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Friday Product Post: It's Elemental!
New Particle boards and kits are available, along with a new version of the SparkFun gator:bit carrier board for your micro:bit!
Enginursday: Motion-Controlled, Wearable LED Dance Harness
Let's check out my third design to control LEDs based on movement using an accelerometer!
More Python with the SparkFun LumiDrive!
Last week, we took a look at using the digital pins on our new LumiDrive LED Driver. This week, we'll play with the analog pins, and see if we can't put something together using both!
Friday Product Post: Going Turbo!
We have another new RedBoard today and it's gone turbo-tastic! But we can't forget about the Qwiic MP3 Trigger and Lumini 8x8 Matrix, too!
Enginursday: Spotify Album Artwork Display
Wes and I collaborated on some code to take your current Spotify album art and display it on a 64x64 LED matrix. Let's check it out!
Migrating a Project from Weather Underground to Open Weather Maps
The brief but joyous rescue of a project whose original API disappeared behind a paywall.
Python and the SparkFun LumiDrive
If you're looking to try coding in Python, especially as it translates to the world of physical computing, the SparkFun LumiDrive is a great way to get started.
Friday Product Post: A Pigment of Your Imagination
This week we have the new GPS-RTK2 Board, a LED Driver that utilizes MicroPython, and three APA102 LED Rings!
Enginursday: Supplier Spotlight on Consolidated Wire
Happy 100th Birthday to Consolidated Electronic Wire & Cable!