materials
Below is a list of parts you will find necessary/helpful during the class. Each is listed with suggested suppliers, to give you a sense of what they are like, in case you’re not familiar with them. However, you’ll find it cheaper to get most parts shipped once from one supplier. A list of suppliers are listed under the Suppliers tab.
ELECTRONICS
Buy
- 1x Arduino ( Duemilanove or Diecimila) ( from adafruit industries, sparkfun, roboshop, Maker Store, Little Bird Electronics, Modern Device, FunGizmos, NKC Electronics, Gravitech, RepRap Store, Liquidware, Hacktronics)
- 1x 9V regulated DC wall-power adapter (from 1, 2, details)
- 1x USB Cable – Standard A-B (from 1, 2)
- 1x breadboard (from 1, 2)
total: around $46
Or
- 1x Arduino starter pack (buy)
total: $65.00
You may also want
- 9V battery clip with 2.1mm plug (from 1)
- Solderless breadboards (from 1)
- Soldering iron, and solder
- Desoldering pump
- Wire stripper
- Diagonal cutter
- Needle-nose pliers
We will supply
- resistors ( 220ohm, 1k, 10k )
- leds to get you started ( a few)
- transistors (TIP120’s)
- jumper wire (22 gauge)