Hi there, I'm trying to jump into the micro-controller world after being shunned by it in my Mechanical Engineering program. So basically all I have is a little C programming background, enough for me to do Matlab functions, otherwise, electronics are new to me. I can't decide on either you Arduino starter kit or Experimentation kit.
I'd love to get your opinions so I could start making some cool stuff to control the things I want to make. Thanks for any help.
Which kit should I start out with.
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Re: Which kit should I start out with.
either would be just fine. a budget pack is the cheapest way to get started. the ardx has more stuff
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Re: Which kit should I start out with.
i think i'll start out with the start kit and see where that takes me.
thanks a bunch, take care
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Re: Which kit should I start out with.
The budget pack, or the starter pack are the best to start off.. I got the starter kit a few weeks back, and I've been tinkering with it since. I assembled the ProtoShield with hard-soldered wires to the LED's and the single push button. (3 short wires, red for red LED, Green for Green LED, and White for the button.). I just put together my 1st semi-advanced project.. a simple collision detector, using the Parallax PING)), and just parts from the starter kit, so I recommend the whole starter kit, which gives room on the ProtoShield to start going ahead.
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Re: Which kit should I start out with.
It would be helpful if it the differences between the Arduino Starter kit and the experimenter's kit were more detailed.
From what I can tell, the experimenters kit has more components. However the starter kit has better power supply options - it includes an A/C adapter as well as the 9 V battery case with switch & plug.
(The experimenters kit also includes the printed manual and layout sheets, but that's not really a factor for me)
Oh, and the experimenters kit has some compenents that appear to be difficult to keep in stock
Thanks.
From what I can tell, the experimenters kit has more components. However the starter kit has better power supply options - it includes an A/C adapter as well as the 9 V battery case with switch & plug.
(The experimenters kit also includes the printed manual and layout sheets, but that's not really a factor for me)
Oh, and the experimenters kit has some compenents that appear to be difficult to keep in stock
Thanks.
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.