yt:channel:UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2007-02-28T18:41:43+00:00 yt:video:GTmKI9vKEeU GTmKI9vKEeU UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-20T20:10:08+00:00 2017-07-22T01:08:06+00:00 Product Showcase: micro:bot Kit micro:bot Kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14216 The micro:bit works perfectly as the brains for your robot, and we can help you build it. The micro:bot kit contains all the parts necessary to construct a room-roving bot, based on SparkFun's Shadow Chassis. Our online guide will show you how to construct the robot, make it move, and follow lines. yt:video:p71rQvVgFlo p71rQvVgFlo UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-20T20:08:56+00:00 2017-07-22T01:09:27+00:00 Product Showcase: micro:arcade Kit micro:arcade Kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14218 Unleash your inner gamer with the micro:arcade kit, which includes the gamer:bit carrier board for the micro:bit along with a joystick and buttons create your own arcade cabinet. Our online tutorials guide you through creating your arcade setup and getting started programming games on the micro:bit. yt:video:iMb1n8Fy_UM iMb1n8Fy_UM UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-20T20:08:19+00:00 2017-07-23T12:09:39+00:00 Product Showcase: micro:climate Kit micro:climate Kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14217 The micro:climate Kit is a complete weather station for the budding citizen scientist! It contains all the parts needed to measure wind direction and speed, soil moisture levels, ground temperature, and rain levels. We've also included an OpenLog so you can collect your data for later analysis. yt:video:5iE-APsv_cI 5iE-APsv_cI UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-20T20:07:11+00:00 2017-07-23T14:36:55+00:00 Product Showcase: SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14300 The SIK for micro:bit is a great way to get started with the micro:bit. It contains the micro:bit board, a breadboard, a breakout board for the micro:bit, a servo, light sensor, LEDs, buttons, speaker, and resistors, which is everything you need to start exploring the hardware capabilities on the micro:bit. Our online guide also walks you through 14 different circuits that you can build. yt:video:L-WAPVOlat4 L-WAPVOlat4 UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-20T16:30:43+00:00 2017-07-23T05:02:47+00:00 Simplify the Connected World with ESP8266 Contest SparkFun, myDevices, and Espressif have partnered to give you the world’s first international ESP8266 IoT contest. Show us how you use the ESP8266 to simplify the connected world! There is no project too big or too small. Want to monitor the temperature in a room? Perfect. Thinking of creating an automated garden? Excellent. We can’t wait to see what you are able to come up with. Submit your project on the Hackster.io contest page. https://www.hackster.io/contests/ESP8266 Sign-up for your free Cayenne account here. [https://mydevices.com/cayenne/landing/jumpstart-esp8266-projects-cayenne/] Have questions or need some help? Head to the Cayenne community forums [community.mydevices.com] yt:video:vMwRfwJri4s vMwRfwJri4s UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-17T14:00:05+00:00 2017-07-23T06:50:59+00:00 Adventures in Science: LIDAR LIDAR, which is either a mashup of “laser” and “radar” or an acronym for “light detection and ranging” (depending on whom you ask), is the method of shooting a laser at an object and measuring the time it takes for that reflection to return to a receiver. With it, we can measure distances, determine the speed of moving cars, and map terrain. Here, we look at how LIDAR works and how it can be applied to robots to give them a means to detect objects. Products shown: LIDAR-Lite v3: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14032 Scanse Sweep: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14117 yt:video:AApD2Mygkd4 AApD2Mygkd4 UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-13T21:47:39+00:00 2017-07-19T14:58:40+00:00 Product Showcase: Raspberry Pi Zero W Basic Kit Raspberry Pi Zero W: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14277 SparkFun Raspberry Pi Zero W Basic Kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14298 The Raspberry Pi Zero W adds WiFi and Bluetooth to the extremely popular Raspberry Pi Zero, which is a low-power and inexpensive version of the Raspberry Pi. It has a 1 GHz 32-bit processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a mini HDMI port for connecting a monitor. Bring your own keyboard and mouse to get this tiny single board computer running! yt:video:yQGaqXsbpu8 yQGaqXsbpu8 UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-06T21:24:30+00:00 2017-07-20T21:49:15+00:00 Product Showcase: ESP32 Environment Sensor Shield The ESP32 is a tiny embedded platform that combines WiFi and Bluetooth on one chip. To expand your SparkFun ESP32 Thing abilities, we’ve created the ESP32 Thing Environment Sensor Shield, which combines a BME280 pressure, humidity, temperature sensor with a CCS811 air quality sensor and an APDS-9301 light sensor. The board also has two RJ11 jacks to connect your wind speed and direction sensor and rainfall sensor. With all this, you’ll be well on your way to creating your own IoT weather station. SparkFun ESP32 Thing: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13907 