Let's review an overly simple example of our new product process, and the unavoidable truth of fun over efficiency in my life...
Recently, a team from the St. Vrain Innovation Center assembled its first custom PCB design with the help of SparkFun. This is the story behind their project and their experience.
It's time to bounce that old tennis ball out of your garage, and up your game with this simple project that lets you know exactly where to stop when pulling in to your garage.
I wrote a tutorial about how to make a nightlight with ELastoLite. It's pretty ok, so check it out. DO IT.
While designing our new Simon Tilts Through Hole Soldering Kit, we ultimately found that the best solution for the tilt sensor involved creating a custom plastic part. Here is the story of this project - including a couple interviews with the people that helped us along the way.
Hardware Hacking is an art, but there are some common methods to modifying devices that can jump-start any good hacking project.
This installment of our new e-textiles how-to video series shows you how to incorporate LED string lights into your Halloween costume!
You've just finished your new project. Before you apply power, here are a few tips to keep the smoke in.
How to use SparkFun's LilyPad products to incorporate light into your textile projects!
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Well I went ahead and purchased one of these, the box arrived but now I am having issues even getting the unit to run. Can anyone provide…
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Yeah, not as exciting. But I included some pictures of the boards highlighted? Ha ha.
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Just a heads up, the video mentions dual 3A ports on the battery pack. However, only one of the ports outputs 3A.
I like where you are headed with that... you could also add an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) (aka vibrating) motor to get it to wobble.
Here is the GitHub repository for this project (also linked above). I believe the files are in the…
I know there are specific restrictions on international orders (however, the rules get changed every few months). As a rule of thumb, if…
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