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SAMD51 Thing Plus Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial aims to familiarize you with the new SAMD51 Thing Plus and help you get started using it.

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LilyPad RGB LED Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The LilyPad RGB LED is a specialty board that can produce a variety of colors. On the board is an RGB (red-green-blue) LED, made of three tiny LEDs connected together.

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How to Install CH340 Drivers

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install CH340 drivers on multiple operating systems if you need.

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SparkFun GPS Dead Reckoning NEO-M8U Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The u-blox NEO-M8U is a powerful GPS units that takes advantage of untethered dead reckoning (UDR) technology for navigation.

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SparkFun ProDriver and Mini Stepper Motor Driver Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

SparkFun ProDriver and Mini Stepper Motor Driver utilize the latest TC78H670FTG stepper motor driver from Toshiba. With two different methods for control (serial communication or clock-in stepping) this is a great option for your next project that requires precise motor control.

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Qwiic GPS Clock

By SparkFun Electronics

This project provides the current date and time using GPS satellites. Depending on your display, you can draw the time as a digital or analog clock. Or even configure the clock to read military time, adjust the clock for your time zone, or automatically adjust the time for daylight savings time!

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Air Velocity Sensor Breakout - FS3000 Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

What about figuring out how fast your RC airplane is going? Well, the SparkFun Air Velocity Sensor Breakout - FS3000-1005 and FS3000-1015 can help you with all that and more! It's super easy, super Qwiic to hookup, and super fun to play with. Let's have a look!

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Detecting Colors with the SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use the SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor - OPT4048DTSR (Qwiic) to detect and classify colors based on their CIE XYZ color space values.

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Temperature Sensor Comparison

By SparkFun Electronics

This article will compare a few of the more popular ones we carry.‎

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micro:bot Kit Experiment Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Combining the micro:bit with the SparkFun moto:bit - micro:bit Carrier Board (Qwiic) creates a flexible, low-cost robotics platform for anyone from students getting started with the micro:bit to the engineer looking to quickly prototype or build a proof of concept.

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Single Cell LiPo Battery Care

By SparkFun Electronics

Lithium-Ion Polymer (LiPo) batteries are a favorite of ours. Very light weight and some of the highest energy densities available.

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SparkFun Indoor Air Quality Sensor - ENS160 (Qwiic) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun Indoor Air Quality Sensor - ENS160 (Qwiic) makes use of the ENS160 from ScioSense - a digital multi-gas sensor solution with four sensor elements that can be used in a wide range of applications including building automation, smart home, and HVAC.