From the GitHub release page:

This is CircuitPython 10.3.0-rc.0, a release candidate for CircuitPython 10.3.0 final. CircuitPython 10.3.0 will be the latest minor revision of CircuitPython, and will be a new stable release.

Notable additions, changes, and fixes in 10.3.0 from 10.2.1

Gaming and Display

• picogame game engine module, a performant game-oriented alternative to displayio.
• E-ink display quality improvements, including on MagTag 2025.

Audio

• audio.AudioOut, using DAC, now available on STM.
• audio_i2sin, available on Espressif and RP2xxx.
• audiofilewriter, to send an audio pipeline stream to a file.
• audiodelays.Flanger, audiodelays.GranularPitchShift.
• audiospeed.Resampler.
• audiodelays, audiofilters, and audiofreeverb now available on RP2xxx.
• synthio.Biquad filters now available in audiodelays.Echo and audiofreeverb.Freeverb.
• usb_audio.USBMicrophone and usb_audio.USBSpeaker, which provide audio source and sink USB devices.
• Duplex I2S.

settings.toml

• CIRCUITPY_BLE_WORKFLOW toggle.
• CIRCUITPY_HEAP_SRAM_SIZE.
• CIRCUITPY_SAFE_MODE_DELAY time value.
• CIRCUITPY_SDCARD_USB toggle.
• CIRCUITPY_WIFI_HOSTNAME.
• Float values can now be specified.

Storage

• sdioio now available on RP2xxx.
• storage.unsafe_disable_usb_drive() can disable the USB CIRCUITPY drive after the host has mounted it.

Fixes

• ESP-NOW works again.
• USB host fixes.
• BLE workflow fixes (more to come).

Highlights of this release

• Add picogame game engine module.
• Add CIRCUITPY_HEAP_SRAM_SIZE setting in settings.toml.
• Add audiodelays.Flanger.
• Add synthio.Biquad filters to audiodelays.Echo and audiofreeverb.Freeverb.
• Implement duplex I2S.
• Add stereo support to usb_audio.
• BLE workflow fixes (more to come).
• Zephyr BLE support.
• Many other Zephyr, additions, fixes, and new boards.

Incompatibility warnings when upgrading to 10.3.0 from 10.2.1

• The baudrate specified in busio.SPI.configure() is now a ceiling, and will not be exceeded. Previously, on some ports, the actual baudrate chosen could have been the nearest available baudrate, but higher than the specified baudrate, sometimes by a substantial amount. Use SPI.frequency to fetch the actual baudrate. Limitations: On Zephyr, SPI.frequency is the specified, not the actual baudrate, and some Zephyr ports may violate the ceiling behavior.

Download from circuitpython.org

Firmware downloads are available from the downloads page on circuitpython.org. The site makes it easy to select the correct file and language for your board.

Installation

To install follow the instructions in the Welcome to CircuitPython! guide. To install the latest libraries, see this page in that guide.

Try code.circuitpython.org or the latest version of the Mu editor for creating and editing your CircuitPython programs and for easy access to the CircuitPython serial connection (the REPL).

Documentation

Documentation is available in readthedocs.io.

Port status

CircuitPython has a number of “ports” that are the core implementations for different microcontroller families. Stability varies on a per-port basis. As of this release, these ports are consider stable (but see Known Issues below):

• atmel-samd: Microchip SAMD21, SAMx5x
• cxd56: Sony Spresense
• espressif: Espressif ESP32, ESP32-C2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, ESP32-C61, ESP32-H2, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3
• nordic: Nordic nRF52840, nRF52833
• raspberrypi: Raspberry Pi RP2040, RP2350
• stm: ST STM32F4 chip family

These ports are considered alpha and will have bugs and missing functionality:

• analog: Analog Devices MAX32690
• broadcom (will be removed in CircuitPython 11): Raspberry Pi boards such as RPi 4, RPi Zero 2W
• espressif: ESP32-P4
• litex: fomu
• mimxrt10xx: NXP i.MX RT10xxx
• renode: hardware simulator
• silabs: Silicon Labs MG24 family
• stm: ST non-STM32F4 chip families
• zephyr: multiplatform RTOS, running on multiple chip families

