LED Gumball Machine
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Resources and Going Further
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Gyroscope
Gyroscopes measure the speed of rotation around an axis and are an essential part in determines ones orientation in space.
Accelerometer Basics
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.
I2C
An introduction to I2C, one of the main embedded communications protocols in use today.
ASCII
A brief history of how ASCII came to be, how it's useful to computers, and some helpful tables to convert numbers to characters.
Hackers in Residence - Cosmic Ray Detector
Learn how to detect cosmic rays with this simple and cheap detector, built by Hacker in Residence Pete Marchetto.
TEMT6000 Ambient Light Sensor Hookup Guide
Bring the ability to detect light levels to any project with the SparkFun TEMT6000 Ambient Light Sensor Breakout.
OpenLog Hookup Guide
An introduction to working with the OpenLog data logger.
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.