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+# CircuitPython Weekly April 29th, 2019
+
+**There is no meeting May 6th due to PyCon. See you all May 13th.**
+
+Video of the meeting is available [on YouTube](https://youtu.be/sfkI3yn3dOM) and [on diode.zone](https://diode.zone/videos/watch/56245c88-6a0d-4b0c-a82b-301a1d6bdf69)
+
+Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord
+
+The weekly happens normally at 2pm ET/11am PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython channel for notices of change in time and links to past episodes.
+
+CircuitPython development is sponsored by Adafruit. Please support them by purchasing hardware from adafruit.com.
+
+Reminders: Podcast available on most services. Let us know if we’re missing some.
+
+## 3:16 Community News
+Happy Birthday MicroPython! 6 years ago to the day! April 29th, 2013.
+https://forum.micropython.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6356 
+
+Team will be at PyCon, will keep an eye on things together is Discord. PyCon discord is here: https://discord.gg/PQJz9Sc 
+
+Sophy’s book/magazine is out, uses CircuitPython! 
+https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/features/wearable-tech-projects 
+## 5:32 State of CircuitPython + Libraries
+### 5:43 Overall
+* 17 pull requests merged
+  * 10 authors - makermelissa, tannewt, wifijt, caternuson, wallarug, kattni, brentru, ladyada, dhalbert, cpforbes
+  * 6 reviewers - tannewt, kattni, ladyada, dhalbert, siddacious, brentru
+* 19 closed issues by 12 people, 14 opened by 13 people
+
+
+Overall: We have rc1 out, so if you haven’t been testing it, please test it. See any safe modes? Let us know. We will do a rc2, couple more board defs that would be good to get out. Making really good progress. Thanks everyone!
+### 7:15 Core
+* 4 pull requests merged
+  * 3 authors - tannewt, dhalbert, ladyada
+  * 2 reviewers - tannewt, dhalbert
+* 5 open pull requests
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/1832
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/1829
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/1812
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/1363
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/1274
+* 7 closed issues by 4 people, 5 opened by 5 people
+* 163 open issues
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues
+* 6 active milestones
+  * 4.0.0 - Bluetooth: 3 open issues
+  * 4.x: 36 open issues
+  * 5.x: 2 open issues
+  * Handheld Gaming: 6 open issues
+  * Libraries: 7 open issues
+  * Long term: 106 open issues
+  * 3 issues not assigned a milestone
+
+
+Download stats by board:
+
+
+| Board                                         | 3.1.2  | 4.0.0-rc.1  |
+| ----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|
+| arduino_mkr1300                               |   -    |      1      |
+| arduino_mkrzero                               |   -    |      1      |
+| arduino_zero                                  |  455   |      4      |
+| bast_pro_mini_m0                              |   -    |      0      |
+| catwan_usbstick                               |   -    |      0      |
+| circuitplayground_express                     |  4120  |     59      |
+| circuitplayground_express_4h                  |   -    |      0      |
+| circuitplayground_express_crickit             |  500   |      7      |
+| circuitplayground_express_digikey_pycon2019   |   -    |      0      |
+| feather52832                                  |   85   |      -      |
+| feather_huzzah                                |  715   |      -      |
+| feather_m0_adalogger                          |  274   |      7      |
+| feather_m0_basic                              |  384   |      6      |
+| feather_m0_express                            |  923   |     24      |
+| feather_m0_express_crickit                    |   59   |      0      |
+| feather_m0_rfm69                              |   89   |      2      |
+| feather_m0_rfm9x                              |  176   |      4      |
+| feather_m4_express                            |  835   |     33      |
+| feather_nrf52840_express                      |   -    |     20      |
+| feather_radiofruit_zigbee                     |   -    |      0      |
+| gemma_m0                                      |  627   |      2      |
+| gemma_m0_pycon2018                            |   -    |      0      |
+| grandcentral_m4_express                       |   -    |      9      |
+| hallowing_m0_express                          |  267   |     11      |
+| itsybitsy_m0_express                          |  455   |      8      |
+| itsybitsy_m4_express                          |  489   |     15      |
+| kicksat                                       |   -    |      0      |
+| makerdiary_nrf52840_mdk                       |   -    |      1      |
+| makerdiary_nrf52840_mdk_usb_dongle            |   -    |      1      |
+| meowmeow                                      |   -    |      0      |
+| metro_m0_express                              |  492   |     16      |
+| metro_m4_airlift_lite                         |   -    |      7      |
+| metro_m4_express                              |  423   |     13      |
+| mini_sam_m4                                   |   -    |      3      |
+| particle_argon                                |   -    |      1      |
+| particle_boron                                |   -    |      0      |
+| particle_xenon                                |   -    |      2      |
+| pca10056                                      |   -    |      2      |
+| pca10059                                      |   -    |     19      |
+| pewpew10                                      |   -    |      0      |
+| pewpew13                                      |   -    |      0      |
+| pirkey_m0                                     |   28   |      0      |
+| pybadge                                       |   -    |      1      |
+| pyportal                                      |   -    |     122     |
+| sam32                                         |   -    |      1      |
+| sparkfun_lumidrive                            |   -    |      0      |
+| sparkfun_nrf52840_mini                        |   -    |      4      |
+| sparkfun_redboard_turbo                       |   -    |      1      |
+| sparkfun_samd21_dev                           |   -    |      0      |
+| sparkfun_samd21_mini                          |   -    |      1      |