Changes since 10.3.0-alpha.4

Fixes and enhancements

• Keep BLE workflow connection alive across VM restarts when possible. #11255. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Update frozen libraries. #11244. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Fix card size for SDXC cards larger than 32 GB. #11243, #11013. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• On boards that use a button to enter safe mode or BLE discovery, provide LED feedback the user successfully entered those modes. #11232. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Fix some cross-platform BLE bugs. #11225. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Prevent MP3Decoder input corruption. #11219. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Report individual error code for gaierror in socketpool. #11215. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Prevent audiomixer.Mixer from resetting all voices when played. #11211. Thanks @relic-se.
• Check traceback arguments more carefully. #11209. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Check for failures when creating web workflow listening socket. #11207. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Add picogame game engine module. #11199. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Add synthio.Biquad filters to audiodelays.Echo and audiofreeverb.Freeverb. #11196. Thanks @relic-se.
• Improve usb_audio.Microphone. #11195. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Prevent click noise on audiomixer.Mixer and synthio.Synthesizer during volume updates. #11194. Thanks @relic-se.
• Fix synthio.Note.panning. #11191. Thanks @relic-se.
• Merge overlapping dirty rectangles in busdisplay. #11189. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Return text errors for SSL certificat verification failures. #11183. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Fix mdns crashes. #11181. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Remove previously added I2SIn invert_bit_clock argument. #11177. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Add CIRCUITPY_HEAP_SRAM_SIZE setting in settings.toml. #11176. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Add audiodelays.Flanger. #11175. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Fix crashes caused by deinited audiosample objects. #11154. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• For _bleio HCI, fill in error information for ATT Error Response. #11145. Thanks @annejan.
• Validate that an expected audiosample argument is really one, in many places. #11138. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Add raise_on_timeout=False option to usb_core.Device.read. #11137. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Implement duplex I2S. #11136. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Add stereo support to usb_audio. #11102. Thanks @relic-se.

Port and board-specific changes

Analog Devices

Broadcom

Espressif

• Read MAC address from eFuse so WiFi does not need to be enabled to fetch the address. #11238. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Accept a BLE re-pairing request from a peer already bonded to the board. #11237. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Require encryption to write CCCD of an encrypted characteristic. #11236. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Fix busio.UART CTS flow control. #11162. Thanks @tannewt.

i.MX

Nordic

• Fix AnalogIn issue: value sometimes 0. #11253. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Support external_clock on I2SOut. #11252. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Allow SoftDevice to be optional, for boards that don’t use BLE. #11251. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• Fix some platform-specific BLE bugs. #11225. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Support two stop bits in busio.UART. #11169. Thanks @dhalbert.

renode

RP2xxx

• Add GD25Q64 flash chips as an alternative for W25Q64 on several boards. #11249. Thanks @tannewt.
• Turn off CIRCUITPY_I2CIOEXPANDER except on yoto boards. #11241. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Add Framebuffer.wait_for_vblank() to allow tear-free repaints. #11187. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Support multicast TTL sockets. #11174. Thanks @Daniiiil1.
• Update mbedtls from 2.28.3 to 4.2.0. #11156. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Add wiznet PIO SPI support. #10440. Thanks @wizhannah.

SAMx

• Handle SAME51 board builds properly. #11143. Thanks @dhalbert.

SiLabs

Spresense

• Raise NotImplementedError for os.urandom() instead of returning a non-TRNG value. #11184. Thanks @dhalbert.

STM

Zephyr

• Support saved words across hard resets. #11254. Thanks @tannewt.
• Use WiFi MAC for cpu.uid when hardware unique ID is not available. #11246. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Add ulab. #11245. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Fix BLE name. #11239. Thanks @tannewt.
• Keep board overlays and Kconfig fragments in the board folder. #11235. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Fix flash partition specification. #11234. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Turn on some MICROPY speed improvement options that were off by default. #11233. Thanks @lynt-smitka.
• Handle heap regions that are too small for use. #11230. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Add WiFi station connect, IPv4 address fetching, wifi.radio.addresses, proper authmode reporting, MAC address fetching. #11228. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Route WiFi diagnostics through the log subsystem. #11227. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Enable BLE workflow. #11226. Thanks @tannewt.
• Fix WiFi network scanning. #11223. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Handle reading vendor index from vendor directory. #11220. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Handle missing labels for keys/buttons. #11210. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Add usb_hid. #11201. Thanks @tannewt.
• Add BLE pairing and bonding. #11200. Thanks @tannewt.
• Enable asyncio, binascii, json, re, and select. #11180. Thanks @tannewt.
• Implement _bleio GATT functionality. #11179. Thanks @tannewt.
• Update to latest version of Zephyr. #11171. Thanks @tannewt.
• Fix left justified I2SIn with external clock. #11170. Thanks @relic-se.

Individual boards

• Adafruit Memento: turn off presenting SD card on USB by default. #11240. Thanks @dhalbert.
• M5Stack CoreS3: fix crash on boot. #11155. Thanks @CDarius.

Documentation changes

• Remove obsolete CIRCUITPY_RESERVED_PSRAM documentation. #11144. Thanks @dhalbert.

Build and infrastructure changes

• Allow sys.platform to contain spaces in detect_test_platform(). #11242. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Update to tekktrik/issue-labeled-ping@v3. #11208. Thanks @tekktrik.
• Handle CI check suites with no workflowRun when determining which jobs to run. #11205. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Stop doing Windows test builds. #11173. Thanks @dhalbert.
• Fix build error when BLE workflow serial is enabled but BLE file service is not. #11147. Thanks @annejan.

