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SparkFun PIR Breakout Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Looking to add some motion detection to a project you are working on? The SparkFun PIR Breakout - 170uA (EKMC4607112K) and SparkFun PIR Breakout - 1uA (EKMB1107112) might be just the thing!

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SparkFun Satellite Transceiver Kit - Swarm M138 Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Looking for a low-cost way to send and receive data messages via satellite? This is it! With a clear view of the sky, the Satellite Transceiver Breakout - Swarm M138 allows you to send and receive short messages.

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AzureWave Thing Plus (AW-CU488) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Connect the SparkFun AzureWave Thing Plus to the cloud to grab current weather conditions in your area, post sensor data to a server, control the lights in your next home automation project, or even calculate the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of an input audio signal!

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Artemis Development with the Arduino IDE

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial will get you started with the Arduino IDE and familiarize you with the various interfaces of the Artemis module.

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APA102 Addressable LED Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The APA102C addressable LEDs employ a 2-wire communication protocol consisting of a clock and data line.

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Enable your Teensy with a Colorful LED Display Shield

By Maker.io Staff

Knock out your next design with a colorful LED Matrix display that can make designing easier with moving RGB LEDs built into a cost effect panel.

TUTORIAL

How to Connect a Raspberry Pi to a 16 x 2 LCD Display

By Maker.io Staff

Computer monitors are great for office work, gaming, and browsing, but these displays can be large and power consuming.

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How to Run a Raspberry Pi Program on Startup

By SparkFun Electronics

The Raspberry Pi is a great single board computer, but like most computers, its functions rely mostly on human input.

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Graph Sensor Data with Python and Matplotlib

By SparkFun Electronics

Python is a wonderful high-level programming language that lets us quickly capture data, perform calculations, and even make simple drawings, such as graphs.