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!

Serial Communication

Asynchronous serial communication concepts: packets, signal levels, baud rates, UARTs and more!

Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law

Learn about Ohm's Law, one of the most fundamental equations in all electrical engineering.

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.

Introduction to MQTT

An introduction to MQTT, one of the main communication protocols used with the Internet of Things (IoT).

Weather Meter Hookup Guide

How to assemble your very own weather meter!

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.

SparkFun Air Quality Sensor - SGP30 (Qwiic) Hookup Guide

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

SparkFun Auto pHAT Hookup Guide

The pHAT to get your projects moving. This guide will help you get started using the Auto pHAT.