Listen "Four Topics and an Interview"
Episode Synopsis
Paul and Tod chat about Professor Gallaugher’s CircuitPython tutorial videos, Embedded Swift, a special interview with Justin Myers, the author of the new CircuitPython ConnectionManager library, and more.
For detailed show notes and transcripts visit The Bootloader.net
Show Notes:
00:21 CircuitPython videos by Professor John Gallaugher
Professor Gallaugher interview on The CircuitPython Show
Professor Gallaugher’s YouTube channel
CircuitPython playlist
Raspberry Pi Pico tutorials using CircuitPython
Bluefruit School - using a CircuitPython Bluefruit and tutorials
Use PyCharm with CircuitPython on macOS video
Easily install or upgrade CircuitPython Libraries with Circup video
4:58 Embedded Swift
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/13/embedded-swift-esp32-c6-raspberry-pi-rp2040-stm32f7-nrf52840-microcontrollers/
https://www.hackster.io/news/apple-embeds-swift-into-hardware-125131557514
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqxbsADqDI4
Swift Embedded Examples - https://github.com/apple/swift-embedded-examples
Swift Matter Examples - https://github.com/apple/swift-matter-examples/tree/main/smart-light
8:53 Accessibility Matters
The Micro:bit Access:bit
Adafruit’s TRRS Trinkey
11:55 CadQuery
https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html – good intro
https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery – the main repo
https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor – GUI editor, like OpenSCAD, one of the many ways to use CQ
https://github.com/Wren6991/CQCAD – Luke Wren (ASIC designer at RasPi)’s collection of CQCAD parts
Also simliar: OpenJSCAD but also cannot export STEP
And the original: OpenSCAD
16:47 Interview with Justin Myers, author of CircuitPython’s ConnectionManager library
ConnectionManager
For detailed show notes and transcripts visit The Bootloader.net
Show Notes:
00:21 CircuitPython videos by Professor John Gallaugher
Professor Gallaugher interview on The CircuitPython Show
Professor Gallaugher’s YouTube channel
CircuitPython playlist
Raspberry Pi Pico tutorials using CircuitPython
Bluefruit School - using a CircuitPython Bluefruit and tutorials
Use PyCharm with CircuitPython on macOS video
Easily install or upgrade CircuitPython Libraries with Circup video
4:58 Embedded Swift
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/13/embedded-swift-esp32-c6-raspberry-pi-rp2040-stm32f7-nrf52840-microcontrollers/
https://www.hackster.io/news/apple-embeds-swift-into-hardware-125131557514
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqxbsADqDI4
Swift Embedded Examples - https://github.com/apple/swift-embedded-examples
Swift Matter Examples - https://github.com/apple/swift-matter-examples/tree/main/smart-light
8:53 Accessibility Matters
The Micro:bit Access:bit
Adafruit’s TRRS Trinkey
11:55 CadQuery
https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html – good intro
https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery – the main repo
https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor – GUI editor, like OpenSCAD, one of the many ways to use CQ
https://github.com/Wren6991/CQCAD – Luke Wren (ASIC designer at RasPi)’s collection of CQCAD parts
Also simliar: OpenJSCAD but also cannot export STEP
And the original: OpenSCAD
16:47 Interview with Justin Myers, author of CircuitPython’s ConnectionManager library
ConnectionManager
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