Projects

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.

An EL project that displays one person's heartbeat on another person's costume.

Hacking gumball machines to make the world a happier, blinkier place.

OpenScale allows you to have a permanent scale for industrial and biological applications. Learn how to use the OpenScale board to read and configure load cells.

Use GPS to have two objects, a base and a target, point towards one another. This can be used to aim a directional antenna (or in the case of this project, a laser) from one object to the other object at a distance that is only limited by your ability to provide the base station with the target's GPS location.

Building a gyrator-based analog equalizer using the Proto Pedal.

Use computer vision to detect faces and project images on top of them.

A simple project using the Qwiic Keypad and the RedBoard Turbo to create your own custom hotkey-pad.

Learn how to turn our 64x64 RGB LED Matrix Panel into a display for your current Spotify album art using an ESP32.

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

Make an RGB colored cloud light! You can also control it from your phone, or hook up to the weather!

Basic hookup guide for the TB6612FNG H-bridge motor driver to get your robot to start moving!

In this tutorial, we will sew standard electroluminescent (EL) wire to a hoodie.

How to crack an unknown safe in under an hour.

We make a simple side-scrolling endless runner game using parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0.

Modify a simple desk lamp to respond to a double clap (or other sharp noise) using parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0.

We use parts from the SparkFun Inventor's Kit v4.0 to create a light-seeking robot that mimics the behavior of single-celled organisms.

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

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

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create an interactive theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a translucent diamond prop using a non-addressable RGB LED strip and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch sensing.

Add some flair to your Imperial uniform by changing your voice using a Teensy 3.2 and Prop Shield.

A quick tutorial to get you started in the world of light up origami flowers.

Drum machines and keyboards have been the standard for making digital music, but how do you make electronic music if you're trained to play the trombone? One of our Hackers in Residence, Carlos Mello, took it upon himself to find a solution to that very question.

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