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!
Light
Light is a useful tool for the electrical engineer. Understanding how light relates to electronics is a fundamental skill for many projects.
Logic Levels
Learn the difference between 3.3V and 5V devices and logic levels.
Data Types in Arduino
Learn about the common data types and what they signify in the Arduino programming environment.
RFID Basics
Dive into the basics of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.
Accelerometer Basics
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.
Beginner Parts Kit Identification Guide
The essential parts for beginning (or even experienced) hobbyists that gives you all of the basic through-hole components you will need to get started playing with embedded projects. We'll identify a few parts in the kit and provide a few basic circuits to get started!
Getting Started with Machinechat
Organize and display your data with SparkFun's Artemis OpenLog and MachineChat's JEDIOne!
Detecting Colors with the SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor
Detect and classify colors based on their CIE XYZ color space values.