Deep Dive w/Scott: CircuitPython ESP-IDF6 and Zephyr updates

Deep Dive w/Scott: CircuitPython ESP-IDF6 and Zephyr updates

Author: Adafruit Industries April 4, 2026 Duration: 1:05:36
Join Scott as he discusses the CircuitPython update to ESP-IDF6, Zephyr changes and a new ethernet module. He'll also answer any questions folks have. Thanks to dcd for timecodes: 0:00 Getting started 1:02 Hello everyone - Feather S3 example microprocessor 3:20 New Wi-Fi Router to support automating testing - now the lights are offline :-) 4:25 "I really want a board farm" 6:10 Desktop / monitor setup - mouse tiler / monitor placement 9:30 announcing ESP-IDF v6.0 - broke :-) wifi 12:40 web workflow 16:20 Memfault podcast mention 17:17 draft pull request migrate espressif port to v6.0 18:20 How to test cap touch? Other tests could use a logic analyzer 19:45 Testing CP is not the same as testing new hardware drivers 20:30 Output only, Input only, and bidirectional driver test 25:00 Zephyr progress Feather nrf52340 Sense, NVM support, flash fixes 26:35 Ethernet APIs for CP - review LLM "implementation" 29:40 Checking claude desktop progress on the phone! 30:38 Zephyr on Raspberry pi Picos #10917 32:30 Zephyr thread priority / ordered W5500-EVB-Pico2 an the ESP32-P4X boards 34:45 ESP chip marking / P4X and chip version 1.3 41:10 Any questions? / review GitFourchette 43:08 Adaboot / fork of mcuboot - tinyuf2? 47:43 adapter between raspberry pi and nano 51:46 Octoprobe tentacles - https://www.octoprobe.org/tentacle/big_picture.html 56:56 Next week - get back to BLE 1:03:00 Native simulator and Zephyr 1:03:49 wrapping up - more dev boards on the way ! Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

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3D Hangouts –  Shoji, Kumiko and Dragon Eggs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:38
This week @adafruit released the LED shoji lamp using the Circuit Playground Express. Looking at some prototyping and work in progress. This week’s time lapse features a twisty fidge dragon egg. LED Shoji Lamp Guide: htt…
Moonshine Voice Commands on Raspberry Pi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:38
Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on…
SHOW and TELL 2/25/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:56
To show and share a project at 7:30pm Eastern today, view the chat or in discord https://adafru.it/discord and look for the JOIN link to join. For best results, be on a wired network connection and use a headset and micr…
LED Shoji Lamp [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:04
Build a 3D printed desktop sized lamp using Circuit Playground Express. Use a mini IR remote to control the brightness and change the colors of the LEDs. It features five multi-colored panels that have geometric designs.…
JP’s Product Pick of the Week 2/24/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:24
#newproducts JP’s Product Pick of the Week 2/24/26 Circuit Playground Express https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 Deep discount during livestream Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ---------------…
Twisty Dragon Egg [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:58
Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Twisty Fidget Dragon Egg By ASTAR makerworld.com/en/models/2334779-twisty-fidget-dragon-…
CircuitPython Weekly Meeting for February 23, 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:52
Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2026/2026-02-23.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython…
John Park's CircuitPython Parsec: Trellis Wordle Scoreboard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:49
#circuitpythonparsec Create a pixel-art scoreboard for Wordle using Neotrellis in CircuitPython. code example: https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2026-02-19/code.py Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitp…