Tutorials

An update to our classic Arduino Shields Tutorial! All things Arduino shields. What they are and how to assemble them.

The pHAT to sit above your other HATs. Does that make it the "king" of the pHATs? This guide will help you get started using the Top pHAT with the Raspberry Pi.

The pHAT to get your projects moving. This guide will help you get started using the Auto pHAT.

A Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Real Time Clock Module - RV-8803 (Qwiic). Learn how to integrate the RV-8803 into your next time-keeping project.

Assembly Guide for the SparkFun JetBot AI Kit v2.0. This tutorial includes photos & comments to assemble the two-layer chassis & additional components unique to the JetBot kit.

Get started using your SparkFun Digital Temperature Sensor - TMP102 (Qwiic) with this Hookup Guide!

A comparison of analog and digital temperature sensors. Which is better?

Guide for hooking up your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B basic, desktop, or hardware starter kit together.

Learn how to hook up your Qwiic Thermocouple Amplifier.

The SparkFun Clock Generator 5P49V60 (Qwiic) breakout board offers a wide range of customizable frequencies in a wide range of different signal types using a single reference clock. This hookup guide will go over all of the many available functions and gives the hardware rundown on what exactly is on this board.

An introductory tutorial demonstrating several ways to use and interact with servo motors!

Get started with the moto:bit, a carrier board for the micro:bit that allows you to control motors, and create your own robot using this experiment guide for the micro:bot kit.

Add color to your projects with non-addressable LED strips! These are perfect if you want to control and power the entire strip with one color for your props, car, fish tank, room, wall, or perhaps under cabinet lighting in your home.

This guide will go over how to use the USB Type-C Power Delivery Board.

An overview of the ATmega32U4-based Qwiic Pro Micro USB-C, how to install it, and how to use it with Arduino.

Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino Nano.

A short guide for assembling and using the SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus.

A Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Qwiic Button (Red) and SparkFun Qwiic Button Breakout. Goes over connecting the Qwiic Button to an Arduino microcontroller and using it with the Qwiic Button Arduino library.

Did you know that most garage doors are at risk of a roll jam attack? Here we make a DIY garage door remote-control system that is much more secure than most commercial-ready products using the latest in ECC cryptography.

The u-blox NEO-M9N is a powerful GPS unit that comes with a chip antenna, SMA connector, and u.FL connector. We will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem and Arduino so that you can start reading the output!

Want to get started in robotics? Look no further than the SparkFun autonomous kit for the Sphero RVR! Whether you purchased the Basic or Advanced kit, this tutorial will get you rolling...

Get your Advanced Autonomous Kit for the Sphero RVR built up with this hookup guide!

Get your Basic Autonomous Kit for Sphero RVR all hooked up with this guide!

Running low-power machine learning examples on the SparkFun Edge can now be done using the familiar Arduino IDE. In this follow-up to the initial Edge tutorial, we'll look at how to get three examples up and running without the need to learn an entirely new SDK.