Desk of Ladyada - Return from "Dethflu"!

Live from the Desk of Ladyada

We’re finally recovering from being sick all week, so not a ton of new things this time — but hey, we still accomplished a few important updates: Fruit Jam Rev C The Fruit Jam PCBs (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200) arrived and have been assembled! This is the final hardware revision: our hardware test covers all behaviors and everything works flawlessly now. That means we’re ready to book PCBs for the shop! Sparkle Motion Mic Upgrade We also did a revision on the Sparkle Motion mic board (https://www.adafruit.com/product/6100). After multiple attempts to improve microphone yield, we discovered that flux was clogging the mic hole and interfering with the diaphragm. The solution: flip the mic to the other side. Assembly is now a bit more complex and slightly more costly, but it’s still much better than reworking all the boards! New Stepper Motor Driver Prototypes The TMC2210 and TMC2240 stepper motor driver prototype boards (search: https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=stepper+motor+driver+breakout) arrived — we’re excited to test them soon! PiTFT Board Revisions We haven’t given up on boards delayed by parts shortage: the PiTFT 2.4″ (https://www.adafruit.com/product/2455) has been revised with the TSC2007 touch controller (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5423). Next up: redesigning the PiTFT 2.8″ and 3.2″ (search: https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=pitft) — they share essentially the same layout. The Great Search: PoE Modules for Future W5500 Ethernet Breakout We received several requests to update our Wiznet W5500 Ethernet breakout (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/wiznet/W5500/4425702, and our board here: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6348) with a PoE adapter — for a plug-and-play, all-in-one powered Ethernet solution. While you can DIY a PoE converter, you can also grab a ready-to-use module from DigiKey! We’re on the lookout for a suitable option — ideally one that outputs 3 V or 5 V, since those are supported by 99% of electronics. Here’s one candidate so far: https://www.digikey.com/short/hm7032c7