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!
Voltage Dividers
Turn a large voltage into a smaller one with voltage dividers. This tutorial covers: what a voltage divider circuit looks like and how it is used in the real world.
Series and Parallel Circuits
An introduction into series and parallel circuits.
LogicBlocks Experiment Guide
Experiments guide for the LogicBlocks kit. Build oscillators, latches, multiplexers and more with the LogicBlocks.
External IO and Metastability
Why external signals can cause metastability and how to use constraint files to manage this
Simultaneous RFID Tag Reader Hookup Guide
A basic guide to getting started with the RFID Tag Reader breakout and how to read and write multiple RFID tags over multiple feet!
OpenPIR Hookup Guide
How to use and customize the SparkFun OpenPIR motion sensor.
Temperature Sensor Comparison
A comparison of analog and digital temperature sensors. Which is better?
SparkFun Qwiic 3-Axis Accelerometer (ADXL313) Hookup Guide
Let's get moving with the SparkFun Triple Axis Digital Accelerometer Breakout - ADXL313 (Qwiic), a low cost, low power, up to 13-bit resolution, 3-axis accelerometer with a 32-level FIFO stack capable of measuring up to ±4g. This hookup guide will get users started reading measurements from the ADXL313, by Analog Devices, with an Arduino microcontroller, Jetson Nano, or Raspberry Pi.