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Resistors
Resistors a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialPrologueResistors – the most ubiquitous of electronic components. They are a critical piece in just about every circuit. And they play a major role in our...
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Accelerometer Basics
Accelerometer Basics a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialWhat is an Accelerometer?Accelerometers are devices that measure acceleration, which is the rate of change of the velocity of an object. They measure...
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Switch Basics
Switch Basics a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionOne of the most elementary and easy-to-overlook circuit component is the switch. They don’t require any fancy equations to evaluate. All they do...
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Getting Started with the LilyPad MP3 Player
Getting Started with the LilyPad MP3 Player a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial, we are going to go through all the ins and outs of the LilyPad MP3 Player.The LilyPad MP3 Player...
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Diodes
Diodes a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionOnce you graduate from the simple, passive components that are resistors, capacitors, and inductors, it’s time to step on up to the wonderful world of...
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How to Use a Breadboard
How to Use a Breadboard a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionBreadboards are one of the most fundamental pieces when learning how to build circuits. In this tutorial, you will learn a little bit...
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Mario the Magician's Magical Lapel Flower
Mario the Magician's Magical Lapel Flower a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroducing the Magical Lapel Flower The day we found Mario The Magician, we were enchanted! Mario is an NYC-based maker and...
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Where Do I Start?
Where Do I Start? a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialWelcome to Electronics!We live in an amazingly high-tech world, surrounded by electronic gizmos and gadgets. Because our lives are so infused with...
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Si4707 Hookup Guide
Si4707 Hookup Guide a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroduction Weather-band radio is an awesome public service provided in the US, Canada, and Bermuda. With hundreds of transmitting stations dotting the...
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Logic Levels
Logic Levels a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionWe live in a world of analog signals. In digital electronics, however, there are only two states — ON or OFF. Using these two states, devices can...
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How to Install FTDI Drivers
How to Install FTDI Drivers a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install FTDI drivers on multiple operating systems. Although this tutorial was written using...
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What is Electricity?
What is Electricity? a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialGetting StartedElectricity is all around us—powering technology like our cell phones, computers, lights, soldering irons, and air conditioners. It’s...
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Polarity
Polarity a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialWhat is Polarity?In the realm of electronics, polarity indicates whether a circuit component is symmetric or not. A non-polarized component — a part without...
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Capacitors
Capacitors a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionA capacitor is a two-terminal, electrical component. Along with resistors and inductors, they are one of the most fundamental passive components we...
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Electric Power
Electric Power a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialWith Great Power...Why do we care about power? Power is the measurement of energy transfer over time, and energy costs money. Batteries aren’t free, and...
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Leap Motion Teardown
Leap Motion Teardown a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionHere at SparkFun, we love gadgets and gizmos, just like our customers. And, like many of you, we find ourselves frustrated all too often by...
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LDK Experiment 4: Make Your Own Button
LDK Experiment 4: Make Your Own Button a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionWelcome to the fourth experiment in the LilyPad Design Kit, where you will investigate the inner workings of a button by...
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I2C
I2C a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial, you will learn all about the I2C communication protocol, why you would want to use it, and how it’s implemented.The Inter-integrated...
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Metric Prefixes and SI Units a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialOverviewMetric Prefixes are incredibly useful for describing quantities of the International System of Units (SI) in a more succinct...
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How to Read a Schematic
How to Read a Schematic a learn.sparkfun.com tutorialOverviewSchematics are our map to designing, building, and troubleshooting circuits. Understanding how to read and follow schematics is an important...
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