Getting Started with the Teensy
Are you new to the Teensy product line? Make sure to check out our Getting Started with Teensy tutorial before adding this powerful microcontroller to your project!
The Teensy line is a collection of microcontrollers from PJRC, based around several different powerful ICs. If you have not already, make sure to check out our tutorial on Getting Started with the Teensy for tips on soldering headers and programming the development board for your projects!
Getting Started with the Teensy
June 18, 2015
Basic intro to the Teensy line of products, with soldering and programming suggestions.
Need some inspiration for your next project? Here are a few tutorials using the Teensy.
RGB Panel Jumbotron
This tutorial will show you how to combine a webcam, a 32x32 RGB LED panel, and a Teensy 3.1 to stream video from the webcam, pixelate it, and display it on the LED panel - LIVE.
Teensy XBee Adapter Hookup Guide
Getting started with the Teensy 3.1 / Teensy 3.2 and XBee. Establishing a serial link.
Qwiic IR Array (MLX90640) Hookup Guide
The Melexis MLX90640 contains a 32x24 array of thermopile sensors creating, in essence, a low resolution thermal imaging camera. In this guide, we’ll go over how to connect your Qwiic Infrared Array with MLX90640 and get it communicating with Processing to produce a nice thermal image.
Getting Started with the SmartLED Shield for Teensy
In this tutorial, we will connect different RGB LED matrix panels to PixelMatix's SmartLED shield and Teensy.
One of the things I REALLY like about the more recent Teensy's (3.5 and later) is that they have a built-in true Real Time Clock that can be powered by a separate battery!