Electrical Engineering

A tutorial on all things resistors. What is a resistor, how do they behave in parallel/series, decoding the resistor color codes, and resistor applications.

An introduction into series and parallel circuits.

An introduction to shift registers and potential uses.

How to take a solar powered pathway light from a hardware store and make it into a crude soil moisture sensor.

The SparkFun Clock Generator 5P49V60 (Qwiic) breakout board offers a wide range of customizable frequencies in a wide range of different signal types using a single reference clock. This hookup guide will go over all of the many available functions and gives the hardware rundown on what exactly is on this board.

Not working as expected? In this tutorial, we will be exploring a few general troubleshooting tips and possible solutions that frequently come up with SparkFun's Technical Support.

How to assemble and modify the SparkPunk Sound Generator kit.

How to assemble and use the SparkPunk Sequencer kit.

Examine the inner workings of the SparkPunk Sequencer, then explore some modifications and alternate applications.

A crash course in bi-polar junction transistors. Learn how transistors work and in which circuits we use them.

Learn how to assemble and use the TL431 in the Uh-Oh Battery Level Indicator Kit.

Discussing what thermal resistance is, how it’s used for thermal management, and how to maximize the life of your project.

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

Turn a large voltage into a smaller one with voltage dividers. This tutorial covers: what a voltage divider circuit looks like and how it is used in the real world.

An overview of the inner workings of a battery and how it was invented.

Every electrical project starts with a circuit. Don't know what a circuit is? We're here to help.

We can see electricity in action on our computers, lighting our houses, as lightning strikes in thunderstorms, but what is it? This is not an easy question, but this tutorial will shed some light on it!

How to strip, crimp, and work with wire.