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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!

Accelerometer Basics

A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.

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.

External IO and Metastability

Why external signals can cause metastability and how to use constraint files to manage this

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.

Blynk Board Washer/Dryer Alarm

How to configure the Blynk Board and app to notify you when your washer or dryer is done shaking.

Qwiic IR Array (MLX90640) Hookup Guide

The Melexis MLX90640 contains a 32x24 array of thermopile sensors creating, in essence, a low resolution thermal imaging camera. In this guide, we’ll go over how to connect your Qwiic Infrared Array with MLX90640 and get it communicating with Processing to produce a nice thermal image.

SparkFun Air Quality Sensor - SGP30 (Qwiic) Hookup Guide

A hookup guide to get started with the SparkFun Air Quality Sensor - SGP30 (Qwiic).