Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good

Vicky Twomey-Lee joins the show. She shares her start with computers and Python, the Introduction to Electronics and Python workshop she is co-teaching, organizing PyLadies Dublin, and more.Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon.Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit CircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more.Come hang out with the community in our Discord channel. Go behind the scenes or chat about the latest episodes with Paul and other community members.Show Notes00:00 Intro2:36 Vicky’s start with Python4:04 How the Python community in Ireland has grown over the years6:17 The Pac-Man concept with groups8:17 The Introduction to Electronics and Python workshop11:50 What the students will elarn in the workshop14:55 Choosing CircuitPython for the workshop16:51 PyLadies19:45 Advice for organizing a Python Meetup22:35 Which board?

Andrew from KeepEverythingYours.com joins Paul. They discuss Andrew's start with computers, Andrew's new interactive CircuitPython tutorial, his CircuitPython powered products, and more.Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon.Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit TheCircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more.Show Notes00:00 Welcome00:34 Andrew’s start with computers1:09 How Andrew discovered CircuitPython1:55 KeepEverythingYours.comhttps://keepeverythingyours.com3:43 Using WebSerial to make the tutorial interactive4:24 Inspiration for making it interactive5:05 What will the user learn in the tutorial?Getting Started with CircuitPython — KEY6:40 What tutorials are planned next?7:22 CircuitPython powered Desk PetsKeepEverythingYours Etsy store8:13 Other products available9:35 Where else to find Andrew onlineKeep Everything Yours YouTube channel9:56 Which board?

This is a replay of The Bootloader's livestream on the Adafruit YouTube channel on CircuitPython Day. Tod and Paul take a look back at the last year and share some of their favorite CircuitPython projects and features. This episode has been slightly edited and we do use screensharing, so you may want to check out the video on YouTube.Show Notes00:00 Intro01:04 CircuitPython in the last year1:32 CircuitPython 10 Audio EffectsTing alternate CircuitPython voice effects firmware4:32 CircuitPython 10.1 and 10.2 updates4:45 MicroPython and upstreamMicroPython home page5:10 The Adafruit Fruit JamAdafruit Fruit Jam Learn GuideFruit Jam OS5:34 Sean Carolan’s Pac-Man CloneSean on The CircuitPython Show6:31 Dan Cogliano’s Z Machine and Zork8:27 Dan Cogliano’s Fruit Jam ScreensaversMoon Miner9:22 Liz Clark’s Fruit Jam Video Music PlayerAtari Video Music original hardware11:49 picogame by Vladimir SmitkaWrite-up of picogame on chiptron.eu16:31 Lorraine’s Autonomous LEGO Train with CircuitPython and LIDARAmazon LIDAR example or dfrobotPython code for Raspberry Pi19:50 RV Circuit Studio by Armstrong Subero24:18 Liz Clark’s Chiptune PlayerCircuitPython AY8912 libraryVGM fan websites27:39 PicoTTYEmbedded Systems News story30:37 Wrap-up

Scott Shawcroft, CircuitPython's project lead, returns to the show. Paul and Scott discuss CircuitPython's move to Zephyr, a look back at ten years of CircuitPython, what the future might hold, and more.Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon.Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit CircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more.Show Notes00:00 Intro00:39 CircuitPython and Zephyr2:45 How is the progress moving CircuitPython to Zephyr?3:30 How are LLMs helping?7:08 Ten Years of CircuitPython9:54 The Fruit Jam and the future of CircuitPython14:03 RP2350 Gameboy Cartridge18:13 Running a CircuitPython game on the cart19:48 Wrap-up

Tod Kurt returns to the show and shares how to build custom CircuitPython firmware using GitHub Actions. Tod also shares SerialPlotster and his latest hardware creation.Show Notes00:57 Using GitHub Actions to build CircuitPython3:51 CircuitPython Custom on GitHub repositoryCircuitPython Custom configuration web page9:24 The CLI display10:37 Adding custom modules11:42 How to run CircuitPython Custom14:34 SerialPlotsterDownload19:32 New hardware?20:40 Creating synth engines21:32 Wrap-uptodbot.comThe Bootloader

Show Notes1:22 Michael’s start with electronics2:38 ScrollKitScrollkit.dev5:33 How ScrollKit works7:08 Scrollkit’s hardware8:09 How over-the-air-updates work8:49 Graphics in ScrollKit10:42 Challenges to overcome15:09 The ScrollKit simulator16:35 Theme Park Waits17:33 What’s next for ScrollKit?18:18 Which board?18:51 Wrap-upMichael’s homepage

Michael “T-Rex” Kadie joins the show and discusses the T-Rex Talk family of assistive devices built with CircuitPython. 1:25 Michael’s start with computers 1:56 How Michael started building communication devices in the 90s 4:46 The T-Rex Talk 3.0 8:55 Using AI to help 9:58 Using the Fruit Jam as an assistive device 13:27 The training game 13:56 The Sip-N-Puff 16:38 The CircuitPython reading light 17:07 Jay Leno’s antique electric car - with CircuitPython 21:21 Wrap-up Michael’s website GitHub repository YouTube channel Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Tom Fox joins the show and shares his creation, the SPOKE board. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:36 Tom’s start with computers and electornics 1:25 Discovering CircuitPython 2:31 The SPOKE board SPOKE 4:11 Whom is the SPOKE for? 5:38 The SPOKE Mini 7:25 What students have made with the SPOKE 9:15 What were the challenges bringing the SPOKE to life? 10:33 The SPOKE online editor 13:53 What’s next for SPOKE? 14:59 Where to learn more? YouTube Instagram Tom’s home page 15:26 How much does the SPOKE cost? 15:38 Which board? 16:22 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Paul is joined by three former guests: Tim Cocks, Dan Cogliano, and Cooper Dalrymple who share their experience developing apps, games, and screensavers for the Adafruit Fruit Jam and Fruit Jam OS. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:38 FruitJamOS Cooper’s best practices Fruitris 3:44 Cooper’s excitement for the Fruit Jam 7:24 Dan’s interest in the Fruit Jam Z Machine Moon Miner 8:52 Dan’s screensavers for the Fruit Jam Screensaver bundle 10:48 Coding for othe Fruit Jam 12:20 The Fruit Jam app library Fruit Jam Library 18:02 GPIO and expansion 19:44 Display support Using DVI Video Learn Guide 24:07 Challenges to look out for when developing for the Fruit Jam Mice Learn Guide Keyboard Learn Guide Cooper’s Mystify screensaver 31:01 What advice for someone creating a game or app for the Fruit Jam? Cooper’s Fruit Jam / Pong tutorial 36:48 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!

Paul is joined by Abby Bergman and Esha Patel who both recently completed the Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good course taught by Professor John Gallaugher at Boston College. Abby and Esha share their experiences and projects taking the course. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:56 Professor Gallaugher’s Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good course 1:42 Abby’s motivation for taking the class Early Childhood Maker Literacies – DevTech Research Group 2:38 Esha’s motivation for taking the class 3:32 What was a surprise about the class? 5:20 Esha’s Interactive Hopscotch project Interactive Hopscotch Adaptive Tic Tac Toe 7:38 Abby’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Very Hungry Caterpillar With RFID and Button Input - Assistive Tech 10:29 Soldernig challenges 11:36 The Festival of Lights 12:26 What advice would you share to someone thinking of taking the course? 14:29 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!