{"id":304,"date":"2012-03-01T21:52:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T21:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redrobe.com\/mike\/?p=304"},"modified":"2012-03-01T21:52:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T21:52:05","slug":"arduino-starter-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrobe.com\/mike\/arduino-starter-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Arduino Starter Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, what is Arduino ?<\/p>\n<p>Arduino is an open-source platform for microprocessor projects, or as the Arduino website puts it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It\u2019s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basically its a little CPU that you can program in C, and easily attach servos and sensors to. The open-source nature means there&#8217;s a wealth of example code and libraries out there to modify for your own use.<\/p>\n<p>Available in the UK from <a href =\"http:\/\/oomlout.co.uk\/arduino-starter-kit-ardx-p-183.html\">oomlout<\/a> for around \u00a350<\/p>\n<p>So what do you get ?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-305\" title=\"ArduinoKit1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redrobe.com\/mike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ArduinoKit1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arduino Prototyping Bundle (Arduino Uno board (328), breadboard &amp; acrylic holder)<\/li>\n<li>75 Piece Jumper Wire Bundle<\/li>\n<li>Printed 29 page Experimenter&#8217;s Guide<\/li>\n<li>11+1 Breadboard Layout Sheets<\/li>\n<li>USB Cable<\/li>\n<li>Multi-compartment Plastic Storage Box<\/li>\n<li>9v Battery &#8211; Arduino Adapter<\/li>\n<li>Loads of components\n<ul>\n<li>5mm Red LEDs (x10)<\/li>\n<li>5mm Green LEDs (x10)<\/li>\n<li>10mm Red LED (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Toy Motor (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Mini Servo Motor (x1)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-306\" title=\"ARDX-01_MED\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redrobe.com\/mike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ARDX-01_MED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redrobe.com\/mike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ARDX-01_MED.jpg 330w, https:\/\/redrobe.com\/mike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ARDX-01_MED-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>8-Bit Shift Register (74HC595) (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Piezo Element (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Pushbuttons (x2)<\/li>\n<li>Potentiometer (10k) (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Photo Resistor (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Temperature Sensor (TMP36) (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Relay (5v DPDT) (x1)<\/li>\n<li>Transistors (2N222A) (x2)<\/li>\n<li>Resistors (560 Ohm x25, 2.2k Ohm x3, 10k Ohm x3)<\/li>\n<li>Diodes (1N4001) (x2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The manual goes through 11 projects, from a simple blinking LED to using shift registers and relays, as well as giving a brief overview of how to program for the board and some more complicated tasks after you\u2019ve built each of the individual projects (such as making the blinking LED fade instead).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307\" title=\"Arduino\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redrobe.com\/mike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Arduino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xa_-MtAFwZw\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xa_-MtAFwZw<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, what is Arduino ? 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