Retro-analog LED displays and manufacturing methods

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

Hey folks, The Old Crow here. Before I continue with my retrospective on the venerable yet still useful LM3914/15 chip, I thought I’d point out this very nice analog design reference guide available for free online from TI. It covers all sorts of stuff from op-amp configurations to A/D and...

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New Prods 6/22/22 Feat. ADS1115 16-Bit ADC – 4 Channel w. Programmable Gain Amplifier – STEMMA QT!

From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Browse through all that’s new here!NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKGPIO Male Hammer Header Kit – Solderless Raspberry Pi Connector – Male Header + Installation JigIf your soldering isn’t quite up to scratch, or you just don’t own a soldering iron yet,...

Building the WORLDS FIRST PlayStation 5 slim

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The PS5 is a behemoth of a console. Sony has a history of eventually releasing slimmed down versions of their units and with the PS5 there is a lot to slim down. DIY Perks beats Sony to the punch and...

Nikola, Alex Glow’s Smart Camera Companion Bot

From blog.adafruit.com 22 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Alex Glow published a new project on Hackster.io that utilizes a Gemma M0! A privacy-focused event companion for Embedded Vision Summit 2022! This little bot will take your photo, but only when the QR code for this project is in...

The Wonders of Xandar Pavilion – Stories from Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Walt Disney Imagineering shared this video on Youtube!Our Disney Imagineers share a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration and creation of the Wonders of Xandar pavilion as part of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT in Walt Disney World....

How Can a Star Survive a Super Nova? #SpaceSaturday

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

A lot of people have a list of unintentionally scary things from childhood: the animated adaptation of Watership Down, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Time Bandits. For some Bay Area kids, the scariest thing in the world was the sudden,...

Making a Shack for Tabletop Gaming Out of Scrap

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

In this Bill Making Stuff video, Bill creates a simple yet very characterful shack for tabletop gaming using little more than scrap cardboard, coffee sticks, a disc of foam, and a bunch of misc. junk and thrift store finds.

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: TileGrid Sprite Sheet @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Create dynamic user interface elements using TileGrid Sprite Sheets.Learn more about CircuitPython

Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and...

UPDATED GUIDES, LIBRARY: Adafruit_Protomatter RGB Matrix Library improves ESP32-S3 Support

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

UPDATED GUIDES: Adafruit RGB Matrix FeatherWings and Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix Library.A recent update to this Arduino library improves performance on ESP32-S3 (adding DMA support) and S2 (no DMA, but improved refresh rate nonetheless). Guides and examples have been updated...

The supply chain crisis: a paradigm shift #makerbusiness

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Brian Crabtree of Monome recently posted about some of the supply chain issues he’s seeing.To lead with an actual case: we have not been able to get the STM32 microcontroller used in the Crow (and Grid) for well over two...