Materials

Below is a list of parts you will find necessary/helpful during the class. Each of them is listed with suggested suppliers. It is there 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 piler

We will supply

• resistors ( 220ohm, 1k, 10k )
• leds to get you started ( a few)
• transistors (TIP120’s)
• jumper wire (22 gauge)