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We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.
Oscilloscope Trigger Holdoff – Collin’s Lab Notes
When you just wish your oscilloscope would hang back and listen a bit longer – reach for the trigger holdoff setting
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Strap yourself in, we’re launching in T-minus 10 seconds…Destination? A new Class M planet called ADABOX 019! “M” here stands for “Microcontroller” because this ADABOX is the first one to feature the newest technology from the Raspberry Pi sector: say hello to the RP2040.
It’s a speedy little microcontroller with lots of GPIO pins and 64 times more RAM than the Apollo Guidance Computer. Get ready to upgrade your desk’s mission control station with a CircuitPython powered Macropad – complete with 12 buttons, OLED display, speaker and rotary encoder.
Customize it for your spacecraft to help guide you through the great reaches of the unknown. (Or just have it type out your favorite emojis.)
More LEARN
Browse all that’s new in the Adafruit Learning System here!

We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.
Oscilloscope Trigger Holdoff – Collin’s Lab Notes
When you just wish your oscilloscope would hang back and listen a bit longer – reach for the trigger holdoff setting
More BLOG:
Strap yourself in, we’re launching in T-minus 10 seconds…Destination? A new Class M planet called ADABOX 019! “M” here stands for “Microcontroller” because this ADABOX is the first one to feature the newest technology from the Raspberry Pi sector: say hello to the RP2040.
It’s a speedy little microcontroller with lots of GPIO pins and 64 times more RAM than the Apollo Guidance Computer. Get ready to upgrade your desk’s mission control station with a CircuitPython powered Macropad – complete with 12 buttons, OLED display, speaker and rotary encoder.
Customize it for your spacecraft to help guide you through the great reaches of the unknown. (Or just have it type out your favorite emojis.)
More LEARN
Browse all that’s new in the Adafruit Learning System here!

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Unlike air quality sensor projects we’ve previously included in this publication, this is a modular air quality sensor. Due to the chip shortage and supply chain woes, the eON air quality sensor can be built using a variety of sensors and radios. – HackADay

Rototron highlights a project which adds solar-powered sensors and home automation to a vegetable garden and transmits the data using MQTT for review and control on a mobile app. – Adafruit Blog

Tired of reckless driving in his neighborhood, Rob Lauer built a speed trap to measure the frequency of speeding cars. Data aggregated from this project was submitted to the city for their traffic mitigation planning efforts. – Hackster.io

A DIY solar-powered fence door monitoring device. The door’s state is monitored with Apple HomeKit. – movingelectrons

Ikea released this super-inexpensive air quality sensor. The only downsides are that the VINDRIKTNING lacks internet connectivity and it does not seem to be available in the United States yet. Hypfer connected an ESP8266 to the VINDRIKTNING’s PCB pads and has firmware on a GitHub repository which allows it to connect with any MQTT broker – GitHub

Wesley Eccles created this IoT fire detection system. Instead of heavy infrastructure drones deliver IoT beacons for a mesh system. – Adafruit Blog

A free, open-source, 12 weeks/24 lesson IoT curriculum designed for beginners by the Azure IoT team. – GitHub

Light Gestures is a technical prototype for a method of using natural gestures (making a “shhh!” motion at your smart speaker) for smart home appliances. – Adafruit Blog

Northeastern University researchers spent 16 months performing forensic analysis on 86 used Amazon Echo devices. The end result – researchers were able to extract a rough idea of the device’s previous geolocation and a list of previously connected WiFi networks. – Adafruit Blog

Newark reached out to its global customer base with an IoT survey between September 2020 and December 2020. They got 2,095 completed questionnaires, primarily from engineers of IoT solutions, in 60 countries. They have compiled the results into their 2021 Global IoT Trends Report. – Adafruit Blog

Brandon Satrom writes about the “invisible strings of cellular IoT” – the invisible difficulties which exist when building a cellular IoT solution. – Cellular IoT

