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I2S Audio Breakout Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The I2S Audio Breakout board uses the MAX98357A digital to analog converter (DAC), which converts I2S (not be confused with I2C) audio to an analog signal to drive speakers.

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Introduction to MQTT

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, you'll learn everything you need to know about the MQTT messaging protocol, why you would want to use it, and how it's implemented.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Storage

By Maker.io Staff

Cloud Storage can be more than making sure email stays available. It can improve up time and system reliability with minimum overhead.

PROJECT
304

Live Spotify Album Art Display

By SparkFun Electronics

In the past couple weeks I've been experimenting with LuMini Rings and RGB Matrix Panels. Some interesting examples to make them really pop.

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LuMini Ring Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The LuMini rings (3 inch, 2 inch, 1 inch) are a great way to add a ring of light to just about anything.

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Qwiic UV Sensor (VEML6075) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The VEML6075 is SparkFun’s latest UV sensing solution.

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998

Send and Receive Messages to your IoT Devices using MQTT

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the MQTT messaging protocol, why you would want to use it, and how it’s implemented.

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486

MicroPython Programming Tutorial: Getting Started with the ESP32 Thing

By SparkFun Electronics

In this guide, we will walk through the process of setting up MicroPython on the ESP32 Thing and writing some example programs.

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297

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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348

IoT Weight Logging Scale

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial shows how to hack a bathroom scale to post weight data to a custom website that you create!

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WiFi Controlled Robot

By SparkFun Electronics

This tutorial will show you how to build an Internet controlled robot with a live video stream to a custom site hosted by the ESP32 Thing.

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IoT Power Relay

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to host a webpage on the ESP32 Thing that will allow you to set times for a power relay to be turned on or off.