Episodios

  • CircuitPython Day 2026

    CircuitPython Day 2026
    Sep 7 2026
    Tod and Paul take a look back at the last year and share some of their favorite CircuitPython projects and features. This is a replay of The Bootloader's livestream on the Adafruit YouTube channel on CircuitPython Day. It has been slightly edited and we do use screensharing, so you may want to check out the video on YouTube.Show Notes00:00 Intro00:57 CircuitPython in the last year1:24 CircuitPython 10 Audio EffectsTing alternate CircuitPython voice effects firmware4:24 CircuitPython 10.1 and 10.2 updates4:37 MicroPython and upstreamMicroPython home page5:03 The Adafruit Fruit JamAdafruit Fruit Jam Learn GuideFruit Jam OS5:27 Sean Carolan’s Pac-Man CloneSean on The CircuitPython Show6:24 Dan Cogliano’s Z Machine and Zork8:20 Dan Cogliano’s Fruit Jam ScreensaversMoon Miner9:14 Liz Clark’s Fruit Jam Video Music PlayerAtari Video Music original hardware11:41 picogame by Vladimir SmitkaWrite-up of picogame on chiptron.eu16:24 Lorraine’s Autonomous LEGO Train with CircuitPython and LIDARAmazon LIDAR example or dfrobotPython code for Raspberry Pi19:42 RV Circuit Studio by Armstrong Subero24:11 Liz Clark’s Chiptune PlayerCircuitPython AY8912 libraryVGM fan websites27:31 PicoTTYEmbedded Systems News story30:30 Wrap-up
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  • Thank You For The Music

    Thank You For The Music
    Aug 3 2026

    In this episode, Tod and Paul share everything you wanted to know about USB, what's new in CircuitPython, a retro MP3 player, and more.

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    00:19 Understanding USB

    • Know what your USB-C cable can really do
    • RD TC66 USB Tester
    • Treedix USB Cable Tester
    • Linux lsucpd

    6:13 Terry Godier

    • A Room You Can’t See video essay
    • Some Decisions Aren’t Supposed to be Optimized video essay
    • Terry on Mastodon
    • Terry on Bluesky
    • Home page
    • Current RSS Reader

    10:19 CircuitPython Updates

    16:55 AP30 Music Boy MP3 Player

    • AP30 Music Boy Kickstarter page

    19:11 awesome-selfhosted

    • awesome-selfhosted

    23:09 LibrePods and Sony Head Tracker

    • LibrePods
    • Tom’s Hardware coverate of Sony Head Tracker
    • Sony Head Tracker on GitHub

    25:11 CircuitPython Day 2026 and wrap-up

    • CircuitPython Day schedule
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  • Pinball Wizard

    Pinball Wizard
    Jul 6 2026

    Paul and Tod share a new CircuitPython IDE, a new selling platform for makers, Space Cadet Pinball, and more.

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    Show Notes

    00:00 Intro

    00:19 RV Circuit Studio

    • RV Circuit Studio GitHub page with download links

    4:20 The curse of being a production maker

    • About SmallRun
    • SmallRun FAQ
    • SmallRun Discord
    • SmallRun on BlueSky
    • RetroDisks, Aron’s store on SmallRun
    • todbot store on SmallRun.net
    • todbot store on Lectronz.com
    • todbot store on Tindie.com

    10:00 Bambuddy

    • Home Page
    • GitHub repository
    • Live demo

    13:28 Mechanical Space Cadet Pinball Machine

    • CNCDan “I’m building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine” pt1
    • CNCDan “I’m building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine” pt2
    • Technology Connections video about EM pinball
    • Play Space Cadet Pinball online
    • Decompilation of Space Cadet Pinball source

    16:23 ListenBrainz all the things

    • Listening Post: a macOS app that listens in the background and submits your listening history to Shazam and Last.fm or ListenBrainz
    • ListenBrainz widget: Embed an iFrame in a website to show what you’re currently listening to
    • ListenBrainz autoposter - Every month share your top listens to social media
    • ListenBrainz to Bluesky - Automatically update your Bluesky profile with your last listened to track

    18:28 BC250 The Budget E-waste Steam Machine

    • Bless The BC250, The Budget E-waste Steam Machine
    • $100 Steam Machine GPU Unlocked! PS5 APU (ASRock BC-250)
    • BC250 cases on Makerworld
    • BC250 wiki

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  • Times Like These

    Times Like These
    Jun 8 2026

    Paul and Tod are back and discuss a nostalgia archive on the web, Web Serial in Firefox, real time OSes, a follow-up to last episode’s story on Parachord, and more.

