This year I wrote two new books. https://t.co/QTe2IRAOki Beginning Games Programming with Pygame Zero and Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi (second edition). Available from your favourite book store as softcover hardcopy or ebook.

This year's Christmas Lights. Controlled using 3 Raspberry Pi computers and 1 Raspberry Pi Pico. https://t.co/JIwgZk4Fih

I've upgraded a Disney Christmas Tree topper with a Raspberry Pi Pico. Using a Pico W allowed me to add a web interface, and I used PWM to create an improved twinkle. https://t.co/aDnCKUUziT #MakerMonday

I've created a 3D Christmas Tree in FreeCAD. Print on card or laser cut. Video shows how to create the design, including 2D sketch, mirroring and duplicating the sketch. https://t.co/7tJXvKGKNy #FreeCAD

I really enjoyed @standupmaths Matt Parker "Getting Triggy With It" @BirminghamRep yesterday. Very funny show, currently touring the UK. #Birmingham

Looking forward to @standupmaths Get Triggy With It

Tidying up my workshop by designing and 3D printing backets to hold spools of wire. https://t.co/XTdJmf33HR Designed in FreeCAD

I've now started using AI to help with creating code for use in my open source projects. Here's how I use AI, including my first attempt at Vibe Coding for a Raspberry Pi Pico https://t.co/OfYnI6FNsR #CodingVsProgramming

For the last week I've been refactoring my code for my Raspberry Pi Model Railway GUI application. Lots of code changes, but no new features. Making it easier to add new features in future. https://t.co/joSFK3MLNK

Learning the CBUS protocol to control a model railway, and then creating a GUI app in Python. Involved packet sniffing with Wireshark, reverse engineering and looking up opcodes in documentation. Then creating python libraries and a GUI https://t.co/FPtm0AReec #raspberrypi

Working on a Raspberry Pi model railway GUI application. Issues with performance, partly due to threading and GIL, but also due to overly complex application when tried multi-processing. Instead looking at simplified Flask API. https://t.co/LERNdPlb0A #python #pyside #flask

On Tuesday I'll be giving a talk at Raspberry Pint - in London or Online. Model Railway Layout Control Bus About how I was able to decipher the CBUS protocol with the help of Wireshark and the challenges implementing in Python and/or C.

Further work on creating a GUI in Python PySide 6. How to implement threads. This keeps the application responsive when the program needs to do some rendering in the background. https://t.co/YYp18RISyg #python

I've now installed JMRI on a Raspberry Pi Java Model Railroad Interface Looking at implementing model railway automation for DCC model trains https://t.co/sWui5t3LZt #modelrailway #raspberrypi

@rpimagazine Working on a DCC model railway. This weekend I created a created a 3D printed holder for the traditional controller. In future I'm looking to connect a Raspberry Pi. https://t.co/dRnOctRbPL #MakerMonday

The MagPi Magazine is now Raspberry Pi Magazine @rpimagazine Great to see my website included in the list of maker resources You can see the list of projects at: https://t.co/b3HfgyX8t6

Proud to have been included as a famous maker in @TheMagPi this special edition of the magazine with 150 people & projects. #magpi

You learn more from when something goes wrong than if everything works. It can be frustrating at the time, but it is satisfying when it work. https://t.co/PCvZhEMh8p #RaspberryPiPico

A YouTube shorts showing my #Christmas Reindeer decoration with Raspberry Pi Pico 2W https://t.co/h3SgUBRjSA #raspberrypi #pico

I've added the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W powered MP3 player into my Christmas Reindeer decoration. Also using the Pico to control blinking lights. https://t.co/YCIC1vPu3U #Christmas #RaspberryPiPico

I've created a web based MP3 player with a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W and a DFPlayerMini https://t.co/yMNtKfCQus