Friday, December 21, 2012

Arduino Starter Kit


This kit walks you through the basics of using the Arduino in a hands-on way. You'll learn through building several creative projects. The kit includes a selection of the most common and useful electronic components with a book of 15 projects. Starting the basics of electronics, to more complex projects, the kit will help you control the physical world with sensor and actuators.

The projects in the kit are:

01 GET TO KNOW YOUR TOOLS an introduction to the concepts you'll need to use this kit

02 SPACESHIP INTERFACE design to control panel for your startship
03 LOVE-O-METER measure how hot-blooded you are
04 COLOR MIXING LAMP produce any color with a lamp that uses light as an input
05 MOOD CUE clue people in to how you're doing
06 LIGHT THEREMIN create a musical instrument you play by waving your hands
07 KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT play music and make some noise with this keyboard
08 DIGITAL HOURGLASS a light-up hourglass that can stop you from working too much
09 MOTORIZED PINWHEEL a color wheel that will have your head spinning
10 ZOETROPE create a mechanical animation you can play forward or reverse
11 CRYSTAL BALL a mystical tour to answer all your tough question
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 this knowledge, you’ll have a palette of software and circuits that you can use to create something beautiful, and make someone smile with what you invent. 
Then build it, hack it and share it. Because Arduino is you!
What in the kit is listed below:

1Arduino Projects Book (170 pages)
1Arduino UNO board rev.3
1USB cable
1Breadboard
1Easy-to-assemble wooden base
19v battery snap
70Solid core jumper wires
2Stranded jumper wires
6Photoresistor [VT90N2 LDR]
3Potentiometer 10kilohm
10Pushbuttons
1Temperature sensor [TMP36]
1Tilt sensor
1alphanumeric LCD (16x2 characters)
1LED (bright white)
1LED (RGB)
8LEDs (red)
8LEDs (green)
8LEDs (yellow)
3LEDs (blue)
1Small DC motor 6/9V
1Small servo motor
1Piezo capsule [PKM17EPP-4001-B0]
1H-bridge motor driver [L293D]
2Optocouplers [4N35]
5Transistor [BC547]
2Mosfet transistors [IRF520]
5Capacitors 100nF
3Capacitors 100uF
5Capacitor 100pF
5Diodes [1N4007]
3Transparent gels (red, green, blue)
1Male pins strip (40x1)
20Resistors 220 ohm
5Resistors 560 ohm
5Resistors 1 kilohm
5Resistors 4.7 kilohm
10Resistors 10 kilohm
5Resistors 1 megohm
5Resistors 10 megohm