Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Adafruit Floppy Disk Gallery, ESP32-P4, USB C Power Delivery Monitor and more!
ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP
We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.
Adafruit has moved to our new factory at Industry City, Brooklyn – NY, and one of the things we’re really looking forward to is the extra space for some things we’ve wanted to do for awhile (like the Ada Lovelace mural) …. AND the Adafruit Floppy Disk Gallery!
We have 3 logos we’re considering, we made a poll on X (Twitter) head over the and vote for 1, 2, or 3. You can also post up in the comments. We’ll post the logos on social media in other places too and folks can comment with their vote as well.
USB C Power Delivery is terrific — your compatible devices can request the proper voltage from a PD power supply. But you know what’s even cooler? Telling your supply exactly which voltage you want so you can drive all sorts of DC powered gizmos without searching around for wall warts!
This project shows you how to build an interface to communicate with your PD supply as well as display the current usage of your devices. It uses an ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT Feather running CircuitPython plus two I2C breakouts — the INA291 and HUSB238 for current measurement and voltage selection (such as 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, & 20V).
This is a plug-and-play project — no soldering required! Build it on a swirly grid and encase it in an optional 3D printed enclosure.
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Python for Microcontrollers – Adafruit Daily — Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: New Python Releases, an ESP32+MicroPython IDE and Much More! #CircuitPython #Python #micropython @ThePSF @Raspberry_Pi
EYE on NPI – Adafruit Daily — EYE on NPI Maxim’s Himalaya uSLIC Step-Down Power Module #EyeOnNPI @maximintegrated @digikey
