Tutorials

SparkFun's AutoDriver is a powerful tool for controlling stepper motors. Here's how to use it.

We created a few Jupyter Notebooks to make using our Qwiic boards with your Jetson Nano even easier!

With the latest Artemis DK, board, we now offer full Bluetooth support within the Arduino IDE and development with Mbed™ OS. While we have worked tirelessly to get the Artemis module supported in the next Mbed™ OS release, the next release isn't slated until after the Artemis DK becomes available to the public. Therefore, this post will provide users with a jump start for developing with Mbed™ Studio, prior to the next release (in a beta of sorts), by utilizing our fork of Mbed™ OS.

The future is here! Our Qwiic Transparent Graphical OLED Breakout allows you to display custom images on a transparent screen using either I2C or SPI connections.

No matter what flavor of the Simon Says Through-hole Soldering Kit you've purchased, this tutorial is here to guide you through the entire build process.

This tutorial will walk you through making a timed power controller for interactive projects. You will learn how to add an on button that will provide power to your project for an amount of time and then turn off again.

Demonstrate mental chronometry with this simple reaction timer!

Examining the diverse world of Arduino boards and understanding the differences between them before choosing one for a project.

How to quickly and easily set up the Serial 7-Segment Display and the Serial 7-Segment Display Shield.

The RFM69HCW is an inexpensive transceiver that you can use to create all kinds of wireless projects. This tutorial will help you get started.

Add blinking lights to any holiday decoration with our Holiday Lights Kit using WS2812-based addressable LEDs!

Learn the options for powering your LilyPad projects, LiPo battery safety and care, and how to calculate and consider power constraints on your projects.

We took two of our biggest robotics partnerships from the previous year and shazamed them together into one robot to rule them all!

The goal of this project is to have a website hosted on an ESP32 that controls any relay controlled device connected to a local network and keeps a dynamically updated state of those devices.

How to use the level translating µSD device.

Build a Boss Alarm that alerts you of anyone walking into your office and automatically changes your computer screen.

A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!

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.

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!

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

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

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

We took two of our biggest robotics partnerships from the previous year and shazamed them together into one robot to rule them all!