Tutorials

In this tutorial, we will replace the 12V/5V (2A) power supply's molex connector with two male barrel jacks adapters.

Diana Eng walks you through a magically appearing design made with an thermochromatic pigment.

Learn how to use a blower and thin sheet plastic to create designs that change shape and volume!

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create a theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a wand and adding an LED.

Assembly and application of the 8-pin SOIC-to-DIP adapter.

How to use and re-program the 9DoF Razor IMU M0, a combination of ATSAMD21 ARM Cortex-M0 microprocessor and MPU-9250 9DoF-in-a-chip.

How to connect and use the SparkFun 9 Degrees of Freedom Sensor Stick with an Arduino

A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.

This activity guide will take you through the basics of building 11 different circuits with the SparkFun Tinker Kit and how to program them using the Arduino IDE.

Get started with Actobotics with this simple vehicle. Then expand and customize it for your own evil robot empire.

Learn how to create your very own heart rate monitor.

An overview of the updates made in the redesign of the LilyPad Development Board to the LilyPad ProtoSnap Plus and how to adapt code written for the old board to the new one.

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.

How to setup extra SPI, UART, and I2C serial ports on a SAMD-based boards.

The addressable (UCS1903) LED neon flex rope adds cool lighting effects for outdoor and indoor uses including in hallways and stairs, holiday lighting, and more! In this hookup guide, you will learn how to connect, power, and control the LED segments with an Arduino and the FastLED library.

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

The SparkFun Adjustable LiPo Charger is a single-cell lithium polymer (LiPo) and lithium ion battery charger. Because it’s adjustable, this charger will be able to safely charge all of our singe-cell batteries.

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

How to get started using both the ADXL337 and ADXL377 3-axis accelerometers with analog outputs.

Get started with the ADXL345 Accelerometer.

This is a GPS controlled clock - a clock you truly never have to set! Using GPS and some formulas, we figure out what day of the week and if we are in or out of daylight savings time.

Learn the differences between AC and DC, the history, different ways to generate AC and DC, and examples of applications.

We admit the Arduino IDE isn't for everyone. Here are some other options for programming your Arduino boards, including web interfaces and graphical programming languages.

The world is analog. Use analog to digital conversion to help digital devices interpret the world.