Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

This latest (as yet nameless) plush bot uses a small stepper to slowly and quietly turn its head back and forth. It doesn't do much besides look cute, but that's very appropriate for a sloth.

There it is! The Open Book is among the finalists for the 2023 Hackaday Prize. Which means the heat is on: I have just under six days to shoot a video about the Open Book (and publish BOMs and design files, which, whatever, that's table stakes regardless). The quest continues! https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/hackaday-prize-2023-the-wildcard-finalists-are-here/

Better view at dusk, showing off the headlights!

More fun with plushies and electronics. This guy doesn't have a name yet. A capacitive touch sensor in each hand changes patterns/colors of the LEDs in the ears and antenna. The XIAO sense controller has a built in mic and accelerometer, so I plan to add some more interactive features in the #circuitpython code. I purchased the base sewing pattern on Etsy, and the designer has a great website where she makes many free plushie sewing patterns available (https://cholyknight.com/)

Maker Faire Bay Area is coming up fast! We’ll be there with the blinkiest booth ever the weekend of Oct 13-15! We’re bringing a few new things like these sweet bottle openers plus all of our soldering kits, Blobs!, the ever squishabke Blinky plushie and not squishabke Blinky box kit. We’ll have some stylin Bright Wearables by @geekmomprojects, lots of things powered by @wizard ‘s Pixelblaze, and a few little things by @oskitone . Hope to see you there!

@makemagazine
#makerfaire #mfba2023

From the sublime to the ridiculous. I decided Karma, my plush companion bot, needs fashion options beyond her basic training harness, so I made her a new blue, faux leather, rhinestone-studded harness. She's now ready for a fancy evening out!
🦎✨🎉

It's possible I spent a large chunk of today designing and sewing a harness for Karma, my plush companion bot, and am now turning to social media in hopes of being convinced it was a worthwhile use of my time.

Did you know that the ‘2222’ in 2N2222A is because people use too too too too many of this NPN Bipolar Junction Transistor? That and more as we go over the history of the 2N2222A transistor.

https://anchor.fm/datasheetdigest/episodes/2N2222A-NPN-Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-e28sbab

While troubleshooting some problems with my LED Mapper web tool, I've added what I feel are some pretty useful new features.
Common problems with layout inputs are now reported, like non-zero start index, non-continuous sequences & duplicate indices.
You can now view numbers and/or dots in the preview & you can choose between index, X, Y, angle or radius, which can help visualize the map.
Try it here & let me know if you have any suggestions: jasoncoon.github.io/led-mapper

Everybody, meet Karma, my new colorful companion bot designed with @Jorvon_Moss. She (she's definitely a girl, because Karma's a bitch) sits on my shoulders and respond to faces and to touch. One ear lights blue, depending on which side of midline she sees the closest face. Her head moves to track it too, though that part needs work. There is a small ($10!) "person" sensor in her head that locates face bounding boxes, plus a capacitive touch sensor that changes animation patterns when petted.

My wife and I went on a date to Terra Luna by Quixotic at the Overland Park Arboretum last weekend. It was actually very well done for Kansas City. Lots of LEDs and lasers:
https://vimeo.com/742747614

Do you need some GC10 Solder Paste? (GC10SAC305T4) EMail Sales@CyberCityCircuits.com for details.

This is the same product that is currently out of stock on Digikey and listed for $173.51 a unit. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/harimatec-inc/2003721/5233575

This paste comes in a tube and can be used with a standard caulking gun from your local hardware store.

The current batch has a made-date of August 16, 2023.

US Only - 1 for $170 Free Shipping - 2 for $300 Free Shipping

I have some thoughts on the PAM8301 Datasheet.
Check out the latest episode of #DatasheetDigest.

Datasheet Digest: Ep 002 - PAM8301 Audio Amplifier Datasheet - Cyber City Circuits https://cybercitycircuits.com/2023/04/30/ep-002-pam8301-audio-amplifier/