LED Gumball Machine
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Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
SPI is commonly used to connect microcontrollers to peripherals such as sensors, shift registers, and SD cards.
Getting Started with LTspice
LTspice is a high performance SPICE simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with an impressive library of passive devices. Over 1000 models are included in the download but you can also add third party models.
How to Use Remote Desktop on the Raspberry Pi with VNC
Use RealVNC to connect to your Raspberry Pi to control the graphical desktop remotely across the network.
Programming an FPGA
Come look at the basics of working with Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
VL6180 Hookup Guide
Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.
ESP32 Environment Sensor Shield Hookup Guide
SparkFun's ESP32 Environment Sensor Shield provides sensors and hookups for monitoring environmental conditions. This tutorial will show you how to connect your sensor suite to the Internet and post weather data online.
Getting Started with MicroPython and the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit
Learn MicroPython with the micro:bit.
SparkFun 9DoF IMU (ICM-20948) Breakout Hookup Guide
How to use the SparkFun 9DoF ICM-20948 breakout board for your motion sensing projects. This breakout is ideal for wearable sensors and IoT applications.