With modern game prices creeping up, and consoles doing away with physical media, it might be the perfect time to dive into some retro games! Will Greenwald and Jason Cohen at PCMag.com put together this handy guide. It also serves as a good reminder of huge back catalog of classic games waiting to be explored. They recommend a Pi 5 but you can get buy with older, less expensive models.

Thanks to the developers of open-source software RetroPie, the LibRetroemulation API backbone, and the EmulationStation front-end, turning this small computer board into every video game system made before 2000 is (relatively) fast and easy.

You don’t need to solder anything, or write any code, or even deal with command lines unless you really want to. There are plenty of options to explore and menus to dive into, though, so you should have some computer savvy before you begin. If you aren’t afraid to poke around computer settings, you’ll be fine.

See the full details!

You can also checkout our learn guides Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi and NES Cart RetroPie Game Console for more ways to game with the Raspberry Pi and RetroPie!

Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!

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Join Ladyada streaming live for circuit board layout design, code writing, surface mount soldering and more fresh engineering and even some gaming! If Ladyada’s working on it, you’ll find it here first.

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#circuitpythonparsec
Use the Fruit Jam Library peripherals module to easily check for button presses.

Try out the code example
To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

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The Adafruit Feather RP2040 Adalogger is our take on an ‘all-in-one’ RP2040 data-logger (or data-reader) with built-in USB, battery charging, and a microSD holder ready to rock! The RP2040 Adalogger is the same size and shape as a Feather and is intended to make your next data logging or data reading project super easy. Micro SD card socket wired for SPI or SDIO? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Of course! Neopixel? It’s a-glowin’!

Comes assembled and tested, with some header. You’ll need a soldering iron to attach the header for installing onto your Feather. Stacking headers will let you put another FeatherWing on top.

Pick up a Feather RP2040 Adalogger, start with our primary guide and get logging!

No-Code, No-Solder Monitoring For Perfect Bread

Monitor your dough as it rises with WipperSnapper Offline

No-Code Offline Data Logger with WipperSnapper

Build an electronics project that logs data to a microSD card without programming!

Make a robot friend with Adafruit’s CRICKIT, an add-on to our popular Circuit Playground Express, FEATHER and other platforms to make and program robots with CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. CRICKIT complements and extends your boards so you can still use all the goodies on the microcontroller, just with an additional robotics playground! See all that you can do with CRICKIT in the Adafruit Learning System.

August is Back to School Month here at Adafruit! Each week we’ll be bringing you #BackToSchool content! Stay tuned for product and gift guides, tutorials from the Adafruit Learning System, and inspiration from around the web! Get started by checking out Adafruit’s educational resources, such as our kits and project packs, suggested products for young engineers, blog posts for educators and an extensive selection of books to help you learn!

A snap-fit case for the 30-pin ESP32 devkit with USB-C connector, presumably fits similar clone versions. Embossed ‘ESP32’ and USB indicator on the inside, plus ‘EN’ and ‘BOOT’ labels on the top surface near access holes. July 2025 update added a bottom variant with bolt hole for Multiboard or OpenGrid mounting. ‘No text’ STL also included.

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1460874-esp32-devkit-usb-c-30-pin-case-esp-wroom-32

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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A redesigned enclosure for the Waveshare CM4 IO board with Raspberry Pi 4 Compute Module, adapted to allow full GPIO connector access. Integrated 40mm fan design blows air across the top, around the sides, and out the bottom for effective cooling. Alternative Pi enclosure form-factor for those running Compute Module builds.

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 large modular electronics enclosure for 3D printers, big enough (depending on controller board size) to hold the controller board, a Raspberry Pi, and other electronics. Long-running community project. Alternative for the electronics/enclosure block. By jonbourg (Thingiverse)

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4615105

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 SimonMakerForge on MakerWorld:

A modular 3D-printed lamp based on a dodecagonal geometry that transforms from a table lamp into a handheld torch via a telescopic base that doubles as a handle. Stack 30mm segments (3mm gap between each for a distinctive light pattern) to whatever height you want. Compatible with Bambu Lab LED Kit 001 with dedicated support. Modular internal diffusers fine-tune light distribution.

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 simple table lamp for the Bambu Lab Kit 001, with a 6-piece base designed to avoid all supports during printing. Shade prints in vase mode. Intuitive assembly with a little glue. Alternative lamp for the Bambu LED Kit block. By Novera

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/580960-bambu-led-kit-desk-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!

