Tutorials
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Base Block
A quick overview of the features of the Base Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - UART Block
A quick overview of the features of the UART Block.
How to Use a Multimeter
Learn the basics of using a multimeter to measure continuity, voltage, resistance and current.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - GPIO Block
A quick overview of the features of the GPIO Block.
Programming the Intel® Edison: Beyond the Arduino IDE
Intel's Edison module goes beyond being just another Arduino clone. Check this tutorial for advice on how to get the most out of your Edison by writing code in C++!
General Guide to SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison
A general guide for using SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison in your next project!
Installing libmraa on Ubilinux for Edison
libmraa is a tool kit for interacting with various Intel single board computers.
RedBoard Santa Trap
A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!
Actobotics Basic Differential Platform
Get started with Actobotics with this simple vehicle. Then expand and customize it for your own evil robot empire.
21st Century Fashion Kit: Inflation
Learn how to use a blower and thin sheet plastic to create designs that change shape and volume!
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Console Block
A quick overview of the features of the Console Block.
Edison Getting Started Guide
An introduction to the Intel® Edison. Then a quick walk through on interacting with the console, connecting to WiFi, and doing...stuff.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Battery Block
A quick overview of the features of the Battery Block.
Loading Debian (Ubilinux) on the Edison
How to load a Debian distribution (specifically Ubilinux) onto the Edison.
Decade Resistance Box Hookup Guide
How to assemble the decade resistance box, then use it as a design and measurement tool.
Let It Glow Holiday Cards
Craft a glowing card for friends and family this holiday season with paper circuits - no soldering required!
Using the SparkFun PicoBoard and Scratch
Here are a few tips in using the PicoBoard with Scratch v1.4. The PicoBoard allows us to write Scratch programs that interact with a variety of sensors on the PicoBoard. These sensors include: sound, light, a slider, a push button, and 4 external sensors (A, B, C, and D).
APDS-9960 RGB and Gesture Sensor Hookup Guide
Getting started guide for the Avago APDS-9960 color, proximity, and gesture sensor.
21st Century Fashion Kit: Electrochromatic Circuits
Diana Eng walks you through a magically appearing design made with an thermochromatic pigment.
Benchtop Power Board Kit Hookup Guide
Need more power? This Benchtop ATX Power Supply Kit should help give you the boost you need to power those energy hungry projects.
Micro OLED Breakout Hookup Guide
Learn how to hook up the Micro OLED breakout to an Arduino. Then draw pixels, shapes, text and bitmaps all over it!
Cackling Apple Head Witch
Make your own cackling apple head witch to scare all of the trick or treaters this Halloween!
Humidity-sensing LED Flower
How about that humidity? This tutorial shows how to add sensing capability to the 21st Century Fashion Kit's RGB flower project.
Sunny Buddy Solar Charger V13 Hookup Guide
How to hookup the Sunny Buddy: a solar-powered, MPPT (peak-power tracking), LiPo battery charger.