SmrazaSmraza Ultimate UNO Project Starter Kit with Stepper Motor, Servo Motor, UNO R3 Board and Ultrasonic Sensor for Arduino UNO R3 Mega2560 NANO(26 Projects)

Well thought out kit of components for the beginner or expert to get up to speed quickly. I had been out of device work for many years and have zero patience setting things up. I was up and running with this kit in minutes and building out my first projects right away. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Excellent Arduino starter kit, Id even think this comes with stuff for more advanced users than anybody walking his first steps on this arduino world.It includes everything as stated on the description: Arduino Mega, cables, breadboard, power supply and a lot of sensors, Leds, resistors, capacitors, all the required hardware.Besides the included information is enough and clear for me. In my personal opinion this is perhaps the best or at least one of the best Arduino Mega Kit available on Amazon and the price is great too.

I purchased this kit to use for a class I plan to teach on the Raspberry Pi. It is a great starter kit to learn the Pi or the Arduino. I plan to supply a kit to each student in the class. I have tested most of the parts and all the ones I tried worked fine. The kit comes with example code (in C) for both the Ardunio and the Pi on a CD. It can also be downloaded from a link I received in an email from the company. Most people program the Raspberry Pi in Python since it is an easier language to learn than C. So I am slowly writing python code to use all the parts in the class I plan to teach. I have some code from the last time I taught the class and writing or finding code on the web for the rest of the parts. Even if you don't know C, it is easy to find example code in Python for Pi for each of the items in the kit. One minor suggestion for the company. The kit would be even more useful for the Pi if the examples were in Python. C is the correct language for the Arduino.

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).

This kit comes at a great price point for what you get. It is jam-packed full of things to get you stated and comes with a disc (or online PDF) full of projects. The product was neatly packages and there were no missing/damages items. All parts are working as they should be. And if anything wasn't working; there is help on the included support/service card and ways of contacting the company. Overall I am very happy with this product and I would happily recommend this to anyone first starting on arduino.