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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It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today!  LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!

• Projects – Intel 8080 Space Invaders Port to Fruit Jam
• CircuitPython Parsec
• Learn Guide Recap
• Tool Tips
• Retro Gear – picoBootloader & PicoSNES on Fruit Jam
• 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 coffee robots, 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 compact 3-in-1 bench tool combining solder holder, cable clamp, and PCB holder in one. Parallel jaw closure with threaded screw for firm cable/PCB grip. Uses just 66g of filament (49g without the solder holder — a great filament-scrap use). Alternative maker tool. By Chefkoch

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 Pi 5 case using M2.5×10 self-tapping screws (13× for case, 4× for Pi) and M5×10 BHCS/SHCS mounting screws. 4010 fan mount with M3×12 BHCS + M3 heat-set inserts. Red faces removable for wire/ribbon access. No supports needed. Alternative Pi 5 case for the enclosure block. Note: user comments flag SD-card slot fit issue — verify tolerances before printing. By squirrelbrain

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/629269-raspberry-pi-5-case

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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A Gridfinity box designed specifically for the Maker’s Supply Screwdriver Set (with the long S2 bits and ergonomic aluminum handle). Every bit and the screwdriver handle has a perfectly-measured place. Size labels (H4.0-H0.9, PH1-PH0) embossed directly into the design, and clever center cutouts let you extract bits easily with a fingertip. By DGs 3D-PRINT

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!

The Teenage Engineering EP-2350 ting is a handheld microphone device, effects box, and sample player used as an input to samplers, sequencers, and other audio gizmos. The brain of the gadget is the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. The stock firmware is a custom build of MicroPython, which means it is possible for it to run CircuitPython instead.

This guide covers the hardware teardown and reassembly, reverse engineering the pinout, loading CircuitPython on the device, and running a demo project that provides similar functionality to the original TE firmware.

Read more at: Hacking the Teenage Engineering EP-2350 Ting

A simple case, stand, and Raspberry Pi mount for the Adafruit 64×64 RGB LED Matrix (2.5mm pitch). Designed with a lean-back angle for easy tabletop viewing. Fits the Raspberry Pi 3 B v1.2 (may work with similar models). Known issue: some USB I/O ports blocked when Pi 3 is mounted — one remains usable. Direct-fit for popular Adafruit LED panel hardware. By Davisan1001 (Thingiverse)

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6687509

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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Learn Guide – Voicebox FX

Build a whismical audio recording device that features built-in effects. You can record an audio sample (20-second max) and play it back as a loop. During playback, you can change the pitch of the recording using a slider, and apply two effects: a reverb and a delay/echo using rotary potentiometers. This fun project demonstrates the audio capabilities of CircuitPython!

The 3D printed enclosure houses an Adafruit Feather RP2350, I2S microphone, I2S amplifier, NeoPixels, and a built-in speaker. The device is portable, powered by a recharagable 2200mAh battery.

Featuring three-colors, the enclosre is made on a 3D printer with multi-color capability to create elements like text, icons, and colored segments.

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!

A minimalist Bambu LED Kit lamp with adjustable head and height, mounted on a 1-inch dowel with a thumbscrew for stable rotation lock. Three M3×10mm screws for bracket assembly. Optional print-without-bottom-layer + fill-with-plaster for extra base weight. Magnetic-mounted glare shield attaches with 5×3mm or 6×3mm magnets

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/145041-led-lamp-kit-adjustable-desk-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!

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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A cute Halloween corner-decor piece with a spider that dangles from a web. Three variants: thinner (1.5hr), thicker solid (2.5hr), and thicker with screw holes (can double as a shelf bracket). The two without screw holes stick on with Command Strips or Blu Tac. Updated version at the designer’s page. By dungeons and wyverns

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1841684-spider-on-web-halloween-decor-articulated-print

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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ModularMapping shares:

A fast-to-print, easy-assembly modular lamp with no screws, glue, or supports needed. Slide the interlocking side panels into each other, twist the four feet 45° into the base to lock, install the Bambu Lab LED kit, press the panels in, and fit the top. Uses transparent filament for the “windows” for maximum glow effect. By Modular Mapping

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/971564-lumotiles-lamp-bambu-lab-led-kit

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:

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Connect with Noe and Pedro on Social Media:

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A magnetic PCB vise using 4mm carbon fiber rods as guides (repurposed from another project). Simpler print-friendly version of a design originally sketched in aluminum. Pairs well with magnetic PCB holders on ferrous surfaces. YouTube walkthrough included. By Valera Perinski

