John Ellis
From The CircuitPython Show by Paul Cutler
February 9, 2026 · 20 min · Season 7 · Episode 53
About this episode
Paul welcomes John Ellis to discuss his MacroPad projects and the role of CircuitPython in saving older hardware.
Paul welcomes John Ellis to the show. John shares some of his MacroPad projects, TallyCircuitPy, and more. 00:00 Intro 1:18 John’s start with computers 5:13 John’s handle, DeckerEgo 6:28 MacroPad Hotkeys II deckerego/Macropad_Hotkeys GitHub repository: An extensible hotkey macropad inspired by the Macropad Hotkeys example from the Adafruit Learning System Guide prcutler/awesome-macropad: A curated list of awesome applications, macros, 3D printed cases, guides, and more for the Adafruit rp2040 MacroPad. 8:59 Sleeping the Macropad screen 10:36 MacroPad 4 Chord MIDI Macropad 4chord MIDI 12:47 TallyCircuitPy and TallyOBS TallyOBS 15:12 The role CircuitPython can play in saving older hardware 17:20 Where to learn more about John https://www.deckerego.net 18:15 Which board? 19:53 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
People in this episode
Host: Paul Cutler
Guest: John Ellis
Topics covered
- MacroPad projects
- TallyCircuitPy
- CircuitPython
- hotkey macropad
- older hardware
Keywords
- MacroPad
- TallyCircuitPy
- CircuitPython
- hotkeys
- MIDI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Adafruit, GitHub, TallyOBS, CircuitPython, deckerego, prcutler
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