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LIDAR-Lite v3 Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The LIDAR-Lite Series - the v3 and v3HP - are compact optical distance measurement sensors, which are ideal for drones and unmanned vehicles.

TUTORIAL
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Current Sensor Breakout (ACS723) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

SparkFun offers two flavors of breakout board, one with just the sensor and another with an on-board amplifier to increase the sensitivity.

TUTORIAL
149

I2S Audio Breakout Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The I2S Audio Breakout board uses the MAX98357A digital to analog converter (DAC), which converts I2S (not be confused with I2C) audio to an analog signal to drive speakers.

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317

SparkFun Pro nRF52840 Mini Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial is designed to introduce you to the nRF52840 and the hardware features of our Pro nRF52840 Mini Breakout.

BLOG
329

Beginner Parts Kit Identification Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll provide a quick rundown of each part in the kit, to help reinforce your understanding of the component. For some parts, we'll include an example application, in case you're in need of a circuit to plug your new toys into.

TUTORIAL
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TFT LCD Breakout 1.8in 128x160 Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this guide we will familiarize ourselves with the hardware, explain how to connect the display to your microcontroller of choice, cover how to install the Arduino libraries, and give an overview of the software examples that you can start off with.

PROJECT
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Build Your Own High-Concentration CO2 Detector

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial covers how to get CO2 and other environmental readings from the STC31 using both Arduino and MicroPython when connecting the CO2 Sensor Breakout to a compatible development board over Qwiic.

PROJECT
980

Magnetic Levitation

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial we'll build a basic magnetic levitator. This guide will go over some of the theory, how to use a magnetic field sensor, and how to use one to build a basic levitation circuit.

PROJECT
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Adding Audio to Your Embedded Project Using Qwiic Twist and Audio Player

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through using the SparkFun Audio Player Breakout in combination with the Qwiic Twist to let you select and play tracks from a microSD card. It's a compact and powerful way to add audio interactivity to your prototype using simple I2C and serial connections.

PROJECT
1,320

Pro Micro RP2040 Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The Pro Micro RP2040 is a low-cost, high-performance board with flexible digital interfaces featuring the Raspberry Pi Foundation's RP2040 microcontroller. The board uses well known Pro Micro footprint with castellated mounting holes.

PROJECT
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Tinker Kit Circuit Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun Tinker Kit is your starter tool kit for beginning with embedded electronics, robotics and citizen science using the SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic without breaking the bank. This guide contains all the information you will need to explore the 11 circuits of the Tinker Kit.

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Fading with the MOSFET Power Switch and Buck Regulator

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial will guide you through using the SparkFun MOSFET Power Switch and Buck Regulator (Low-Side) with your Arduino projects.