Tutorials
Serial Graphic LCD Hookup
Learn how to use the Serial Graphic LCD.
Simon Tilts Assembly Guide
This tutorial will guide you through assembling your Simon Tilts PTH Kit.
XBee WiFi Hookup Guide
An overview of Digi's WiFi XBees, and a quick how-to on getting them connected and interfacing with the cloud.
INA169 Breakout Board Hookup Guide
How to interface with the INA169 Breakout Board to measure current.
Raspberry Pi Twitter Monitor
How to use a Raspberry Pi to monitor Twitter for hashtags and blink an LED.
Graphic LCD Hookup Guide
How to add some flashy graphics to your project with a 84x48 monochrome graphic LCD.
ELastoLite Hookup Guide
Everything you need to setup a circuit using ELastoLite super flexible EL Panels from Oryon Technologies.
Pro Micro & Fio V3 Hookup Guide
An overview of the Atmega32U4-based Pro Micro and FioV3, how to install it, and how to use it with Arduino.
Data Types in Arduino
Learn about the common data types and what they signify in the Arduino programming environment.
PCA9306 Level Translator Hookup Guide
A quick primer to get you going with the PCA9306 Logic Level Converter.
Tiny AVR Programmer Hookup Guide
A how-to on the Tiny AVR Programmer. How to install drivers, hook it up, and program your favorite Tiny AVRs using AVRDUDE!
Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter Hookup Guide
An overview of the Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter, and some example circuits to show how it works.
ITG-3200 Hookup Guide
Learn how to interact with the ITG-3200 Triple Axis Gyroscope.
Digital Logic
A primer on digital logic concepts in hardware and software.
LDK Experiment 6: Microcontroller Circuits
Learn how to build a simple microcontroller circuit using the pre-programmed LilyTiny Board
LDK Experiment 2: Multiple LED Circuits
Design both parallel and series e-textile circuits with multiple LEDs!
IR Control Kit Hookup Guide
How to get the most out of the infrared receivers and transmitters included in the IR Control Kit.
LDK Experiment 5: Make Your Own Switch
Learn to create and integrate your own handmade switch into an e-textile circuit.
Making Custom Footprints in EAGLE
This tutorial will show you how to make custom, 1:1 footprint for any IC in EAGLE.
LED Light Bar Hookup
A quick overview of SparkFun's LED light bars, and some examples to show how to hook them up.
How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering
This tutorial covers everything you need to know about through-hole soldering.
Hackers In Residence - The Tethered Quad
Our first-ever "Hackers in Residence" Tara Tiger Brown and Sean Bonner created a quadcopter that stays tethered to the ground. Here's how they did it!
Using the BlueSMiRF
How to get started using the BlueSMiRF and Bluetooth Mate Silvers.
Old Tutorials
Looking for the old, archived tutorials? Head on over to the
archived tutorials on the main
SparkFun site.
Please be aware that the tutorials you find there are no longer
actively maintained.