s start with computers and electro…

Dan Halbert joins the show and shares how he started with computers, discovering CircuitPython, where CircuitPython might be going next, and more Show Notes 00:31 Dan’s start with computers and electronics 02:54 Making computers easier to use 05:09 Discovering CircuitPython 8:40 Advice for new contributors to CircuitPython’s core 9:40 How CircuitPy…

Ben Shockley, creator of Mini Fig Boards joins the show. He and Paul chat about the Mini Fig boards and how they came to be, how CircuitPython has helped in development, advice for new PCB designers, and more. Show Notes 00:22 Ben’s start with computers and electronics 1:27 The MiniFigure boards - what are they and how did they start? 6:40 Comparin…

Seth Kerr joins The CircuitPython Show and shares what an FPGA is; his creation, the IcyBlue Feather FPGA; and how it might be used with CircuitPython. Visit CircuitPythonShow.com for show notes, transcripts, and more. 00:33 Seth’s start with computers and electronics 01:24 What is an FPGA? 02:27 What are the advantages to using an FPGA? 03:16 Seth…

Danny Staple joins the show and discusses his latest book, Robotics at Home with Raspberry Pi PIco. For show notes and transcripts, visit The CircuitPython Show website. Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:58 Danny’s start with computers and robotics 01:51 What the reader can expect from Danny’s book, Robotics with Raspberry Pi Pico 03:04 The robotics shopp…

Alec Delaney joins Paul and they discuss how CircuitPython uses continuous integration for development and Alec's CircuitPythonukiah project. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your dreams a reality with 10 boards starting at only $5! Thank you to PCBWay for their support of The CircuitPython Show. Learn more at PCBWay.com. 2:28 What is…

Mark Komus joins the show and shares how he started with computers, the Monster Eyes project, contributing to CircuitPython's core, and more. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your dreams a reality with 10 boards starting at only $5! Thank you to PCBWay for their support of The CircuitPython Show. Learn more at PCBWay.com. 1:00 Welcome…

Joey Castillo joins the show. He and Paul discuss the LCD Featherwing, the Open Book and its user interface, and power management. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your dreams a reality with 10 boards starting at only $5! Thank you to PCBWay for their support of The CircuitPython Show. Learn more at PCBWay.com. Show Notes: 1:12 Welcom…

Paul takes the podcast on the road and visits Jason Pecor in Altoona, Wisconsin. Jason shows Paul CircuitPython powered Trolls and shares how they came to be. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your dreams a reality with 10 boards starting at only $5! Thank you to PCBWay for their support of The CircuitPython Show. Learn more at PCBWay.…

Jim Mussared, a maintainer of MicroPython, joins the show. He and Paul discuss how MicroPython started, collaborating with CircuitPython, being a maintainer, favorite uses of MicroPython, and more. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your designs a reality with ten boards starting at only $5! 1:02 Welcome and Jim’s start with electronics…

Bradán Lane shares how CircuitPython has helped in creating the JoyPad and LumosRing. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your designs a reality at only $5 for ten boards at PCBWay. 01:10 Bradan’s start with electronics 02:33 Bradan’s first CircuitPython product: the Joypad 06:25 Customizing the JoyPad 09:07 The LumosRing and LumosStick …

Thea Flowers joins the show and shares about her synthesizer company, Winterbloom, and the role CircuitPython has played. Show Notes: 00:30 How Thea first got started with computers 00:50 Discovering CircuitPython 2:25 Thea’s synthesizer company, Winterbloom 3:40 Winterbloom products that use CircuitPython (Sol and Big Honking Button:) 7:00 Castor …

Radomir Dopieralski, aka deshipu, joins the show. He shares his interest in computers growing up behind the Iron Curtain, developing games with CircuitPython, robots, and more. Show Notes: 00:15 Welcome and getting started with computers behind the Iron Curtain 1:45 Discovering MicroPython via its Kickstarter 2:50 Handheld games - the Pew Pew famil…

Brent Rubell joins the show. He and Paul discuss the Internet of Things, Adfafruit's Wippersnapper firmware, their favorite newsletters, and more. Visit https://circuitpythonshow.com/episodes/16 for newsletter links. Show Notes: 00:30 How Brent got started with computers and electronics 1:45 How does Brent define the Internet of Things? 2:45 What i…

This episode welcomes Joshua Lowe, the inventor of Edublocks, which helps bridge the gap from Scratch Python 3(including CircuitPython). Show Notes: 00:20 Welcome and introduction to Edublocks 4:18 Making Edublocks open source 5:20 Working with Edublocks and hardware 9:20 Where is Edublocks going next? 10:40 The pandemic and remote education 13:42 …

Kevin Matocha joins the show and shares some of his projects, including the Hackpad and TinyLogicFriend. Show Notes: 00:20 Welcome 00:27 How Kevin started with computers and electronics 3:50 HackPad 8:20 Wiring the HackPad 9:55 TinyLogicFriend - a logic analyzer using Sigrok 15:28 Which microcontroller?…