Translation additions and improvements

New boards

• Adafruit CLUE on Zephyr (already has nordic build). #11206. Thanks @tannewt.
• Espressif ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N32R16. #11192. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Ikea Alpstuga Drop-In board: ESP32S3 4MB Flash 2MB PSRAM. #11163. Thanks @BlitzCityDIY.
• Nordic nRF54L15Tag. #11166. Thanks @tannewt.
• Nordic nRF54LM20DK. #11166. Thanks @tannewt.
• Seeed Studio TRMNL 7.5″ (OG) DIY-Kit. #11222. Thanks @bablokb.
• Silicon Labs SiWx917-DK2605A, on Zephyr. #11218. Thanks @mikeysklar.
• Teenage Engineering EP2-350: #11153, #11136. Thanks @FoamyGuy.
• WIZnet W55RP20-EVB-Pico. #10440. Thanks @wizhannah.

Known issues

• See https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues for other issues, including issues still to be addressed for:
  • 10.3.0
  • 10.x.x
  • 11.0.0
  • long term

Thanks

Thank you to all who used, tested, and contributed toward this release, including the contributors above, and many others on GitHub and Discord. Join us on the Discord chat to collaborate.

A third-hand helper with a magnifier adapter (crude unit — take a magnifying glass, cut the arm down, and glue to merge the two). Other end of the adapter fits standard 3rd-hand fittings. Alternative helping-hand variant with built-in magnification for detailed SMD work. By PbStuffCo

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1099041

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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Shared by dymek34 on MakerWorld:

There are 2 sizes of base, a small one that fits on the A1 mini and a large one.
There are holders for holding PCBs to print. The tips are interchangeable, you can put on standard crocodile clips.

Download the files and learn more

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

A remix of the classic Wolfchild soldering third-hand design with three quality-of-life improvements: shorter clothespin inlet (2mm back), stabilizing arc at the back preventing beak from shifting, and extended base so it doesn’t flip over when opened one-handed. Small front tray added. PETG recommended for heat resistance. Compatible with the original base variants. By Coat Over

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/85142-third-hand-for-soldering-soldering-aid-remix

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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One of the stories of the last few weeks has been that AI companies have been scanning books in very large numbers in order to train their models with content guaranteed to have been written before 2002, and thus AI free.

Jenny List for Hackaday writes: In this case they’re destroying the books for two reasons. Firstly, as I remember from a previous employer in the publishing world, it’s much easier to digitise a stack of papers than it is a bound book. Thus I’m pretty sure that’s one reason they remove the binding before digitising the pages. Then secondly, as I understand it, it’s a copyright issue. If they buy a book, digitise it, and destroy the physical copy, they can legitimately claim that only one copy of it exists, and they hope, sidestep copyright claims from publishers.

Perhaps the most pertinent question then is just what are the books being scanned and destroyed? They’re almost universally described as “rare”, but is that accurate or sensationalist? It brings to mind a dusty library filled with priceless tomes hand-transcribed by monks which it would be a crime to destroy, but there’s something that explodes that vision in an instant.

If you read the reports of what’s happening, they are ordering books by ISBN number. That’s an international system for identifying books, which was only introduced in 1970. If they’re ordering a book by its ISBN, it’s no medieval illuminated manuscript.

See more on Hackaday.

A foundational postulate of quantum physics has been directly verified by an experiment for the first time. Formulated by Richard Feynman nearly 80 years ago, it has long formed much of the backbone of modern physics.

Quantum particles are notoriously difficult to analyse, as interacting with them affects their properties. But researchers have developed powerful mathematical tools for predicting what a particle is likely to do under particular conditions.

One such tool is the “Feynman path integral”, which posits that the most likely path a quantum particle will take between two points can be predicted by performing a calculation that sums all the possible paths between those points in a special way. Since Feynman proposed it in 1948, his path integral had made its way into textbooks and is now invaluable for many scientists, including physicists who study particles.

See more on newscientist.com.

Shared by Sanja 3D on MakerWorld:

Magnetic PCB Holder that utilizes an old, repurposed build plate or any metal surface for maximum flexibility.
This model is a remix of an excellent PCB holder originally designed by squinn. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for his brilliant idea and even better execution—truly masterful work!

Download the files and learn more

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

A magnetic PCB holder that snaps onto any steel print surface (printer bed or spare metal plate) to securely hold boards for soldering, probing, rework, and photos. Low-profile adjustable clamps keep everything steady without getting in your way. Uses 8×2mm or 10×2mm neodymium disc magnets + M4×12mm bolts. Print in PETG or ABS for better heat resistance. By TYnextnext

Learn more!

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

An articulated print-in-place piranha with realistic scale texture (second model where the designer added surface scales — turned out incredible). Fully modular, no glue required. Does require AMS for the multicolor scale detail. Great addition to the desk aquarium alongside the other Flexi JIMGA models this week

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2538136-modular-flexi-piranha-articulated-fish

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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3D Printing Projects Playlist:

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Adafruit WipperSnapper Firmware 1.0.0 beta 132 has been released on GitHub. This is the latest version of WipperSnapper and a stable release.

It adds individual component definitions for the Sensirion SCD4x family of Carbon Dioxide sensors, now including the SCD40, SCD41, and SCD43 in increasing accuracy.

