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Talking Newsletter #383

Jan 25, 2023
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Episode #383 Programming the Physical World

Today we are talking about Programming the Physical World with Stephen Cross.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/383

Topics

  • What is meant by Programming in the Physical World

  • How do people interact

  • How are we focusing today’s topic

  • What is a Microcontroller

  • What would you not use a microcontroller for

  • How do they get programmed and what language

  • How do you contain the device

  • Do you need to solder

  • How does this relate to Drupal

  • What have you used it for in the past

  • Where should I get started

Resources

  • Dries blog that mentions Alexa module (includes a video)

  • DrupalCon Seattle session: Hello Alexa, I’m Drupal

  • Raspberry Pi Pico

  • Thonny

  • Bread Board

Hosts

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
Stephen Cross - www.StephenCross.com @stephencross

Module of the Week

with Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu
Alexa
Currently provides only a basic integration for a developer to create a customized handler module to implement the specific functionality they need. An alexa_demo submodule provides a reference.


Upcoming Episodes

#385 GraphQL Compose Module with Jesus Manuel Olivas. Recording on January 31.
#386 Drupal vs Wordpress with Maciej Palmowski. Recording on February 7.
#387 Katherine’s Topic Show. Recording on February 14.
#388 Valhalla Content Hub with Shane Thomas. Recording on February 21.

Submit your questions on the #alkingDrupal channel on Drupal Slack or DM us on twitter @talkingdrupal.


Upcoming Camps

  • Florida Drupal Camp 2/16 - 2/18, In-person

  • DrupalCamp NJ 3/16 - 3/18, In-person

  • NERD Summit 3/17 - 3/19, In-person

  • Mid Camp 4/26 - 4/28, In-person

Local Meetups

  • Drupal Global Contribution Weekend 2023 - Italia 1/29, Virtual, In-person

  • Brisbane meetup Feb’23 2/7, In-person

  • Melbourne Drupal meetup - February 2023 2/9, Virtual, In-person


Opensource.com preview for June

Celebrating the 2023 Opensource.com Community Choice authors

On the 13th anniversary of Opensource.com, we are grateful to honor our community of authors.

by AmyJune Hineline

Often our first interaction with open source is through community knowledge bases.

This past year, I have had the fantastic opportunity to work with the many authors here at Opensource.com (and bring in some new ones!). I am fortunate enough to meet with our Correspondents program authors weekly and see some authors at in-person and virtual conferences. We are diverse in our knowledge, locations, backgrounds, and uniquely lived experiences. Continue reading on OpenSource.com.


Stephen’s Temp and Humidity Sensor

by Stephen Cross

As mentioned in this episode, I created enclosures for his project with items from around the house. For example, a small box is used for a temperature and humidity sensor with a .96-inch LCD. Maybe someday he’ll do some 3D printing.

Feel free to use this enclosure design, it’s open-source! :)

I have two sensors set up like this that I’ve been using for over a year. The next step for these sensors is to move them to battery power and clean it up by soldering them to a perfboard.

Below is another homemade enclosure. You can read more about this project on StephenCross.com and see the transition from breadboard to pill bottle enclosure to Trinkey.


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