We are using the following kits below plus some optional components in the class.
Arduino Budget Pack at adafruit
Adafruit Sensor Pack 900
If you are interested,
you can find other sensors, motors, LED lights, etc. at on-line shops listed below.
Here are the components we include in our tutorial. 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
- Micro Servo Motor
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 .