Installing WipperSnapper

Follow this learning system guide to learn how to install WipperSnapper on your board.
You can also visit the step-by-step installer at io.adafruit.com/devices/new.

The Installer had recent esptool-js updates, so let us know if you have any issues!

Upgrade a device running WipperSnapper

Locate the device you want to upgrade on io.adafruit.com/devices. Then, click “Update”.

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today (the usual time, no change to the Workshop show schedule)!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!

• Projects 
• CircuitPython Parsec
• Learn Guide Recap
• Tool Tips
• Retro Gear
• and more!

The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook.

Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to make everything from video game controllers to synthesizers to LED dance shoes to arcade games, using digital fabrication, hand and power tools, microcontrollers, and more. Come on into the chat to participate in the joy. Every Thursday @ 4pm ET/1pm PT!

A soldering third-arm helper that securely holds wires, PCBs, and small components. Modular base supports up to four flexible arms — start with one or two, expand as your projects grow. By community designer

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3086320-soldering-tool-holder-flexible-arms-helping-hands

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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Shop for parts to build your own DIY projects http://adafru.it/3dprinting

3D Printing Projects Playlist:

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Timelapse Tuesday Playlist:

Connect with Noe and Pedro on Social Media:

Noe’s Twitter / Instagram: http://instagram.com/ecken

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It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today (the usual time, no change to the Workshop show schedule)!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!

• Projects 
• CircuitPython Parsec
• Learn Guide Recap
• Tool Tips
• Retro Gear
• and more!

The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook.

Join maker John Park in his workshop each week as he builds, demos, hacks, and mods projects live on air! “John Park’s Workshop — LIVE” is the place to see creative projects come to life, as John uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to make everything from video game controllers to synthesizers to LED dance shoes to arcade games, using digital fabrication, hand and power tools, microcontrollers, and more. Come on into the chat to participate in the joy. Every Thursday @ 4pm ET/1pm PT!

A remix of the original Clyde Frog Elegoo starter kit holder, updated to fit breadboards with the 3 tabs that join breadboards together (which the original didn’t accommodate). Requires printing 4 risers separately. Alternative Arduino workstation for makers using kits with tabbed breadboards.

Learn more!

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

A remix of the original Clyde Frog Elegoo starter kit holder, updated to fit breadboards with the 3 tabs that join breadboards together (which the original didn’t accommodate). Requires printing 4 risers separately. Alternative Arduino workstation for makers using kits with tabbed breadboards. By Stickler

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/547513-aruino-uno-and-breadboard-holder

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord

Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit

Shop for parts to build your own DIY projects http://adafru.it/3dprinting

3D Printing Projects Playlist:

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Layer by Layer CAD Tutorials Playlist:

Timelapse Tuesday Playlist:

Connect with Noe and Pedro on Social Media:

Noe’s Twitter / Instagram: http://instagram.com/ecken

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3D Hangouts – IoT eInk Display, Candy Dispenser and Mewtwo Skull Mask
https://youtube.com/live/o45Ac3r2gq8?feature=share

This week @adafruit Noe and Pedro are working on new projects. Pedro is designing an IoT e-ink project while Noe is working on a candy dispenser for the upcoming halloween season.

Tricolor Eink 4.2in:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/6382

Feather ESP32-S3:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5477

Eink Feather Friend:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4446

RFM95W Lora Radio:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3072

Feather RP2040 PropMaker:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5768

Timelapse Tuesday:

Mewtwo Skull Mask By Deadmoon
https://makerworld.com/en/models/3082934-mewtwo-skull-mask
https://youtu.be/qK4nFKmKrE8

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Feather or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

The Python for Microcontrollers Newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board computers like Raspberry Pi).

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Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week:

Mewtwo Skull Mask
By Deadmoon
makerworld.com/en/models/3082934-mewtwo-skull-mask
Bambu X1C
PolyMaker PLA
4hr 52mins
X:164 Y:181 Z:125mm
.2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle
10% Infill / 1mm Retraction
200C / 60C
133g
230mm/s

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A traditional Halloween pumpkin with a dark twist — the outer surface is a faithful carved pumpkin, but the interior reveals a cavity of skulls sculpted in relief. Tested on H2D, X1C, A1 Mini with Bambu PLA basic/matte. Three profiles: colored optimized for H2D (~17hr), colored, and single-color. Few supports, easy to remove. By Creatività in 3D

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1833612-the-cursed-pumpkin-halloween-update

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A witch’s cauldron basket that works as a candy dish, small-treasure organizer, or decor piece. Two versions included: with legs or without. Multi-color 3MF and split-parts STL provided. Alternative to the 4AM Witch’s Cauldron House if you want a simpler candy-basket variant. By AstroDex

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1809693-halloween-witch-s-cauldron-basket

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A skull-styled pen holder that bridges the back-to-school and Halloween themes. Perfect for pens, pencils, brush pens, or as a spooky desk statement. Great for gothic/horror-style setups or as a seasonal desk swap. Alternative if you want a darker desk-organizer option. By Mad power

