First i bought this kit, tinkered for a while. the projects helped me get familiar with arduino, and the basics of programming. after a while it became less and less difficult to complete projects with the provided materials, so i had to come up with new projects to get that same enjoyment... well a few weeks later my workbench is covered in parts, my solder spool is running low, and im dreaming of project ideas.

Its good.

I had fun but had a hard time telling what plugged into what from the diagram. Even making it larger. Might be a good idea on the temperature on to make sure people know which way is correct. I had it backwards. I still have a blister from a week ago. At the bottom for troubleshooting it does tell you that if it gets hot, pull wires, etc. Too late for me. Still loved getting everything working.

Had to remove the old file to insert the new one. Then it was a question as to which port which turned out to be 7. These are a lot simpler and more reliable than the wire spring clip boards.

Spark fun provided an excellent kit for introductory Addition devices. Their website has lots of tutorials and links to other websites. Great experience!

I wanted to introduce my kids to programming and this is perfect and far more effective than anything. Having a physical manifestation of code (e.g. blinking LED, starting engine, pushing buttons) has enough critical mass to make my kids stay glued to it for hours trying all kinds of fun stuff. Worths every cent ! I'll get one for myself because it is fun for geek dads too :).

Make that best computer thing and here's why. It gives an introduction to reading code which is what ties everything in computers together. Even the differences with Arduino are interesting problems.

Susan and I build circuits together and she has a lot of fun. Good learning kit for electronics. The blend of hardware and software is great.

so far so good! I think these will be the start of many great inventions!

Contains enough components to start learning and playing with. It could maybe have been better with other common stuffs like transistors and condensators, but still worth it.

Spark Fun

All your stuff is GOOD. Your RedBoard is a Perfect place to start any ideas for the Arduino Uno. The Leds and your Jumper wires are so beautiful as to start creating new ideas with anyone. You and everyone else needs to really have beginner stuff about basic electronics and programming on the mini-Bread Boards. I live on my little mini-Bread Boards. I can write a bunch of stuff like that.

I got your Maker Shield kit for your RedBoard because when I got the Make starter Arduino kit, it came with one. I live on those to. The Maker Shield has an Led, Button and a 5k pot brought out onto a female header on the back of the shield. This is more than enough parts to do the first chapter in the “Getting Started with Arduino” book. Then it gets too advanced with no more basics.

I also saw one of the classic mistakes in hooking up Leds on your shield. Ground is connected to Resistors connected Cathode of the Leds. The Led Anode is connected to the jumper wire connection. ALL of the current goes through the Led NOT the resistors. I have seen this on many kits, articles and videos. And, most people do not like to be corrected. I like your stuff. I took out the resistors, cut the traces and installed 470 resistors to the board. I also connected the Led Cathodes to Ground. I also added a 220 resistor to the 10k and then to the port for the user button. Make did not have this either. I burned out my Uno with an Unprotected button. That cost me 3 weeks to get a new Arduino Uno 28 pin with the boot-loader installed in it. Not fun.

Steve a West Hollywood Geek

I did all the lessons in the tutorial--great intro to the RedBoard and its possibilities. I added a DTMF decoder shield for my project, looking forward to learning more and more. (and buying more and more!) --DS, retired dentist, obsessed tinkerer.

I bought a set of 12 of these for my school and using the student's computers and the lessons already on the website we have moving robots. The students have been really engaged and although they found it challenging they get really excited when their programs work

These kits are a gift for my nephew. I like how they are packaged and I'm sure he'll have a great time using them!

Most of the components worked perfectly and the experiment guide was informative, easy to follow, and really helpful in getting started with Arduino, circuits, etc. Having a variety of different parts was great for getting a better idea of some of the many things possible with an Arduino, too.

The one frustrating thing was that the leads on the resistors are too small in diameter for the included breadboard. I had to bend the wires in half to get them to connect properly. Considering the breadboard and resistors are sold as a package that was a bit irritating, hence 4 stars instead of 5.

One of the best projects kits I've ever owned. Thorough and it WORKS! I'm into experiment #3 and headed to #4. Cant wait till we get to the motors.

Haven't used everything but what I have used works well. It was very easy to get started. Got the first circuit running pretty quickly. Great price too!