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/549873-magnetic-pcb-vise

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

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

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A purpose-built Pi 5 case fitting the Pimoroni NVMe base and a Noctua 40×10mm 5V fan. Two versions — one with M3 heat-set inserts, one designed for M3 self-tapping screws. Shared case lid across both variants. Component links included. By seb7986

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1812243-raspberry-pi5-case-with-base-nvme-and-fan

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:

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A remix of Adafruit’s NeoMatrix Square LED Pixel Display, adapted to tile four 8×8 NeoMatrix NeoPixel displays into a 16×16 grid. 3D print the base, grid, and top, then optionally cut LED acrylic for diffusion. Direct-fit for Adafruit hardware. By jpark (Thingiverse)

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7113034

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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A stylish sphere-shaped 3D-printed lamp inspired by Bambu Lab’s filament display model. Compatible with the Bambu LED Kit 001 or standard LED tealights. Print with low layer height and slow speed for the smoothest possible sphere. By Franken 3D

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1156709-bambu-ball-led-lamp-kit-001

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:

3D Hangout Show Playlist:

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

Pedro’s Twitter / Instagram: http://instagram.com/videopixil

A sturdy PCB vise that holds boards up to 100mm wide with great grip. Two independent knobs — one adjusts grip, one tightens the rig to position. Separable arms for easier positioning. Recommended in black ABS with 20% infill. By community designer

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/956582-pro-pcb-vise

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:

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From the mail bag!

Dear Adafruit Team,

Today I’m graduating, and I wanted to reach out and thank you for being such an integral part of my journey to this moment.

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.

But what makes this graduation email special is that my cap itself is an Adafruit project. The LEDs, the microcontroller, the wiring—all of it came together because of your accessible designs and excellent documentation. Every time I looked at that cap while
preparing for graduation, I was reminded that I could take an idea and actually build it. That’s a powerful thing. Your team has fostered my love for what I study – cybersecurity.

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.

With deep appreciation,
Karla

A spooky-cute remix pairing a Blender-designed pumpkin head with an articulated spider body. AMS and No-AMS variants. Orange PLA for the pumpkin, black PETG for the spider frame (recommended for strength). Snap-together legs, no supports, brim needed for the pumpkin head. By Mythmarco

download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1761813-articulated-pumpkin-spider

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

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

3D Printing Projects Playlist:

3D Hangout Show Playlist:

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Timelapse Tuesday Playlist:

Connect with Noe and Pedro on Social Media:

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

Pedro’s Twitter / Instagram: http://instagram.com/videopixil

An NFC flash card game for bird songs. From Hannah Robertson:

It consists of a deck of bird cards, an audio player, and a card reader. Tapping a card triggers playback of one of the vocalizations associated with that bird. You can trigger a bird-of-choice to learn its calls, or pick a random card and keep it hidden as you try to guess the bird from its call alone

Learn more!

More fun with RFID/NFC Cards!

Kick back with some popcorn and launch movies with NFC using the NFC Raspberry Pi Media Player. This project uses a Raspberry Pi 5, a PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board with 13.56MHz RFID/NFC Cards, and these shop items!

This week’s pick is the Adafruit High Power Infrared IR LED Emitter – STEMMA JST PH 2mm! Watch the video for a live demo and more.

Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday at 4pm ET and 1pm PT on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!

Catch previous editions on YouTube and don’t miss our gift guide

Michal Zalewski’ on the lcamtuf’s thing blog states that there’s no shortage of oscillator circuits on the internet, but many of them use unusual parts, need weird supply voltages, or don’t work well (if at all).

But sometimes, bad rises to an art form. Above is probably the most puzzling bad oscillator you can assemble today with the parts you have at hand.

To be clear, everything about this oscillator is terrible! It requires a fairly high supply voltage, it’s inefficient, it requires a beefy capacitor, and it has awful duty cycle and frequency stability. But it’s a good reminder that semiconductors are complicated beasts: the circuit is using the part of the V-I curve that isn’t even shown in most books.

See how this works in the post here.

Matt’s TV Barn on YouTube looks at a rare professional teletext editing terminal based on the BBC master.

Of course I don’t have any documentation for it but I’ve done my best to figure out how to use it for a demonstration.

Thread describing the technical details of SE3010 hardware is here.

