Hookup

This type of tutorial shows people how to get a specific product hooked up and working.

SparkFun GPS Breakout (ZOE-M8Q and SAM-M8Q) Hookup Guide

April 4, 2019
The SparkFun ZOE-M8Q and SAM-M8Q are three similarly powerful GNSS boards, but with different project applications. We'll compare both GNSS receivers before getting each up and running.

MicroMod Main Board Hookup Guide V2

January 5, 2023
The MicroMod Main Board - Single and Double are specialized carrier boards that allow you to interface a Processor Board with a Function Board(s). The modular system allows you to add an additional feature(s) to a Processor Board with the help of a Function Board(s). In this tutorial, we will focus on the basic functionality of the Main Board - Single V2.1 and Main Board - Double and V2.2.

OpenLog Artemis Hookup Guide

August 20, 2020
How to use and re-program the OpenLog Artemis, an open source datalogger. The OLA comes preprogrammed to automatically log data. The OLA can also record serial data, analog voltages, or readings from external Qwiic-enabled I2C devices. Some of these Qwiic-enabled devices include GPS/GNSS modules, pressure, altitude, humidity, temperature, air quality, environment, distance, and weight sensors.

Breadboard Power Supply Kit 5V/3.3V Quickstart Guide

August 18, 2025
Quick start guide for the Breadboard Power Supply Kit 5V/3.3V

Installing Board Definitions in the Arduino IDE

September 9, 2020
How do I install a custom Arduino board/core? It's easy! This tutorial will go over how to install an Arduino board definition using the Arduino Board Manager. We will also go over manually installing third-party cores, such as the board definitions required for many of the SparkFun development boards.

nRF9160 Thing Plus Hookup Guide

May 6, 2021
Getting started with the nRF9160 from Circuit Dojo and SparkFun!

SparkFun RTK Facet L-Band Hookup Guide

June 9, 2022
Setup the RTK Facet L-Band in minutes to begin gathering millimeter level geospatial coordinates.

SparkFun Inventor's Kit Experiment Guide - v4.1

August 8, 2019
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, v4.1.2 and v4.1.

GPS-RTK2 Hookup Guide

January 14, 2019
Get precision down to the diameter of a dime with the new ZED-F9P from u-blox.

Getting Started with the MyoWare® 2.0 Muscle Sensor Ecosystem

April 1, 2022
The MyoWare® 2.0 Muscle Sensor, an Arduino-compatible, all-in-one electromyography (EMG) sensor from Advancer Technologies. In this tutorial, we will go over the features and related shields to connect the sensor to a muscle group.

GNSS Correction Data Receiver (NEO-D9S) Hookup Guide

October 27, 2022
Add GNSS correction data to your high precision GNSS (HPG) receiver with the u-blox NEO-D9S! This tutorial will get you started with the ZED-F9P, NEO-D9S, and the ESP32 IoT RedBoard.

Weather Meter Hookup Guide

July 20, 2017
How to assemble your very own weather meter!

Vernier Shield Hookup Guide

February 14, 2014
A guide to using the Vernier Shield

TMP102 Digital Temperature Sensor Hookup Guide

February 2, 2017
How to connect and use the SparkFun Digital Temperature Sensor Breakout - TMP102 with an Arduino.

SparkPunk Hookup Guide

June 12, 2014
How to assemble and modify the SparkPunk Sound Generator kit.

Qwiic Pressure Sensor (BMP581) Hookup Guide

July 14, 2022
Get started with the SparkFun Pressure Sensor - BMP581 (Qwiic) following this Hookup Guide

Industrial Fiber Optics Hookup Guide

January 20, 2021
Learn how to get started with our fiber optics breakout boards

Single Cell LiPo Battery Care

March 16, 2023
This tutorial will go over how to safely charge, connect, disconnect, reinforcing the cables, and handle single cell LiPo batteries.

INA169 Breakout Board Hookup Guide

November 20, 2013
How to interface with the INA169 Breakout Board to measure current.

Large Digit Driver Hookup Guide

June 25, 2015
Getting started guide for the Large Digit display driver board. This tutorial explains how to solder the module (backpack) onto the back of the large 7-segment LED display and run example code from an Arduino.

MicroSD Breakout With Level Shifter Hookup Guide

February 25, 2016
How to use the level translating µSD device.

SparkFun GPS-RTK Dead Reckoning ZED-F9R Hookup Guide

July 9, 2020
The u-blox ZED-F9R is a powerful GPS-RTK unit that uses a fusion of IMU, wheel ticks, a vehicle dynamics model, correction data, and GNSS measurements to provide highly accurate and continuous position for navigation in the difficult conditions. We will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem through Arduino and Python so that you can start reading the output!

Getting Started with the 8BitDo Bluetooth GamePads

December 2, 2020
Getting up and running with the sweet new 8BitDo game controllers!

Tinker Kit Circuit Guide

September 16, 2021
This guide takes you through the basics of building 11 different circuits with the SparkFun Tinker Kit and how to program them using the Arduino IDE.
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