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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!

MIDI Tutorial

Understanding the Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

Introduction to DMX

DMX512 is an industry standard in lighting and stage design, whether it be controlling lights, motors, or lasers, DMX512 has many uses. In this tutorial we’ll cover DMX512 (Digital Multiplex with 512 pieces of information).

Configuring the PATH System Variable

A simple guide for configuring the PATH variable on Win 10, Mac OSX, and Linux systems.

Sending Sensor Data Over WiFi

This tutorial will show you how setup a simple peer-to-peer connection to send and receive sensor data between two ESP32 WiFi boards.

Getting Started with Load Cells

A tutorial defining what a load cell is and how to use one.

TFMini - Micro LiDAR Module Hookup Guide

The TFMini is a ToF (Time of Flight) LiDAR sensor capable of measuring the distance to an object as close as 30 cm and as far as 12 meters! The TFMini allows you to integrate LiDAR into applications traditionally reserved for smaller sensors such as the SHARP GP-series infrared rangefinders.

Getting Started with the Artemis Development Kit

This guide covers the general design of the board, the installation of the recommended software used to program the Artemis DK, and some basic examples. For more advanced functionalities, we have separate software development guides for the AmbiqSDK, Arm® Mbed™ OS, and the Arduino IDE platforms that users can reference.

Qwiic Pressure Sensor (BMP384) Hookup Guide

Get started with the SparkFun Pressure Sensor - BMP384 (Qwiic) following this guide.