See the video below:

nondescriptpointer discusses the Fairphone 6 is an interesting target for mainline Linux and postmarketOS.

There are still two main blockers to making the device generally usable: onboard audio and camera support. I am working on a project that needs QR scanning, so I used that as an opportunity to see whether I could get at least one camera working.

To get the OmniVision camera working, I had to teach qcom-camss about the SoC’s specific blocks, describe the hardware in the device tree, enable the sensor driver, and configure libcamera to turn raw Bayer frames into images that applications could use.

See the details in the post here.

Paul Drongowski has previously demonstrated the process of trimming audio stems for use on the Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim using (Cakewalk) SONAR Home Studio. Parenthetically, Paul thought that the same process could be applied in Ableton Live Intro.

In Live, a new Live Set is created and the tempo set to 125 BPM before dragging loops and one-shots into Session View. Dub Invasions loops/one-shots are time-aligned at the start; stems need more trimming since they align to the song start.

After testing clip combinations, the tempo is halved to 62.5 BPM for the EP-40 Riddim feel. Clips are armed, then Arrangement View is used to record about ten measures, with a plan to trim to eight bars. Using the start/stop braces, loop points are set, unwanted measures deleted, and the final audio selected for export.

Finally, export happens via File > Export Audio/Video, choosing “All Individual Tracks” (one WAV per track), 22,050Hz, WAV, 16-bit, writing a file per track to the destination folder.

See all the details in the post here.

Back to School is on the horizon. Oi! Don’t wig out! School can be punk rock. We’re here to guide your way.

Copyleft, lace up your Doc Martens, harness that Xerox-and-Scissors DIY spirit, and you’ll be pogo dancing your way to class come September.

Check out the full guide here.

Lee Hutchinson wanted a clock that, annoyingly, didn’t seem to exist.

Since childhood, my bedside clocks have been a series of red, seven-segment LED clock-radio specials from Walmart or Target. They are invariably cheap, simple, and long-lived—but they require manual intervention at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time and whenever the power flickers.

My perfect clock would be self-setting. It would offer auto-DST adjustment (or not, depending on how this bill fares!). It would manage drift and always show the exact sub-second time.

I went with the Pi, variously using both a Raspberry Pi Zero W and Zero 2 W. Coded in Python.

Read more on Ars Technica and GitHub.

DIY wearables are inherently prone to mishaps and repairs, so when you’re packing your bag for Maker Faire, Burning Man, or just an all-night party, consider packing some of these things to keep your project excellent the whole way through

Check out our guide in the Adafruit learn system!

BareMetal RAM Dumper is a simple x86 bare-metal tool designed to boot from a disk/USB and dump the system’s RAM directly to the booting medium.

It relies on BIOS interrupts to boot and perform disk operations, and enters protected mode to access memory above the 1MB barrier.

This tool was originally developed and successfully tested for experimenting with Cold Boot Attacks. By freezing a laptop’s RAM (down to -60°C) and quickly rebooting from a USB drive containing this tool, it is possible to dump the frozen memory contents to the disk before the data decays, allowing for the extraction of sensitive information like encryption keys.

See more about this program on GitHub.

A native port of of the ScummVM Adventure game playing engine to the Analogue Pocket portable game device. It is running on openfpgaOS — a RISC-V operating system on the Pocket’s Cyclone V FPGA.

Per-engine ELFs (SCUMM / AGI / SCI) run many classic point-and-click adventure games. Each game is a small instance (two text/JSON config files plus the converted game data).

This README is the game-packaging guide: how to install the port, how to add new games, how to convert and lay out game data, how music works, and the tips/tricks that make a game actually run.

Hardware: VexiiRiscv rv32imafc @ 100 MHz · 64 MB SDRAM · 320×240 video · 48 kHz stereo · 32-voice hardware PCM mixer · sample-based MIDI synth.

Check it out on GitHub.

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

This ad-free, spam-free weekly email is filled with CircuitPython, MicroPython, and Python information that you may have missed, all in one place!

You get a summary of all the software, events, projects, and the latest hardware worldwide once a week, no ads! You can cancel anytime.

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Hey folks, 3D hangouts livestream will return on Wednesday, August 19th at 11am ET. In the meantime, catch up on previous livestreams.

Last weeks livestream aired on Wednesday, Juyly 29th 2026.

