A2Z Machine Update: TinyUSB and Snakes!
The A2Z Machine is a Z Machine emulator I ported to the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express. It plays interactive fiction games like Zork, which I… Read More »A2Z Machine Update: TinyUSB and Snakes!
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Ghost Frame: Display Images of People (and Cats) that Don’t Exist
For this project, I used a PyPortal device from Adafruit. I have been waiting for a CircuitPython device that could connect to the internet and… Read More »Ghost Frame: Display Images of People (and Cats) that Don’t Exist
Display JPEG Images From The Internet Using The Adafruit PyPortal
The PyPortal device is a new IoT device from Adafruit. It allows CircuitPython programs to connect to the Internet through its ESP32 coprocessor and also… Read More »Display JPEG Images From The Internet Using The Adafruit PyPortal
IoT Calendar: Using the Custom Featherwing with Adafruit Tri-Color e-Paper Displays
This is the fourth in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. The custom e-Paper Featherwing I… Read More »IoT Calendar: Using the Custom Featherwing with Adafruit Tri-Color e-Paper Displays
IoT Calendar: Creating A Custom Featherwing
This is the third in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. The custom Featherwing described in… Read More »IoT Calendar: Creating A Custom Featherwing
IoT Calendar: Making The “Magic Calendar”
This is the second in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. A year ago a concept… Read More »IoT Calendar: Making The “Magic Calendar”
The Magic Hallowing
When I started this blog two years ago, my first article described a hot potato game I wrote using the original Circuit Playground (before there was a… Read More »The Magic Hallowing
A2Z Machine: Running Zork on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express
Note: This blog post has been updated for version 3.2 of the A2Z Machine When the interactive fiction game of Zork first appeared on home… Read More »A2Z Machine: Running Zork on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express
First Look: Running Zork on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express
I was successfully able to get the classic game “Zork” and the Z Machine engine that drives it running on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express.… Read More »First Look: Running Zork on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express
Improved Personal Compass
I found the personal compass project at Instructables.com quite interesting. Basically, a personal compass works like a regular compass, but instead of pointing to magnetic… Read More »Improved Personal Compass