Power
Power is one of the more fundamental concepts in electronics. Check out the following tutorials to reduce current consumption, toggle high power applications, monitor your battery, or charge your LiPo battery safely! Not sure the power requirements of your project? Try checking out the tutorial on how to power your project for some considerations.
Wireless Joystick Hookup Guide
January 5, 2017
A hookup guide for the SparkFun Wireless Joystick Kit.
SparkFun Qwiic Thermocouple Hookup Guide
March 12, 2020
Learn how to hook up your Qwiic Thermocouple Amplifier.
Battery Technologies
February 6, 2013
The basics behind the batteries used in portable electronic devices: LiPo, NiMH, coin cells, and alkaline.
Thing Plus Dual-Port Logging Shield Hookup Guide
June 16, 2022
This tutorial shows you how to hook up and use the SparkFun Thing Plus Dual-Port Logging Shield.
Hookup Guide for the SparkFun RedBoard Artemis
August 28, 2019
Get started with the RedBoard Artemis - all the functionality of the SparkFun Artemis module wrapped in the familiar Uno R3 footprint
MicroMod Ethernet Function Board - W5500 Hookup Guide
March 10, 2022
Add Ethernet and PoE capabilities to your MicroMod project using the Ethernet Function Board - W5500.
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!
FemtoBuck Constant Current LED Driver Hookup Guide v13
December 10, 2015
The FemtoBuck board is a high-efficiency, single-channel constant-current LED driver.
PicoBuck Hookup Guide v12
February 18, 2016
The PicoBuck board is a high-efficiency three-channel constant-current LED driver.
smôl Power Board LiPo Hookup Guide
October 21, 2021
Small in size, small on current draw. It's a smôl world! This guide will get you up and running with the smôl Power Board LiPo.
smôl Power Board AAA Hookup Guide
October 21, 2021
Small in size, small on current draw. It's a smôl world! This guide will get you up and running with the smôl Power Board AAA.
12V/5V Power Supply Hookup Guide
May 10, 2018
In this tutorial, we will replace the 12V/5V (2A) power supply's molex connector with two male barrel jacks adapters.
Hookup Guide for the SparkFun RedBoard Artemis ATP
August 28, 2019
Get started with the RedBoard Artemis ATP - all the functionality of the SparkFun Artemis module wrapped in the Mega Arduino Footprint
INA169 Breakout Board Hookup Guide
November 20, 2013
How to interface with the INA169 Breakout Board to measure current.
Buck-Boost Hookup Guide
May 10, 2019
This tutorial shows you how to hook up and use the SparkFun Buck-Boost board.
SparkFun Qwiic Quad Solid State Relay Kit Hookup Guide
July 16, 2020
A Hookup Guide to get you started with the SparkFun Qwiic Quad Solid State Relay Kit (say that five times fast!).
SparkFun Qwiic Dual Solid State Relay Hookup Guide
September 24, 2020
A Hookup Guide to get you started with the SparkFun Qwiic Dual Solid State Relay.
Qwiic Quad Relay Hookup Guide
January 3, 2019
SparkFun’s Qwiic Quad Relay is a product designed for switching not one but four high powered devices from your Arduino or other low powered microcontroller using I2C.
Qwiic Single Relay Hookup Guide
January 3, 2019
Get started switching those higher power loads around with the Qwiic Single Relay.
Power Delivery Board - USB-C (Qwiic) Hookup Guide
February 13, 2020
This guide will go over how to use the USB Type-C Power Delivery Board.
ESP8266 Powered Propane Poofer
March 15, 2016
Learn how Nick Poole built a WiFi controlled fire-cannon using the ESP8266 Thing Dev Board!
Adding a Timed Button to a Project
July 29, 2015
This tutorial will walk you through making a timed power controller for interactive projects. You will learn how to add an on button that will provide power to your project for an amount of time and then turn off again.
LilyPad Basics: Powering Your Project
September 24, 2018
Learn the options for powering your LilyPad projects, LiPo battery safety and care, and how to calculate and consider power constraints on your projects.
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.