Projects Posts

8 May

SparkFun at the CU Engineering Projects Expo 2019

We took a crew down to CU Boulder to check out all of the capstone and graduate projects that were presented to the public!

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2 May

Building Blocks and micro:bits

Hacking your block kits with motors and micro:bits!

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1 May

Wireless Gesture-Controlled Robot

Control a robot wirelessly with your hand using XBees, Arduino and an accelerometer.

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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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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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27 Mar

Wireless RC Robot with Arduino and XBees

Control your RedBot programmed with Arduino using the wireless joystick and a pair of XBees!

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21 Mar

Automatic Light Switch on the Internet of Things

The creation of an automatic light switch using infrared tripwires.

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12 Mar

DIY Edge-Lit Acrylic Display

Creating a custom project to show off some nice edge-lit acrylic.

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7 Mar

Enginursday: Qwiic Escape Room

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

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