LED Gumball Machine
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Resources and Going Further
We hope you've enjoyed reading about our LED dispensing gumball machine. If you liked this one, there's tons more!
Button and Switch Basics
A tutorial on electronics' most overlooked and underappreciated component: the switch! Here we explain the difference between momentary and maintained switches and what all those acronyms (NO, NC, SPDT, SPST, ...) stand for.
Metric Prefixes and SI Units
This tutorial will explain how to use and convert between the standard metric prefixes.
Raspberry gPIo
How to use either Python or C++ to drive the I/O lines on a Raspberry Pi.
Programming an FPGA
Come look at the basics of working with Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
Interactive 3D Printed LED Diamond Prop
In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create an interactive theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a translucent diamond prop using a non-addressable RGB LED strip and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch sensing.
Qwiic Atmospheric Sensor (BME280) Hookup Guide
Measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure with the SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout BME280 (Qwiic).
SparkFun Absolute Digital Barometer - LPS28DFW (Qwiic) Hookup Guide
Get started adding water-resistant pressure sensing using the SparkFun Absolute Digital Barometer - LPS28DFW (Qwiic) following this guide.
IMU Data to Motion: Tutorial for Translating Sensor Data into Real-World Movement
Sometimes we want to do more with our data than just watch the values roll by on a screen. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at one way we can translate that data to movement.