Tutorials
Connectivity of the Internet of Things
An overview of the different protocols that can be used for the development of Internet of Things (IoT)-based projects.
OpenScale Applications and Hookup Guide
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.
Load Cell Amplifier HX711 Breakout Hookup Guide
A hookup guide for the HX711 load cell amplifier breakout board
Experiment Guide for the Johnny-Five Inventor's Kit
Use the Tessel 2 and the Johnny Five Inventors kit to explore the world of JavaScript enabled hardware through 14 awesome experiments!
Electret Mic Breakout Board Hookup Guide
An introduction to working with the Electret Mic Breakout Board.
Battery Babysitter Hookup Guide
An introduction and getting started guide for the Battery Babysitter - a flexible LiPo battery charger and monitor.
Hazardous Gas Monitor
Build a portable gas monitor to check for dangerous levels of hazardous gases.
ASCII
A brief history of how ASCII came to be, how it's useful to computers, and some helpful tables to convert numbers to characters.
Photon Remote Water Level Sensor
Learn how to build a remote water level sensor for a water storage tank and how to automate a pump based off the readings!
Beefcake Relay Control Hookup Guide
This is a guide for assembling and basic use of the Beefcake Relay Control board
How to Build a Remote Kill Switch
Learn how to build a wireless controller to kill power when things go... sentient.
GPS Differential Vector Pointer
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.
Interactive LED Music Visualizer
Use an Arduino and the SparkFun Sound Detector to create visualizations on Addressable RGB LED strips.
Servo Trigger Programming Guide
Looking under the hood of the Servo Trigger -- using the development environment and some finer details of the firmware.
Continuous Rotation Servo Trigger Hookup Guide
How to use the SparkFun Continuous Rotation Servo Trigger with continuous rotation servos, without any programming!
Hobby Servo Tutorial
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.
Getting Started with the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Google's Science Journal App
This is a quick guide to using the Google Science Journal app with the Arduino 101 that's included and pre-programmed in the SIK for Google's Science Journal App.
Sparcade: Edison as a Web Server for Browser Games
Turn the Intel® Edison into an access point that serves a simple browser-based game. High scores from the game are displayed on a character LCD.
IOIO-OTG Hookup Guide
Get started using the IOIO-OTG with your Android device or PC.
SoftPot Hookup Guide
Equip your Arduino project with a sliding soft potentiometer to monitor position or adding linear control to your project.
Measuring Internal Resistance of Batteries
Classroom STEM activity that has students build a battery from a lemon, measure the open and closed circuit voltages, and determine the battery's internal resistance.
QRD1114 Optical Detector Hookup Guide
Use this IR LED/phototransistor fusion to sense objects in close proximity or even the color of a surface!
Flex Sensor Hookup Guide
An overview of the flex sensor - a bendable variable resistor. Plus, example circuits and Arduino code to get you started!
Photocell Hookup Guide
Hook a light-sensing photocell up to an Arduino to create an ambient light monitor.