+| trellis_m4_express                            |   -    |     19      |
+| trinket_m0                                    |  1822  |     32      |
+| uchip                                         |   -    |      0      |
+| ugame10                                       |   -    |      3      |
+| ----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|
+|                                         Total | 13218  |     462     |
+| ----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|
+
+
+Download stats by language:
+
+
+| Board            | 3.1.2  | 4.0.0-rc.1  |
+| -----------------|--------|-------------|
+| ID               |   -    |      1      |
+| de_DE            |   -    |      7      |
+| en_US            | 13218  |     423     |
+| en_x_pirate      |   -    |      6      |
+| es               |   -    |      6      |
+| fil              |   -    |      0      |
+| fr               |   -    |     12      |
+| it_IT            |   -    |      7      |
+| pl               |   -    |      0      |
+| pt_BR            |   -    |      0      |
+| zh_Latn_pinyin   |   -    |      0      |
+| -----------------|--------|-------------|
+|            Total | 13218  |     462     |
+| -----------------|--------|-------------|
+### 9:09 Libraries
+* 13 pull requests merged
+  * 8 authors - makermelissa, wifijt, caternuson, wallarug, kattni, brentru, dhalbert, cpforbes
+  * 5 reviewers - kattni, ladyada, dhalbert, siddacious, brentru
+* 35 open pull requests
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_SK9822/pull/2
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MAX31865/pull/9
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GFX/pull/6
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Debouncer/pull/8
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ImageLoad/pull/7
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BMP280/pull/13
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_miniesptool/pull/10
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BitbangIO/pull/1
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CCS811/pull/29
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LSM303/pull/11
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_TLC59711/pull/5
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MCP3xxx/pull/14
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BNO055/pull/25
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BNO055/pull/22
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_AdafruitIO/pull/21
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_AdafruitIO/pull/20
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_INA219/pull/9
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GPS/pull/17
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GPS/pull/12
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Fingerprint/pull/11
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bitmap_Font/pull/6
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_NeoPixel/pull/28
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_framebuf/pull/14
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LIFX/pull/3
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Hue/pull/6
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7735/pull/3
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7735R/pull/4
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7789/pull/3
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_EPD/pull/18
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_HX8357/pull/3
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ESP32SPI/pull/40
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ESP32SPI/pull/29
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_PyPortal/pull/20
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MIDI/pull/13
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_seesaw/pull/28
+* 12 closed issues by 10 people, 9 opened by 8 people
+* 109 open issues
+  * https://circuitpython.org/libraries/contributing
+
+
+
+
+  76 out of 160 repos need work.
+
+
+
+
+CircuitPython drivers page missing driver - 11
+
+
+Example file(s) missing sensor/library name - 39
+
+
+Failed to fetch latest release from GitHub - 1
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VCNL4040
+
+
+For pypi compatibility, missing Adafruit-Blinka in requirements.txt - 10
+
+
+For pypi compatibility, missing pypi provider in .travis.yml - 11
+
+
+For pypi compatibility, missing setup.py - 13
+
+
+Library has new commits since last release over a month ago - 6
+
+
+Library has new commits since last release within the last month - 2
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_SGP30 (16 days)
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_EPD (27 days)
+
+
+Library has new commits since last release within the last week - 2
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Crickit (4 days)
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_seesaw (1 days)
+
+
+Library repository has no releases - 4
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CPython
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GFX
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VCNL4040
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_RPLIDAR
+
+
+Missing simpletest example. - 14
+
+
+New repo(s) currently in work, and unreleased - 6
+
+
+Not in bundle. - 5
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CPython
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GFX
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_TestRepo
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VCNL4040
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_RPLIDAR
+
+
+Not listed on PyPi for CPython use - 22
+
+
+PyLint version not fixed - 1
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CPython
+
+
+ReadTheDocs latest build has warnings and/or errors - 7
+
+
+ReadTheDocs missing as a subproject on CircuitPython - 8
+
+
+ReadTheDocs project missing adabot as owner - 1
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LPS35HW
+
+
+Unable to find or create (no auth) GITHUB_TOKEN env variable - 3
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_AT86RF233
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_SK9822
+  * https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CPython
+## 12:02 Hug Reports
+14:17 @brent
+* Group hug
+* @kattni, @makermelissa, @siddacious for all the work done on creating and testing PyCon Open Spaces content!
