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RP2040 Thing Plus Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

Introducing the SparkFun Thing Plus - RP2040, featuring the RP2040 microcontroller (MCU) on a Feather (Thing Plus) form-factor.

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30

Qwiic Carrier Board Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The MicroMod Qwiic Carrier Board can be used to rapidly prototype with other Qwiic devices; it is available in either a single or double mounting configuration.

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76

SparkFun Thing Plus Matter - MGM240P Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun Thing Plus Matter - MGM240P is the first easily accessible board of its kind that combines Matter® and SparkFun's Qwiic ecosystem for agile development and prototyping of Matter-based IoT devices.

PROJECT
391

LiPo Fuel Gauge (MAX1704X) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun LiPo Fuel Gauge - MAX17043 connects your LiPo battery to your project and uses a sophisticated algorithm to detect the relative state of charge and direct A/D measurement of battery voltage.

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272

Single Cell LiPo Battery Care

By SparkFun Electronics

Lithium-Ion Polymer (LiPo) batteries are a favorite of ours. Very light weight and some of the highest energy densities available.

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1,464

ESP32 Thing Plus (USB-C) Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun ESP32-WROOM Thing Plus (USB-C) enjoys all the features of our previous ESP32 Thing Plus (Micro-B) boards, but with a few improvements.

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109

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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130

RP2040 mikroBUS™ Development Board Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The RP2040 mikroBUS™ Development Board is our latest RP2040 microcontroller (MCU) ‎development board.

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43

SparkFun expLoRaBLE Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus – expLoRaBLE is a feather form-factor development board with the NM180100 system in package (SiP).

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1,548

What is a Battery Management System and Why Do You Need It

By Maker.io Staff

A typical BMS consists of three main tasks, which allow for safe and reliable operation of battery cells for several hundred charge cycles.

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280

ESP32 Thing Plus Hookup Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

The SparkFun ESP32 Thing Plus enjoys all the amenities of the ESP32 Thing, but with a few added sparkles.