If you’ve recently picked up your first Raspberry Pi it sure doesn’t look like any computer you’re accustomed to, so let’s talk through the basics to get your Raspberry Pi up and running as a full desktop.

The SparkFun Qwiic LED Stick - APA102C simplifies adding addressable LED control to any I2C project using the SparkFun Qwiic System.

The SparkFun Photodetector - MAX30101 (Qwiic) is the successor to the MAX30105 particle sensor, a highly sensitive optical sensor. This tutorial will get you up and running to retrieve the raw data from the MAX30101 sensor.

The Qwiic SHIM works great when you do not need a full Qwiic pHAT or if you want to add a Qwiic connector but do not have room for another HAT.