Tools

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

Showing off some of the features of the SparkFun Ruler.

The essential parts for beginning (or even experienced) hobbyists that gives you all of the basic through-hole components you will need to get started playing with embedded projects. We'll identify a few parts in the kit and provide a few basic circuits to get started!

Learn the tips and tricks to use the u-blox software tool to configure your GPS receiver.

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

A quick primer on using the sigrok signal analysis software with our 8-channel, 24MHz USB logic analyzer.

This tutorial will show you how to assemble and use SparkFun's Variable Load board. It can be used to test stability of the power supply under various loads, battery lifetime, safety cutoffs, and other design elements of power supplies under test.

Tinkercad is a great, easy-to-use online modeling software that can have you 3D printing quickly. This tutorial will walk you through designing a simple project enclosure.

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.

Picking up where we left off in "Getting Started with LTSpice," we delve a little deeper into LTSpice through an introduction of Operational Amplifiers (OpAmps).

LTspice is a high performance SPICE simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with an impressive library of passive devices. Over 1000 models are included in the download but you can also add third party models.

A quick overview of the Bus Pirate v3.6a

How to use the level translating µSD device.

A general guide to the OBD-II protocols used for communication in automotive and industrial applications.

Learn how to identify and use a variety of capacitors using the SparkFun Capacitor Kit.

Tutorial showing how to solder castellated holes (or castellations). This might come in handy if you need to solder a module or PCB to another PCB. These castellations are becoming popular with integrated WiFi and Bluetooth modules.

Learn the basics of using a multimeter to measure continuity, voltage, resistance and current.

How to assemble the decade resistance box, then use it as a design and measurement tool.

Basic introduction and hook-up guide for the SparkFun Logomatic.

How to work the dials and buttons on an oscilloscope, and a glossary of the o-scope lexicon.

This tutorial will teach you what a bootloader is and why you would need to install or reinstall it. We will also go over the process of burning a bootloader by flashing a hex file to an Arduino microcontroller.

This tutorial covers everything you need to know about through-hole soldering.

How SparkFun assembles SMD electronics.

How to strip, crimp, and work with wire.