Resources
Getting Hands-On with Soft Circuits Guide from High-Low Tech Lab
Guide and projects for getting started in the world of sewable electronics by the High-Low Tech Lab at M.I.T.
Giant Breadboard
Instructions on how to create a giant bread board with functioning components for use as a teaching tool.
Giant Breadboard Poster
Looking to teach how breadboards work? Print this file out to a poster, laminate it, and use dry erase markers to illustrate the internal connections.
Giant Components
Instructions on how to create giant functioning electronics components. For use with the Giant Breadboard.
Giant Soldering
Instructions on how to create a giant prop soldering iron to demonstrate PTH and SMD soldering techniques to large groups.
HotSheets: Processing
Are you looking for a gradual and project based way to learn Processing. Check out this set of HotSheets that take you from 0 understanding to awesome!
HotSheets: Scratch
These HotSheets cover a few basic introductory exercises at learning how to use Scratch and the PicoBoard.
How to Develop Embedded Software
This is a book contributed by David Clifton. The purpose of the book is to provide a real-life example of some software engineering techniques for intermed
How to Solder Comic
This comic describes how to do plated through hole soldering in an easy to understand visual format.
How to use a multimeter
This is a hand-out developed from our popular "How to use a Multimeter" tutorial.
Introduction to Robotics using SparkFun RedBot Mainboard
Our team of educators piloted a class here at SparkFun in the Spring of 2014 introducing the RedBot Mainboard using the Dagu Multi Chassis platform. Here a
Introductory Arduino Materials from Portland State University
A wide range of labs covering beginner and intermediate Arduino programming, DC and analog circuits, and two larger scale projects.
Intro to Arduino
Here is a slide show presentation for introducing the Arduino SparkFun Inventor's Kit.
Intro to Arduino with ArduBlock
Learn the basics of programming in Arduino using the graphical programming constructs of ArduBlock.
Intro to Arduino with LilyPad Development Board at Artisan's Asylum
Presentation for the Make a MakerSpace at Artisan’s Asylum.
Intro to Basic Electronics
Learn about breadboards, series and parallel circuits and basic sensors with this power point by Rick Anderson.
LilyPad and Sewable Circuits in Libraries
Tips for incorporating easy to use, scalable, and fun activities for library programs.
LilyPad In-Depth
Learn how to create circuits that use a LilyPad microcontroller and what you need to program your microcontroller to react to input and provide output.
LilyPad with ArduBlock Workshop
Presentation materials on using ArduBlock with the LilyPad Simple Development Board during a workshop at Fashion Institute of Technology 6/5/2014.
LilyPad with Girl Scouts: Making Electronic Fashion
Beginner's LilyPad workshop presentation contributed by Etiquette Creative.
LilyPad With No Programming
Introductory handout covering sewing with conductive thread and how to avoid short circuits in e-textiles with LilyPad components.
LilyPad With Programming
Get started prototyping without a breadboard using the ProtoSnap LilyPad Development Board to control buzzers, vibration motors, RGB LEDs and more.