Tutorials

The gator:soil is analog soil moisture sensor. This tutorial will get you started using the gator:soil with the micro:bit platform.

The gator:particle is an I2C heart-rate monitor and pulse oximeter that can be used as a particle sensor. This tutorial will get you started using the gator:particle with the micro:bit platform.

The TPL5110 Nano Power Timer is ideal for applications that require low power, and especially those projects that are running off of a LiPo battery. The Nano Power Timer will turn on your project after the set amount of time, continuously.

This tutorial shows you how to hook up and use the SparkFun LiPo Charger Plus board.

An easy and Qwiic way to add capacitive touch to any of your projects using the CAP1203! In this guide, we go over how to connect and set up your Capacitive Touch Slider so you can start playing with it right away.

Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are a great way to output a string of words or sensor data to a display for visual feedback. In this tutorial, we'll learn about LCDs, how to print a string of words to a 16x2 basic character LCD and create custom characters.

This tutorial covers the basic functionality of the SAMD51 Thing Plus and highlights the features of the new ARM Cortex-M4F development board.

Need to add more analog inputs for your project? Check out the Qwiic 12-bit ADC.

Get started interfacing your Qwiic enabled boards with your Raspberry Pi. The Qwiic pHAT connects the I2C bus (GND, 3.3V, SDA, and SCL) on your Raspberry Pi to an array of Qwiic connectors.

How to program SAMD21 or SAMD51 boards (or other ARM processors).

This tutorial shows you how to hook up and use the SparkFun Buck-Boost board.

An introduction to Home Assistant, an open source home automation hub.

This Arduino tutorial will teach you how to pinpoint and display your GPS coordinates with a press of a button using hardware from our Qwiic Connect System (I2C).

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

If you are tired of taking up GPIO pins, wiring a bunch of pull up resistors, and using firmware that scans the keys taking up valuable processing time... check out the new Qwiic Keypad.

Control the RedBot wirelessly based on the movement of your hand using an accelerometer, Arduino, and XBees!

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

Build a wireless glove controller with Arduinos to trigger an LED using XBees!

Learn how to develop code blocks for the Micro:bit in Microsoft MakeCode!

This TFT LCD Breakout is a versatile, colorful, and easy way to experiment with graphics or create a user interface for your project.

Showing off some of the features of the SparkFun Ruler.

Create your own digital scale quickly and easily using the Qwiic Scale!

The SparkFun ZOE-M8Q and SAM-M8Q are two similarly powerful GPS units but with different project applications. We'll compare both chips before getting each up and running.

You've always wanted to experiment with those tiny GPS antennas. Now you can!