Sam Blenny

About this episode

Sam Blenny discusses his work with the Fruit Jam and various projects including USB Host and a Gamepad tester.

Sam Blenny joins the show and shares his work with the Fruit Jam, including USB Host, a Color Checker, a Gamepad tester, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:24 Sam’s start with computers and electronics 5:34 Discovering CircuitPython Pumpkins vs Skeletons game 7:06 Working with the Fruit Jam and the Gamepad tester 9:24 USB Host MIDI Tester 11:12 The Fruit Jam Color Checker 13:49 USB Host USB Host Improvement Umbrella Issue Improve USB Host device error handling pull request USB Host buffers allocated in in internal RAM issue 16:42 Which board? 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: Sam Blenny

Topics covered

• CircuitPython
• USB Host
• Fruit Jam
• Gamepad testing
• Color Checker
• electronics

Keywords

• CircuitPython
• USB Host
• Fruit Jam
• Gamepad tester
• Color Checker
• electronics
• Mastodon
• Bluesky

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CircuitPython, Fruit Jam, Mastodon, Bluesky

Products: USB Host, Color Checker, Gamepad tester, Pumpkins vs Skeletons

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