EPISODE · Jun 2, 2020 · 7 MIN
Maker Update 179: Symphony of Solenoids
from Adafruit Industries · host Adafruit Industries
Symphony of Solenoids - Maker Update #179 Adafruit Edition This month on Maker Update: A Robot Xylophone, Adafruit is Open for Business, Painting with Light, Teletyping with Clue, Texting with Blinka, and the BBC MicroBit grows a tail. Get Maker Update weekly emails (w/bonus links!) http://eepurl.com/cCJF21 Show Notes [Maker Update #179 Adafruit Edition] -=Project of the Month=- Wireless BLE MIDI Robot Xylophone by Liz Clark https://learn.adafruit.com/wireless-ble-midi-robot-xylophone -=News=- Adafruit is Open and Shipping All Orders https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/05/26/adafruit-is-open-safely-and-shipping-all-orders/ -=Adafruit Projects=- Clue Teletype Transmitter by John Park https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-teletype-transmitter Clue Light Paintstick by Phillip Burgess https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-light-paintstick Textable Sensor with FONA and CircuitPython by Brent Rubell https://learn.adafruit.com/textable-sensor-with-fona-and-circuitpython/overview -=Contributed Projects=- Clue Metal Detector by Kevin Walters https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-metal-detector-circuitpython -=Tools/Tips=- Mouse and Keyboard Control Using TinyUSB and BLE https://learn.adafruit.com/mouse-and-keyboard-control-using-tinyusb-and-ble Cellular Data for CircuitPython with FONA https://learn.adafruit.com/cellular-data-for-circuitpython-with-fona Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix Library https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-protomatter-rgb-matrix-library/overview -=Product Spotlight=- Adafruit Dragontail for Microbit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3695 ---- #makerupdate Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community. Find more online: Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com Facebook: http://fb.me/makerprojectlab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/ ---- TAGS: BLE, MIDI, Xylophone, Clue, Sensor,LED, Neopixels, Microbit, DIY,Maker,Electronics,Project,Soldering,Robotics,Microcontroller,Code,CircuitPython,Arduino,Making,Inventing,Python,Hardware,Adafruit, 3D Printing, Events, computer, design, fabrication, circuits, Learning, STEM, STEAM, program, Engineering, Programming, Engineer, Interaction, Interface, Tools Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
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Symphony of Solenoids - Maker Update #179 Adafruit Edition This month on Maker Update: A Robot Xylophone, Adafruit is Open for Business, Painting with Light, Teletyping with Clue, Texting with Blinka, and the BBC MicroBit grows a tail. Get Maker Update weekly emails (w/bonus links!) http://eepurl.com/cCJF21 Show Notes [Maker Update #179 Adafruit Edition] -=Project of the Month=- Wireless BLE MIDI Robot Xylophone by Liz Clark https://learn.adafruit.com/wireless-ble-midi-robot-xylophone -=News=- Adafruit is Open and Shipping All Orders https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/05/26/adafruit-is-open-safely-and-shipping-all-orders/ -=Adafruit Projects=- Clue Teletype Transmitter by John Park https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-teletype-transmitter Clue Light Paintstick by Phillip Burgess https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-light-paintstick Textable Sensor with FONA and CircuitPython by Brent Rubell https://learn.adafruit.com/textable-sensor-with-fona-and-circuitpython/overview -=Contributed Projects=- Clue Metal Detector by Kevin Walters https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-metal-detector-circuitpython -=Tools/Tips=- Mouse and Keyboard Control Using TinyUSB and BLE https://learn.adafruit.com/mouse-and-keyboard-control-using-tinyusb-and-ble Cellular Data for CircuitPython with FONA https://learn.adafruit.com/cellular-data-for-circuitpython-with-fona Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix Library https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-protomatter-rgb-matrix-library/overview -=Product Spotlight=- Adafruit Dragontail for Microbit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3695 ---- #makerupdate Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community. Find more online: Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com Facebook: http://fb.me/makerprojectlab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/ ---- TAGS: BLE, MIDI, Xylophone, Clue, Sensor,LED, Neopixels, Microbit, DIY,Maker,Electronics,Project,Soldering,Robotics,Microcontroller,Code,CircuitPython,Arduino,Making,Inventing,Python,Hardware,Adafruit, 3D Printing, Events, computer, design, fabrication, circuits, Learning, STEM, STEAM, program, Engineering, Programming, Engineer, Interaction, Interface, Tools Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
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