Tutorials

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

Follow this tutorial to build your own custom jukebox. Note, this is designed simple and tough for use primarily with toddlers. It's also a great introduction to SparkFun's Qwiic products!

Learn how to utilize your DMX to LED Shield in a variety of different ways.

We will demonstrate how to get started with your SparkFun Edge Board by setting up the toolchain on your computer, examining an example program, and using the serial uploader tool to flash the chip.

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!

The Qwiic RFID ID-XXLA is an I2C solution that pairs with the ID-LA modules: ID-3LA, the ID-12LA, or the ID-20LA, and utilizes 125kHz RFID chips. Let's take a look at the hardware used for this tutorial.