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!
What is a Circuit?
Every electrical project starts with a circuit. Don't know what a circuit is? We're here to help.
Digital Logic
A primer on digital logic concepts in hardware and software.
What is a Battery?
An overview of the inner workings of a battery and how it was invented.
Python Programming Tutorial: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi
This guide will show you how to write programs on your Raspberry Pi using Python to control hardware.
Das Blinken Top Hat
A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.
AT42QT101X Capacitive Touch Breakout Hookup Guide
Learn how to use the simple SparkFun AT42QT1010 and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch breakout boards.
Qwiic GRID-Eye Infrared Array (AMG88xx) Hookup Guide
The Panasonic GRID-Eye (AMG88xx) 8x8 thermopile array serves as a functional low-resolution infrared camera. This means you have a square array of 64 pixels each capable of independent temperature detection. It’s like having thermal camera (or Predator’s vision), just in really low resolution.
SparkFun Photodetector (MAX30101) Hookup Guide
The SparkFun Photodetector - MAX30101 (Qwiic) is the successor to the MAX30105 particle sensor, a highly sensitive optical sensor. This tutorial will get you started on retrieving the raw data from the MAX30101 sensor.