Looking to get your feet wet with GPS? We've got just the tutorial for you! Accurately display your coordinates on a small OLED with the press of a button using hardware from our Qwiic Connect System (I2C).

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Using EL once again for my students' performance using a glove controller, XBees, EL sequencers and Arduino.

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Antenna Connectors

A brief overview of various antenna connectors, including tutorials on the subject

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Microcontroller Power Consumption

Learn different ways to reduce the current draw for your next Arduino project.

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Control your RedBot programmed with Arduino using the wireless joystick and a pair of XBees!

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The Magic of MQTT

I enjoy electronics; I enjoy the outdoors; I enjoy lots in life that aren't chores.

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Have You Seen HyperDisplay?

Introducing SparkFun's new microcontroller graphics library: HyperDisplay! What is it, why did we make it and how can I learn more about it? All your musings will be concluded right here, right now.

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The SAMD21 boards have the ability to add additional UART, SPI and I2C ports. Check out our new tutorial explaining how to set them up.

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Control your micro:bot wirelessly using MakeCode's radio blocks.

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Let's check out my third design to control LEDs based on movement using an accelerometer!

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Last week, we took a look at using the digital pins on our new LumiDrive LED Driver. This week, we'll play with the analog pins, and see if we can't put something together using both!

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Why We Made a U.FL Tutorial

The motivation behind the "Three Quick Tips for Using U.FL" tutorial

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Have you been curious about trying Python on a microcontroller? The ESP32 is a great way to start!

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In the latest Python tutorial series, we look at loading MicroPython onto six different microcontroller development boards.

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Raspberry Pi Tutorial Roundup

We work with the Raspberry Pi pretty often here, and with a new version releasing we thought it would be a good time to gather our best tutorials and a few good add-ons.

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My experiences exploring wearables for dancers performing a choreographed piece.

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Not working as expected? Luckily, we have a tutorial about where to start looking and will explore a few general troubleshooting tips that frequently come up in SparkFun’s technical support department!

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Resources for Your Best Fourth of July Ever

You can't have fireworks without a spark. Or fun.

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