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3065403-skull-pen-holder-gothic-desk-organizer

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Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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The predecessor to the Modular Arduino Workstation featured earlier this month. Fully print-in-place, no screws. Adjustable microcontroller position via hinge. July 2025 update added ESP32 and Arduino Nano breakout brackets. Alternative Arduino workstation for the maker block. By DJL 3Designs

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/864695-adjustable-arduino-uno-breadboard-workstation

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The ambitious Halloween project of the batch — a remote-controllable ⅔-scale skeleton forearm and hand designed to hide under or behind things and startle unsuspecting friends. Custom remote features a pumpkin theme with a cute stem as the joystick. Almost a month of design work by the creator. Be gentle removing the bone hand — it can break. By community designer

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1861299-halloween-skeleton-animatronic

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

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A jumper wire organizer designed to store and sort wires of various lengths. Perfect for electronics enthusiasts and makers who want their wire collection sorted by length rather than color. Alternative approach to the 34-slot rack in the morning slot

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1153798-jumper-wire-organizer

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A modular LED lamp built from stackable cubes of different sizes (1×1 Base for power, 1×1, 2×1, 3×1 cubes) connected via magnetic connectors that seamlessly link the power circuits. Rearrange design daily to match mood or style. Mix cube sizes for tall, wide, or asymmetric arrangements. Energy-efficient LEDs inside each cube. By Mat3D

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/919038-cubolight-modular-decorative-lamp

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

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From the mail bag!

Over the past years, I’ve built so many projects with your components, tutorials, and resources. From my first Arduino experiments to increasingly ambitious ideas, Adafruit was always there—whether I needed a specific sensor, a clear tutorial to guide me through
unfamiliar territory, or just the confidence that came from knowing a trusted resource had my back. Your products aren’t just well-engineered; they’re designed with learners in mind, and that made all the difference for me….

You helped me move from wondering “how do I do this?” to confidently saying “I can figure this out.” That mindset has carried me through my studies and will continue to serve me as I move forward.

Thank you for creating products and resources that don’t just work, but that inspire people like me to learn, create, and believe in themselves.

A dedicated bench organizer that holds ten pliers and ten tweezers. Simple, functional, and long-standing community favorite. Great for organizing the hand-tool clutter that accumulates around any 3D printing bench. By MikeProch

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/126526

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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Get noticed and stand out at the convention with this DIY light-up badge lanyard. Control the color and brightness with your phone over Bluetooth (BLE) with the Adafruit BlueFruit app. This is a great conversation starter on its own. Pair it with a PyBadge for extra geek points, or make a lanyard for everyone on your team and control ALL the colors. Make it red when you’re running late, green when you’re ready to network, and indigo when it’s time to relax with a cold drink.

This is an easy-to-assemble project that requires a little light soldering and some drag-and-drop code. Most of the work is already done for you!

This is the easiest time I’ve ever had setting up a Bluetooth-to-microcontroller connection. Get the software installed and .. it just works. Hooray!

Check out the guide from Erin St. Blaine.

Just in time for college dorm decorating, Ikea is releasing a gaming collection in collaboration with Xbox. Nine pieces total, including furniture and decorations; the items range from a questionable joystick-shaped seat to a thoughtfully designed chair with built-in controller storage.

From Ikea:

YXSTABY was designed in close collaboration between IKEA and XBOX, with one designer from each team working together on every piece. XBOX brought 25 years of understanding how people play, IKEA over 80 years of life at home expertise, and dedicated visits to homes where gaming is part of daily life. Throughout the process, the designers considered the needs of both players and the people who share their spaces. How might a lounge chair, for example, support different positions and moods of play, hold the gear discreetly when the game is over, and still look at home in the living room or wherever you choose to play?

Google’s offline translator has undergone a significant redesign, now incorporating a Raspberry Pi Hat+ to streamline its functionality. This compact hardware solution integrates components like a touchscreen, dual microphones and onboard speakers into a single board, replacing the bulkier original setup that relied on separate devices.

• The updated Google offline translator now uses a new Raspberry Pi Hat+, integrating all essential components into a single compact board for improved portability and functionality.
• Key features include a 2.8-inch touchscreen, dual onboard microphones, integrated speakers and a design that aligns with the Raspberry Pi 4, eliminating the need for external devices.
• The touchscreen interface and real-time feedback enhance user experience, making language switching and translation tasks more intuitive and efficient.
• The device performs translations entirely offline, making it ideal for use in areas with limited or no internet connectivity, benefiting travelers, language learners and secure environments.
• The compact design supports a variety of applications beyond translation, such as voice-controlled assistants, educational tools and custom audio projects for developers and hobbyists.

See more on Geeky Gadgets.

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The case is 3D printed.

See more on the project on GitHub.

See the video Build the perfect multi-input display for retro gaming and vintage computing below:

In the beginning of the pandemic, company offices closed rather quickly and Vladimir Kotal found himself working with a laptop placed on a piano.

The initial shock held for a long time, I spent couple of months working like that. This was not good for my posture (mental and physical) at all.

