Make: Volume 74

Python Projects in the Wild

There are many talented people in our community

using Python to make awesome things. A fun,

nostalgic example is Scott Shawcroft’s use of

Circuit Python to hack old Game Boys (Figure

E

)

using a game cartridge PCB with a SAMD51 chip

(Figure

F

).

Another project using the SAMD51 is Bats ’n

Gons from Sophi Kravitz and Ted Yapo, a super

cool bat soundboard featuring emergent LED and

Adafruit

my torch (flashlight, for those of you across the

pond) on the sensor to see how it would change.

The last six lines of code are me playing

with NeoPixels — smart LEDs that let you

change colors, adjust brightness, or even make

animations. ...