+
+
+@cater - lurking
+* Group hug and good luck at PyCon to those going!
+
+
+@CGrover - lurking
+
+
+16:40 @charlesburnaford
+* Good hug report for all the people going to PyCon - may or may not make it, so hope I do, if I do, I’ll be looking for you.
+
+
+17:06 @danh
+* @vitorio and @Ve2mrx for testing UF2 bootloader issues with SMART utilities and drivers
+* @kattni for tremendous PyCon prep
+* @tannewt for rc.1
+* @deshipu for helping users a lot in discord
+
+
+18:21 @deshipu
+* @kattni for directing me to the right people
+
+
+19:19 @kattni
+* @DanH for helping with finalising getting gear for PyCon
+* @MakerMelissa and @siddacious for testing/reviewing the PyCon Open Spaces content PR
+
+
+@klingernorth - lurking
+
+
+14:41 @ladyada
+* Hug report to Kattni and Brent for helping get guide ready for Metro AirLift
+* @siddacious for first breakout
+* @MakerMelissa for all the display work
+* @Digi-Key for helping sponsor CPXs for PyCon
+* Group hug to everyone going to PyCon!
+* @Deshipu for upcoming stage guide
+
+
+20:11 @MakerMelissa:
+* @kattni for all your hard work with PyCon Preparations
+* @siddacious for helping with some reviewing and GitHub issues
+* @deshipu for all your support in discord with the display stuff
+* Group Hug to Everyone
+@MikeBarela - Lurking
+20:44 @sdw_nj - not in meeting
+* Group hug for all
+20:53 @siddacious
+* @kattni for sending me:wav an odroid to hack on and continued PyCon prep
+
+
+21:35 @sommersoft
+* Everyone that helped make RC.1 possible!
+* Just a group hug, beyond that.
+
+
+12:32 @tannewt
+* @kattni for leading pycon planning
+* @kattni, @sommersoft and @jwcooper for library improvements on circuitpython.org
+* All of the GameBoy hackers who came before me.
+* @dpgeorge for creating MicroPython six years ago. Happy Birthday!
+* @cater for sending me the displayio draft guide.
+* @kevinjwalters for MIDI work
+## 21:53 Status Updates
+
+
+25:39 @brentru
+* Last Week:
+   * Been getting a new newsletter set up - The Adafruit IOT Monthly Newsletter
+      * Looking at an official release very soon, within the next two weeks or sooner!
+   * Working on the new Adafruit IO Documentation Pages
+      * Writing and rewriting documentation is hard, really hard. Hopefully this’ll make using Adafruit IO a breeze...especially with CircuitPython
+      * Looking at a release in the next three weeks, keep your eyes peeled to our social channels
+   * Working on misc. Airlift work - Metro WiFi Guide and more! 
+* This Week:
+   * Adafruit IOT Monthly for May 2019 - Wrote the newsletter this AM, going out on Friday!
+   * Adafruit IO API: Finishing up development on this project
+   * Adafruit IO Basics: AirLift, guide for using Arduino and CircuitPython devices with an AirLift Co-Processor with Adafruit IO. It’s easy - way easy!
+   * Integrating Particle Cloud with Adafruit IO: Webhook’ing and formalizing documentation on how you can connect a particle device (which are compatible with Circuit python) to Adafruit IO. This’ll sorta-kinda enable a mesh networking solution for Adafruit IO.
+
+
+@cater - lurking
+
+
+@CGrover - lurking
+
+
+28:12 @charlesburnaford
+* Working on the fun part of the keyboard experiment, going to try 3D print an octave of keys, if I can create something that will work with CP. Going to take a long time, sharing a 3D printer across country.
