Tutorials

How to use the TXB0104 chip.

This tutorial will show you how to communicate with your serial devices using a variety of terminal emulator applications.

Not just how to download and install EAGLE, but how to install the SparkFun EAGLE Libraries and scripts.

Part 2 of the Using Eagle tutorials, this one covers how to lay out a board after designing a schematic.

How to design a PCB in EAGLE using through-hole parts.

Learn the differences between AC and DC, the history, different ways to generate AC and DC, and examples of applications.

A fun project that uses the LilyPad MP3 trigger. This apron will dispense helpful kitchen advice and humor from the host of My Drunk Kitchen, Hannah Harto!

Interested in getting into LilyPad? Or maybe it's Arduino that tickles your fancy? Just want to add a little white-blinky-LED zest to your vest? All of the above? The ProtoSnap LilyPad Simple is a great tool to explore any of these subjects.

This tutorial is your guide to all things Arduino Pro Mini. It explains what it is, what it's not, and how to get started using it.

A hookup guide to get you started with the RN-52 Audio Bluetooth Module Breakout Board.

An overview of the Bluetooth wireless technology.

An introduction to shift registers and potential uses.

An introduction into series and parallel circuits.

A simple step-by-step tutorial to help you download files from SparkFun's GitHub site, make changes, and share the changes with SparkFun.

How to quickly and easily set up the Serial 7-Segment Display and the Serial 7-Segment Display Shield.

A playful, geeky tutorial for a leather bracer that uses a LilyPad Arduino, LilyPad accelerometer, and seven segment display to roll virtual 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, and 100 side dice for gaming.

Tearing down the nifty Bluetooth-enabled MetaWatch. Then building an Arduino sketch to control it.

Learn the basics about LEDs as well as some more advanced topics to help you calculate requirements for projects containing many LEDs.

In this tutorial we discuss the differences and similarities between the RedBoard and the Arduino Uno (SMD and PTH). The development platforms

How to create a pixel string with the WS2812 and WS2812B addressable LEDs!

This tutorial covers the concept of analog and digital signals, as they relate to electronics.

An introduction to integrated circuits (ICs). Electronics' ubiquitous black chips. Includes a focus on the variety of IC packages.

An overview of component circuit symbols, and tips and tricks for better schematic reading. Click here, and become schematic-literate today!

This tutorial will explain how to use and convert between the standard metric prefixes.