#greatsearch

so we designed this breakout for it. There are a lot of parts because it's 1.8V only, and we wanted to make it 3.3V compatible, so there are shifters in both directions.

Desk of Ladyada! Post-Turkey updates from Ladyada! We tested new boards (minor FPC tweak, no respin needed) and started designing a sleek WLED board with help from firepixie & the community. Plus, check out The Great Search for high-power diodes and Day 1 of Retrocomputing Advent: Apple II nostalgia! https://youtu.be/JL_V4hA1TZE

New audio designs are in the pipeline, including work with TDK’s T5838 PDM mic and PCM1840/PCM1820 chips. Great Search is on for a low-cost, MCK-less I2S DAC to replace the discontinued UDA1334A, like the popular PCM5102A.

Sparkle Motion Mini testers. The Mini came together fast, but classic testers had cascading issues. We used Claude for firmware and got cool samples, including filament letters and enclosures for Sparkle Motion Stick. And our dinosaur tissue holder fell, disassembling an arm! Time to find strong foam tape for reattachment.

WE ARE LIVE! Desk of Ladyada - New Factory and a Lipo Buck Board 🎀✂️🏭🗽🇺🇸 https://youtu.be/rx1wLEuPurk

The Adafruit factory had its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, no major hardware updates this week. Let's talk component research, like improving the Lipo Buck board and exploring non-contact temperature sensors for future projects. Exciting developments ahead!