Tutorials

A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.

Using the ESP32 LoRa 1-CH Gateway as a gateway and device, and pushing data to The Things Network.

T5403 Barometric Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide

Because some of our boards need to be re-humidified after reflow, we decided to make our own humidor. This tutorial will focus on how to model a project in 3D and then fabricate it using a CNC routing machine.

The TFMini is a ToF (Time of Flight) LiDAR sensor capable of measuring the distance to an object as close as 30 cm and as far as 12 meters! The TFMini allows you to integrate LiDAR into applications traditionally reserved for smaller sensors such as the SHARP GP-series infrared rangefinders.

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.

A hookup guide for the LSM9DS1, which features a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer. It's an IMU-in-a-chip!

In this tutorial, we'll find out how to use Resolume Arena, a popular video jockey software, to control custom-made ArtNet DMX fixtures.

So you've built up a Simon Says kit? What next? This tutorial will get you up and running with Arduino software, guide you through a few example sketches, and send you on your way to create your own. Careful, this stuff is highly addictive. :)

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use the Flask framework for Python to send data from ESP8266 WiFi nodes to a Raspberry Pi over an internal WiFi network.

The RFD77402 uses an infrared VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) TOF (Time of Flight) module capable of millimeter precision distance readings up to 2 meters. It’s also part of SparkFun’s Qwiic system, so you won’t have to do any soldering to figure out how far away things are.

How to put together your BYOT (Bring Your Own Tritium) Nuclear Battery Kit!

Put together your Rotary Dial Kit and light it up with our Arduino example code!

This guide will help you get started with electroluminescent (EL) wire, tape, panel, chasing wire, and bendable wire to let your project glow!

How to assemble the decade resistance box, then use it as a design and measurement tool.

How to assemble and use the SparkPunk Sequencer kit.

Examine the inner workings of the SparkPunk Sequencer, then explore some modifications and alternate applications.

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.

In this tutorial, we will make a custom EL Wire extension cable as an alternative to splicing wire.

Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.

How to use the SparkFun Continuous Rotation Servo Trigger with continuous rotation servos, without any programming!

Learn how to move a slider on a webpage and make a motor spin. We connect HTML and HID to read sensors and interface with the physical world.

Instructions on hooking up to and communicating with the Si4707 Weather Band Radio Breakout using an Arduino.

A primer on digital logic concepts in hardware and software.