Motion

Wake-on-Shake Hookup Guide

March 13, 2015
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

February 12, 2015
Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.

Hacker in Residence: The Harmonic Skew Zoetrope

January 27, 2015
Check out Hacker in Residence, Jesse's awesome Harmonic Skew Zoetrope in this project tutorial.

RedBoard Santa Trap

December 25, 2014
A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!

APDS-9960 RGB and Gesture Sensor Hookup Guide

November 6, 2014
Getting started guide for the Avago APDS-9960 color, proximity, and gesture sensor.

Hackers in Residence - Sound and Motion Reactivity for Wearables

October 3, 2014
How to consciously wear light-up and and sound reactive clothing.

ADXL337 and ADXL377 Accelerometer Hookup Guide

July 17, 2014
How to get started using both the ADXL337 and ADXL377 3-axis accelerometers with analog outputs.

MMA8452Q Accelerometer Breakout Hookup Guide

June 11, 2014
How to get started using the MMA8452Q 3-axis accelerometer -- a solid, digital, easy-to-use acceleration sensor.

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.

Teardown: Misfit Shine Activity Tracker

April 3, 2014
A quick tear down of the popular fitness tracking device, the Misfit Shine.

LSM9DS0 Hookup Guide

February 27, 2014
How to assemble, connect to, and use the LSM9DS0 -- an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer all-in-one.

Das Blinken Top Hat

January 22, 2014
A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.

Vernier Photogate

January 7, 2014
Vernier Photogate Timer -- using the Serial Enabled LCD Kit.

Simon Tilts Assembly Guide

December 3, 2013
This tutorial will guide you through assembling your Simon Tilts PTH Kit.

ITG-3200 Hookup Guide

October 22, 2013
Learn how to interact with the ITG-3200 Triple Axis Gyroscope.

Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet

August 13, 2013
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

March 28, 2013
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.

The Uncertain 7-Cube

March 8, 2013
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

January 21, 2013
Music Box Project based on the Dr. Who TARDIS.