Qwiic
The SparkFun Qwiic Connect System is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields, and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. Get it? It's quick Qwiic! The following tutorials tagged takes advantage of the Qwiic system.
Smart Plant Care! Build a Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor System
See whether your plants are happy or not with their soil moisture level in this Qwiic Circuit Creation!
OpenLog Artemis Hookup Guide
How to use and re-program the OpenLog Artemis, an open source datalogger. The OLA comes preprogrammed to automatically log data. The OLA can also record serial data, analog voltages, or readings from external Qwiic-enabled I2C devices. Some of these Qwiic-enabled devices include GPS/GNSS modules, pressure, altitude, humidity, temperature, air quality, environment, distance, and weight sensors.
GPS-RTK2 Hookup Guide
Get precision down to the diameter of a dime with the new ZED-F9P from u-blox.
How to Run a 5V Device On a 3.3V System With Qwiic
Power up your 5V I2C devices on the Qwiic system! This tutorial shows you how to use the SparkFun Qwiic 5V Boost to integrate power-hungry sensors like the SEN55 seamlessly.
GNSS Correction Data Receiver (NEO-D9S) Hookup Guide
Add GNSS correction data to your high precision GNSS (HPG) receiver with the u-blox NEO-D9S! This tutorial will get you started with the ZED-F9P, NEO-D9S, and the ESP32 IoT RedBoard.
How to Add Audio to Your Embedded Project Using SparkFun's Qwiic Twist and Audio Player Breakout
Looking to bring sound into your next embedded project? In this tutorial, we'll walk you through using the SparkFun Audio Player Breakout in combination with the Qwiic Twist to let you select and play tracks from a microSD card.
SparkFun RTK Facet L-Band Hookup Guide
Setup the RTK Facet L-Band in minutes to begin gathering millimeter level geospatial coordinates.
Garage Distance Sensor
This tutorial will take your SparkFun Qwiic Ultrasonic Distance Sensor to the next level by turning it into a parking distance sensor!
SparkFun GPS-RTK Dead Reckoning ZED-F9R Hookup Guide
The u-blox ZED-F9R is a powerful GPS-RTK unit that uses a fusion of IMU, wheel ticks, a vehicle dynamics model, correction data, and GNSS measurements to provide highly accurate and continuous position for navigation in the difficult conditions. We will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem through Arduino and Python so that you can start reading the output!
How to Play Multiple Buzzers at Once
This tutorial demonstrates the SparkFun Qwiic Buzzer's ability to control multiple buzzers simultaneously by playing a 3-part arrangement of a segment of the Super Mario Bros Theme!
Calibrating Your Odometry Sensor
In this tutorial, we will cover how to calibrate your Qwiic Optical Tracking Odometry Sensor (or "OTOS") with Arduino and Python Examples.
SparkFun Qwiic RFID-IDXXLA Hookup Guide
The Qwiic RFID ID-XXLA is an I2C solution that pairs with the ID-LA modules: ID-3LA, the ID-12LA, or the ID-20LA, and utilizes 125kHz RFID chips. Let's take a look at the hardware used for this tutorial.
Moving Beyond the Ordinary With the Qwiic Alphanumeric Display
More than just numbers, more than just letters, with a little creative coding you can do teach your alphanumeric display lots of new tricks.
IMU Data to Motion: Tutorial for Translating Sensor Data into Real-World Movement
Sometimes we want to do more with our data than just watch the values roll by on a screen. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at one way we can translate that data to movement.
Qwiic Joystick Hookup Guide
Looking for an easy way to implement a joystick to your next Arduino or Raspberry Pi project? This hookup guide will walk you through using the Qwiic Joystick with the Arduino IDE on a RedBoard Qwiic and in Python on a Raspberry Pi.
SparkFun Qwiic Button Hookup Guide
A Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Qwiic Button (Red) and SparkFun Qwiic Button Breakout. Goes over connecting the Qwiic Button to an Arduino microcontroller and using it with the Qwiic Button Arduino library.
Display Distance Measurements On an OLED
This tutorial will take your SparkFun Qwiic Ultrasonic Distance Sensor to the next level by adding a cool little OLED display.
Fading with the MOSFET Power Switch and Buck Regulator
In this tutorial, we will slowly turn on the load and then slowly turn it off using the N-channel MOSFET.
Qwiic Pro Micro USB-C (ATmega32U4) Hookup Guide
An overview of the ATmega32U4-based Qwiic Pro Micro USB-C, how to install it, and how to use it with Arduino.
SparkFun QwiicBus Hookup Guide
Build a long-range, noise-isolated I2C bus with the SparkFun QwiicBus Kit featuring the QwiicBus EndPoint and MidPoint following this Hookup Guide.
SparkFun RTK Facet Hookup Guide
Setup the RTK Facet in minutes to begin gathering millimeter level geospatial coordinates.
RFID Beginners Tutorial
Make a remote work logger using an RFID reader and a GPS module. Scan a card and get ID, location, and time. All the perfect data to punch in and punch out from the middle of Nowhere!
Displaying Sensor Data with Bluetooth
In our previous Bluetooth tutorial called Sending Sensor Data Via Bluetooth, we showed how to display data from a triple axis accelerometer over the Arduino IDE’s serial monitor. Continuing off of the first tutorial, we are going to expand this project to include more capabilities for visualizing and interacting with your accelerometer data.
MicroMod ESP32 Processor Board Hookup Guide
A short hookup guide to get started with the SparkFun MicroMod ESP32 Processor Board.