Arduino

Examining the diverse world of Arduino boards and understanding the differences between them before choosing one for a project.

How to quickly and easily set up the Serial 7-Segment Display and the Serial 7-Segment Display Shield.

The RFM69HCW is an inexpensive transceiver that you can use to create all kinds of wireless projects. This tutorial will help you get started.

Add blinking lights to any holiday decoration with our Holiday Lights Kit using WS2812-based addressable LEDs!

Learn the options for powering your LilyPad projects, LiPo battery safety and care, and how to calculate and consider power constraints on your projects.

How to use the level translating µSD device.

A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!

The RedBoard Edge is a RedBoard that's been rebuilt around the idea that projects are eventually put into an enclosure to help clean up their look.

Follow this tutorial to build your own custom jukebox. Note, this is designed simple and tough for use primarily with toddlers. It's also a great introduction to SparkFun's Qwiic products!

Find out your oxygen saturation level or check out your heart rate using the MAX30101 biometric sensor and MAX32664 Biometric Hub via I2C!

Learn how to flash firmware Over-the-Air using a BLE React WebApp and ESP32

Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino Nano.

A basic introduction to working with the CAN-Bus shield.

This is a GPS controlled clock - a clock you truly never have to set! Using GPS and some formulas, we figure out what day of the week and if we are in or out of daylight savings time.

An overview of SparkFun's ESP8266 Thing Development Board - a development board for the Internet of Things.

This is a tutorial demonstrating one of many techniques to "hack" the Simon Says. We will highlight the technique to take your Simon Says Wireless.

How to get started with an XBee Shield and Explorer. Create a remote-control Arduino!

An update to our classic Arduino Shields Tutorial! All things Arduino shields. What they are and how to assemble them.

A basic guide to getting started with the SparkFun EL Sequencer and Escudo Dos to control electroluminescence (EL) wire, panels, and strips.

A basic introduction and assembly guide for the SparkFun Teensy Arduino Shield Adapter.

How to assemble and hookup the SparkFun GPS Logger Shield. Never lose track of your Arduino again!

How to get your Arduino groovin' using the MP3 Player Shield.

A guide to using the Vernier Shield

This tutorial will show you how to use a headless Raspberry Pi to flash hex files onto AVR microcontrollers as a stand-alone programmer. It also tells the story about production programming challenges, how SparkFun came to this solution, and all the lessons learned along the way.