Latest SparkFun News Posts

30 Apr

Press a Button; Get Your Coordinates

Looking to get your feet wet with GPS? We've got just the tutorial for you! Accurately display your coordinates on a small OLED with the press of a button using hardware from our Qwiic Connect System (I2C).

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26 Apr

Friday Product Post: Ohhh! What Does This Button Do?

The Qwiic Keypad is now in red, and along with it a new Raspberry Pi PoE HAT and a few other additions to our catalog that won't last forever!

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25 Apr

Enginursday: Building a Wireless EL Wire Dance Suit, Part 1

Using EL once again for my students' performance using a glove controller, XBees, EL sequencers and Arduino.

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24 Apr

Project Canary: Atmospheric Research Takes Flight

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.

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19 Apr

Friday Product Post: You've Been Thunderstruck!

A new lightning detector is here, along with the Google Coral and a few DMX cables!

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18 Apr

Enginursday: How to Develop a Package for Microsoft MakeCode

I'm doing a whole lot of package development for Microsoft MakeCode; let's take a closer look at how it works.

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17 Apr

Antenna Connectors

A brief overview of various antenna connectors, including tutorials on the subject

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16 Apr

Batteries? What For?

Have you ever been curious about the multitude of battery types and functions? Let's take a look at a few with guest author Andrew Shepherd.

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12 Apr

Friday Product Post: Balancing the Scales

The new Qwiic Scale is now available along with a new TFT LCD Breakout. We have new shirt designs for you to try on! We also are bringing you a fresh new ruler and two APA104 LED strips!

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11 Apr

Enginursday: A Beginner's Guide to Sourcing from Alibaba

How to Navigate the Wild West of Product Procurement

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