Super Starter Kit Project Kit with Breadboard, Power Supply, Jumper Wires, Resistors, LED, LCD 1602, Sensors, Detailed Tutorial for Project, Compatible with Arduino UNO R3 Project

I've seen others in person and countless videos on YouTube build many different things from beginner to advanced with Arduino and I've always wanted to try my hand at it. Very versatile system, lots of support online from various sites. I purchased this starter kit (due to its price, contents, & saw seller was actively answering questions) to play around with the capabilities of it, teach my young kiddo some cool electronics/coding, and to eventually build myself a home weather station (My ultimate goal down the road, and with a few additional parts not included in this kit, is to build myself a solar powered wireless weather station for my backyard). My kiddo has already given me a list of 20+ other things to build though first! Definitely worth getting a starter kit!Pros: Exactly what it's supposed to be. Great price for an all you need to get started kit, most pieces come in anti-static type bags, includes plenty of well organized pre-coded examples with PDF instruction sheets on cd to get you started, lot of different components to play around with, everything feels pretty solid.Cons: USB cord could be a little longer. The nature of the Arduino system means it's not instantly ready, you have to do a few steps to get started but it's not really a con, just a learning curve / first time setup for beginners like myself!Note: The box this kit came in was cracked and one of the hinges broke...I had ordered some light bulbs for the house and they arrived perfectly unharmed in the same shipping package so it must have cracked BEFORE shipping from Amazon. BUT not a single item inside was broken and nothing appeared affected whatsoever. Who needs a case though, I'll have it out to play with!Since this is my first time into this world here's what I did to get started in case others aren't sure what to do right after you open the box:1. Verify all components there (has a card with pictures that list everything). My kit was complete.2. Have a desk, etc where you can be on a computer and have space to lay the kit out.3. You'll need your computer to be connected to the internet so you can download the free Arduino software that powers everything: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software - Under "Download the Arduino IDE" section look for the list on the right for links to install for either 'Windows installer', Mac, or Linux. (Alternately you can use their web based program on that page but remainder of my steps assume you downloaded the software). After selecting your computers operating system click "Just Download" on the optional Donate page. Once downloaded run the file (keep all settings it has and ok/yes to any Windows messages).You'll now have the Arduino program installed on your computer. The program lets you write your own code, copy and paste code from the internet or elsewhere, can check your code for some errors, and most importantly: uploads it to your UNO board from this kit so it can run/do something!4. Use the kits provided USB cable and plug one end into the kits provided UNO board & other into a USB slot on your computer (short cord so if you have a longer one that fits that's fine too). The UNO board's light should come on now.5. Find the Arduino program just installed and open it.6. Tell the software WHAT you are using, in this case the board that says UNO on it from this starter kit: go to Tools, Board:, make sure "Arduino/Genuino UNO" selected.7. Tell the software WHERE the UNO board is: go to Tools, Port:, make sure the item that has "(Arduino/Genuino UNO)" is selected.8. You are now ready to write your code...alternatively you can just open up pre-written codes from the kits provided cd (or download from sellers website). Example: put cd in computer, select "S26" folder (this kit), "Lessons", you have plenty to choose from each containing a PDF with instructions and the sample code (when you open the sample code be sure to repeat steps 6 & 7 above).9. With your/sample code ready click the check mark just above the code but just below the File button...this compiles it / checks for errors.10. When it's finished (bottom area of program window tells you), click the arrow next to the check to send the code to your UNO board. Have fun experimenting!Tips:-Cd contains a getting started PDF that list most of the steps above.-When you power your UNO board back up (via USB cable or provided 9v battery pack (battery NOT included)) it will start running the last program you gave it.-If your code will display results back to your computer (such as temperature/humidity sensor readings) you'll only see the results if you open the results viewer: Tools, Serial Monitor.-When you write your own code / copy from the web you may get errors saying you need certain libraries to run it. To install go to "Sketch", Include Library, Manage Libraries, use filter to find what you need and select it or go on the web and find and download if not there (being sure to place any downloaded ones in your Arduino programs library folder).

Kit is complete and well packaged with a latching case for the sensors & jumpers and other small bits.

I received a Grove Beginner Kit for Christmas and immediately wanted to expand my Arduino collection, especially with breadboarding capabilities. I looked at several kits, since I'm new to the Arduino ecosystem, and found this one to be a great overall value. I've worked through almost all of the tutorial (recommended) and used almost everything in the kit. The components seem to be quality. For convenience I've mounted the Smraza MCU, the Grove kit, the Smraza breadboard and several Smraza components. I've loved the new hobby and I'm in the process of designing, building and programming an alarm system for two outdoor workshops. I had one component dead on arrival. The Smraza team were responsive friendly and prompt with replacing the part for my use. I recommend the kit for people wanting to get into Arduino MCU projects and programming. I don't recommend it for people without some prior understanding of electronic circuitry and programming. It does take some research to go beyond the tutorials, but well worth it. I recommend the kit and Smraza. In my photo, the Smraza kit components are on the left. The Grove kit is on the right (a single PCB). I liked the Smraza kit so much, I've already added other components for other projects.

This is a great Arduino kit with many of the extended parts, such as a remote control and multi-line LCD display. The one thing it doesn't have is an AC power adapter, however.I gave this to a ten year old who worked on the first exercise himself. If you know someone who is technically inclined, the included tutorials on CD-ROM (or download them as PDF files) are enough explanation to get started.The blocker seems to be understanding resistor color codes. If a student can understand that, they should be able to complete all of the projects. Maybe not such a good idea for elementary school students, but eight grade and up should be able to grasp what's going on.

Love it! Got this for me and my 9 year old as a Christmas present, and we are teaching ourselves some robotics and coding thanks to the excellent parts and material in this kit. For a guy like me who has some basic electronics background, it allows me to jump right in and leverage the lesson material to start creating my own control systems. For a kid like my son, it starts him all the way back at simple DC circuits, how a breadboard works, and resistor color codes, teaching new elements with each lesson. I can tell this will keep us learning and building all year. Incidentally; I was hesitant to buy this kit because the UNO in the kit isn't made in Italy by the original arduino.cc group. I've since learned that since the UNO design is open source, that's not a big deal. Funny thing is... I bought an original arduino UNO as a backup in case this one was a dud, and wouldn't you know, this one worked great out of the box, but the "original" arduino was a dud!. That's another story, but fortunately that seller is taking care of it. Long story short, this is a great kit, and don't be scared of the fact that the UNO is not an "original."