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CAN-Bus Shield Hookup Guide
October 8, 2015
A basic introduction to working with the CAN-Bus shield.
ESP8266 WiFi Shield Hookup Guide
July 16, 2015
Interface your Arduino with an ESP8266 to give it inexpensive access to your WiFi network and the Internet!
Photon IMU Shield Hookup Guide
July 2, 2015
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.
Photon OLED Shield Hookup Guide
July 2, 2015
The Photon OLED Shield has everything you need to add a small yet crisp OLED screen to your Photon projects. This hookup guide will show you how to get started.
Ardumoto Shield Kit Hookup Guide
July 2, 2015
Learn how to assemble and drive DC motors using the Ardumoto Shield.
Teensy Arduino Shield Adapter Hookup Guide
June 18, 2015
A basic introduction and assembly guide for the SparkFun Teensy Arduino Shield Adapter.
Crypto Shield Hookup Guide
April 23, 2015
How to start using the CryptoShield for Arduino, created in collaboration with Cryptronix.
MP3 Player Shield Hookup Guide V15
April 6, 2015
How to get your Arduino groovin' using the MP3 Player Shield.
MicroSD Shield and SD Breakout Hookup Guide
March 25, 2015
Adding external storage in the form of an SD or microSD card can be a great addition to any project. Learn how in this hookup guide for the microSD shield and SD breakout boards.
Spectrum Shield Hookup Guide
March 24, 2015
Want your project to react to music? Then the SparkFun Spectrum Shield is the product for you! Get going in no time with this Hookup Guide.
GPS Shield Hookup Guide
March 9, 2015
This tutorial shows how to get started with the SparkFun GPS Shield and read and parse NMEA data with a common GPS receiver.
Using AT&T's M2X With the CC3000
September 2, 2014
A set of tutorials and examples to show how to connect an Arduino and CC3000 to AT&T's M2X data streams. We show how to post, fetch, and delete data. The final lesson is controlling an LED from an M2X stream.
MiniGen Hookup Guide
May 22, 2014
Using the MiniGen, SparkFun's Arduino Pro Mini signal generator shield
BeagleBone Black Proto Cape Hookup Guide
May 22, 2014
Learn how to get started making your own capes for the BeaglBone Black using the BeagleBone Proto Cape.
Mini FET Shield Hookup Guide
May 1, 2014
Learn how to hookup and use the FET shield for Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V. With this shield, you can control much larger loads such as motors or large LED strips without straining your Arduino's power.
Weather Shield Hookup Guide
December 5, 2013
Read humidity, pressure and luminosity quickly and easily. Add wind speed, direction and rain gauge for full weather station capabilities.
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