Wippersnapper is a new no-code IoT interface for Adafruit.IO – it lets you turn any WiFi-capable board into an IoT device without any programming. Simply select what devices are connected to which pins on the hardware and it will auto-configure the firmware and even create an IO feed for visualization.
How can I get an invite to the Adafruit.io WipperSnapper Beta?
First – You’ll need a compatible board to use with WipperSnapper. WipperSnapper currently supports the following hardware: Metro ESP32S2, FunHouse ESP32-S2, MagTag ESP32S2, PyPortal, Metro SAMD51+AirLift.
Then – Navigate to the official Adafruit Discord Server and post in #help-with-adafruit-io that you’d like a WipperSnapper beta invite. We’ll message you over Discord with further instructions!
Sign up for our IoT Platform, Adafruit IO (for free!) by clicking this link. We don’t have investors and we’re not going to sell your data. When you sign up for Adafruit IO+, you’re supporting the same Adafruit Industries whose hardware and software you already know and love! You help make sure we’re not going anywhere by letting us know we’re on the right track.

ICYMI (In case you missed it) – the IoT Monthly Newsletter from AdafruitDaily.com went out today!
If you missed it, subscribe now! – You’ll get one newsletter each month.
The next newsletter goes out in a month and being subscribed the best way to keep up with all the Internet of Things. No spam, no selling lists, leave any time.
Over 3,800+ subscribers worldwide

Unlike air quality sensor projects we’ve previously included in this publication, this is a modular air quality sensor. Due to the chip shortage and supply chain woes, the eON air quality sensor can be built using a variety of sensors and radios. – HackADay

Rototron highlights a project which adds solar-powered sensors and home automation to a vegetable garden and transmits the data using MQTT for review and control on a mobile app. – Adafruit Blog

Tired of reckless driving in his neighborhood, Rob Lauer built a speed trap to measure the frequency of speeding cars. Data aggregated from this project was submitted to the city for their traffic mitigation planning efforts. – Hackster.io

A DIY solar-powered fence door monitoring device. The door’s state is monitored with Apple HomeKit. – movingelectrons

Ikea released this super-inexpensive air quality sensor. The only downsides are that the VINDRIKTNING lacks internet connectivity and it does not seem to be available in the United States yet. Hypfer connected an ESP8266 to the VINDRIKTNING’s PCB pads and has firmware on a GitHub repository which allows it to connect with any MQTT broker – GitHub

Wesley Eccles created this IoT fire detection system. Instead of heavy infrastructure drones deliver IoT beacons for a mesh system. – Adafruit Blog

A free, open-source, 12 weeks/24 lesson IoT curriculum designed for beginners by the Azure IoT team. – GitHub

Light Gestures is a technical prototype for a method of using natural gestures (making a “shhh!” motion at your smart speaker) for smart home appliances. – Adafruit Blog

Northeastern University researchers spent 16 months performing forensic analysis on 86 used Amazon Echo devices. The end result – researchers were able to extract a rough idea of the device’s previous geolocation and a list of previously connected WiFi networks. – Adafruit Blog

Newark reached out to its global customer base with an IoT survey between September 2020 and December 2020. They got 2,095 completed questionnaires, primarily from engineers of IoT solutions, in 60 countries. They have compiled the results into their 2021 Global IoT Trends Report. – Adafruit Blog

Brandon Satrom writes about the “invisible strings of cellular IoT” – the invisible difficulties which exist when building a cellular IoT solution. – Cellular IoT

Wippersnapper is a new no-code IoT interface for Adafruit.IO – it lets you turn any WiFi-capable board into an IoT device without any programming. Simply select what devices are connected to which pins on the hardware and it will auto-configure the firmware and even create an IO feed for visualization.
How can I get an invite to the Adafruit.io WipperSnapper Beta?
First – You’ll need a compatible board to use with WipperSnapper. WipperSnapper currently supports the following hardware: Metro ESP32S2, FunHouse ESP32-S2, MagTag ESP32S2, PyPortal, Metro SAMD51+AirLift.
Then – Navigate to the official Adafruit Discord Server and post in #help-with-adafruit-io that you’d like a WipperSnapper beta invite. We’ll message you over Discord with further instructions!
Sign up for our IoT Platform, Adafruit IO (for free!) by clicking this link. We don’t have investors and we’re not going to sell your data. When you sign up for Adafruit IO+, you’re supporting the same Adafruit Industries whose hardware and software you already know and love! You help make sure we’re not going anywhere by letting us know we’re on the right track.