CircuitPython Driver Updates & Install with Tony D!

MicroPython ESP32 building and loading firmware with Tony D! @micropython

how to build and load the latest in-development MicroPython firmware for the ESP32 processor. Learn how to build, load, and try out the latest ESP32 MicroPython firmware!  

MicroPython framebuf module and SSD1306 display with Tony D!

Diving into the framebuf module in MicroPython and how to use a pure python version when firmware space is limited (like on the SAMD21 processor).  

CircuitPython: NeoPixels and Circuit Playground Arc Reactor with Tony D! #programming

how to use NeoPixels with CircuitPython, and how to animate an arc reactor with CircuitPlayground SAMD21 and CircuitPython.  

CircuitPython Hardware: LIS3DH Accelerometer with Tony D!

CircuitPython: Converting Arduino Arc Reactor Sketch to CircuitPython with Tony D!

how to convert an Arduino arc reactor project into a CircuitPython/MicroPython project. Learn how to convert Arduino code into CircuitPython and some of the performance issues you might run into along the way.  

Tony builds his arc reactor with Circuit Playground

Sped-up video of Tony D. building his arc reactor to cosplay Tony S. at Emerald City Comicon. Watch the process of adding a neopixel ring to Circuit Playground and programming them to pulse with color. Look for a guide and live stream building a CircuitPython version later in the week!  

CircuitPython Capacitive Touch & MPR121 Driver Porting with Tony D!

how to use capacitive touch on M0 Express boards and how to port a Raspberry Pi Python driver to CircuitPython (for the MPR121 capacitive touch breakout).  

Micro/CircuitPython NeoPixel Color Synthesis Experiments with Tony D!

part 1 of experiments with creating a color synthesizer for NeoPixels, in the style of analog music synthesizers.  

CircuitPython Hardware: MPR121 Capacitive Touch & Electric Spoons with Tony D!

how to use a MPR121 capacitive touch sensor with CircuitPython. Watch a fun demo of the ‘electric spoons’ that play tones based on touch!  

MicroPython mpy-utils: Mount MicroPython board as filesystem and more with Tony D!

how to use the mpy-utils tool suite to copy files and mount a MicroPython board as a filesystem on your computer.  

Feather M0 Express loading CircuitPython & Arduino flash access with Tony D!

how to load CircuitPython on the latest Feather M0 Express board from Adafruit. Also gives a preview of an Arduino library that allows you to read and write files on the board’s flash memory and share them between CircuitPython & Arduino.  

MicroPython Jupyter notebook kernel with Tony D! @micropython @ProjectJupyter

An experimental Jupyter notebook kernel for MicroPython. This allows you to connect to a MicroPython or CircuitPython board from a Jupyter notebook and interactively control the REPL on the board.  

Tour of MicroPython on BBC micro:bit with Tony D! @micropython @microbit_edu

how to use MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit. The micro:bit is a nifty all-in-one electronic learning board that’s available now in the United States and can be programmed with MicroPython. See a tour of what you can do with MicroPython and the micro:bit.  

MakeCode for micro:bit and M0 Express with Tony D!

The Microsoft MakeCode visual programming editor and its use with the BBC micro:bit and Adafruit M0 Express boards. Drag and drop the creation of complex programs in your web browser, then copy them to a board just like dragging a file to a USB drive!  

CircuitPython: PulseIO and cloning an IR remote control with Tony D!

The pulseio module in CircuitPython and how to use it with an IR receiver and IR LED to clone a remote control. Learn a bit about how IR remotes work and how CircuitPython can capture and generate their signals.  

Circuit Playground digital fidget spinner with Tony D!

A digital fidget spinner built with Adafruit’s Circuit Playground classic and express boards. This fidget spinner has no moving parts and uses an accelerometer to detect flicks and animates the spinner motion around 10 NeoPixels on the board. You can press buttons to change the color and type of spinner animation too! The video walks through how to run the fidget spinner on a board and how the code and algorithm works. This version of the spinner uses Arduino and the Arduino programming languge, but stay tuned for a future version using CircuitPython and Circuit Playground Express!  

Circuit Playground Express & CircuitPython digital fidget spinner with Tony D!

how to build a Python-powered digital fidget spinner with Circuit Playground Express & CircuitPython.  

CircuitPython & ChromeOS: Introduction to Circuit Playground Express with Tony D!

how to use CircuitPython on Circuit Playground Express with ChromeOS on a Chromebook. Learn how to load CircuitPython on a board and do basic digital IO & control NeoPixels.  

Circuit Playground Express & Windows 10: Make Code & CircuitPython usage with Tony D!

how to program Circuit Playground Express boards using either Microsoft Make Code visual programming or CircuitPython on Windows 10 (or older Windows devices).