Later on, I built a very nice setup around motorized standing desk with all the bells and whistles – quite meticulous cable management, custom oak wooden top (expensive), BenQ LED light placed on external display, IKEA pegboard on the wall next to the table to hold the essentials.

When shopping around for parts of another project on Adafruit, I remembered an interesting presentation from GrafanaCon 2021 called WFH habits during lockdown told by Grafana where the presenter used sensor paired with Grafana to monitor her WFH behavior w.r.t. breaks etc. This made me throw some more stuff to the Adafruit order and make my own version of work habits monitoring setup.

My goal is to provide the following functionality:

• determine the hours I work (per day/week)
  • turn on a warning that I should wrap for the day
  • send an alert if I have been working for too long in a given week (via Grafana + PagerDuty)
• warn if I spend too much configuous time sitting/standing
  • similarly warn if I work for too long without a break
• monitor the working environment, esp. CO2 concentration, and alert if above given threshold

Parts:

• Adafruit Reverse TFT Feather
• US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
• QtPy with temperature/humidity and CO2 sensors
• running the code from my shield project

See more on GitHub.

Ads have now landed in Apple Maps in the US and Canada, and they are every bit as bad as expected …

Apple warned back in March that users would begin seeing ads in the company’s Maps app at some point in the summer. First spotted  August 25th, the company confirmed that the rollout began in the last few days. Within a few weeks, everyone in the US and Canada will be seeing them.

1. Before searching: Suggested Places in the search screen will feature an ad.
2. After searching: Ads will appear in search results when relevant.

The company says that privacy is a major focus.

The new Maps ads build on Apple’s existing privacy-first approach to advertising. A user’s location and the ads they see and interact with in Maps are not associated with their Apple Account. Personal data stays on the user’s device, is not collected or stored by Apple, and is not shared with advertisers or other third parties.

See more on 9to5Mac.

Intel is preparing to introduce a new Linux driver named ‘BFF’ for dealing with aging processor silicon where bits may become stuck over time.

The Intel “BFF” driver sent out yesterday in initial patch form is for dealing with aging silicon where bits may become stuck.

The Intel BFF driver is out for review on the Linux kernel mailing list. It’s too late for ushering into Linux v7.3’s merge window but presumably could be ready for v7.4. With Diamond Rapids not launching until later in 2027, there’s still time to get it into the mainline kernel.

See more on Phoronix.

A team from Texas A&M University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and Purdue University has now devised the mathematical flight manual and rules of the road that could stop this cosmic airport from descending into Futurama-style chaos.

Gateway, which NASA officially describes as humanity’s first space station around the Moon, is scheduled to launch “no earlier than 2027.” It will act as a hub for Orion crew capsules, cargo vehicles, and lunar landers supporting the Artemis program. Previous reports covered the station’s powerful solar-electric thrusters and SpaceX’s contract to deliver supplies.

The station will follow a near-rectilinear halo orbit, or NRHO. This elongated, egg-shaped route takes it within about 1,000 miles of the Moon’s north pole before sending it almost 40,000 miles past the south pole.

Visiting vehicles can’t just pull over and park while waiting for a docking port. Everything remains in motion, and spacecraft may need to loiter for hours, days, or weeks before approaching Gateway.

The researchers used thousands of simulations to test how multiple vehicles could safely share the orbit, factoring in navigation errors, imperfect thruster burns, and other disturbances. Their proposed solution places waiting spacecraft at calculated intervals ahead of or behind Gateway, forming what the team calls a string of pearls.

See more on TechSpot.

DuckLabs will join Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is expected to be effective in early September.

Our team will remain together in Amsterdam, continuing our work on DuckDB, DuckLake, Quack, and the broader community. Joining AWS gives us the resources and reach to bring this technology to many more developers and organizations, and to pursue ideas at a scale that would have been difficult for us to reach alone.

Most importantly, the foundations of the project will remain firmly in place. DuckDB and the other open-source components of the “Duck Stack” will remain free and open source under the MIT license, with the nonprofit DuckDB Foundation continuing its stewardship of the projects.

This is a significant moment for all of us at DuckLabs. It marks the end of one chapter that we are immensely proud of, and the beginning of another that we believe can take DuckDB much further.

See more on ducklabs.com. Via Hacker News.

Printed circuit boards were developed first for function over form. They were a way to mount components and connect them in a stable, robust fashion.

Katrin Dietzsch likes to use her PCBs a little differently, however. She designs boards that are intended to be a narrative tool for tabletop roleplaying, and came down to Hackaday Europe 2026 to walk through the development of this very whimsical hardware.

Katrin starts her talk by explaining how she came to design circuits specifically for tabletop gaming. She saw an opportunity to combine her hardware hobby with the world of TTRPGs to help maintain both hobbies amidst a busy lifestyle. She also found that hardware she built could be a great artistic medium for supporting mystery and storytelling in the tabletop world. With the right design, her circuits became very much part of the narrative themselves.

See more on Hackaday.

