Arduino Starter Kit with Projects Book K000007

Quickly and easily get started with learning electronics using the Arduino Starter Kit. Perfect for STEM enthusiasts at home, professionals in STEAM industries, and educational institutions, this kit requires no prior experience, making it accessible for beginners. The kit introduces both coding and electronics through engaging, hands-on projects, teaching students about current, voltage, digital logic, programming fundamentals, sensors, actuators, and how to understand both digital and analog signals. This comprehensive learning tool encourages critical thinking, collaborative learning, and problem-solving skills.

Projects Included:

1. Get to Know Your Tools: An introduction to the basics.
2. Spaceship Interface: Design the control panel for your starship.
3. Love-O-Meter: Measure how hot-blooded you are.
4. Color Mixing Lamp: Produce any color with a lamp that uses light as an input.
5. Mood Cue: Clue people in to how you’re doing.
6. Light Theremin: Create a musical instrument you play by waving your hands.
7. Keyboard Instrument: Play music and make some noise with this keyboard.
8. Digital Hourglass: A light-up hourglass that can stop you from working too much.
9. Motorized Pinwheel: A colored wheel that will make your head spin.
10. Zoetrope: Create a mechanical animation you can play forward or reverse.
11. Crystal Ball: A mystical tool to answer all your tough questions.
12. Knock Lock: Tap out the secret code to open the door.
13. Touchy-Feel Lamp: A lamp that responds to your touch.
14. Tweak the Arduino Logo: Control your personal computer from your Arduino.
15. Hacking Buttons: Create a master control for all your devices.

Once you’ve mastered these projects, you’ll have a wide array of software and circuits to create your own inventions, bringing joy and innovation to others. The Arduino code for all these projects can be found in the Arduino IDE under File / Examples / 10.StarterKit. Additionally, video tutorials are available for a project-by-project walkthrough.

Technical Specifications: The Starter Kit includes:

• 1 Projects Book (170 pages)
• 1 Arduino Uno
• 1 USB cable
• 1 Breadboard (400 points)
• 70 Solid core jumper wires
• 1 Easy-to-assemble wooden base
• 1 9V battery snap
• 1 Black stranded jumper wire
• 1 Red stranded jumper wire
• 6 Phototransistors
• 3 Potentiometers (10 kOhms)
• 10 Pushbuttons
• 1 Temperature sensor (TMP36)
• 1 Tilt sensor
• 1 Alphanumeric LCD (16×2 characters)
• 1 Bright white LED
• 1 RGB LED
• 8 Red LEDs
• 8 Green LEDs
• 8 Yellow LEDs
• 3 Blue LEDs
• 1 Small DC motor (6/9V)
• 1 Small servo motor
• 1 Piezo capsule (PKM22EPP-40)
• 1 H-bridge motor driver (L293D)
• 1 Optocoupler (4N35)
• 2 MOSFET transistors (IRF520)
• 3 Capacitors (100uF)
• 5 Diodes (1N4007)
• 3 Transparent gels (red, green, blue)
• 1 Male pin strip (40×1)
• 20 Resistors (220 Ohms)
• 5 Resistors (560 Ohms)
• 5 Resistors (1 kOhm)
• 5 Resistors (4.7 kOhms)
• 20 Resistors (10 kOhms)
• 5 Resistors (1 MOhm)
• 5 Resistors (10 MOhms)