Using the new SparkFun ProDriver, a pair of stepper motors and some mirror acrylic, I created a solar cooker that tracks the sun as it crosses the sky, guaranteeing optimal efficiency from your solar barbecue.
Add color to your projects with analog LED strips!
Long exposure experiments with dancers, EL Wire suits, an LED and DSLR camera.
I have finally gotten the hardware in (mostly) working order for my wacky fiber optic light suit. Let's check out what I've done!
Details from a project upgrading an old incandescent lamp to utilize addressable LEDs
Check out our latest tutorial on levitating magnets and creating a wireless light!
Are you crystal, gem or mineral collector? Display them in style with an underlit display.
This visually pleasing project has endless possibilities for customization and design.
Let's figure out just how fast we can push data through APA102 pixels. Then let's look at what we can do with super fast lights.
A simple and inexpensive way to add a little flare to some thrift store treasures.
Instead of buying expensive, one-color LED kits to attach to your helmet, use SparkFun addressable LEDs!
Don't have time to make a costume this year? We have you covered with this cute, super-quick costume for all ages!
Using slow shutter-speed photography to capture sound waveforms
I think my favorite memory of Sparkfun was when I took the tour of the facility (I think it was either 2017 or 2018), and met a few of the…
Like so many projects I've tried to undertake using SF products. I repeat the procedures as written only to find that something that is…
To share a point of amusement: Last year I put together a presentation on the Apollo Guidance System that took men to the Moon in 1969. Due…
Hmm. Looking through this blog post, it looks like Alex left the 3D models for the case in the GitHub repo for anyone to print =>…
Where can I get the case? It is nice to see the hardware for a UI for a project but I want the case to put it into. It looks like the case…
Nice catch. I just fixed it. It should be pushed by the end of today to reflect the new firmware v01.00.02. ;D
Easy EDA does some wacky things if your doing a double sided board and you place different components on the same X and Y but on different…
In addition to KiCad, I've also used gEDA and [been ab]used [by] Eagle. gEDA was an "open source" solution, mainly used on Linux, but last I…
Great question! Yes, there is: at the top right-hand side of the designer you'll find a little file icon with a "G" on it that will allow…
What a cool thing 20 years! My first time seeing SparkFun was at MakerFaire in San Mateo, CA. So much fun talking and buying stuff, I wanted…