Tutorials

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

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

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.

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

Looking under the hood of the Servo Trigger -- using the development environment and some finer details of the firmware.

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!

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.

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.

Get started using the IOIO-OTG with your Android device or PC.

Hook a light-sensing photocell up to an Arduino to create an ambient light monitor.

An overview of passive infrared (PIR) motion detecting sensors, and how to hook them up to an Arduino.

The Si7021 humidity and temperature sensor is an easy to use, digital, low-cost sensor to aid you in all your environment sensing needs.

Equip your Arduino project with a sliding soft potentiometer to monitor position or adding linear control to your project.

How to hook a force-sensitive resistor up to an Arduino to measure pressure variances.

Magnetically-actuated reed switches are the perfect component for non-contact proximity sensors. This tutorial provides a quick overview and example hook up.

Use this IR LED/phototransistor fusion to sense objects in close proximity or even the color of a surface!

How to combine a piezo sensor, high-value resistor, and an Arduino to create a vibration sensor.

An overview of the flex sensor - a bendable variable resistor. Plus, example circuits and Arduino code to get you started!

An overview of each component in the SparkFun Sensor Kit, plus links to tutorials and other resources you'll need to hook them up.

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.

An overview of the inner workings of a battery and how it was invented.

The RFM69HCW is an inexpensive transceiver that you can use to create all kinds of wireless projects. This tutorial will help you get started.

This guide contains all the information you will need to explore the 21 circuits of the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for the Arduino 101/Genuino 101 Board.