Internet of Things
Arduino Wireless Communication via the Electric Imp
April 8, 2014
How to communicate between an Electric Imp and Arduino using serial.
Are You Okay? Widget
May 23, 2014
Use an Electric Imp and accelerometer to create an "Are You OK" widget. A cozy piece of technology your friend or loved one can nudge to let you know they're OK from half-a-world away.
ARGOS (ARTIC R2) Satellite Communication Guide
November 18, 2021
A guide describing the ARGOS satellite network - as used by our ARTIC R2 satellite communication products
ARGOS ARTIC R2 Satellite Transceiver Shield Hookup Guide
November 18, 2021
A hookup guide for the ARGOS Satellite Transceiver Shield - ARTIC R2 (SPX-17236)
Artemis Development with Arduino
June 20, 2019
Get our powerful Artemis based boards (Artemis Nano, BlackBoard Artemis, and BlackBoard Artemis ATP) blinking in less than 5 minutes using the SparkFun Artemis Arduino Core!
AzureWave Thing Plus (AW-CU488) Hookup Guide
September 22, 2022
The SparkFun AzureWave Thing Plus is a Feather form-factor development board equipped with the AW-CU488. We'll highlight key features of the board and show you to get started with the development board. A few Arduino examples will be highlighted to connect to a WiFi router, calculate the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) from an input microphone, output an analog signal to a speaker, and connect an Qwiic-enabled device.
Blynk Board Arduino Development Guide
March 25, 2016
How to get your computer set up with Arduino and the Blynk Board hardware definitions -- so you can start creating Blynk projects of your own!
Blynk Board Bridge Widget Demo
March 25, 2016
A Blynk project that demonstrates how to use the Bridge widget to get two (or more) Blynk Boards to communicate.
Blynk Board Project Guide
March 25, 2016
A series of Blynk projects you can set up on the Blynk Board without ever re-programming it.
Blynk Board Washer/Dryer Alarm
March 31, 2016
How to configure the Blynk Board and app to notify you when your washer or dryer is done shaking.
Cellular Function Board - Blues Wireless Notecarrier
January 5, 2023
Add a global cellular module to your MicroMod project with the SparkFun Cellular Function Board - Blues Wireless Notecarrier. With this Function board you can not only send data to and from your MicroMod project, you can even update the firmware on the STM32 MicroMod Processor.
Connecting Thing Plus Matter to Google Nest Hub
March 30, 2023
Connect your Thing Plus Matter board to a Google Nest Hub, as well as the Google Home app, and set up as a light device!
Connectivity of the Internet of Things
July 27, 2016
An overview of the different protocols that can be used for the development of Internet of Things (IoT)-based projects.
Cryptographic Co-Processor ATECC508A (Qwiic) Hookup Guide
October 17, 2019
Learn how to use some of the standard features of the SparkFun Cryptographic Co-processor.
DA16200 Thing Plus Hookup Guide
September 15, 2022
A guide to get started with the DA16200 Thing Plus.
Designing with the SparkFun Artemis
June 20, 2019
Let's chat about layout and design considerations when using the Artemis module.
Dialog ULP WiFi DA16200 R3 Shield Hookup Guide
October 7, 2021
Add WiFi to your project with this hookup guide for our Dialog's Ultra Low Power DA16200 R3 shield!
Edison Getting Started Guide
December 5, 2014
An introduction to the Intel® Edison. Then a quick walk through on interacting with the console, connecting to WiFi, and doing...stuff.
Electric Imp Breakout Hookup Guide
June 25, 2015
An electric imp HUG! Provides an overview of the imp card and breakout. Both hardware and firmware subjects are covered.
Environmental Monitoring with the Tessel 2
October 13, 2016
Build an air-conditioner monitoring device to collect environment information and store it in the cloud.
ESP32 Environment Sensor Shield Hookup Guide
July 6, 2017
SparkFun's ESP32 Environment Sensor Shield provides sensors and hookups for monitoring environmental conditions. This tutorial will show you how to connect your sensor suite to the Internet and post weather data online.
ESP32 LoRa 1-CH Gateway, LoRaWAN, and the Things Network
August 14, 2018
Using the ESP32 LoRa 1-CH Gateway as a gateway and device, and pushing data to The Things Network.
ESP32 Relay Web Server
September 10, 2019
The goal of this project is to have a website hosted on an ESP32 that controls any relay controlled device connected to a local network and keeps a dynamically updated state of those devices.
ESP32-S2 Thing Plus Hookup Guide
April 8, 2021
Looking to use the more secure ESP32-S2? Follow this hookup guide to get started.
Old Tutorials
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archived tutorials on the main
SparkFun site.
Please be aware that the tutorials you find there are no longer
actively maintained.