Latest SparkFun News Posts

7 Mar

Enginursday: Qwiic Escape Room

Hop on the I2C BUS and let's build Escape Room puzzles Qwiic!

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6 Mar

New Tools for Edge Computing

SparkFun is pleased to announce a new line of development tools to help implement edge computing, including voice and image recognition.

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5 Mar

Thirty Years of Test Controller Design Progression

Guest author Kelly Small shares his experience with the evolution of test controllers from the 1980s through today.

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1 Mar

Friday Product Post: "Proximity" Centauri

This week we have a new Qwiic Proximity Sensor and a revision to the popular SIK for Photon!

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28 Feb

Enginursday: The Maker Community IRL

With the world accessible in an instant these days, sometimes your local community goes by the wayside when looking for help or common interest.

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27 Feb

Having Fun and VR Gaming with the Razor IMU

Some fun project ideas using the SparkFun 9DoF Razor IMU. We'll touch on how to send data over Bluetooth and how you might start to use the board to rig up your own VR headset.

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26 Feb

Sphero Announces the New RVR KickStarter ( and SparkFun Gets to Hack It)

Our friends and neighbors at Sphero launched a successful KickStarter last week for their newest robot: the RVR. SparkFun is partnering with Sphero to 1) donate 50 RVRs to schools or organizations and 2) to design kits to extend its capabilities.

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22 Feb

Friday Product Post: It's Time to Buzz the Tower!

A new Qwiic Transparent OLED HUD, as well as a Qwiic Joystick, are making their debut. We also have two new LiDAR modules!

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21 Feb

Using Eagle Configuration Script Files: How to Make Eagle Yours

A quick guide to using and personalizing Eagle configuration script files to tailor settings to your needs.

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