We are using the following kits below plus some optional components in the class.
For your project,
you can find other sensors, motors, LED lights, etc. at on-line shops.
Below are the components you may be interested. Some of those are included in our
tutorial for the class. For LED, mcd is a unit to
measure the brightness. If you need very bright LCDs, purchase ones listed below as
10,000mcd. Usually, each cost only a dollar or so.
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Arduino Uno : Follow the link for an introductory overview of t he Microcontroller board used in the class
- CdS Photocells: Included in the Budget Pack.
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Tilt Ball Switch
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Hall (Magnetic) Sensor
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Magnet: Do not get this near your computers and hard drives.
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Diffused RGB Triple-color Output LED (300-600mcd): Common annode type
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Bright LED Clear White (8,000mcd)
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Basic LED Green (200mcd)
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Basic LED Red (200mcd)
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Basic LED Yellow (200mcd)
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Distance Sensor
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Micro Servo Motor
More devices used by 4.564 in the previous years. You may like to order some of these by yourself if your project needs them.
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Arduino Duemilanove : Older version of Aruduino board used in 2010 class. If you have one, this still works well.
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Clear RGB Triple-color Output LED (800-4000mcd): Commond cathode type
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Super Bright LED White (10,000mcd)
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Super Bright LED Green (10,000mcd)
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Super Bright LED Red (10,000mcd)
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Super Bright LED Blue (4,000mcd)
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Battery Adaptor
On-line shops where you can get components for Arduino project.
- Adafruit
: We get our base kits at this on-line shop.
- Sparkfun Electronics
: Another good shop that sells electronic components such as
sensors
and LED's .