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    Show Notes

    00:00 Welcome

    00:20 FreeMediaHeckYeah

    • “freemediaheckyeah“

    3:34 Flipper One

    • Flipper Zero
    • All the fun things to do with a Flipper Zero
    • Flipper One
    • Collabora’s work on the Flipper One

    8:55 You Don’t Need an RTOS

    • You Don’t Need an RTOS
      • Part 2
      • Part 3
      • Part 4


    15:22 Web Serial comes to Firefox

    • Mozilla WebSerial announcement
    • Mozilla engineering blog post about WebSerial

    17:40 USB Probester

    • USB Probester GitHub repository

    23:17 Achordion, a Parachord follow-up

    • Parachord
    • Achordion announcement
    • Achordion Community Layer
    • Paul’s Achordion profile
    • MusicBrainz
    • Last.fm goes independent
    • Paul’s SongMatrix project

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  • Wave of Mutilation

    Wave of Mutilation
    May 4 2026

    Paul and Tod discuss a new review site for dev boards, add textures to your 3D prints, an open source music player, and more.

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    Show Notes

    00:00 Intro

    00:20 OpenBoardsGuide.com

    • Ventuno Q Review
    • Arduino Nesso N1 review
    • Pimoroni Badeware Tufty review
    • Straithe’s BlueSky comment

    4:49 BumpMesh.com

    • CNC Kitchen’s video about BumpMesh
    • CNC Kitchen Youtube channel

    8:10 Parachord

    • Parachord

    11:51 SerialPlotster

    • SerialPlotster

    18:19 picoCAD2

    • picocad.net
    • Feature trailer on YouTube
    • Learn picoCAD 2 in 5 minutes
    • picoCAD 2 manual

    21:13 Wave Overhangs

    • Print steep overhangs without supports
    • Hackaday article
    • WaveOverhangs fork of OrcaSlicer
    • Original LaSO thesis work by Rieks Kaiser

    25:49 Wrap-up

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    26 m
  • Help I'm Alive

    Help I'm Alive
    Apr 6 2026

    In this episode, Tod and Paul share a secondary display for your Bambu Labs 3D printer, a small eink eReader, an open source microcontroller, and more.

    Show Notes

    00:00 Welcome

    00:15 BambuHelper

    BambuHelper is a tiny ESP32-powered desk friend to tell you how your 3d printer is doing!

    • BambuHelper sourcecode
    • BambuHelper assembly video
    • 3d printed case on Makerworld
    • CircuitPython library by Paul!
    • CircuitBambu printer monitor

    5:56 OpenScan

    OpenScan is a low-cost and high quality 3D scanner that you build yourself that is open source and modular.

    • OpenScan homepage
      • OpenScan Mini ($239)
        • OpenScan Mini accuracy test

      • OpenScan Classic
      • OpenScan Mini BOM

    • OpenScan YouTube channel
    • OpenScan GitHub repository

    8:53 Xteink X4 eReader

    The Xteink X4 eReader is small 4” eink eReader that can read ebooks and can also be an ESP32 dev board.

    • Xteink X4 eReader
    • Crosspoint Reader
    • Xteink Flash Tools
    • Xteink X4 & Crosspoint
    • Quick video section on how to hack the Xteink X4
    • Chris Pearson bsky thread
    • Xteink X4 review
    • CircuitPython builds by Liz!
    • CircuitPython helper library

    12:58 Project Aura

    Project Aura is a crowd-funded air quality monitor that costs $30 for the 3D print design and firmware.

    • Project Aura
    • Project Aura GitHub repository

    17:06 The Baochip

    The Baochip-1x by Bunnie Huang is another microcontroller platform like the RP2040 or the ESP32, but unlike those chips, everything about the Baochip is open source.

