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Making It Real

Bob Caporale and Tate Tegtmeier

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Have you ever had an idea for a new product but just didn't know how to get started? If so, then this is the podcast for you! Each week, we highlight a different product entrepreneur who turned a great new idea into a successful new product. You'll hear about their challenges, their triumphs, their ups, and their downs. But, most of all, you'll learn how each guest was able to take nothing more than an idea, and turn it into a viable, marketable product or business. Our guests have been feat ...
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Small Pink Anti-Static Zip Top Bag - 2" x 3" - 100 Pack (0:09)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5935?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPixelblaze V3 Standard XL - WiFi LED Controller (0:37)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5942?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPixelblaze Sensor Expans…
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Build a prop replica of the Memory Gun from the Gravity Falls TV show. Powered by the Feather PropMaker RP2040 and CircuitPython, this 3D printed prop lights up and plays blaster sound effects!Learn Guidehttps://learn.adafruit.com/gravity-falls-memory-gun Feather RP2040 PropMakerhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/5768 Blue 3V LED Noodlehttps://www.ad…
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Modernize an old arcade controller, by replacing the old brain with a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller and USB. Use it with your computer/emulator, Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation thanks to the GP2040-CE firmware.John Park Learn Guide here: https://learn.adafruit.com/arcade-stick-conversion/overviewNo soldering required!Visit the Adafruit shop online…
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#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 4/30/24 TCRT1000 Photo Interrupt Sensorhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/5913Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the Adafruit L…
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We designed this CH552-based QT Py to play around with this '40 cent' USB-capable chip, and it's been super fun! now the hardware is complete and assembled, its time to test it so it can go into the shop. we wrote a test sketch in Arduino (https://github.com/DeqingSun/ch55xduino) board support package to verify the GPIO are working right on the pog…
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Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Triangle Sliding FidgetBy Martin Šlefrhttps://www.printables.com/model/857780-triangle-sliding-fidget-toy/filesCR10S Pro V2Rainbow PLA12hr 46minsX:191 Y:180 Z:50mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C …
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This week, we've been spending a lot of time testing out our ESP32-C6 Feather against a variety of FeatherWings, to test all the peripherals and pin definitions. Good news, so far everything works! Some folks in the community emailed us asking about different varieties of the ESP32-C6, and whether they should go with the QFN, WROOM, or Mini modules…
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Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-04-29.mdJoin here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and link…
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Small Pink Anti-Static Zip Top Bag - 2" x 3" - 100 Pack (0:09)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5935?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPixelblaze V3 Standard XL - WiFi LED Controller (0:37)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5942?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPixelblaze Sensor Expans…
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#circuitpythonparsecUse circup's 'example' function to add library sample code to you CircuitPython device. https://github.com/adafruit/circupLearn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Ada…
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This week's EYE ON NPI will take you for a SPIN around the block - it's STMicroelectronics' STSPIN32G0 Three-Phase BLDC Controller (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/s/stmicroelectronics/stspin32g0-three-phase-bldc-controller) series of chips, featuring 250 or 600 V three-phase BLDC FET controllers with integrated embedded STM32 MCU! The…
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We’ve got a complete spectrum of boards!#adafruit #manufacturing #nyc-----------------------------------------Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the Adafruit Learning S…
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The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast April 24, 2024These are items or concept products that may/might/could be introduced into the Adafruit store in the future (or not)! It's not out yet, so please don't ask questions or ask when it'll be available.... Check out the Adafruit store for all the great products that are available and…
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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 274 (April 24, 2024). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news of the week.The news comes from the Python community, Discord, Adafruit communities and more. It’s part of the comprehensive newsletter we do each week. The video playlist of episodes…
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JP’s Product Pick of the Week 4/23/24 Crickit HAT for Raspberry Pi RECAPhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/3957Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the Adafruit Learning Sy…
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Demo of the conversion of wired original PlayStation controller to modern wireless Bluetooth gamepad using ESP32 ItsyBitsy and Arduino software. John Park's Learn Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/esp32-playstation-controllerVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://ad…
