SparkFun Arduino UNO R4 WiFi Qwiic Kit Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3243 Introduction The SparkFun Arduino UNO R4 WiFi Qwiic Kit is a great way to get started with Arduino and the Qwiic-connect system. This kit includes everything you need to build a WiFi-enabled project, including an Arduino UNO R4 board, an assortment of Qwiic-enabled sensors and input boards, a Qwiic OLED Display, and a variety of other components to get you connected. Hooking up a handful of inputs and outputs to a Arduino UNO R4 has never been so easy. The UNO universe ex ..read more

MicroMod STM32WB5MMG Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3144 Introduction The MicroMod STM32WB5MMG Processor expands on SparkFun's MicroMod ST product line with a powerful combination of computing and wireless capabilities all on one Processor. The STM32WB5MMG from STMicroelectronics™ is an ultra-low power microcontroller that combines a pair of Arm® Cortex® processors; a Cortex-M4 processor for primary computing and a Cortex-M0 to run the 2.4 GHz radio. The radio is Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.3, Zigbee® 3.0, and OpenThread certified. added to your ..read more

SparkFun RTK Reference Station Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3210 Introduction The RTK Reference Station from SparkFun is our most capable GNSS receiver and logger to date. It's your one stop shop for high precision geolocation, surveying and time reference needs. For basic users, it is incredibly easy to get up and running; for advanced users, the Reference Station is a flexible and powerful tool. We took everything we learned while developing our other RTK products, refined it and the Reference Station is the end result. added to your cart ..read more

Displaying Sensor Data with Bluetooth a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3078 Introduction Bluetooth-enabled technology has become ubiquitous in today’s world. The average person would be hard pressed not to use Bluetooth during their daily activities. Although Bluetooth may seem difficult to work with, it’s fairly straightforward to start incorporating Bluetooth into your projects. In our previous Bluetooth tutorial Sending Sensor Data Via Bluetooth, we showed how to use Bluetooth to transmit data from a triple axis accelerometer. Continuing off of the first tu ..read more

Sending Sensor Data via Bluetooth a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3177 Introduction Is there anything more tedious than having to connect dozens of wires to get your latest project up and running? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some way to wirelessly send data over short distances and eliminate the need for all those pesky wires? Enter Bluetooth! It’s a relatively simple way for electronic devices to wirelessly connect by using a radio frequency to share data over short distances. In this tutorial, we’ll teach you how to get started using Bluetooth in your ..read more

Connecting Thing Plus Matter to Google Nest Hub a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3111 Introduction Hey y’all! We’re chomping at the bit to share some Matter projects with you, so our amazing engineer Dryw has created a demo for y’all to follow along with! In this example, he is helping us get our Thing Plus Matter board connected to a Google Nest Hub, as well as the Google Home app, and set up as a light device. This tutorial is available in both video and written format, so pick your favorite and let’s dive in! Note: If this is your first time working with th ..read more

SparkFun Thing Plus - NINA-B306 Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t2754 Introduction The SparkFun Thing Plus - NINA-B306 offers a unique combination development platform in the Thing Plus form factor featuring the NINA-B306 from u-blox™, the ISM330DHCX 6 DoF IMU from STMicroelectronics™ and the BME280 atmospheric sensor from Bosch Sensortec™. added to your cart! SparkFun Thing Plus - NINA-B306 In stock WRL-20854 The SparkFun Thing Plus - NINA-B306 offers a unique combination development platform in the Thing Plus form factor featuring … $89.95 ..read more

Single Cell LiPo Battery Care a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t3045 Introduction Note: This tutorial was ported over from the older LiPo Battery Care tutorial. Tips from the LilyPad Basics: Powering Your Project (Power Options: Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Batteries) were also added to this tutorial. Lithium-Ion Polymer (LiPo) batteries are a favorite of ours. Very light weight and some of the highest energy densities available. We affectionately call this battery the 'car battery' because it's huge. Not physically (it's 110 grams!) but because this 6Ah LiPo i ..read more

SparkFun Thing Plus Matter - MGM240P Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t2979 Introduction The SparkFun Thing Plus Matter - MGM240P is the first easily accessible board of its kind that combines Matter® and SparkFun's Qwiic ecosystem for agile development and prototyping of Matter-based IoT devices. The board features the MGM240P wireless module from Silicon Labs®. The MGM240P provides secure connectivity for both 802.15.4 (Matter, Zigbee®, and OpenThread®) and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3 protocols and is built to integrate seamlessly into the Matter Io ..read more

LiPo Fuel Gauge (MAX1704X) Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial Available online at: http://sfe.io/t2946 Introduction The SparkFun LiPo Fuel Gauge - MAX17043 connects your LiPo battery to your project and uses a sophisticated algorithm to detect the relative state of charge and direct A/D measurement of battery voltage. In other words, it tells your microcontroller how much 'fuel' is left in the tank. The LiPo Fuel Gauge Breakout communicates with your project over I2C and an alert pin also tells you when the charge has dropped below a certain percentage. added to your cart! SparkF ..read more