09a. Your Arduino Kit

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Your Arduino kits have been designed and provided by Ben Peoples of BirdBrain Labs, Pittsburgh’s very own travelling Arduino salesman. The kits consist of a Sparkfun Inventor’s Kit base, along with a small handful of extra goodies. The total cost will be just about exactly $100:

Sparkfun Inventor’s Kit (SIK):

• Arduino Uno R3
• Arduino and Breadboard Holder
• New and Improved SIK Manual
• Translucent Red Bread Board
• 74HC595 Shift Register
• 2N2222 Transistors
• 1N4148 Diodes
• DC Motor with wires
• Small Servo
• 5V Relay
• TMP36 Temp Sensor
• Flex sensor
• Softpot
• 6′ USB Cable
• Jumper Wires
• Photocell
• Tri-color LED
• Red and Yellow LEDs
• 10K Trimpot
• Piezo Buzzer
• Big 12mm Buttons
• 330 and 10K Resistors

Birdbrain Labs Enhancements:

• 0.5” Diameter FSR
• Tilt ball switch
• Slide Potentiometer w/ leads & Knob
• 1:120 Gearhead motor w/ 3mm D-shaft & leads
• 2-position toggle switch (On-On) with leads
• Hall Effect Sensor
• Nice potentiometer
• Big Red Button
• (2) 12” M-F 1×6 Extensions
• (3) 20” alligator clips
• TIP120 5A Transistor

Teaching Kit Enhancements:

• 3-axis Analog Accelerometer w/ headers installed
• Sharp IR distance sensor