Maker Update: Bring the Heat [Maker Update #127] Adafruit edition – (video – above).
This week on Maker Update, a brass thread injector, drag and drop Arduino storage, PyGamer, robot fish, a blacklight parasol, a hand-crank GIF player, and a 7-segment circuit sculpture.
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Show Notes [Maker Update #127]
Project of the Month
Heat Set Insert Rig by Ruiz Brothers https://learn.adafruit.com/heat-set-rig
News
You Can Now Drag and Drop Files Onto Your Arduino Like a Thumb Drive
https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/05/28/an-arduino-that-shows-up-like-a-disk-drive-yes-it-is-finally-here-arduino-adafruit/
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_TinyUSB_Arduino
Introducing Adafruit PyGamer by Kattni Rembor
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pygamer
Adafruit Feather format takes flight with the SparkFun Thing Plus
https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/05/23/adafruit-feather-format-takes-flight-with-the-sparkfun-thing-plus-sparkfun/
Adafruit Projects
Trash-Built Robotic Fish by Dano Wall
https://learn.adafruit.com/trash-robo-fish
Archimedes’ Boat by Dano Wall
https://learn.adafruit.com/archimedes-boat
Personal UV HotSpot Parasol by Erin St Blaine
https://learn.adafruit.com/personal-blacklight-uv-parasol
Paper-Craft Crystal Gem Lantern by Erin St Blaine
https://learn.adafruit.com/paper-craft-crystal-gem-lantern
Make your own “playdate” animated GIF player with a crank
https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/05/28/make-your-own-play-date-animated-gif-player-with-a-crank-playdate-panic-arduino/
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Arcada_GifDecoder
Contributed Projects
CircuitPython 7-Segment Character Clock by Alex Padilla
https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/05/30/circuitpython-7-segment-character-clock-circuitpython-feather-adafruit-adafruit-_ohm51-hackadayio/
Tools/Tips
Next Level MakeCode Arcade Games by John Park
https://learn.adafruit.com/next-level-makecode-arcade-games
MakeCode Arcade Platformer Level Design by John Park
https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode-arcade-platform-level
Choosing an ADC by mike stone
https://learn.adafruit.com/choosing-an-adc
Adafruit Arcada Library
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Arcada
Arcada Libraries Setup
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pybadge/arcada-libraries
Playing Gamebuino META Games on Arcada by lady ada
https://learn.adafruit.com/playing-gamebuino-meta-games-on-arcada
Playing Arduboy Games on Arcada by lady ada
https://learn.adafruit.com/playing-arduboy-games-on-arcada
Layer By layer: PyBadge Case
https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/05/19/new-layer-by-layer-pybadge-case/
Circuit Playground Express USB MIDI Controller and Synthesizer by Kevin Walters
https://learn.adafruit.com/cpx-midi-controller
Product Spotlight
Adafruit AirLift FeatherWing ESP32 WiFi Co-Processor
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4264
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