Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round Up: FunHouse IoT Fume Extractor and Air Quality Sensor, CircuitPython 6.3.0 Released, & more!

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

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.

BLOG

CircuitPython 6.3.0 Released!

This is CircuitPython 6.3.0, the latest minor revision of CircuitPython, and is a new stable release. Notable changes since 6.2.0 include many new boards, many corrections to existing boards, and the addition of a consistent board.LED to most boards. See Port status below for details on port stability for each port, and Known issues for known problems. If you find any issues with this release, please file an issue.

More BLOG:

• pyRTOS: a real-time operating system (RTOS) for CircuitPython
• NPR’s Guide To Gender Identity Terms
• A Mystery Under Lake Huron
• 2021 – The Year Windows Became a First Class Python Development Environment

LEARN

Deco Two-Key Feather Macro Pad

Minimal mechanical macropads are fun and useful. Perfect for playing rhythm games (Osu!), media controls, mic/camera muting, and more. You can customize the Deco Keypad to press any key or key-combo, as well as pick your favorite colors for the under-lit NeoPixels.

More LEARN

• Python Edge Speech Recognition with Voice2JSON
• Improved AMG8833 PyGamer Thermal Camera
• Contribute to CircuitPython with Git and GitHub
• FunHouse IoT Fume Extractor and Air Quality Sensor

Browse all that’s new in the Adafruit Learning System here!