Latest SparkFun News Posts

9 Aug

Over a Decade at SparkFun with Jennifer Mullins

It's SparkFun's 20th anniversary! Today you'll be hearing from Jennifer Mullins, a SparkFun employee who's been here for over 11 years!

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4 Aug

GNSS Combo Breakout & SIK v4.1.2

We have two excellent new products to share with you this week! The SIK gets a new case and a new version and the GNSS Combo Breakout (featuring the ZED-F9P and NEO-D9S) moves from SparkX to SparkFun Red!

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3 Aug

What is Machine Learning?

Welcome to part one of our series on machine learning. In this installment, you'll learn about what ML is, the basics of how it works, and all the different types and models of ML. See real world applications of ML models and how you can get involved!

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2 Aug

TinkerMill's Electronic Access System

Our neighbors at TinkerMill used SparkFun parts to create a fully operational and customizable RFID electronic access system to their facility. Learn more about their project and what they do here!

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27 Jul

Open Sauce Recap

Two weeks ago, we saw the introduction of Open Sauce, a two-day celebration of Makers and Creators at San Francisco’s Pier 35. This inaugural event promises to be the first of many, as its success already has people asking about tickets for next year’s event.

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25 Jul

SparkFun's 20 Years with Kristen

It's SparkFun's 20th anniversary! Today you'll be hearing from Kristen Moorefield, a SparkFun employee who's been here for over 12 years and has done it all.

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21 Jul

20 Years of SparkFun, 20 Years of Couch Collecting

It's a casual Friday here on the blog. We're celebrating 20 years of SparkFun this year! Throughout all that time, a collection of couches has accumulated in our HQ, and we wanted to test them all out to see where the *best* couch in the building is. Join us!

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20 Jul

Tech For Good

We're switching things up today with a post that highlights some of the resourceful and inspirational projects we've seen on Hackster lately.

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18 Jul

What is Correction Data?

Correction data is used in surveying and navigation to enhance the accuracy of GNSS. Learn here about what types of errors it fixes, how you can use correction data in your projects, and the difference between DGNSS, RTK, SBAS, and PPP

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14 Jul

SMA and Dead Reckoning RTK

Our ZED-F9R Dead Reckoning RTK board is now equipped with SMA!

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