Nicholas Tollervey joins the show and shares his music background, the Mu code editor, and how learning to code can be similar to learning to play an instrument. Show notes: 0:18 Welcome and Nicholas’ beginning with computing 2:35 The Mu code editor 6:40 Nicholas’ music background 8:20 How is learning music and coding similar? 11:35 Code Grades 15:…

Guy Dupont joins the show and shares some of his projects, including his Subaru backup camera project, T9 predictive text MacroPad, and more. 00:12 Welcome and Subaru backup camera project 4:40 Link to YouTube Video: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4Ua8bXRiE) 4:50 Guy’s predictive text MacroPad 7:40 T9 Predictive Text written in Circuit…

Anne Barela discusses her time at Adafruit, writing the Python on Hardware newsletter, retro tech, and more. 00:17 Welcome and Anne’s start with Adafruit 01:15 Anne’s first two books on microcontrollers 03:38 CircuitPython through the years 5:40 What goes into writing an Adafruit Learn Guide? 7:30 ThePython on Microcontrollers newsletter 10:30 When…

In episode ten, Pierre and Paul have an in-depth conversation about mechanical keyboards and how CircuitPython has helped Pierre with development. 00:15 Welcome and starting with computers and electronics 2:00 Building custom keyboards 4:10 BlueMicro keyboards (get screenshot) 6:40 Developing the BlueMicro keyboard firmware 7:40 What goes into buil…

Liz Clark joins the show and shares her maker journey, music background, and we talk MIDI for beginners. 00:25 Welcome and Liz’s music background 4:30 BlitzCityDIY https://www.youtube.com/blitzcitydiy 6:30 Getting started with MIDI 10:38 Adafruit MIDI Learn guide, MIDI for Makers: https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-for-makers 12:26 Liz’s music setup a…

Melissa and Paul talk Blink, retro tech, and more. 00:38 Blinka 03:00 What it means to be the maintainer of Blinka 04:37 How Melissa started with CircuitPython 07:12 Melissa’s YouTube channel 07:57 OpenSign Library 8:05 Melissa’s CNC machine 09:28 Melissa’s current retro tech projects 10:30 Retro Macs 12:30 A mysterious box appears 14:35 Turn the t…

Alie Gonzalez joins the show and shares her maker journey, how she started her professional career, and the tech scene in Miami. 00:50 Welcome and Alie’s journey to becoming a maker 2:22 The start of Alie’s career 4:30 Sparkfun & Alie 6:40 Miami Hack Week 14:45 The tech scene in Miami 18:20 Which microcontroller?…

A preview of the upcoming season two and its guests.By Paul Cutler

00:20 How Scott joined Adafruit 3:00 What are some of the biggest changes and accomplishments over the last five years since CircuitPython was first released? 7:20 Working with upstream MicroPython 9:20 Porting CircuitPython to Raspberry Pi (bare metal) 13:28 ESP32-S3 development 16:30 Scott’s work in community broadband 22:40 Turn the tables 24:30…

Episode 5 - Rose Hooper Support the show: https://circuitpythonshow.com/support 00:35 Getting started with computers 04:36 Early 90s BBS culture & Freeness 07:46 Discovering Python 10:00 Home Assistant 15:20 CircuitPython 23:15 Which microcontroller?By Paul Cutler

1:00 Tod Kurt introdction Homepage: https://todbot.com 2:05 BlinkM 2:35 Tod's experiences with Arduino 7:20 Tod's work with synthesizers 12:18 Sound on CircuitPython 15:45 Tod and Python / CPython 21:20 Tod's CircuitPython Tips Github repository 23:20 Turn the tables (Ask Paul a question) 29:45 Which microcontroller would you grab for a prototype o…

Professor John Gallaugher of Boston College joins the show and talks CircuitPython in higher education. 01:01 Adding CircuitPython to a higher ed curriculum 05:38 Examples of CircuitPython used in accessibility 7:30 How do you teach students with hardware? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oldZ-6eVhg 16:30 Maker communities 19:27 Professor Gallagher…

Les Pounder of Tom's Hardware stops by and talks all things microcontrollers, shares his latest project, and retro tech. 1:30 Biggest microcontroller surprise 4:25 Favorite Pico add-on board 5:35 Photo of all the boards 7:25 Microcontroller pick 12:30 Les’ latest CircuitPython project 14:05 Retro tech 18:44 Turn the tables: Retro tech to take to a …

00:40 Kattni’s journey, originally told at PyOhio 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bBHXimlfPQ and first project: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-express-piano-in-the-key-of-lime) 6:00 Adafruit Discord: http://adafru.it/discord 7:45 Mentoring 9:55 Community discussion 12:50 CircuitPython 2022 goals 16:00 CircuitPython tagline: Co…

The CircuitPython Show is an independent podcast hosted by Paul Cutler. Each episode he will have a conversation with someone doing something cool and awesome in or around CircuitPython.By Paul Cutler