Hi Alan - more comming up soon; I guess you guys need some weird thing for Halloween :)

Hi Carlos - I'll bring a PCB for you with me later!

Hey Gordon -- cheers, mate! See ya on TEC!

Hi Dabig - nice to have you on the channel! One word: UPDI (well - since this is an abbreviation for "Universal Programming and Debugging Interface", it's actually 4 words...). If you're into "naked" MCUs, you're gonna love the "other" ATMEL interface. Stay tuned!

Yo Peter - from what I just saw on your channel, you'll love UPDI :D Stay tuned - comming up soon!

Hi Ed - good to see ya around, man! For a tiny (literally) MCU like the ATTINY85, I don't see a way to implement any form of (circuit) python: you need a runtime compiler, probably some interface to get the program onto the chip... not with 8k flash. With a pre-compiler the big upside of python - editing the code "in system" is lost, and you end up back in some upload circle. And please don't forget: (cicuit) python is about 20x slower than c++ (based on a video that compared speeds of an ESP32). Ed - don't get me wrong: I feel your pain! Btw: it's the same for me when i see python code :D But (to end it on a high note): if you want to fiddle around with a runtime compiled language on - say - an UNO: there's a basic interpreter available. I had a very short (!) playaround with that some years ago, and for simple (!) comtrol/automation tasks, this would do the trick. Don't know if BASIC would be your thing - here: geoffg.net/maximite.html is a complete one-pcb-computer that feels something like a 1980 reboot in a modern form. Yeah, I have one of those - let me know, if you need a video :)

Mornin Måns - sorry for the late reply; yeah. lazy Det at his best :) You mean the snipplet of code I write at the timemark, right? Well - it's a microcontroller - you won't get away without writing code for your own projects ;) Arduino makes it simple starting with those nasty chips - but it's still C++ - not the nicest nor the prettiest language on the planet. If you have some experience with python, try circuit python on an ESP32 or RP2040 - can't help you there: I'm not a python guy. I think there's even a BASIC implementation for Arduino out there; my memory is pretty foggy on that one. But for a small project, that's maybe a thing for you. Just some shameless advertising: the Traffic Lights Series (the first videos on this channel) get's you a bit started on programming; and there are great guys out there who does arduino/C++ from the blink sketch onwards. Well - it's winter in northern Europe - perfect time to learn a programming language :) There's really a mobile home outthere named Detlef? The word is old german - means something like "Son of the people"

Mornin' Kathor -- yeah, '45 should work, too. Mr. Bleep is under 4k, so this should be a (tight) fit. See ya tomorrow on TEC!

scratch that. its because it was hooked up to my at tinny chip (exactly as you told me not to do in the vid)

@@Goslingracing Hi Gosling - sorry for the late reply! Glad you figured it out!

Hi Veasna - good job! I love how the community adapts ideas and continue to develop things!

Mornin' Dutch - over at Rich's channel we did a live layouting video. Not sure if this really works on video; for a PCB, I normally run multiple iterations. There's a lot of fiddeling included that is hard to comment b'c sometimes you make purely instinctive decisions on where to place what. So this will come down to me mumbeling for 90 mins while moving parts and drawing lines :) You sure you wanna watch this?

@@DetBuildsStuff heya, yes I have see that video I ment the real soldering atc

@@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading Oh - you mean some soldering pron :) Yeah, that's actually an idea. I think something like that is comming up with Rich's Retro Chip Tester (maybe as a drinking game), but a short video about do's and don'ts sounds like a plan.

Hi Campion - to be honest: I have not the foggiest what you're asking here. I can tell that english is not your first language (not mine, either) - but man, if you want some serious help, put some effort in it (there's ChatGPT out there if google translate doesn't cut it for ya)! So - wanna try again?