We’re celebrating two decades of invention, innovation, and electronics here at SparkFun this year! We’ve released thousands of products throughout our history, and we thought it’d be a fun look back to show you what the top products were each year.
We’ve linked related or similar products below the retired ones in case you’re inspired by trends of years past to start something new. We’ve loved growing and developing with you all these years, and these are the highlights of what we’ve accomplished together.
2005
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Temperature Sensor – TMP36
SEN-10988
This is the same temperature sensor that is included in our [SparkFun Inventor’s Kit](http://www.sparkfun.com/products/12060)…
18
2006
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RoundyPi
LCD-19896
RoundyPi is a compact 1.28” Round LCD Display Based on RP2040 Microcontroller 240×240 Resolution Display with GC9A01 Drive…
2007
2.4GHz Duck Antenna RP-SMA
WRL-00145
2.4GHz Duck Antenna 2.2dBi with Reverse Polarized – SMA RF connector. Perfect for prototyping with our RF ICs. 50 ohm impedan…
2
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2008
MP3 Codec IC – VS1033D-L
COM-08127
The latest and greatest MP3 decoding from VLSI. The VS1033 is a single-chip MP3/AAC/WMA/MIDI audio decoder and ADPCM encoder.…
Retired
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MP3 Codec – VS1063
COM-11025
VS1063 is an easy-to-use, versatile encoder, decoder and codec for a multitude of audio formats. They can be hard to get hold…
2009
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2010
PIR Motion Sensor
SEN-08630
This is a simple to use motion sensor. Power it up and wait 1-2 seconds for the sensor to get a snapshot of the still room. I…
1
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SparkFun OpenPIR
SEN-13968
The SparkFun OpenPIR is a highly customizable Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor based around the NCS36000 PIR controller. Passive…
6
2011
SparkFun WiFly Shield
WRL-09954
This new version breaks out the PI09, FORCE WAKE, and the hardware reset lines. It also has a different crystal and uses the …
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2012
IOIO for Android
DEV-10748
**Replacement:**[DEV-11343](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11343). IOIO-OTG is here! Now you can use the IOIO with your An…
Retired
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SparkFun OpenLog Artemis
DEV-16832
The SparkFun OpenLog Artemis is an open source data logger that comes pre-programmed to automatically log IMU, GPS, serial da…
8
IOIO-OTG – v2.2
DEV-13613
The IOIO-OTG is a PIC development board specially designed to add advanced hardware I/O capabilities to your Android or PC ap…
5
2013
XBee Explorer USB
WRL-08687
**The new version of this board can be found [here!](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11812)** This is a simple to use, USB …
Retired
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SparkFun XBee Shield
WRL-12847
XBee radios are an awesome way to add wireless capability to your Arduino project and now it’s even easier with the SparkFun …
26
2014
Taz 4 3D Printer
TOL-12944
The TAZ 4 3D printer from LulzBot represents the latest evolution in high performance desktop 3D printing technology. This 3D…
3
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2015
FLiR Dev Kit
KIT-13233
The FLiR Dev Kit includes a breakout as well as a Lepton® longwave infrared (LWIR) imager. With this kit you will be able to…
27
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2016
Hobby Motor – Gear
ROB-11696
This is our new Hobby Motor now with a 6mm, 10 tooth, gear to make your basic projects a little simpler to manage. It works w…
4
HackRF One
WRL-13001
This is the HackRF One, a Software Defined Radio (SDR) peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from …
38
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SparkFun Servo Trigger
WIG-13118
The SparkFun Servo Trigger is a small robotics board that simplifies the control of hobby RC servo motors. When an external s…
24
2017
LIDAR-Lite v3
SEN-14032
This is the LIDAR-Lite v3, a compact optical distance measurement sensor. When space and weight requirements are tight, the L…
28
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2018
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SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic
DEV-15123
The SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic is an Arduino-compatible development board with a built in Qwiic connector, eliminating the need …
14
SparkFun RedBoard Artemis
DEV-15444
The RedBoard Artemis takes the incredibly powerful Artemis module from SparkFun and wraps it up in an easy to use and familia…
10
LilyTwinkle
DEV-11364
The LilyTwinkle is a tiny little LilyPad board designed to add some twinkle to your project. Even though it’s as small as som…
9
2019
SparkFun OpenLog
DEV-13712
The SparkFun OpenLog can store, or “log”, huge amounts of serial data and act as a black box of sorts.
22
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SparkFun OpenLog Artemis
DEV-16832
The SparkFun OpenLog Artemis is an open source data logger that comes pre-programmed to automatically log IMU, GPS, serial da…
8
SparkFun RFID USB Reader
SEN-09963
The SparkFun RFID USB Reader is a simple to use, USB to serial base unit for the ID-3LA, ID-12LA, and ID-20LA readers. Simply…
7
2020
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2021
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2022
Solenoid – 5V (Small)
ROB-11015
Solenoids are a great way to induce linear motion for pushing, pulling or controlling switches and levers. This smaller solen…
22
SparkFun RTK Facet
GPS-19984
The SparkFun RTK Facet is a fully enclosed GNSS receiver for centimeter-level positioning. Perfect for high precision geoloca…
5
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Solenoid – 36v
ROB-10391
Solenoids are a great way to induce linear motion for pushing, pulling or controlling switches and levers. According to the d…
4
The All Stars
These products never went out of style, they were favorites year after year.
Weather Meter Kit
SEN-15901
Whether you are measuring wind speed, direction or rain, this is the Weather Meter for you.
9
Arduino Uno – R3
DEV-11021
This is the new Arduino Uno R3. In addition to all the features of the previous board, the Uno now uses an ATmega16U2 instead…
138
Teensy 4.1
DEV-16771
The Teensy 4.1 features an ARM Cortex-M7 processor at 600MHz, four times larger flash memory than the 4.0, and optional locat…
7
What projects did you make with the products on this list? We want to know! Shoot us a tweet @sparkfunor let us know on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn. Thanks for supporting us all these years and making all these instruments possible!