This review is for the Ultimate Starter Kit #3 which includes everything. We are not new to the world of Arduino nor to electronics so for us identifying the parts in the kit was easy. This kit was for our daughter who already shows great interest in robotics and this Arduino kit was purchased since it would greatly enhance her skills in electronics and programming. The parts in the kit are of decent quality and overall of exceptional value considering the fact that if you were to buy the parts in this kit individually it would cost a lot more.
Having said, Please be aware that this starter kit does not come with any printed material whatsoever to get started but instead you need to download the product manuals, datasheets, and lessons by visiting a 'drop-box' link provided on the box. The link does provide enough details to get started but ideally I strongly recommend these additional books to get the basics right for your child and also to spark additional interest since having good documentation is everything.
1. Arduino Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition
2. Programming Arduino: Getting Started With Sketches
3. Adventures in Arduino
Overall this kit has exceptional value for money. The only CONs with this kit is the lack of printed media. The seller does ship everything as described neatly packaged in a box and also gives you downloadable electronic documentation to some extent but not adequate enough to get started if you are new to world of Arduino.
The UNO R3 Board w/ USB works well and got recognized under IDE without any issues. Yellow/brown Color of the UNO R3 Board w/ USB was not a big issue for us since we used the included Arduino Protoshield w/ Mini Breadboard which is very nice and came very handy. We will continue building projects using this kit and update the review if needed.
An exceptional value starter Kit!- Recommended. Cheers!
Having said, Please be aware that this starter kit does not come with any printed material whatsoever to get started but instead you need to download the product manuals, datasheets, and lessons by visiting a 'drop-box' link provided on the box. The link does provide enough details to get started but ideally I strongly recommend these additional books to get the basics right for your child and also to spark additional interest since having good documentation is everything.
1. Arduino Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition
2. Programming Arduino: Getting Started With Sketches
3. Adventures in Arduino
Overall this kit has exceptional value for money. The only CONs with this kit is the lack of printed media. The seller does ship everything as described neatly packaged in a box and also gives you downloadable electronic documentation to some extent but not adequate enough to get started if you are new to world of Arduino.
The UNO R3 Board w/ USB works well and got recognized under IDE without any issues. Yellow/brown Color of the UNO R3 Board w/ USB was not a big issue for us since we used the included Arduino Protoshield w/ Mini Breadboard which is very nice and came very handy. We will continue building projects using this kit and update the review if needed.
An exceptional value starter Kit!- Recommended. Cheers!
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