    • Dabao eval board crowdfund page
    • Details on the chip
    • Inside the BIO IO processor, like PIO

    21:51 OpenCode

    OpenCode is a 100% open source AI coding agent licensed under the liberal MIT license. It’s built for privacy and does not store any of your data.

    • OpenCode
    • Home page

    26:16 Wrap-up

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    27 m
  • Spin the Black Circle

    Spin the Black Circle
    Mar 2 2026
    Paul and Tod chat about an open source record player, MicroPython’s new operating system, 3D printing news, and you won’t believe who is going to Eurovision. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:19 The Statimatic STM-01 Automatic Turntable Hackster coverageYouTube seriesGitHub repositoryGareth Halfacree on Mastodon 5:00 MicroPythonOS and WaveShare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 wikiWaveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 product pageCircuitPython for itCircuitPython driver for touchscreenMicropythonOSMicropythonOS apps sourceFruit Jam OS, a simlar idea in CircuitPython 10:16 3D Printing News Roundup Tool Trace AI is a site that allows you to upload a picture of your tools and it will create foam shadowboxes or grifinity inserts you can 3D print to hold your tools.3D printing uses AI to fix prints in real time - using multiple LLMs, researchers have created a way for AI to monitor, correct, and fix your 3D prints in real time.Creality Filament maker - Creality has introduced a filmament shredder for your old filament and a filament maker to use from the shredded filament. It can create up to 1 kilo of filament per hour. 14:37 Teenage Engineering Ting EP-2350 Ting EP-2350 product pageTing Micropython APICustomizing the Ting via config.jsonOnline Ting Preset EditorSound packs for TingRiddum & Ting teardownTeradown 20:248 OpenSplit Deck and JoyPad OS The OpenSplitDeck is a home built gamepad controller inspired by Valve’s Steam Controller. It features two trackpads, joysticks, and more and can also split into two halves to make it more ergonomic. Linus Tech Tips YouTube videoJoypad OS (Adafruit coverage) allows you to build a dongle to connect your game controller to other platforms. The dongle is powered by the rp2040 and you can buy a dev kit for $50 at Joypad.AI. 24:46 LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER is going to Eurovision 2026 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER YouTUBE Page1000 Oscillator Megadrone 45 Furby OrganSimplest DIY Audio Oscillator for $1This Museum is Not ObsoleteExample LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER live improv performanceAnother example LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER live improv performance Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!
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  • Kick Out the Jams

    Kick Out the Jams
    Feb 2 2026
    In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss hacking Flock cameras, the Adafruit Fruit Jam, Neural Networks in CircuitPython, some bad 3D printing legislation, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) 00:00 Intro 00:17 Flock Camera Hacking This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For StalkersWe Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. 🫥Breaking the Creepy AI in Police CamerasEFF on Flock 5:46 Naya Connect Naya Connect modular keyboardZDNet coverageKickstarter 8:58 ESP32 supports 5GHz Wireless https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2026/01/16/xiao-esp32-c5-5ghz-dual-band-wifi6/https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32c5_getting_started/https://openelab.io/blogs/seeed-studio/a-deep-dive-into-seeed-studio-xiao-esp32-s3-c6-and-c5 13:19 The Adafruit Fruit Jam Adafruit Fruit Jam HardwareFruit Jam OS Fruit Jam OS includes a number of apps and games, including Breakout, an IRC client, Minesweeper, PyPaint, and more. RetrojamFruitris, a Tetris clone by Cooper DalrymplePac-Wio Zork and the Z Machine by Dan CoglianoPaul’s interview with Dan on The CircuitPython ShowMoon Miner Learn Guide Fruit Jam Mac emulatorApple II emulatorIntel 286 emulator 18:04 Neural Networks in CircuitPython Bringing TensorFlow & PyTorch Models to CircuitPythonTensorFlow Lite for EdgeBadge2022 github gist I wrote for someone describing CirPy native modulesoutdated Adafruit guide on CircuitPython native modules 21:17 Washington State’s proposed 3D printer laws Adafruit blog postHB 2320HB 2321Contact form for Rep. Osman Salahuddin 23:55 Wrap-up StandWithMinnesota.com Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com. Thank you for your support!
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    24 m