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The Hacksmith Boat-Mounted .50 Cal Coilgun

By The Hacksmith

See how .50 cal coilgun was made and watch it shoot chunks of metal at various objects.

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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.

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MicroPython Basics: What is MicroPython?

By Adafruit Industries

This guide explains what is the MicroPython programming language, why you might want to use it for hardware projects, and where to find more information on MicroPython.

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How to Load MicroPython on a Microcontroller Board

By SparkFun Electronics

MicroPython is a subset of the Python 3 language that has been pared down to run efficiently on several microcontrollers.

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Home Built STM

By Daniel Berard

STM is a tool capable of imaging surfaces with atomic resolution.

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Boss Alarm

By SparkFun Electronics

The Boss Alarm alerts you of anyone walking into your office and automatically changes the active program on your computer.

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Teensy XBee Adapter Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The Teensy is a great way to get more computing power than an Arduino, and in less space. The Teensy 3.1 XBee Adapter joins the two with ease and brings wireless to your Teensy projects.

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RGB Panel Jumbotron

By SparkFun Electronics

If you’ve ever wanted to simulate live video on an array of RGB LEDs (kinda like the Jumbotron at a sports game), this tutorial is for you.