See the video below:

KDnuggets writes that for years, the conversation about AI at work has circled one anxious question: will a machine take my job? It’s the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. AI isn’t a single force that either spares a role or erases it. It’s several forces at once, and the effect on any given job depends on which of them is acting on it.

Some tasks get automated away. Others get amplified. New categories of work appear that didn’t exist a few years ago. And underneath all of that, AI is quietly changing who gets hired and how skills get built. To see where the labor market is heading, it helps to separate these effects and look at each one individually.

This is the effect most people fear, and with good reason. AI is good at pattern recognition, processing large volumes of data, and repeating structured tasks without tiring. Where work is predictable, it can take over the routine components that once required a person, reducing the need for certain kinds of manual and cognitive labor.

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 estimates that 92 million roles will be displaced by 2030 as technology, demographics, and economic pressures reshape the market. Its survey of more than 1,000 employers found that 41 percent plan to reduce their workforce as AI automates specific tasks.

See more on KDnuggets.

Clóvis Fritzen discusses making a time and temperature gadget.

It is a beautiful four digits display that shows temperature and time.

I like to make and bring to you simple and useful projects, most of them involving sensors. This is no different, we will use the well known TM1637 display to implement a temperature reading. It will also feature the show of time, retrieved from an API on the internet.

I have implemented something similar in the past, you can have a look here. That time I got time information from an RTC (real time clock), which is a chip that features a battery. It is very capable of keeping track of time, no worries. But today I have decided to do things different, use an API from TimeZoneDB and get live time from the internet.

That API is usable for free, as long as you don’t spam it. In our case all I want is to keep track of minutes, not seconds. So I will effectively only consult the API every 60 seconds sharp. This is the same API I have been using successfully for my pomodoro project.

You have to sign in to their website, then you get a unique identifier. Use that in the Arduino sketch we will write in a minute. Besides that you also have to connect an LM35 temperature sensor to the project. That is as simple as reading an analog input. On top of that we will implement a moving average filter of 20 readings, which will take 100 seconds to completely refresh.

See more on fritzenlab.net and the Arduino code on GitHub.

See the video below:

Customize a Flashflight or other suitable flying disc, and throw blinky programs at your friends with this guide!

I played a lot of Ultimate in college, and I’ve wanted to build a programmable, sensor-equipped disc ever since. This project is intended as a basic starting point for DIY disc projects: It can be programmed in the Arduino IDE or with CircuitPython, it looks cool when flying, and it responds to being thrown and caught.

Check out the full guide in the Adafruit Learn System!

Qoitech tests the datasheet and published figures for the minimum current drawn from three Espressif microcontrollers.

This series starts with three ESP32-family boards on the bench — the dual-core Xtensa ESP32-S3, the RISC-V ESP32-C3, and the 802.15.4-capable ESP32-C6. They aren’t interchangeable parts; different cores, different memory, different radios. But that’s not what we’re testing here. We’re testing one thing: how much current each board actually draws in its deepest sleep, measured against the others and against the number its own datasheet promises.

Because that datasheet figure is a starting point, not an answer. It’s captured under specific conditions, often on a bare chip, that rarely match the module sitting on your desk — and “deep sleep” can mean several different states depending on what you leave powered.

See more on Qoitech.

Greg from Laser Bear Industries on X posts:

LCDJewel is finally making progress! (A) new MCU with double buffered 60fps! MJPEG video playback and GameID are working.

Redesigning the setting menus next.

(The) hardware seems to be in good shape. A little bit of waiting for the ESP32-S31 to be in mass production, but the hardware finally is powerful enough.

See more on X.

NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Stereo I2S 3W Amplifier Breakout – Dual MAX98357A

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Listen to this good news – we now have an all in one digital audio amp breakout board that works incredibly well with the Raspberry Pi or any other microcontroller with I2S output! If you’re looking for an easy and low cost way to get your digital sound files bumpin’ then the Stereo MAX98357A I2S Amp Breakout is for you. It takes standard I2S digital stereo audio input and, not only decodes it into analog, but also amplifies it directly into a speaker. Perfect for adding compact amplified sound, it takes 2 breakouts (I2S DAC + Amp) and combines them into one.

This Stereo MAX98357A takes all the audio goodness you know and doubles up on it. With an additional terminal block and MAX chip your audio projects get to be heard in stereo as it now has separate left and right channels.

I2S (not to be confused with I2C) in a digital sound protocol that is used on circuit boards to pass audio data around. Many high end chips and processors manage all of the audio in digital I2S format. Then, to input or output data, three or four pins are used (data in, data out, bit clock and left-right channel select). Usually, for audio devices, there’s a DAC chip that will take I2S in and convert it to analog that can drive a headphone.

This small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful – able to deliver 3.2 Watts of power into each 4 ohm impedance speaker (5V power @ 10% THD). Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.7V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, it’s incredibly efficient – making it perfect for portable and battery-powered projects. It has built in thermal and over-current protection but we could barely tell it got hot.