SparkFun ESP32 Thing Environment Sensor Shield: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14153 yt:video:wLZSj0CgbOA wLZSj0CgbOA UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-07-06T13:30:02+00:00 2017-07-23T00:21:22+00:00 Enginursday: Welding with 60 USB Chargers It’s time for another experiment with too many USB power supplies. Now with 30 volts and 20 amps. Is it possible to create a DC welder from a pile of discarded switch mode adapters? See the results close up, without singing your arm hairs. Digital Multimeter TOL-12966 Xcelite Screwdriver Set TOL-14234 60 USB power supplies https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2425 yt:video:b2o_qzmr8II b2o_qzmr8II UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-30T15:05:33+00:00 2017-07-11T23:19:26+00:00 Product Showcase: Sewable LED Ribbon The Sewable LED Ribbon is just that - a strip of LEDs inside a ribbon that can be sewn on to cloth. The ribbons are also flexible, foldable, lightweight, and can even make knots. Unlike traditional LED strips, the LEDs inside the ribbon have 360 degrees of luminosity so you can see them from all angles. SparkFun offers the Sewable LED Ribbon in four colors - red, green, blue, and white. Each ribbon has either 25 LEDs 4cm apart or 50 LEDs 2cm apart. yt:video:orEXTKqPV3s orEXTKqPV3s UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-29T21:30:01+00:00 2017-07-20T20:52:08+00:00 Product Showcase: JustBoom Pi Hats JustBoom has created a series of high-end HATs for the Raspberry Pi perfect for any audiophile. Each of these audio HATs can be simply stacked onto your Raspberry Pi A+, B+, 2B or the new 3B, and it will be ready to use immediately. With no soldering required and all the mounting hardware already provided, these HATs are suitable for both beginners and seasoned professionals alike. JustBoom Digi HAT: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14317 JustBoom Amp HAT: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14318 JustBoom DAC HAT: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14319 Global Power Supply - 15V 4.34A: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14338 Raspberry Pi 3: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13825 yt:video:8HpMrYrW5PM 8HpMrYrW5PM UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-22T21:35:47+00:00 2017-07-11T23:22:07+00:00 Product Showcase: Beginner Electronics Kits Confused as where to start in the world of electronics? Do you have a budding engineer craving a new toy to play with that will expand their creativity? Great! We are happy to bring you three new electronics kits made for the beginner. Never fear, though, if you just want to play around these kits are meant for almost all ages! 130-in-1 Electronics Playground: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14314 Snap Circuits Jr. - 100 Experiments: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14315 Snap Circuits - 300 Experiments: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14316 yt:video:gHff94r0GHw gHff94r0GHw UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-21T19:28:20+00:00 2017-07-22T16:38:27+00:00 Enginursday: Electronics in Concrete This week's Enginursday, Mary shares her experiments with casting circuits in concrete. Blog Post: https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2417 yt:video:APcshxydBYI APcshxydBYI UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-20T15:10:17+00:00 2017-07-21T18:26:53+00:00 Product Showcase: micro:bit and SparkFun bits The micro:bit (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14208) is a tiny embedded platform designed to get students coding and tinkering with hardware. SparkFun has created a number of boards and kits to help you take your micro:bit projects to the next level: micro:bit: micro:bit Breakout Board: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13988 micro:bit Breakout Board (with Headers): https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13989 SparkFun bits: weather:bit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14214 gamer:bit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14215 moto:bit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14213 Kits: SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14300 micro:climate kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14217 micro:arcade kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14218 micro:bit kit: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14216 yt:video:3Si8EKDAF3s 3Si8EKDAF3s UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g SparkFun Electronics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPLvnWhN1Qo51IDDZsmq1g 2017-06-15T22:38:18+00:00 2017-07-23T14:20:40+00:00 Product Showcase: tinyTILE The tinyTILE, an Intel® Curie™-based board, is a miniaturized adaptation Arduino/Genuino 101® board perfect for wearable and IoT applications. The tinyTILE has been equipped with many of the same features as the 101 line with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) capabilities and an onboard 6-axis accelerometer/gyroscope, allowing you to be able to create plenty of imaginative projects. The tinyTILE board can be programmed using either the Arduino IDE or Intel’s own software, the Intel® Curie Open Developer Kit (CODK). https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14281