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Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Croc Glasses HolderBy Pabzhhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6555442CR10S Pro V2Rainbow PLA05hr 17minsX:243 Y:180 Z:80mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 60C39g60mm/s-----------------------------…
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This week we saw a lot of chatter about Zilog's End-of-Life Notification (https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/5570/PCN_ZAC24-0029.pdf) for their Z84C series chips. These chips were pretty cool because they were true Z80 processors and available in DIP format! They are still in stock at DigiKey for now (https://www.digikey.c…
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Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-04-22.mdJoin here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and link…
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ATMakers emailed and asked if we'd make a Trinkey (https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=trinkey) with a TRRS jack (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5764) on the end, for making customizable HID devices that use simple 3.5mm audio jack connectors. ideally something that will make AT - Accessibility Technology - projects EZ to build and maintain.here's …
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#circuitpythonparsecYou can use chip GPIO pin names in your code with the 'microcontroller' library in CircuitPython.Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://…
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Keep your Pico toes Toasty with a DVI Sockthe Raspberry Pi RP2040 has a fun trick up it's sleeve, er, pants! it can bitbang DVI video output from a series of pins using PIO as long as its overclocked enough and you have the PIO peripherals available. we already designed a DVI PiCowbell (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5745), but we rather like the…
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PCIe Flex Cable for NVMe Base and Raspberry Pi 5 – PCIe Pipe - 35mm(0:07) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5930?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPCIe Flex Cable for NVMe Base and Raspberry Pi 5 – PCIe Pipe - 50mm(0:07) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5931?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=new…
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PCIe Flex Cable for NVMe Base and Raspberry Pi 5 – PCIe Pipe - 35mm(0:07) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5930?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsPCIe Flex Cable for NVMe Base and Raspberry Pi 5 – PCIe Pipe - 50mm(0:07) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5931?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=new…
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Follow our DS3231 Precision RTC FeatherWing’s path through the machine line in this week’s manufacturing cliphttps://www.adafruit.com/product/3028#adafruit #manufacturing #nyc-----------------------------------------Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/d…
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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 273 (April 17, 2024). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news of the week.The news comes from the Python community, Discord, Adafruit communities and more. It’s part of the comprehensive newsletter we do each week. The video playlist of episodes…
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The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast April 17, 2024These are items or concept products that may/might/could be introduced into the Adafruit store in the future (or not)! It's not out yet, so please don't ask questions or ask when it'll be available.... Check out the Adafruit store for all the great products that are available and…
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Psst...this week's EYE ON NPI is no secret, and despite having the word "Pseudo" in the name, it's the Real Deal: This week it's ISSI's Serial and Quad PSRAM chips (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/i/issi/serial-ram-and-quad-ram-solutions), an excellent addition to your next microcontroller board to quickly boost your RAM stack to megab…
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Display Adafruit IO data on any DVI or HDMI display with the Raspberry Pi Pico W and Adafruit’s Pi CowBell DVI Output!Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/dvi-ioUsing this Pico DVI AIO project, we’re able to display data from multiple sensor nodes on our HDMI monitor. This is a great way to display sensor data on any HDMI TV especially for workshops o…
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JP’s Product Pick of the Week 4/16/24 UPDI Friends - USB Serial Programmershttps://www.adafruit.com/product/5879https://www.adafruit.com/product/5893Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeN…
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Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Flexy SnailBy TAME-THEMhttps://cults3d.com/:1904605CR10S Pro V2Rainbow PLA12hr 06minsX:238 Y:220 Z:34mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 60C83g60mm/s-----------------------------------------LIVE …
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This week on the Great Search, we saw someone on social media talking about repairing an old device that has a 'split' supply with multiple voltages. (https://twitter.com/dorksince93/status/1779346977861615666) Usually your AC-DC adapter converts 110~220VAC into 12VDC. But sometimes you need +12V, -12V, plus maybe a 5V for good measure. And sometim…
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Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-04-15.mdJoin here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and link…
