Overview
The possibilities are infinite with this Kit of essential Arduino components.
Prototype with the solderless breadboard to control sensors and actuators with Arduino.
You'll need some materials of your own as your progress through your project to make it really unique.
At the very least, you will need a 9V battery and a computer, but we recommend keeping some basic craft supplies handy - like paper, tape, markers and scissors.
Use the Arduino IDE and Arduino Project Hub for tutorials and projects!
Tech specs
The Kit includes:
- 1 USB cable
- 1 Breadboard
- 70 Solid core jumper wires
- 1 LED (Green)
- 1 LED (Yellow)
- 3 LEDs (Red)
- 5 Capacitors (10nF)
- 5 Capacitors (100nF)
- 5 Capacitors (100uF)
- 2 Transistors (BC547)
- 2 Optocouplers (4N35)
- 1 Potentiometer (10k ohm)
- 1 Mosfet Transistor (IRF520)
- 1 Diode (1N4007)
- 1 Thermistor (4,7k ohm)
- 1 Piezo Buzzer
- 5 Push Buttons
- 2 Tilt Sensors
- 1 Photoresistors
- 5 Resistors (330k ohm)
- 5 Resistors (10k ohm)
- 5 Resistors (2.2k ohm)
- 10 Resistors (220 ohm)
- 1 Male Headers Pins (40x1)
The Arduino UNO Rev3 board is nor included.
Resources for Safety and Products
Manufacturer Information
The production information includes the address and related details of the product manufacturer.
Arduino S.r.l.
Via Andrea Appiani, 25
Monza, MB, IT, 20900
https://www.arduino.cc/
Responsible Person in the EU
An EU-based economic operator who ensures the product's compliance with the required regulations.
Arduino S.r.l.
Via Andrea Appiani, 25
Monza, MB, IT, 20900
Phone: +39 0113157477
Email: support@arduino.cc
Get Inspired
Makers have long asked the question “why bother with an expensive PLC when I can just use an Arduino?” The answer comes down to the priorities and needs of industrial clients. In a factory automation setting, the client will prioritize durability, reliability, and serviceability over the one-time purchase price of the device itself. But to prove that Arduino’s professional turnkey solutions are just as easy to use as their developer-focused educational counterparts, Jeremy Cook leveraged an Arduino Opta micro PLC to build a drum machine. This isn’t any old drum machine that plays sound samples or synthesized notes, but rather a robotic drum machine that makes noise by banging on stuff like a true percussion instrument. Cook could have built this with any Arduino board and a few relays, but instead chose to implement the Opta and new Opta Digital Expansion. That is robust enough for serious commercial and industrial applications, but is still simple to program with the familiar Arduino IDE. Programmers can also use conventional PLC languages if they prefer. In this case, Cook made noise with relays and solenoids. The Opta has four built-in relays and Cook’s sketch flips one of them to make a sound analogous to a hi-hat. Cook added an Arduino Pro Opta Ext D1608S module with its solid-state relays for the other two “drums.” One of those fires a solenoid that taps a small hand drum (the kick drum sound), while the other controls a solenoid that hits a power supply enclosure (the snare sound). Together, those three sounds can cover the basics of a drum track. Cook’s sketch is a drum sequencer program that stores each sound sequence as array, looping through them until turned off. An Opta may be overkill for a project like this one, but this does a great job of demonstrating the ease at which an Arduino user can transition to professional PLC work.