Arduino

The PIC-based serial enabled character LCD backpack is a simple and cost effective solution for interfacing to character Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) based on the HD44780 controller. The backpack simplifies the number of wires needed and allows your project to display all kinds of text and numbers.

A simple project using the Qwiic Keypad and the RedBoard Turbo to create your own custom hotkey-pad.

Learn how to turn our 64x64 RGB LED Matrix Panel into a display for your current Spotify album art using an ESP32.

This tutorial provides everything you need to know to make your own light up high top sneakers!

Make an RGB colored cloud light! You can also control it from your phone, or hook up to the weather!

In this digital fabrication project featuring 3D printing, laser cutting, and DIY electronics, you will build a beautiful design object for your desktop or night stand.

Make bright, colorful displays using the 32x16, 32x32, and 32x64 RGB LED matrix panels. This hookup guide shows how to hook up these panels and control them with an Arduino.

Basic hookup guide for the TB6612FNG H-bridge motor driver to get your robot to start moving!

Learn how to connect the RedBot Line-Following Sensor Bar to an Arduino-type microcontroller. Use the example sketches to read data from the bar, and try out a simple line-following algorithm.

This tutorial explains how common infrared (IR) communication works, as well as shows you how to set up a simple IR transmitter and receiver with an Arduino.

The SparkFun Inventor's Kit (SIK) Experiment Guide contains all of the information needed to build all five projects, encompassing 16 circuits, in the latest version of the kit, v4.0a.

The TPL5110 Nano Power Timer is ideal for applications that require low power, and especially those projects that are running off of a LiPo battery. The Nano Power Timer will turn on your project after the set amount of time, continuously.

How to crack an unknown safe in under an hour.

Learn how to use the SparkFun Touch Potentiometer to control lighting, volume or other inputs in your daily life.

We make a simple side-scrolling endless runner game using parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0.

Modify a simple desk lamp to respond to a double clap (or other sharp noise) using parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0.

We use parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0 to create a light-seeking robot that mimics the behavior of single-celled organisms.

How to hook a force-sensitive resistor up to an Arduino to measure pressure variances.

Equip your Arduino project with a sliding soft potentiometer to monitor position or adding linear control to your project.

Lumenati is our line of APA102c-based addressable LED boards. We'll show you how to bring the sparkle to your projects!

Learn how to build a wireless controller to kill power when things go... sentient.

The world is analog. Use analog to digital conversion to help digital devices interpret the world.

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create an interactive theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a translucent diamond prop using a non-addressable RGB LED strip and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch sensing.

The LuMini 8x8 Matrix (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED matrix available.