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We designed this CH552-based QT Py board before the chip shortage, but now parts are plentiful so we made some prototypes and are trying out the CH55xduino (https://github.com/DeqingSun/ch55xduino) board support package. and, it works! but watch out, its C not C++ so you can't use the huge collection of existing libraries and drivers. however, for …
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#circuitpythonparsecHow to monitor your battery voltage right inside of CircuitPython.code example:https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2024-04-11/code.pyLearn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.orgVisit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/d…
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ELECFREAKS Smart Cutebot Pro Programming Robot Car for micro:bit(0:09) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5898?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsFine Tip ESD Plastic Point Tweezers (0:54) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5916?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsAdafruit BNO055 + BMP280 B…
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ELECFREAKS Smart Cutebot Pro Programming Robot Car for micro:bit(0:09) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5898?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsFine Tip ESD Plastic Point Tweezers (0:54) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5916?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsAdafruit BNO055 + BMP280 B…
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This week's EYE ON NPI will make you say "Yeee-haww", to the buckin'-and-boostin' bronco known as the Richtek RT6160A Buck-Boost Converter with I²C Interface (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/r/richtek/rt6160a-buck-boost-converter). The RT6160A is a high-efficiency, single-inductor, synchronous buck-boost converter that can provide up t…
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Watch how we make our Power Relay FeatherWings!https://www.adafruit.com/product/3191#adafruit #manufacturing #nyc-----------------------------------------Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subsc…
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The wonderful world of Python on hardware! Episode 272 (April 10, 2024). This is our weekly Python video highlights! Ladyada and PT review the Python on hardware news of the week.The news comes from the Python community, Discord, Adafruit communities and more. It’s part of the comprehensive newsletter we do each week. The video playlist of episodes…
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The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast April 10, 2024These are items or concept products that may/might/could be introduced into the Adafruit store in the future (or not)! It's not out yet, so please don't ask questions or ask when it'll be available.... Check out the Adafruit store for all the great products that are available and…
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JP’s Product Pick of the Week 4/9/24 SHT41 Humidity/Temperature Trinkey RECAPhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/5912Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com-----------------------------------------LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discordSubscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribeNew tutorials on the Adafruit Learni…
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Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Mega WormBy Miguel Zavalahttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6532558CR10S Pro V2Purple PLA10hr 52minsX:238 Y:220 Z:34mm.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle6% Infill / 1mm Retraction200C / 60C76g60mm/s--------------------------------…
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This week on the Great Search, we're going to be looking for the Type C version of the USB A plugs we have on some of our boards, like our Bluefruit Friend (https://www.adafruit.com/product/2267). This will let us make our Trinkey's modern-friendly and will let them be plugged in directly into USB C. The only problem is we want a connector that can…
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Notes document is available here: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2024/2024-04-08.mdJoin here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and link…
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The ESP32-C6 (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5672) is Espressif’s first Wi-Fi 6 SoC integrating 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE) and the 802.15.4 protocol. It brings the goodness you know from the low-cost C3 series (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5337) and improves it with Zigbee/802.15.4 at 2.4Ghz. That means it could make for great Matter (…
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Adafruit ESP32-C6 Feather - STEMMA QT (0:10)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5933?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsELECFREAKS Retro Programming Arcade for micro:bit V2 - micro:bit V2Not Included (0:34) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5895?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsVivid Uni…
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Adafruit ESP32-C6 Feather - STEMMA QT (0:10)https://www.adafruit.com/product/5933?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsELECFREAKS Retro Programming Arcade for micro:bit V2 - micro:bit V2Not Included (0:34) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5895?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproductsVivid Uni…
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The hush-hush news from Adafruit in New York. Broadcast April 3, 2024These are items or concept products that may/might/could be introduced into the Adafruit store in the future (or not)! It's not out yet, so please don't ask questions or ask when it'll be available.... Check out the Adafruit store for all the great products that are available and …
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