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LED Gumball Machine

By SparkFun Electronics

Do you need an LED? The answer is always yes. But what if you need one right now? Build yourself an LED gumball machine and never run out again!

TUTORIAL
51

PCA9306 Logic Level Translator Hookup Guide (v2)

By SparkFun Electronics

The PCA9306 is a dual bi-directional voltage translator for the I2C-bus and SMBus. It works at a range of voltages between 1.2V and 5.0V and doesn't require a direction pin to function. This is a great board for shifting voltages between sensors and your microcontroller.

TUTORIAL
555

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.

BLOG
281

Hacksmith Industries' Jet-Powered Snow Racer Aims for Land Speed Glory

By The Hacksmith

Hacksmith Industries turns a GT Snow Racer into a jet-powered rocket on ice. Can it break the land speed record?

PROJECT
226

Hacksmith Industries: Laser Cutter Iron Man Gauntlet

By The Hacksmith

The Hacksmith industries upgrades their real-life Iron Man suit with a super effective plasma cutter gauntlet with more range and a real laser!

PROJECT
142

The Hacksmith: Lightsaber Version 3

By The Hacksmith

It’s a good time to be a Star Wars fan. “Jedi: Fallen Order” was released last month, we’re in the middle of season one of “The Mandalorian”, and The “Rise of Skywalker” comes to theaters this weekend.

PROJECT
548

APA102 Addressable LED Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The APA102C addressable LEDs employ a 2-wire communication protocol consisting of a clock and data line.

PROJECT
86

The Hacksmith: Real Life Double Jump Jetpack

By The Hacksmith

The double jump: saving the lives of video game characters since 1984. A double jump in a video game is when your character can jump a second time in the air after jumping off of the ground.

PROJECT
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The Hacksmith: Interfacing a Jet Thruster on Iron Man's Suit

By The Hacksmith

In this tutorial Hacksmith will be interfacing a jet thruster on iron man's suit.

PROJECT
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The Hacksmith: Pandora's Box

By The Hacksmith

The Hacksmith team has a new member, a co-op student from the University of Waterloo and the first project they task her with is something they’re calling Pandora’s Box.

PROJECT
433

SparkFun Serial Basic CH340C Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The latest iteration of the SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout takes advantage of USB-C and is an easy-to-use USB-to-Serial adapter based on the CH340C IC from WCH.

PROJECT
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The Hacksmith: Making an Arc Reactor With Arduino

By The Hacksmith

The arc reactor is the device that powers all of Iron Man’s suits and various gizmos.