LEDs

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create a theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a wand and adding an LED.

The addressable (UCS1903) LED neon flex rope adds cool lighting effects for outdoor and indoor uses including in hallways and stairs, holiday lighting, and more! In this hookup guide, you will learn how to connect, power, and control the LED segments with an Arduino and the FastLED library.

Add blinking lights to any holiday decoration with our Holiday Lights Kit using WS2812-based addressable LEDs!

Connect, power, and control your APA102 addressable LED strip!

The AVR-based Qwiic Serial Enabled LCDs are a simple and cost effective solution to include in your project. These screens are based on the HD44780 controller, and include ATmega328P with an Arduino compatible bootloader. They accept control commands via Serial, SPI and I2C (via PTH headers or Qwiic connector). In this tutorial, we will show examples of a simple setup and go through each communication option.

Make a Breakout clone with the BadgerHack Gaming Add-On Kit.

Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are a great way to output a string of words or sensor data to a display for visual feedback. In this tutorial, we'll learn about LCDs, how to print a string of words to a 16x2 basic character LCD and create custom characters.

Let's have some fun with LEDs! We'll explore LEDs once again with the SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic, making cool effects, and putting those effects to work using a sensor.

The essential parts for beginning (or even experienced) hobbyists that gives you all of the basic through-hole components you will need to get started playing with embedded projects. We'll identify a few parts in the kit and provide a few basic circuits to get started!

Build a Boss Alarm that alerts you of anyone walking into your office and automatically changes your computer screen.

How to crack an unknown safe in under an hour.

Learn what it takes to build large LED installations from planning to power requirements to execution.

An introduction to matrix scanning, using the SparkFun 4x4 Button Pad.

How to assemble and use the Cherry MX Switch Breakout, allowing you to turn a matrix of mechanical switches into a full-size keyboard!

Craft your own paper circuit holiday greeting using the LEDs, a Chibi Chip, Love to Code!

A short guide to creating a rainbow of new LilyPad LED colors at home!

A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.

Embedded with heating pads and four Neopixel rings, these earmuffs do more than your average winter accessory to keep you warm while still looking good.

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.

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

How to hook up the LM3914 or LM3916 to drive a 10-LED display with a lone analog signal.

An overview of electric power, the rate of energy transfer. We'll talk definition of power, watts, equations, and power ratings. 1.21 gigawatts of tutorial fun!

This tutorial shows you how to get started with the ESP32 Thing Power Control Shield.

Use the Tessel 2 and the Johnny Five Inventors kit to explore the world of JavaScript enabled hardware through 14 awesome experiments!