Arduino starter kit at bargain price

[Patrick Sullivan]

I got this kit and have been playing with it. It has zero documentation but
a lot of great parts. I downloaded an IR library and a "Morse EnDecoder"
library and configured it to buzz out my callsign when I press a button on
the remote. Would be trivial to have it key a radio. There is a very...
comprehensive keyer sketch out there, I am looking for some lightweight
code to add iambic keying to the sketch.  I may write one. Thanks for
posting this deal!
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   1. Arduino starter kit at bargain price (Karl W4KRL)


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From: Karl W4KRL <W4KRL at arrl.net>
To: AMRAD Tacos <tacos at amrad.org>
Cc:
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:55:41 -0500
Subject: Arduino starter kit at bargain price
Micro Center has an Arduino Basic Starter Kit on sale for $20. This has
everything you need to get started with the Arduino and make some neat
projects.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/435328/Arduino_Compatible_Basic_Starter_Kit

SKU: 342014 Mfr Part #: 337246 UPC: 618996979738

Northern Virginia/Fairfax
3089 Nutley Street
Pan Am Plaza
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 204-8400
Mon - Sat 10 to 9, Sun 11 to 6

The parts alone are worth more than $20:
Arduino UNO R3 board
IR Remote Control
IR Receiver
74HC595 8-bit shift register
A bunch of LEDs in various colors
2 7-segment displays
8x8 LED array
3 photoresistors
Flame sensor
LM35 temp sensor
2 ball tilt sensors
resistors and pot
buzzers
push buttons
breadboard
USB cable
Dupont jumpers
battery pack

The documentation link on the Micro Center website is not very useful. This
kit is actually a re-brand of the Sainsmart kit that sells for $40:
http://www.sainsmart.com/starter-kits/uno-r3-smartkits/sainsmart-uno-r3-starter-kit-with-16-basic-arduino-projects.html

The Sainsmart link has good documentation for download with code for
projects using all the parts in the kit with nothing else needed. There are
some other projects that require additional low cost components.

 *73 Karl W4KRL*


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