Tutorials

Getting started with the SparkFun Proto Pedal. We'll assemble the board, then discuss some of the details of the circuit.

Building a gyrator-based analog equalizer using the Proto Pedal.

Building a pedal around the Teensy 3.2 and Teensy Audio shield. Changing the effect in the pedal is as easy as uploading a new sketch!

SparkFun's AutoDriver is a powerful tool for controlling stepper motors. Here's how to use it.

Get started with the ADXL345 Accelerometer.

How to connect and use the SparkFun 9 Degrees of Freedom Sensor Stick with an Arduino

How to use the 74HC4051 multiplexer breakout to drive eight LEDs, read eight button inputs, or monitor eight potentiometers.

Add a cloth stencil over EL panels to create glowing logos and designs.

Get up and running with the MPU-9250 9-axis MEMS sensor.

An overview of the different protocols that can be used for the development of Internet of Things (IoT)-based projects.

A hookup guide for the HX711 load cell amplifier breakout board

OpenScale allows you to have a permanent scale for industrial and biological applications. Learn how to use the OpenScale board to read and configure load cells.

Use the Tessel 2 and the Johnny Five Inventors kit to explore the world of JavaScript enabled hardware through 14 awesome experiments!

An introduction to working with the Electret Mic Breakout Board.

An introduction and getting started guide for the Battery Babysitter - a flexible LiPo battery charger and monitor.

Build a portable gas monitor to check for dangerous levels of hazardous gases.

A brief history of how ASCII came to be, how it's useful to computers, and some helpful tables to convert numbers to characters.

This is a guide for assembling and basic use of the Beefcake Relay Control board

Learn how to build a remote water level sensor for a water storage tank and how to automate a pump based off the readings!

Use an Arduino and the SparkFun Sound Detector to create visualizations on Addressable RGB LED strips.

Use GPS to have two objects, a base and a target, point towards one another. This can be used to aim a directional antenna (or in the case of this project, a laser) from one object to the other object at a distance that is only limited by your ability to provide the base station with the target's GPS location.

Learn how to build a wireless controller to kill power when things go... sentient.

Servos are motors that allow you to accurately control the rotation of the output shaft, opening up all kinds of possibilities for robotics and other projects.

How to use the SparkFun Continuous Rotation Servo Trigger with continuous rotation servos, without any programming!