Nintendo Switch Portable Stand

Andrew Yeshnik shared on Thingiverse:

Nintendo Switch Portable Stand – Printed Hinges

I tried printing JPoel’s original design but I ended up getting a piece of filament jammed in the hinge.

Rather than adjusting the print files myself to make the filament hole larger I thought “why not just print the hinge in the design?” (think Flexi-Rex). So this is the result – a simple printed piece is that 100% ready to use when done. The design has a 0.5mm gap between the hinge components which should be enough even if you have a significant amount of elephant’s foot.

The print size is approximately 228 mm x 98 mm. I’ve also included a “blank” stl for people that want to customize their prints.

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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 Ornament that 3D Prints by Sean Hodgins @idlehandsdev

Sean Hodgins shared on YouTube:

A Christmas Ornament that 3D Prints Christmas Ornaments

I heard you like Christmas ornaments, so I 3D printed a Christmas ornament 3D printer, that 3D prints Christmas ornaments… Every year, I try and one up myself in designing a crazy Christmas ornament. Two years ago, I made IoT ornaments that spread Christmas cheer for all to hear. Last year I made a Christmas ornament that would play your favourite 90’s Christmas commercials. I think this year I have topped both of those projects. The Christmas ornament that can 3D print Christmas ornaments! Check out the video.

Follow and support Sean for more projects!

Twitter https://twitter.com/idlehandsdev
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-bw6PRKuDlH6fP1mP4nOw
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/idlehandsdev/
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/seanhodgins

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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!

CircusPython: Jump through Hoops with CircuitPython Bluetooth LE

Here's a simple demonstration project to get you started with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support in CircuitPython. Blinka jumps through a NeoPixel ring of fire, using a servo. It's all controlled wirelessly via the Adafruit Bluefruit LE Connect app from your phone or tablet, using a Feather nRF52840 Express and a CRICKIT FeatherWing.

You can adapt and expand upon this code for your own projects. Add more servos, add sound, whatever you want. It's up to you!

Circuit Playground Powerpuff Girls Valentine

Turn your Valentine candy box into a magical powered-up PowerPuff Girls project with Circuit Playground Express. Download our code, or create your own custom lights and sounds with Microsoft's MakeCode drag-and-drop code editor. 

This is a great project to do with kids. There is a little bit of cutting required, but no soldering. Help them surprise Mom with an extra special Valentine present from both of you.

ASK an ENGINEER 1/30/19 @adafruit #adafruit #askanengineer #engineering

ASK an ENGINEER 1/30/19 (video). What is “Ask an engineer”? From the electronics enthusiast to the professional community – “Ask an Engineer” has a little bit of everything for everyone. If you’re a beginner, or a seasoned engineer – stop in and see what we’re up to! We have demos of projects and products we’re working on, we answer your engineering and electronics questions and we have a trivia question + give away each week.

http://www.adafruit.com/ask

Live text chat in discord in the #livebroadcast channel, and we’ll have live video on Youtube, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook.

NEW GUIDE: CircusPython: Jump through Hoops with CircuitPython Bluetooth LE #CircuitPython #Bluetooth #BTLE #nRF52840 #Nordic #CRICKIT #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @Adafruit

A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System today: CircusPython: Jump through Hoops with CircuitPython Bluetooth LE

Here’s a simple demonstration project to get you started with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support in CircuitPython. Blinka jumps through a NeoPixel ring of fire, using a servo. It’s all controlled wirelessly via the Adafruit Bluefruit LE Connect app from your phone or tablet, using a Feather nRF52840 Express and a CRICKIT FeatherWing.

You can adapt and expand upon this code for your own projects. Add more servos, add sound, whatever you want. It’s up to you!

This project is also an excellent introduction to using Bluetooth on the nRF52840, a powerful chip from Nordic that will be used in many products. Adafruit is dedicated to bringing the power of this chip to developers both in Arduino and especially in CircuitPython where development will be extremely easy.

Check out this new guide now.

See a demonstration from a recent live Adafruit Show and Tell:

UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit Prop-Maker FeatherWing #CircuitPython #Feather #Adafruit @Adafruit

Updated! The guide to our popular Prop Maker FeatherWing has been updated with example code for CircuitPython.

What makes the Prop Maker special? I’m glad you asked:

We looked at hundreds of prop builds, and thought about what would make for a great low-cost (but well-designed) add-on for our Feather boards. Here’s what we came up with:

• Snap-in NeoPixel port – With a 3-pin JST connector, you can plug in one of our JST-wired NeoPixel strips directly, or use a 3-pin JST connector to wire up your favorite shape of addressable NeoPixel LEDs. This port provides high current drive from either the Feather Lipoly or USB port, whichever is higher. A level shifter gives you a clean voltage signal to reduce glitchiness no matter what chip you’re using
• 3W RGB LED drivers – 3 high current MOSFETs will let you connect a 3W RGB LED for powerful eye-blasting glory. For most Feathers, the 3 pins are PWM capable so you can generate any color you like. Available as pin breakouts plus strain-relief holes
• Triple-Axis Accelerometer with Tap Detection – The LIS3DH is our favorite accelerometer, you can use this for detection motion, tilt or taps. Here’s an example of a light saber that makes sounds when swung or hit. We have code for this chip in both Arduino and CircuitPython.
• Class D Audio Amplifier – Drive a 8Ω 1 Watt speaker or 4Ω 3W speaker for sound effects. Plug and play with our cute and slim oval speaker, or connect a picoblade cable for your favorite speaker. For use only with Feathers that have analog audio out such as the Feather M0 Express and M4 series.
• Low power mode! The power system for the RGB LED, NeoPixels and speaker amplifier can be controlled by a pin to cut power to them, so you have lower power usage when the prop is in sleep or off mode (but can wake up fast by listening to the button press or accelerometer data). When the power pin is set low, the current draw for just the wing is under 1mA and no there’s current draw from any attached NeoPixels – normally they’re about 1mA even when not lit.
• Breakouts plus strain-relief hole for the enable pin and ground (for a mechanical switch that will power down the whole board)
• Breakouts plus strain-relief holes for an external switch pin and ground (for a mechanical mode button)

Consider the Prop Maker FeatherWing and an Adafruit Feather M0 or M4 board for your next prop project for a small, economical and fun build!