Tutorials

A hookup guide to get started with the SparkFun Air Quality Sensor - SGP30 (Qwiic).

Read humidity, pressure and luminosity quickly and easily. Add wind speed, direction and rain gauge for full weather station capabilities.

The u-blox ZED-F9R is a powerful GPS-RTK unit that uses a fusion of IMU, wheel ticks, a vehicle dynamics model, correction data, and GNSS measurements to provide highly accurate and continuous position for navigation in the difficult conditions. We will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem through Arduino and Python so that you can start reading the output!

Take your volume knob beyond 11 with the Qwiic Twist digital RGB LED encoder via I2C!

The RedBoard Edge is a RedBoard that's been rebuilt around the idea that projects are eventually put into an enclosure to help clean up their look.

Playing MP3s has never been easier.

Have a bunch of sensors with the same I2C address? Put them on the Qwiic MUX (TCA9548A) to get them all talking on the same bus!

Learn about the latest generation of GPS and GNSS receivers to get 2.5cm positional accuracy!

Get precision down to the diameter of a dime with the new ZED-F9P from Ublox.

A basic guide to getting started with the RFID Tag Reader breakout and how to read and write multiple RFID tags over multiple feet!

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

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!

In this tutorial we'll revisit some RFID basics and practice by making a remote work logger using an RFID reader and a GPS module. You'll scan a card and get ID, location, and time. All the perfect data to punch in and punch out from the middle of Nowhere!

Dive into the basics of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

Why external signals can cause metastability and how to use constraint files to manage this

An initial project using Alchitry's onboard FPGA to manipulate PWM

Come look at the basics of working with Field Programmable Gate Arrays.

The What, How, Why, and When of Field Programmable Gate Arrays, aka FPGAs

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

Hookup guide for the ESP32 Thing Plus using the ESP32 WROOM's WiFi/Bluetooth system-on-chip in Arduino.

Learn how to record and playback controller 'macros' for your Nintendo Switch using a Raspberry Pi, SparkFun Top pHAT, and Joycontrol.

This hookup guide will get you started with connecting and using the Pi Servo pHAT on a Raspberry Pi.

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