How to interface the RedBot with MatLab and SimuLink

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Visual programming languages are a unique way to introduce tyro programmers to thinking like a programmer. Here are some of the great tools we've discovered that enable visual programming for Arduino.

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Why the voltage rating on capacitors matters and why you should derate them.

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Radio-Frequency IDentification is a technology that allows machines to identify an object without touching it, or even without a clear line of sight. How does it work?

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SparkFun returns to the AIAA Small Satellite Conference with more people, more stuff, and export-controlled sombreros.

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Enginursday: The Spark Arts

Exploring the SpookFun catalog for some fun Halloween hacks!

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Enginursday: Keep Calm and Solder On!

Introducing our new soldering tutorial series.

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Today we have a post from SparkFun Engineer Chris Taylor on "Self Taught Electronics."

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Technological befuddlements it took me 10 years and a college degree to understand.

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A quick roundup of some of the more useful programs I have found being a tinkerer with a Macintosh Computer.

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Discussion of the OS tools we are using, and a GitHub update.

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Enginursday - Tutorial Refocus

Check out what we've been doing in the tutorials section of learn.sparkfun.com.

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Enginursday: RockON!

What did you do on your summer vacation? These students are launching experiments on government sounding rockets.

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Talking with Mario the Magician about the magic of embedded electronics!

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With some LEDs, some acrylic, and a little know-how, you can create your very own LED light box.

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We got our hands on something cool - let's destroy it!

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Open-sourcing Laser Technology and the SparkFun visit the Optics Lab at the School of Mines

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Tips and tricks to turn your drab PCB design into a snazzy work of art!

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In which Pete and Dia travel to Olin College to perform gruesome dissections and help bring to life an army of cyborg critters.

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