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The Ultimate Project Kit?

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dougw 2 days ago

The question is what constitutes an ideal project kit?

Of course it is going to be impossible to come up with a universal set of building blocks that covers every application, but given a fairly generic set of basic building blocks, what would be the most common solution that you would propose - to fit more applications than other solutions?

Assume a generic project would include a microcontroller, a sensor, an actuator, a user interface, and a power supply.

What else? Would you include signal conditioning circuits or amplifiers? Would you include audio components? Would you include LEDs?

To get the ball rolling, I would suggest 2 scenarios - a high end kit and a lower end kit.

For the high end kit I would go with an Arduino Giga with its touch LCD, a ToF Laser Ranging Sensor, a servo motor, and a USB C power module. The Giga could use a small powered speaker as a nice option.

For the lower kit I would go with an Arduino Nano R4 and a 1" OLED display instead of the Giga but keep the ToF sensor, servo and USB C power.

I expect others will prefer a Raspberry Pi to a Giga, but we will find out in the comments.

Leave a comment to elaborate on your thinking.

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    michaelkellett 1 day ago in reply to dang74 +6
    This little display board is about as near as I get to a universal board. It is powered by a GigaDevices ARM processor and has serial ports for control. I've used it in a few projects, and it's going…
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    beacon_dave 2 days ago +2
    Can you elaborate upon what the ultimate project kit is being aimed at ? I think one of the primary factors will be if it needs to be networked or not. Another will be on power consumption.
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    manojroy123 2 days ago

    for me if it's very basic. I would use all the periferrals in microcontroller except for UART and any advance level communication. The kit should be practicle to be used in various different types of project with compatable prefboard available in the kit. In case more prefboard is needed I should be able to buy compatable prefboard from market. independent sensor kit should also be available with the kit. proper connections cable etc is also one of the requirement. various Enclosure for the kit should also be available in the market. The list goes on and on.

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    manojroy123 2 days ago

    for me if it's very basic. I would use all the periferrals in microcontroller except for UART and any advance level communication. The kit should be practicle to be used in various different types of project with compatable prefboard available in the kit. In case more prefboard is needed I should be able to buy compatable prefboard from market. independent sensor kit should also be available with the kit. proper connections cable etc is also one of the requirement. various Enclosure for the kit should also be available in the market. The list goes on and on.

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    dougw 2 days ago in reply to manojroy123

    That's a good point about some kind of breadboard being useful in a kit. Some generic materials might also be useful such as hook-up wire or solder. Maybe even some tools.

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  • robogary
    robogary 1 day ago in reply to dougw

    And tbe Project14 solderless breadboards are handy too.

    The tooling category is a really good one to add, I never have enough basic tools - break them, bend them, lose them in the black hole on the floor, 30-20 awg wire, silicone wires, ferrules, various connectors, strippers, crimpers, clippers 

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  • balajivan1995
    balajivan1995 1 day ago in reply to robogary

    I use breadboard and solderless jumper cables as well. The cables come in different sizes so breadboard will look neater when connecting components that are nearer to each other.
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