Sensors

How to assemble the WiFi IR Blaster and program it using Arduino. You'll be controlling IR devices from the web in no time!

See through walls, track objects, monitor breathing patterns, and more using the power of radio frequency with the Walabot! In this tutorial, we will explore Walabot’s features using the Software Demo Kit (SDK) on Windows and the Application Programming Interface (API) on Linux-based distributions for embedded projects.

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

T5403 Barometric Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide

Because some of our boards need to be re-humidified after reflow, we decided to make our own humidor. This tutorial will focus on how to model a project in 3D and then fabricate it using a CNC routing machine.

The TFMini is a ToF (Time of Flight) LiDAR sensor capable of measuring the distance to an object as close as 30 cm and as far as 12 meters! The TFMini allows you to integrate LiDAR into applications traditionally reserved for smaller sensors such as the SHARP GP-series infrared rangefinders.

Learn how to use the SparkFun Photon IMU Shield for your Photon device which houses an on-board LSM9DS1 system-in-a-chip that houses a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer.

A hookup guide for the LSM9DS1, which features a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer. It's an IMU-in-a-chip!

The RFD77402 uses an infrared VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) TOF (Time of Flight) module capable of millimeter precision distance readings up to 2 meters. It’s also part of SparkFun’s Qwiic system, so you won’t have to do any soldering to figure out how far away things are.

Put together your Rotary Dial Kit and light it up with our Arduino example code!

Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.

How about that humidity? This tutorial shows how to add sensing capability to the 21st Century Fashion Kit's RGB flower project.

How to connect and use the SparkFun 9 Degrees of Freedom Sensor Stick with an Arduino

How to hook up the LilyPad Light Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.

How to hook up the LilyPad Light Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.

How to connect and use the SparkFun ZX Distance and Gesture Sensor with an Arduino.

How to take a solar powered pathway light from a hardware store and make it into a crude soil moisture sensor.

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.

Learn how to detect cosmic rays with this simple and cheap detector, built by Hacker in Residence Pete Marchetto.

Vernier Photogate Timer -- using the Serial Enabled LCD Kit.

How to hook up the LilyPad Temperature Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.

Build a portable digital compass using the SparkFun MicroView and the MAG3110 Magnetometer Breakout.

Hookup guide and library usage details for the triple axis accelerometer H3LIS331DL high-g accelerometer.

A hookup guide for the LSM6DS3, which features a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and FIFO buffer.