Arduino Starter Kit?

Hi, guys. I'm new here. I want to learn something about electronics and Arduino seems to be a nice subject for me. Now I have to purchase the whole kit and wonder which model I should have. It seems that for a starter like me, it's better to use the starter kit. but if i can used the more developed model, like Mega 2560, then I don't have to buy one more in the future when I'm more familiar with it.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

Manny

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mcb1 over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member +2

Manny, I have some 23 Arduino's in various formats, and none of them are a Mega. In most cases you only use a few inputs and outputs, so the rest are idle. The basic Arduino has numerous shields that will…
billabott over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member +1

Don't forget about adafruit.com. They are very deserving of our support.
mcb1 over 12 years ago in reply to billabott +1

Manny You don't need to purchase a pre-made kit. I ran an introduction course for 8-10yr olds, and I purchased the controller from a local supplier, and the other parts from other sources. The kits were…

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ntewinkel over 12 years ago

I quite like this kit: https://www.adafruit.com/products/170, which has all the parts for this tutorial: http://www.oomlout.com/a/products/ardx/

A kit is an easy purchase, but as Mark said you can generally get all the parts for less if you source them yourself.

Cheers,
-Nico
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mcb1 over 12 years ago in reply to ntewinkel

Since we've gone widely shy of recommending E14's products (its their forum after all)
I can recommend this
http://yourduino.com/sunshop2/index.php?l=product_detail&p=244

or if you are in the USA and want it in a case for another $6.
http://yourduino.com/sunshop2/index.php?l=product_detail&p=360

Terry is very supportive of the Arduino community and also tests things and provides tutorials.
He was excellent with my school project and discounted the parts.

Apologies E14.

Mark
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ntewinkel over 12 years ago in reply to mcb1

Good point, Mark. I'll try to redeem myself a little...

Newark/e14 sells the Adafruit kit I pointed out, among many other Adafruit items, here:
http://canada.newark.com/adafruit-industries/prl/results&isNotify=true

Just search for "ardx" for the kit, or "Adafruit" for the list.

Cheers,
-Nico
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ntewinkel over 12 years ago in reply to mcb1

Good point, Mark. I'll try to redeem myself a little...

Newark/e14 sells the Adafruit kit I pointed out, among many other Adafruit items, here:
http://canada.newark.com/adafruit-industries/prl/results&isNotify=true

Just search for "ardx" for the kit, or "Adafruit" for the list.

Cheers,
-Nico
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