Latest SparkFun News Posts

3 Jan

15 Years of SparkFun

To celebrate our "crystal anniversary," here's a collection of the stories, blog posts, products and adventures from 15 years of making crazy things.

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2 Jan

According to Pete: Extreme Underclocking with the ProMini

How slowly can you clock an ATmega328 and still have any functionality?

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29 Dec

Friday Product Post: Pack Your Bags!

Goodbye, 2017! Hello, new SIK packs and a classic Makey Makey!

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28 Dec

Enginursday: Qwiic Control Panel

How to use Qwiic connectors to make versatile control panels that can control a myriad of electronics projects.

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27 Dec

The Great Ceramic 3D Printer Experiment, Part III

Follow along as Feldi attempts to build a ceramic 3D printer using OS plans she found online.

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26 Dec

Desk of an Engineer: the Pete Edition

Not even the good Dokter is safe.

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22 Dec

Friday Product Post: Winter Vacation!

A new shock-resistant accelerometer breakout, a Raspberry Pi kit to turn your Zero into a USB dongle, and a peristaltic pump kit! It's winter!

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21 Dec

Enginursday: Using a Motor Driver as a Class D Amplifier

The serial controlled motor driver is stripped of its firmware and reprogrammed to function as an amplifier. Then it's surrounded with circuits that turn the whole shebang into a portable guitar amp.. but it won't win any awards.

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20 Dec

2017 Rocky Mountain Invitational Solder-Off

OK, it’s not a thing. But if it were, it might look like this.

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19 Dec

Musical Mural Puts a Modern Spin on Mariachi

Students use the Bare Conductive Touch Board and conductive paint to showcase their talents.

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