LED Gumball Machine
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Resources and Going Further
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Lessons in Algorithms
Learn techniques on how to use Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters and other data-processing tools to turn data into information.
SparkFun Troubleshooting Tips
Not working as expected? In this tutorial, we will be exploring a few general troubleshooting tips and possible solutions that frequently come up with SparkFun's Technical Support.
Basic LED Animations for Beginners (Arduino)
Let's have some fun with LEDs! We'll explore LEDs once again with the SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic, making cool effects, and putting those effects to work using a sensor.
Sending Sensor Data Over WiFi
This tutorial will show you how setup a simple peer-to-peer connection to send and receive sensor data between two ESP32 WiFi boards.
Soil moisture-sensing by hacking a solar light
How to take a solar powered pathway light from a hardware store and make it into a crude soil moisture sensor.
MPU-9150 Hookup Guide
A basic guide to get started with the MPU-9150 9 Degrees of Freedom Breakout.
BadgerHack: Sensor Add-On Kit
Turn your Badger or Redstick into a temperature and soil moisture sensing display with the BadgerHack Sensor Add-On Kit
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.