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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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SparkFun Qwiic Dual Solid State Relay Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial we'll detail the hardware on the Dual Solid State Relay, how to connect it to an Arduino or other microcontroller and how to use the examples included in our Arduino library and Python package.

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SparkFun Qwiic GPIO Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this guide we'll go over everything you need to know about the Qwiic GPIO so you can add those extra I/O pins to your circuit with ease!

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SparkFun QwiicBus Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Introducing the SparkFun QwiicBus system! The QwiicBus is a fast and easy way to extend the range of your I‎²‎C bus.

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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.

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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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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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Smart Plant Care! Build a Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor System

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial will show you how to take soil moisture readings and then display those readings on an OLED as a happy, meh, or sad face, depending on how wet or dry the soil is.

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IMU Data to Motion: Translating Sensor Data into Real-World Movement

By SparkFun Electronics

For this project I’m going to be using one of our newer, smaller magnetometer boards to control a pair of servos, and then toss out some ideas to upgrade to a much bigger, cooler project.

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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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SparkFun PIR Breakout Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Looking to add some motion detection to a project you are working on? The SparkFun PIR Breakout - 170uA (EKMC4607112K) and SparkFun PIR Breakout - 1uA (EKMB1107112) might be just the thing!