Tutorials

Photocell Hookup Guide

May 5, 2016
Hook a light-sensing photocell up to an Arduino to create an ambient light monitor.

What is a Battery?

May 3, 2016
An overview of the inner workings of a battery and how it was invented.

RFM69HCW Hookup Guide

April 29, 2016
The RFM69HCW is an inexpensive transceiver that you can use to create all kinds of wireless projects. This tutorial will help you get started.

SIK Experiment Guide for the Arduino 101/Genuino 101 Board

April 28, 2016
This guide contains all the information you will need to explore the 21 circuits of the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for the Arduino 101/Genuino 101 Board.

Shapeoko Assembly Guide

April 21, 2016
A guide for attaching the Stepoko Add-on kit to a Shapeoko Mechanical kit.

Cherry MX Switch Breakout Hookup Guide

April 21, 2016
How to assemble and use the Cherry MX Switch Breakout, allowing you to turn a matrix of mechanical switches into a full-size keyboard!

SIK Keyboard Instrument

April 15, 2016
We can use the parts and concepts in the SparkFun Invetor's Kit to make a primitive keyboard instrument.

Paper Circuit Pin

April 11, 2016
This quick craft project shows you how to create a circuit using copper tape instead of wire to light up an LED and make a wearable piece of e-craft art.

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit Hookup Guide

April 11, 2016
Guide for getting going with the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ starter kit.

OpenLog Hookup Guide

April 7, 2016
An introduction to working with the OpenLog data logger.

Blynk Board Washer/Dryer Alarm

March 31, 2016
How to configure the Blynk Board and app to notify you when your washer or dryer is done shaking.

Boss Alarm

March 30, 2016
Build a Boss Alarm that alerts you of anyone walking into your office and automatically changes your computer screen.

Blynk Board Bridge Widget Demo

March 25, 2016
A Blynk project that demonstrates how to use the Bridge widget to get two (or more) Blynk Boards to communicate.

Blynk Board Arduino Development Guide

March 25, 2016
How to get your computer set up with Arduino and the Blynk Board hardware definitions -- so you can start creating Blynk projects of your own!

Getting Started with the SparkFun Blynk Board

March 25, 2016
How to provision a Blynk Board - get it connected to Wi-Fi and Blynk, so you can start Blynking!

Blynk Board Project Guide

March 25, 2016
A series of Blynk projects you can set up on the Blynk Board without ever re-programming it.

MyoWare Muscle Sensor Kit

March 17, 2016
Line of products to work with the MyoWare muscle sensor from Advancer Technologies.

ESP8266 Powered Propane Poofer

March 15, 2016
Learn how Nick Poole built a WiFi controlled fire-cannon using the ESP8266 Thing Dev Board!

SparkFun LED Array (8x7) Hookup Guide

March 10, 2016
Getting started with the Charlieplexed 8x7 LED array.

Bus Pirate v3.6a Hookup Guide

March 4, 2016
A quick overview of the Bus Pirate v3.6a

Photon Remote Temperature Sensor

March 1, 2016
Learn how to build your own Internet-connect, solar-powered temperature collection station using the Photon from Particle.

MicroSD Breakout With Level Shifter Hookup Guide

February 25, 2016
How to use the level translating µSD device.

LED Cloud-Connected Cloud

February 22, 2016
Make an RGB colored cloud light! You can also control it from your phone, or hook up to the weather!

PicoBuck Hookup Guide v12

February 18, 2016
The PicoBuck board is a high-efficiency three-channel constant-current LED driver.