LED Gumball Machine
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Resources and Going Further
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Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Learn about Ohm's Law, one of the most fundamental equations in all electrical engineering.
Voltage Dividers
Turn a large voltage into a smaller one with voltage dividers. This tutorial covers: what a voltage divider circuit looks like and how it is used in the real world.
Processor Interrupts with Arduino
What is an interrupt? In a nutshell, there is a method by which a processor can execute its normal program while continuously monitoring for some kind of event, or interrupt. There are two types of interrupts: hardware and software interrupts. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will focus on hardware interrupts.
Getting Started with OBD-II
A general guide to the OBD-II protocols used for communication in automotive and industrial applications.
MPL3115A2 Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
Getting started with the MPL3115A2 Pressure Sensor.
FLIR Lepton Hookup Guide
See the invisible world of infrared radiation using the FLIR Dev Kit and Raspberry Pi.
AT42QT101X Capacitive Touch Breakout Hookup Guide
Learn how to use the simple SparkFun AT42QT1010 and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch breakout boards.
Qwiic Ambient Light Sensor (VEML6030) Hookup Guide
The VEML6030 is a high accuracy ambient light sensor with 16-bit resolution. This I2C sensor can detect light similar to the human eye response. Start detecting light levels in your environment!