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!

Pull-up Resistors

A quick introduction to pull-up resistors - whey they're important, and how/when to use them.

What is a Circuit?

Every electrical project starts with a circuit. Don't know what a circuit is? We're here to help.

Polarity

An introduction to polarity in electronic components. Discover what polarity is, which parts have it, and how to identify it.

Getting Started with OBD-II

A general guide to the OBD-II protocols used for communication in automotive and industrial applications.

MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide

Breakout of MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor to measure the absolute pressure of the fluid around them to determine altitude, water depth, or any other tasks that require an accurate pressure reading. This includes air, water, and anything else that acts like a viscous fluid.

Wake-on-Shake Hookup Guide

A basic hookup guide for getting started with the SparkFun Wake-on-Shake. The board gives you the ability to put your project into hibernation until bumped or shaken awake using the ADXL362 accelerometer. This means you can design projects meant to stay inert for long periods of time, possibly even several years, depending on the battery type used to power the project.

SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Edison Experiment Guide

Learn how to harness the power of the IntelĀ® Edison using JavaScript to post data to the cloud, control electronics from smartphones, and host web pages that interact with circuits.

9DoF Sensor Stick Hookup Guide

How to connect and use the SparkFun 9 Degrees of Freedom Sensor Stick with an Arduino