LED Gumball Machine
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Resources and Going Further
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Light
Light is a useful tool for the electrical engineer. Understanding how light relates to electronics is a fundamental skill for many projects.
Polarity
An introduction to polarity in electronic components. Discover what polarity is, which parts have it, and how to identify it.
Analog vs. Digital
This tutorial covers the concept of analog and digital signals, as they relate to electronics.
LilyPad Basics: Powering Your Project
Learn the options for powering your LilyPad projects, LiPo battery safety and care, and how to calculate and consider power constraints on your projects.
MPU-9250 Hookup Guide
Get up and running with the MPU-9250 9-axis MEMS sensor.
Qwiic IR Array (MLX90640) Hookup Guide
The Melexis MLX90640 contains a 32x24 array of thermopile sensors creating, in essence, a low resolution thermal imaging camera. In this guide, we’ll go over how to connect your Qwiic Infrared Array with MLX90640 and get it communicating with Processing to produce a nice thermal image.
Qwiic Proximity Sensor (VCNL4040) Hookup Guide
The SparkFun Qwiic Proximity Sensor is a great, qualitative proximity (up to 20 cm) and light sensor. This hookup guide covers a few examples to retrieve basic sensor readings.
Getting Started with the Artemis Development Kit
This guide covers the general design of the board, the installation of the recommended software used to program the Artemis DK, and some basic examples. For more advanced functionalities, we have separate software development guides for the AmbiqSDK, Arm® Mbed™ OS, and the Arduino IDE platforms that users can reference.