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Portable Solar Charging Tracker
Solar battery charging assistant
This is actually not any sort of product or public project (!) - its something I designed to help me evaluate solar panels and how they act when charging batteries. Normally this requires a lot of multimeters and its a bit of a pain to do if you have to constantly change out panels. So I decided I would build a specialized tool that would assist me.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design
Secret Adafruit ninja design tricks revealed!
A kit enclosure should be more than just a box. This can be a challenge with laser cutting. Here are some tricks and tips for imparting some elegance while also keeping costs manageable.
Maker Business & Manufacturing Software - Our Tips & Tricks
The software & services we use for business and manufacturing
Adafruit is a high-tech company, run by fairly young people. All of us working here have spent our lives with computers, technology and the Internet. So it's not surprising that software and software-as-services (SaaS) are an essential part of running Adafruit. We're constantly on the lookout for useful new tools that can help Adafruit run efficiently, and cleanly.
All About Laser Cutters
Free information and resources for laser cutter owners
Everything you wanted to know about this ultra-powerful prototyping and production tool
Adafruit Guide To Excellent Soldering
Solder at peak performance!
A lovely illustrated guide to soldering and identifying & solving common soldering problems
Calipers
Precision measurements in your hand!
This tutorial is for the Mitutoyo digital calipers we carry in the Adafruit shop. They're the best calipers one can get and we're pleased to offer them. We've put together a basic usage guide here to help people get started.
Multimeters
Understanding the functions of a multimeter
The most important debugging tool in any E.E.'s toolbox is a trusty multimeter. A multimeter can measure continuity, resistance, voltage and sometimes even current, capacitance, temperature, etc. It's a swiss army knife for geeks! This guide will teach you how measure continuity, resistance, and voltage with a multimeter.
FLORA TV-B-Gone
A tiny television neutralizer
The most wearable TV-B-Gone yet! Use freehand wiring with solder to whip up this pin capable of shutting off most television sets. Craft your own fabric ornament to match any outfit.
USB NeXT Keyboard with an Arduino Micro
Get out your 10 lb keyboards!
Ladyada and pt had an old NeXT keyboard with a strong desire to get it running on a modern computer. These keyboards are durable, super clicky, and very satisfying to use! We spent a few days and with a little research we got it working perfectly using an Arduino Micro as the go between. Now this lovely black deck works like any other USB keyboard. Sure it weighs more than our Macbook, but its worth it!
TIMESQUARE Watch Kit
Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch.
Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. Build your own fashionable time piece, with multiple watch 'faces' and a bright 8x8 matrix display
Tiny Arduino Music Visualizer
Maximum blinkenlights, minimum effort!
This easy project combines an Arduino with our microphone amplifier and bicolor LED matrix to create a music visualizer that responds to ambient sound.
Wave Shield Voice Changer
Speak like everyone's favorite baritone Sith lord or sing along with the Lollipop Guild!
Like a fine wine, open source projects improve with age. We've taught this classic shield a new trick: a realtime voice changer!
Light Painting with Raspberry Pi
Awesome photographic effects!
Light painting — a technique mixing photography with electronics — becomes astoundingly simple when Raspberry Pi is involved.

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In 2012, after years of coding tutorials by hand, Limor put together a small team to build a custom tutorial management system from the ground up. The Adafruit Learning System allows us to make a wide range of awesome tutorials fast and efficiently. We hope these tutorials will help you learn something new, and inspire you to make something great!

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