Worlds largest solar plant goes online using 9 million solar panels

From blog.adafruit.com 8 years ago in Platforms Stores

Via Geeky Gadgets. Construction of the world’s largest solar plant called Topaz, has now been finished by First Solar and the 550-megawatt plant is now online generating electricity for 160,000 homes on Pacific Gas and Electric’s grid. Topaz has been constructed on the California Carrizo Plain band, and consists of...

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Ethernet for the Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Raspberry Pi PICOWhilst the Raspberry Pi RP2040 is quite a capable little chip, on the whole it’s nothing really special compared to the big brand offerings. But, the PIO peripheral is a bit special, and its inclusion was clearly a...

Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours 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...

A minimal 2×8 or 1×8 audio mixer board #Audio @_Jana_Marie

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Jana Marie Hemsing posts on GitHub: Since my audio setup is running out of inputs, and especially since I usually only need to change my main volume I created the MINIMIX, a minimal 2×4 or 1×8 audio mixer. The 3-way...

A low cost USB3 loop out HDMI capture card #Video #HDMI #DVI

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Yuzuki Hardware has developed the Yuzuki Loop Out HDMI Capture Card PRO, a low cost USB3.2Gen1 HDMI-USB Video Acquisition With Loop Out (Loop Out HDMI Capture Card), based on MS2130 and MS9332 + MS8003. MS2130 is a USB 3.2 Gen...

Making a MIPI CSI 2 Camera Receiver #SBC #Standards #Video #FPGA

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

If you’ve ever worked with a Raspberry Pi, you’ve probably heard of the Raspberry Pi Camera Module. But what is the ribbon cable that comes out of it? The modules use interfaces created by the MIPI Alliance: Camera Serial Interface v2...

Make a Self Watering Plant System with #AdafruitIO

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

JAMES BLACK shared their self watering plant system “Calm Station” which provides users with real time room conditions. Here’s more from Hackster.io:This project encourages the end user to feel re-assured that their plant is watered, the room is at an...

Great Tips on Working with Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

James of Stumpy Nubs has a wonderful guide to MDF. He talks through when to use it, when not to use it, how to properly join/fasten it, working with it safely in your shop, avoiding cutting it with expensive blades...

Understanding the Apple II by Jim Sather, 1983 #MARCHintosh #Apple #VintageComputing

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

Adafruit showcased the Apple Red Book (The Apple II Reference Manual, January 1978) this week. It contained schematics and specifications for the Apple II computer. Matt replied to the blog post, stating:“(I) always love to see old computers at Adafruit!...

Digging through Apple’s Open Source Code #Apple #OpenSource @danielpunkass

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

Since the earliest days of Mac OS X, Apple has complied with the licenses for the dozens of open source components it includes in the OS by posting (sometimes a little belatedly) updated versions of the source code to its Open...

Making a Bluetooth page turner #Bluetooth #CircuitPython @stevenquinn

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

Steven Quinn plays french horn in a community and has been slowly making the transition from paper sheet music to going all digital. The problem is as a horn player, he uses both hands so it’s a pain to reach...