3D Hangouts – Voicebox FX, Flight Tracker and Jimothy
https://www.youtube.com/live/KKSqjBxRNDA

3D Hangout Show Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOVgpmWevin2slopw_A3-A8Y

Gotham Whale‘s communications director Chris Saint Lawrence spoke to WNYC’s Sean Carlson about humpback whales in NYC waters. Listen to the story here and get involved with Gotham Whale’s citizen science program:

When you’re near or on the water in the New York Bight, keep an eye out for marine mammals. If you spot a whale, dolphin, or seal, submit your sighting using the data collection form below. Please be as specific as possible; your detailed information is crucial for our database records and ongoing research efforts. Join us in protecting and understanding these incredible creatures!

Michal Zalewski on the lcamtuf’s thing website writes:

If you tinker with analog electronics, you might have heard that some circuits can exhibit negative resistance. This is usually followed by a current-to-voltage plot featuring some sort of a kinked curve and an assertion that this property might help the circuit designer in some way.

But what does it mean, exactly? The concept of negative resistance is interesting, counterintuitive, and explained on Wikipedia in a rather rambling way.

Check out the conditions where this is present in the post here.

Scanwheel is a drum style mechanical television you can build yourself.

It features five windows side by side, each taking advantage of the same scanning drum, but with separate LEDs to allow separate images. The windows are a luxurious 9mm x 8mm each, with 20 scan lines.

The software uses the Raspberry Pi Pico’s PIO hardware to drive the LEDs, allowing extremely high horizontal resolution, so the image quality is a lot better than the 20p line count would imply.

Programmed in MicroPython.

See the project on GitHub.

ImudClient is an Arduino client library for imud — an IMU daemon for marine and robotics navigation that fuses gyro/accel/ magnetometer data with a Kalman filter and publishes attitude (heading, roll, pitch, quaternion, rate of turn, heave, sea state…) over TCP or UDP.

ImudClient receives, validates, and decodes imud’s binary packets on ESP32-class boards — cockpit displays, NMEA gauges, autopilot remotes.

You do not need an IMU, and you do not need to wire anything up. ImudClient is a network client: it receives attitude data that the imud daemon computes elsewhere and publishes over TCP or UDP. Your board needs power and WiFi, nothing else.

If you don’t have an imud daemon running yet, that’s fine — this library ships a test server that fakes one, so you can complete this whole guide with just a board and a computer.

Check out the library on GitHub.

Inflect-Micro-v2 is a complete local text-to-waveform speech synthesis under 10M parameters.

It has a fixed-voice English Text to Speech (TTS) with deterministic seeds, long-text handling, and CPU or CUDA inference.

Inflect v2 uses one public API across two sizes: Micro prioritizes quality below 10M parameters; Nano prioritizes footprint below 4M.

The model can be found on Hugging Face.

Alex Kretzschmar built this project, made for a perfect lazy Saturday unwind, after a busy week giving a talk at Devrelcon in NYC.

Plane radar is a neat little project that turns an ESP32-C3 and a 1.28-inch round display into a live aircraft radar. It pulls nearby ADS-B traffic, plots each aircraft by distance and bearing, and shows the details directly on the screen.

Finally, the firmware now supports authenticated OTA updates, so future builds can be installed through the browser instead of connecting the board over USB.

This is a bit like how ESPHome applies firmware updates. Compile the binary on your local laptop and then upload it to the ESP32 wirelessly.

Next up might be porting it to a larger display, and designing a more forgiving 3D printed enclosure for it.

Check the project out here and on GitHub.

Build your own multi-console emulator system with the Fruit Jam and play all of your favorite retro games! Frank Hoedemakers has created a new multi-emulator launcher called Pico Bootloader that makes it simple and fast to get going. It uses an innovative system of re-flashing the Fruit Jam with a given emulator stored on the SD card as needed, and it even includes a graphical system selector.

Along with this, Frank has also released new emulators for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 series of consoles and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which are included in Pico Bootloader or can be installed individually from these links: pico-pcePlus and pico-snesPlus 

Pico Bootloader combines a these and a few other emulators for Fruit Jam (and other RP2350-based boards) into a drag-and-drop .UF2 file with a launcher for these systems:

• Nintendo NES piconesPlus
• Sega Geneis / Mega Drive picogenesisPlus
• NEC PC Engine / PCEngine CD / TurboGrafx 16 picopcePlus
• Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color picoPeanutGB
• Sega Master System / Game Gear picosmsPlus
• Philips Videopac / Magnavox Odyssey² picoPacPlus
• Doom (native port) doom_tiny

Read more at Pico Bootloader Retro Console