Power

The TSH82 Configurable OpAmp board offers the designer a great balance of performance and flexibility. We'll show you how to get the very best out of your board!

A series of Blynk projects you can set up on the Blynk Board without ever re-programming it.

Classroom STEM activity that has students build a battery from a lemon, measure the open and closed circuit voltages, and determine the battery's internal resistance.

Learn the differences between AC and DC, the history, different ways to generate AC and DC, and examples of applications.

Did you know that most garage doors are at risk of a roll jam attack? Here we make a DIY garage door remote-control system that is much more secure than most commercial-ready products using the latest in ECC cryptography.

The LumiDrive LED Driver is SparkFun’s foray into all things Python on micro-controllers. With the SparkFun LumiDrive you will be able to control and personalize a whole strand of APA102s directly from the board itself.

Learn how to measure the current consumption of your project using the ACS723 Current Sensor.

Learn how to assemble and use the TL431 in the Uh-Oh Battery Level Indicator Kit.

The TPL5110 Nano Power Timer is ideal for applications that require low power, and especially those projects that are running off of a LiPo battery. The Nano Power Timer will turn on your project after the set amount of time, continuously.

Protect your project by adding a fuse in your circuit to save it from molten destruction.

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

Learn how to build a wireless controller to kill power when things go... sentient.

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!

The LuMini 8x8 Matrix (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED matrix available.

The LuMini Rings (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED rings available.

In this tutorial, we will be connecting a Mean Well LED switching power supply to an addressable LED strip controlled by an Arduino.

How to hookup the Sunny Buddy: a solar-powered, MPPT (peak-power tracking), LiPo battery charger.

Need more power? This Benchtop ATX Power Supply Kit should help give you the boost you need to power those energy hungry projects.

The Single Supply Logic Converter allows you to bi-directionally translate signals from a 5V or 3.3V microcontroller without the need for a second power supply! The board provides an output for both 5V and 3.3V to power your sensors. It is equipped with a PTH resistor footprint for the option to adjust the voltage regulator on the low side of the TXB0104 for 2.5V or 1.8V devices.

Learn how to build a remote water level sensor for a water storage tank and how to automate a pump based off the readings!

Learn how to calculate how many LEDs your LilyPad project can power and how long it will last.

A tutorial about different ways to reduce the current draw for your next Arduino project the easy way.

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.

The SparkFun ESP8266 Thing Dev Board is a powerful development platform that lets you connect your hardware projects to the Internet. In this guide, we show you how to combine some simple components to remotely log temperature data, send yourself texts and control lights from afar.