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41 Blogs
Complete Guide to Biometric Sensors
Learn all about biometric sensors, from what they are to the various kinds available, how they’re used in the real world, and what biometric sensors are available!
Complete Guide to Proximity Sensors
From infrared to ultrasonic and everything in-between. Read on to learn everything you need to know about proximity sensors and checkout our buying recommendations!
The 5 Development Tools You Need - November 2021
Here, Mouser's Technical Marketing Manager, EMEA, Mark Patrick, presents his 'Top 5 Pick' of recently-released dev kits.
Exploring the Future of Embedded Machine Learning
Machine learning has become an excellent tool to tackle many data-intensive and highly complex problems across virtually every market, but what does the future hold?
Seven Singularly Spooktacular Maker Tools to Spice up Your DIY Halloween
Are you looking for the perfect Halloween DIY project or trick or treating costume? Here are some products and ideas for the spookiest of days!
What is a System on Module?
Confused about what a system on module is? Learn all about SoMs, from what they are to how they're used in the real world!
Adafruit Huzzah32 Specs and More
ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers each have their value. The Adafruit Feather Huzzah8266 is a great ESP8266-based microcontroller while its ESP8266 architecture. Additionally, Adafruit offers its Huzzah32 ESP32 Feather board. Learn all about the Adafruit Huzah32 Feather, from what it is to what it can do!
What is RISC-V?
RISC-V is an open instruction set architecture that's gained a lot of popularity. Learn all about RISC-V, from what RISC-V is to how it's different from ARM, what RISC-V boards are available, and more!
Best STEM Kits
Check out the best STEM kits for education, from Raspberry Pi and Arduino kits to gaming handhelds and more!
Best Maker YouTube Channels to Follow
YouTube can be a great learning tool. But to use it properly, you'll want to follow the right channels. Here are the best must-follow maker and DIY channels to learn about everything from Raspberry Pi and Arduino to 3D printing and everything in between!
Electromaker Show Episode 41
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 41! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include Edge Impulse and TinyML on the Raspberry Pi, the Adafruit FunHouse WiFi home automation development board announced, the Piunora open-source carrier board for the Raspberry Pi seeks crowdfunding, and more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
SparkFun’s Modular Interface features Raspberry Pi RP2040 SoC
SparkFun's modular interface, the MicroMod RP2040, features Raspberry Pi Silicon RP2040 hardware. With its M.2 connector, the MicroMod RP2040 interfaces with various carrier boards for a variety of embedded device applications.
Maker Board Spotlight: Raspberry Pi Pico
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a brand new microcontroller from the Raspberry Pi Foundation featuring RP2040 Raspberry Silicon. It's capable of running C, C++, MicroPython, and CircuitPython. Learn all about the Raspberry Pi Pico, from what it is to what it can do!
RP2040 Board Comparison - Which RP2040 Board Should You Buy
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released its very own system-on-chip in the RP2040. While its Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller uses the RP2040, there are other MCUs based on Pi Silicon. Compare the Raspberry Pi Pico vs. Adafruit Feather RP2040 vs. Adafruit ItsyBitsy RP2040 vs. Pimoroni Tiny RP2040 vs. SparkFun Thing Plus vs. SparkFun Pro Micro vs. SparkFun MicroMod and find out which RP2040 board is best!
Electromaker Show Episode 20
Welcome to the Electromaker show, episode 20! This week, we take a look at Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi, the Arduino IoT Kit, and more!
Best Electromaker Projects July 2020 Edition
Check out the best Electromaker community projects, July 2020 edition!
What is a Resistor?
Learn all about resistors, from an easy explainer of what resistance is to the different types of resistors, what a resistor does, and more!
Maker Board Monday: Nvidia Jetson Nano
Learn all about the Nvidia Jetson Nano single-board computer, from specs to what it can do. The Nvidia Jetson Nano is an artificial intelligence-capable SBC.