Motion
Wake-on-Shake Hookup Guide
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.
VL6180 Hookup Guide
Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.
Hacker in Residence: The Harmonic Skew Zoetrope
Check out Hacker in Residence, Jesse's awesome Harmonic Skew Zoetrope in this project tutorial.
RedBoard Santa Trap
A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!
APDS-9960 RGB and Gesture Sensor Hookup Guide
Getting started guide for the Avago APDS-9960 color, proximity, and gesture sensor.
Hackers in Residence - Sound and Motion Reactivity for Wearables
How to consciously wear light-up and and sound reactive clothing.
ADXL337 and ADXL377 Accelerometer Hookup Guide
How to get started using both the ADXL337 and ADXL377 3-axis accelerometers with analog outputs.
MMA8452Q Accelerometer Breakout Hookup Guide
How to get started using the MMA8452Q 3-axis accelerometer -- a solid, digital, easy-to-use acceleration sensor.
Are You Okay? Widget
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.
Teardown: Misfit Shine Activity Tracker
A quick tear down of the popular fitness tracking device, the Misfit Shine.
LSM9DS0 Hookup Guide
How to assemble, connect to, and use the LSM9DS0 -- an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer all-in-one.
Das Blinken Top Hat
A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.
Vernier Photogate
Vernier Photogate Timer -- using the Serial Enabled LCD Kit.
Simon Tilts Assembly Guide
This tutorial will guide you through assembling your Simon Tilts PTH Kit.
ITG-3200 Hookup Guide
Learn how to interact with the ITG-3200 Triple Axis Gyroscope.
Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet
A playful, geeky tutorial for a leather bracer that uses a LilyPad Arduino, LilyPad accelerometer, and seven segment display to roll virtual 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, and 100 side dice for gaming.
Accelerometer Basics
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.
The Uncertain 7-Cube
The Uncertain 7-Cube is a non-committal, less-than-helpful, but also entirely honest fortune teller. Simply ask it a yes or no question, give it a nudge, and the 7-Cube will dutifully inform you that it doesn’t have all the facts and doesn’t feel comfortable making a guess.
MP3 Player Shield Music Box
Music Box Project based on the Dr. Who TARDIS.