+
+
+29:12 @danh
+* BLE UART fixes
+* UF2 bootloader fixes: MacOS 10.14.4, working on SMART hangs
+* Finish testing: Metro nRF52840 board definition
+* PyCon prep
+
+
+30:55 @deshipu
+* secret project progress
+
+
+32:13 @kattni
+* Last week:
+   * PyCon Open Spaces content posted to GitHub
+   * AirLift Lite guide pages started
+   * Updated PyCon boards on circuitpython.org/downloads
+   * Ordered the last of the gear for PyCon
+* This week and next:
+   * PyBadge product guide - start
+   * PyCon!
+   * Finish packing and prep.
+   * Finish presentation.
+   * PyCon schedule:
+      * EDU summit (Thursday)
+      * Open Spaces (Friday-Sunday)
+      * CPX tutorial for Microsoft (Friday)
+      * Sprints (Monday-Thursday)
+
+
+@klingernorth - lurking
+
+
+14:41 @ladyada
+* Released new PyBadge - sign up if you didn’t get one!
+* Metro M4 AirLift out
+* Fabbing @siddacious’ first hardware board - ina260
+
+
+34:13 @MakerMelissa
+* Last Week:
+   * Updated all the CircuitPython Display Driver Examples
+   * Tested all the PyCon examples
+   * Arduino Display Library Updates
+   * Finished a good chunk of my FeatherWing displayio Guide
+* Next 2 Weeks:
+   * Last Minute PyCon Preparations
+   * Helping out at PyCon
+   * Finish up my FeatherWing displayio Guide
+   * Some More Arduino Library Work
+@mikebarela - Lurking
+
+
+35:13 @sdw_nj - not in meeting
+* Figured out why I wasn’t getting useful data when attempting to analyze serial and USB data
+* I had seen it dome in a OpenTechLab video and remembered “50” but not units so I think when I looked at Pulseview and saw 50 kHz as the only 50 I assumed that was the same as in the video.  
+* In fact 50MHz (roughly 4 x 12MHz for USB full speed) was used in the video which my logic can’t do (it has a max of 24MHz).
+* Since I wanted to be able to analyze the data both going over serial and USB, I ordered a 16 channel, 100MHz logic analyzer from AliExpress.
+* I’m also continuing to read about the details of how USB operates.
+
+
+36:22 @siddacious
+* Previously on “what sidd did”:
+   * Another board off to oshpark and another off to fab
+   * driver work, parts ordered
+   * Build two more CP32 modules and got CP loaded
+   * Finally figured out LPS35 interrupt registers and found some bugs
+   * Made more molds for Five Points Fest
+* This week, tune in to see sidd:
+   * Wrap up a driver and start a new one
+   * Get another two boards off to fab before pycon
+   * PyCon Fri-Monday!
+   * With any luck bringup on a +0p s33kr3+ shrink of a existing board
+
+
+39:09 @sommersoft
+* Last Week:
+   * Adabot
+      * finished initial cp.org libraries updater.
+      * added adabot as a submodule to cp.org repo, to allow Travis to run the updater as a cron. PR is still in work.
+   * nRF PDMIn:
+      * got a couple moments to try tweaking the output values; didn't result in any changes.
+   * Mostly unrelated: 
+      * did some desktop PC upgrades. since upgrades are always smooth, i was focused on some troubleshooting for a couple days.
+      * Started on Microsoft DevOps pro-cert.
+
+
+* This Week:
+   * Adabot:
+      * Finish setting up Travis cron for cp.org.
+      * remove library issues list from daily report, and supply a link to cp.org issues list that is replacing it.
+
+
+22:40 @tannewt
+* Last week:
+   * Heads down on GameBoy hacking. It’s come a long way including GameBoy Color support, more stability and more displayio-compatible API. Actually kinda playable.
+   * Worked on Language Summit presentation. Just need to practice and refine.
+* Next two weeks:
+   * PyCon!
+      * Language Summit (Wednesday)
+      * EDU Summit (Thursday)
+      * Helping with Registration (Friday)
+      * Open Spaces (Friday - Sunday)
+      * Python Art event - The Interface play (Friday)
+      * Mentored Sprints (Saturday)
+      * Nina keynote on (Sunday)
+   * Week after: 4.0.0 stable?
+      * Good to be around in case bugs are found.
+      * Thoughts?
+## 41:25 In the Weeds
+41:32 @kattni - quick note about cp.org - content on Libraries not up to date yet - will be soon!