Arduino starter kit at bargain price

[Phil]

That's a pretty sweet deal for all those parts. Their ten buck Arduino clones work fine.

Phil M1GWZ


On 2 Mar 2015, at 20:55, Karl W4KRL wrote:

> 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
> 
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> 
> 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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