The audio input is I2S standard, you can use 3.3V or 5V logic data. The outputs are “Bridge Tied” – that means they connect directly to the outputs, no connection to ground. The output is a ~300KHz square wave PWM that is then ‘averaged out’ by the speaker coil – the high frequencies are not heard. All the above means that you can’t connect the output into another amplifier, it should drive the speakers directly.

There’s a Gain pin that can be manipulated to change the gain. By default, the amp will give you 9dB of gain. By connecting a pullup or pull down resistor, or soldering the on-board jumper, the Gain pin can be set up to give 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB or 15dB.

Works great with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32 and any other microcontroller or microcomputer with I2S audio outputs

Specs:

• Output Power per channel: 3.2W at 4Ω, 10% THD, 1.8W at 8Ω, 10% THD, with 5V supply
• PSRR: 77 dB typ @ 1KHz
• I2S sample rates from 8kHz to 96kHz
• No MCLK required
• Five pin-selectable gains: 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB
• Excellent click-and-pop suppression
• Thermal shutdown protection

Comes as an assembled and tested breakout board with pre-soldered terminal blocks, with a small piece of optional header. Some soldering is required to attach the header.  Check out the tutorial for schematics, diagrams, examples and more!

In stock and shipping now!

40 years ago today, Cliff Stoll tripped over a 75-cent accounting glitch in a Unix system. That tiny clue led to a year-long chase across networks, modem banks, and international borders, ultimately uncovering a crew of German hackers working for the East German Stasi and the Soviet KGB.

We had no budget, no roadmap, and no “cyber” anything. We improvised with soldering irons, shell scripts, logbooks, curiosity, and far too much coffee.

Cliff revisits the chase, not just to remember, but to ask what changed, what didn’t, and why it still matters.

See the talk on youtube.com below.

It’s all black and white, basically. A while ago, Vim’s xxd gained the ability to color the output.

movq.de posts about wanting wanted to have this feature in bine as well.

So I started implementing it. An early draft can be seen here (above).

I think this is already an improvement, because it’s easier to spot ranges with mostly ASCII text. But it’s not that great. More colors would be needed and it would probably be better if the hex columns were right next to each other, instead of being separated by a space.

My TUI framework movwin uses ncurses under the hood (this is entirely intentional, because I value ncurses’ feature stability). The framework itself is written in Python, ncurses is a C library. I had already noticed that making calls from Python to ncurses can be very expensive.

I also wanted to have a similar visualization feature for entire big files. The tiny ASCII pane in bine can only show so much. I wanted this for something that’s a couple of megabytes in size, maybe gigabytes.

My visualization essentially is an image. So … why not coerce the computer into interpreting an existing binary file as an image? Don’t do any processing, just take all the bytes in the range of 0x00 thru 0xFF and map them to pixels.

See more on movq.de.

This week @adafruit Noe and Pedro are working on new projects. Pedro is designing an IoT e-ink project while Noe is working on a candy dispenser for the upcoming halloween season.

Tricolor Eink 4.2in
https://www.adafruit.com/product/6382

Feather ESP32-S3:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5477

Eink Feather Friend:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4446

RFM95W Lora Radio:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3072

Feather RP2040 PropMaker
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5768

Timelapse Tuesday:

Mewtwo Skull Mask By Deadmoon
https://makerworld.com/en/models/3082934-mewtwo-skull-mask
https://youtu.be/qK4nFKmKrE8

For over three years, Christopher Mitchell has been building a physical train simulator in my apartment, modeled on the UK Class 80x (Class 800/801/802/805/810) passenger train.

I’ve been trying to replicate the instruments and controls in the real cab as closely as possible, in many cases managing to acquire real components, and in others building my own replicas. I’ve gone down rabbit holes of design, from a custom CAN bus transceiver board and a variety of daughterboards to tie the simulator together, to the actual panels on which all of the constrols and instruments are mounted.

Recent upgrades include headlight control and sheet metal panels and labels.

See more on z80.me.

Dolly Parton’s roles in two of the best films of the 1980s are so important to our cultural memories of that decade—and are so darn good—that it’s hard to remember that she made that impact in just a handful of films over a decades-long career. Lifehacker lists the best of them.

There are so few people on whom we can all agree, and that list has gotten smaller with the passing of Dolly Parton. While she’d suggested health struggles for some time, the death of Dolly always seemed impossible—or maybe just too cruel an outcome in a world with enough heartbreak already. But here we are, and even though there are going to be a lot of tears, there’s a lot to celebrate.

It’s her music, of course, that will live on, but her persona wasn’t entirely built on songs. A larger-than-life personality with an outsized look (very much by design), her film presence is indelible, in spite of a relatively brief filmography. Her roles in two of the best films of the 1980s are so important to our cultural memories of that decade—and are so darn good—that it’s hard to remember that she made that impact in just a handful of films (and a few more cameos) over the course of her career.

Dolly may well have thrived in character parts and cameos, but she won and broke our hearts in movies like 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias. It’s easy to wish she’d acted more, but instead, we’ll just be grateful for the absolute gems she left us.

See more on Lifehacker.

And see the clip below: