Tutorials

Learn what it takes to build large LED installations from planning to power requirements to execution.

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.

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.

The Photon Battery Shield has everything your Photon needs to run off, charge, and monitor a LiPo battery. Read through this hookup guide to get started using it.

Getting started guide for the Large Digit display driver board. This tutorial explains how to solder the module (backpack) onto the back of the large 7-segment LED display and run example code from an Arduino.

An electric imp HUG! Provides an overview of the imp card and breakout. Both hardware and firmware subjects are covered.

A quick overview of the features of the PWM Block.

Basic intro to the Teensy line of products, with soldering and programming suggestions.

Getting started with the Teensy 3.1 / Teensy 3.2 and XBee. Establishing a serial link.

A basic introduction and assembly guide for the SparkFun Teensy Arduino Shield Adapter.

A tutorial defining what a load cell is and how to use one.

Have an awesome electronic widget that you want to get to market? We can help resell, or maybe even manufacture it! Find out how.

How to upload images to an SD card for Raspberry Pi, PCDuino, or your favorite SBC.

Assembly Guide for the RedBot Kit. This tutorial includes extra parts to follow to go along with the RedBot Inventor's Kit tutorial.

This Experiment Guide offers nine experiments to get you started with the SparkFun RedBot. This guide is designed for those who are familiar with our SparkFun Inventor's Kit and want to take their robotics knowledge to the next level.

A quick tutorial to get you started in the world of light up origami flowers.

How to use the Lilypad MP3 Player and some Bare Conductive Paint to make a fandom silhouette sound trigger page.

Let's take a look at different materials we can use to combine paper crafting and electronics.

An overview of SparkFun's ESP8266 Thing - a development board for the Internet of...Things. This tutorial explains the circuitry driving the board, and how to get it up and running in an Arduino environment.

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.

An addition to a previous project, this time using a PC and a custom Java app to create your own music visualizer using a RGB LED matrix.

Get started using the SparkFun Easy Driver for those project that need a little motion.

Learn how to make a musical painting using the Bare Conductive Touch Board and Conductive Paint.

Learn the basics of how to get started with the SparkFun RFID Starter Kit.