Mark Komus @[email protected]

Posted my guide for a solar @adafruit IO powered weather station. Featured by @Hacksterio which made my day! hackster.io/markkomus/sola…

It's that time again! We were blown away by our September certs, check out our round up that features @MarkKomus 's Thunder Buddy, @adafruit 's BLM kit and @DiscoStarslayer 's very cool xbox mod! makezine.com/article/techno…

I now have my second certified open source hardware project from @oshwassociation! The AS3935 sensor board I built for my lightning detector project. #opensource #hardware #pcb certification.oshwa.org/ca000032.html

For projects I want to document I have to start remembering to take pictures before I glue things together. 🙃

My lightning detector board works! Finally a large thunderstorm passed close enough to verify the reading were not just false positives. Wrote the readings to @Adafruit IO every 5 minutes. Now to build an enclosure and refine the code. #circuitpython

@montaelkins Seems to work all right now that I understand how the AS3935 chip works better. No thunderstorms for a real life test yet (plenty right before I finished it of course).

@MarkKomus How's it work?

All set up and ready to measure lightning! ⚡️ So all the nice weather we are about experience is thanks to me after so many storms before I was ready to test the forecast is clear now.

#circuitpython draft build running on a #rp2040 providing all the drum and key sounds with synthio. Drum code is gist.github.com/gamblor21/15a4… #synth

What started with my needing a new CPU fan resulted in a new case with aRGB fans. My motherboard didn’t support aRGB so rather then buy a controller for $20 I spent $100 making my own! nRF52840 for BLE with level shifting logic running #circuitpython

@arturo182 From holding a couple boards and a through hole resistor, to what I just received back yesterday.

You! PCB Designer! Show me your first PCB design and your latest one!

@bsombsom @adafruit This is an actual GIF file. I have not tried playing from a SD card directly but I think it should work. Depending on sizing the microcontroller may have space for it as well.

@MarkKomus @adafruit Was this using an actual GIF file or a GIF file converted to a header file? I've been on the hunt for a way to play GIF files from an SD card without any conversion using a microcontroller.

Took the still in progress #circuitpython DVI support and experimented getting an animated GIF to run in my second monitor with the @Adafruit RP2040 DVI feather. This is ugly under the hood but was able to get it going.

@kevsmac I think it's valuable for people to realize many creators still work regular jobs. As much as many dream to do that as their only job it just isn't always possible.

I realised I actually work 90 hours a week. 40 for my regular job and then 50 for my side hustle/hobby. Worth every second. #robotics

@anne_engineer Thanks but full credit to you for the idea and all the example projects to show how to use it also.

@MarkKomus Thanks to all your hard work!

So happy to see a guide on using animated GIFs in CircuitPython and hope to see even more projects using these.

@digikey #DigiKey50 Congrats! Funny living so nearby for my whole life and only discovering you in the last few years.

In celebration of our 50th Anniversary - and to say thank you -we are giving away swag kits!🥰 Thank you for being there with us 🫶 ❤️ 5 random winners a day (Mon - Fri) ❤️ Comment below using #DigiKey50 ❤️ 18+, no DK affiliations ❤️ You can only win once #thankyou #anniversary

@AmateurCod3r When the SHT40 detects relative humidity going up it changes the image to one of the candle being blown out. The top button resets it all. If you have any questions ask! (It would be a neat all in one board too)

@MarkKomus Very cool, I am super interested in interactive/fun tech like this for kids! Could maybe even fit it into a thicker than usual card. Are you changing images once the SHT40 sensor detects air? I'm going to take some time to dive into your project on github!

In the past I made a servo controlled “fan” and used a water pump to put out candles. This year for my birthday I made a virtual candle that plays happy birthday and detects when you blow it out. #CircuitPython

Full code and images are at github.com/gamblor21/FunC… running on an Adafruit Funhouse and a SHT40 sensor to detect blowing the candle out.