Arduino

This popular development board is great for beginners and advanced users alike. It comes in a variety of flavors and is extensible with "shields" for adding special functionality. Find tutorials here to learn how to do cool stuff using the Arduino platform.

Graphic LCD Hookup Guide

November 18, 2013
How to add some flashy graphics to your project with a 84x48 monochrome graphic LCD.

MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide

July 24, 2014
Breakout of MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor to measure the absolute pressure of the fluid around them to determine altitude, water depth, or any other tasks that require an accurate pressure reading. This includes air, water, and anything else that acts like a viscous fluid.

Wireless Glove Controller

April 24, 2019
Build a wireless glove controller with Arduinos to trigger an LED using XBees!

AD8232 Heart Rate Monitor Hookup Guide

July 17, 2014
Learn how to create your very own heart rate monitor.

Papa Soundie Audio Player Hookup Guide

April 26, 2018
Add sound effects to your project, prop or costume with Papa Soundie Audio Player.

RedStick Hookup Guide

January 28, 2016
Learn about the SparkFun RedStick, a USB thumb drive-sized Arduino-compatible development platform.

RHT03 (DHT22) Humidity and Temperature Sensor Hookup Guide

March 12, 2019
Measure relative humidity and temperature or your environment with the RHT03 (a.k.a DHT22) low cost sensor on a single wire digital interface connected to an Arduino!

Everything You Should Know About HyperDisplay

February 20, 2019
This is a tutorial to go in-depth about the SparkFun HyperDisplay Arduino Library.

SIK Keyboard Instrument

April 15, 2016
We can use the parts and concepts in the SparkFun Invetor's Kit to make a primitive keyboard instrument.

Reducing Arduino Power Consumption

November 10, 2016
A tutorial about different ways to reduce the current draw for your next Arduino project the easy way.

Mini GPS Shield Hookup Guide

December 15, 2016
A hookup guide for the SparkFun Mini GPS Shield.

Interactive Hanging LED Array

April 10, 2014
Learn how we converted 72 lightbulbs into an interactive LED array for our conference room.

Wake-on-Shake Hookup Guide

March 13, 2015
A basic hookup guide for getting started with the SparkFun Wake-on-Shake. The board gives you the ability to put your project into hibernation until bumped or shaken awake using the ADXL362 accelerometer. This means you can design projects meant to stay inert for long periods of time, possibly even several years, depending on the battery type used to power the project.

MP3 Player Shield Music Box

January 21, 2013
Music Box Project based on the Dr. Who TARDIS.

ADXL345 Hookup Guide

September 13, 2016
Get started with the ADXL345 Accelerometer.

SparkFun LED Array (8x7) Hookup Guide

March 10, 2016
Getting started with the Charlieplexed 8x7 LED array.

Qwiic Transparent OLED HUD Hookup Guide

February 21, 2019
Learn how to connect that sweet transparent OLED.

Internet of Things Experiment Guide

November 23, 2016
The SparkFun ESP8266 Thing Dev Board is a powerful development platform that lets you connect your hardware projects to the Internet. In this guide, we show you how to combine some simple components to remotely log temperature data, send yourself texts and control lights from afar.

Digital Sandbox Experiment Guide

July 31, 2014
Your guide to the Digital Sandbox! 16+ experiments that, using a graphical programming language, teach you to blink LEDs, monitor microphones, read temperature, and much more.

BadgerHack: Gaming Add-On Kit

February 16, 2016
Make a Breakout clone with the BadgerHack Gaming Add-On Kit.

AST-CAN485 WiFi Shield Hookup Guide

February 14, 2019
Hookup Guide for the AST-CAN485 WiFi Shield.

AST-CAN485 I/O Shield (24V) Hookup Guide

February 14, 2019
The AST-CAN485 I/O Shield is an Arduino shield that will allow the user to interface the AST-CAN485 Dev Board with 24V inputs and outputs, which expands its usefulness into industrial systems.

LP55231 Breakout Board Hookup Guide

November 3, 2016
Get to know the LP55231 9-channel LED driver., and learn how to configure and program this surprisingly flexible IC.

TFMini - Micro LiDAR Module (Qwiic) Hookup Guide

November 8, 2018
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 easily integrate LiDAR into applications traditionally reserved for smaller sensors such as the SHARP GP-series infrared rangefinders. With the added Qwiic feature, you can quickly connect to the sensor via I2C!
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