Getting started with Arduino - A quick look at the Arduino UNO starter kit I received

Arduino starter kits and books can be purchased from my Amazon Store:


Handy websites:

Parts List:
1 1x Arduino UNO R3
* ATmega328 microcontroller
* Input voltage - 7-12V
* 14 Digital I/O Pins (6 PWM outputs)
* 6 Analog Inputs
* 32k Flash Memory
* 16Mhz Clock Speed
2 1x Breadboard 840 Point White
3 1NPA-AS3 Relay (3V , 3A)
4 6x 5mm Colour LED's
5 1x NPN transistor (P2N2222A)
6 1x Triple Output RGB LED
7 5x 5mm Microswitches
8 1x Jumper Wire Kit
9 1x LDR (Photocell
10 1x Temperature Sensor (LM35)
11 2x High Bright LED (White)
12 1x Small Servo Motor
13 1x Potentiometer
14 2x Resistor Packs (220, 10k)
15 1x USB Cable
16 1x Zener Diode (1N5225)
17 1x Piezo
18 1x LM317 Voltage Regulator
19 1x 9V Battery Connector
20 1x Protoplastic 100g
21 1x Resource CD

My addition add-on: Serial Enabled 16x2 LCD - Black on Green 5V

Projects I plan to attempt in the near future:
* Digital thermometer with stand alone data logging
* DC power and temperature data logger for solar panel performance comparisons
* An MPPT solar charge controller to investigate the various tracking algorithms used in these devices.

[mjlorton]

Thanks for the feedback. I start to cover the coding in later videos in a very basic way so I hope that helps. Cheers, Martin.

[UnivegaSuperSport]

I'd definitely like to see you make a start to finish video series on your project. Since this is your introduction to Arduino, you have previous electronic experience, and have proven to be an effective Youtube presenter, this will help and entertain lots of viewers.

[Fekillix]

I'd love to see more of this! 09:45 Servo - 10:23 Jumper Wires - 10:25 We call that a full size breadbord :3

[mjlorton]

@TheSurvivalSecrets Thanks for the feedback Jason...hope to post a video in the next couple of weeks. Cheers.

[mjlorton]

LOL...I had to chuckle reading your comment! Thanks for the feedback...and yes...it is a little sad to see some of the junk out there getting attention. Thanks for posting.

[mjlorton]

@DanKurttube :-) No pressure! Thanks for your comments and I look forward to doing this series so watch this space. Cheers,
Martin.

[mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

[mjlorton]

@farmsidney Thanks for the feedback....and yes I'm certainly open to help as I can see many challenging hours ahead....

[mjlorton]

Thanks for the feedback. The tutorials have started and can be found from my channel home page. Cheers, Martin.

[JoeyChittick]

I used to feel the same way, but now coding is my favourite part when it comes to projects like this! Just dive in and you'll learn to love it :p

[mjlorton]

@rear3000 Great, I hope to start posting more soon on this topic.

[helloimdean]

Waiting for my identical kit to arrive, thanks for this and looking forward to updates.

[mjlorton]

@smabonham Thanks for the feedback...and yes, I've seen some interesting Watt-meters too. Had to chuckle about your comment on code writing....
Thanks for posting.

[KFIJZ]

The timing of this video is very good! I also purchased an Arduino to use in my solar powered experiments. In in the process of building a solar tracker at the moment (currently evaluating light sensors) that will use an LCD to give instructions on how to move the panel array, but I will be adding 2 axis motor control at some point. I also want to build a DC power monitoring unit similar to a Watt's up, but with non-volatile logging. I have also recent found the MPPT project you reference.

[mjlorton]

@UnivegaSuperSport Thanks for you kind comments. I have many projects on the go at the moment but I will be making time for a series on Arduino soon, Thanks for watching and posting.

[mjlorton]

@electrodacus I asked about their experience and I was told they had tested the theory of taking it down to 100% of original capacity with a dummy load...no less than 90 times in a test. It still functions fine and charges 20% quicker than the same capacity lead acid. I hope to test all this myself soon.
Those stats on the LiFePO4 are impressive, and I'm sure the weight to energy ratio is excellent...the lead crystal batteries apparently weigh more than a comparable lead acid.

[mjlorton]

@samgab Thanks for the feedback Sam...let's hope this is not over my head....watch this space...cheers.

[BeyondDuctTapeFixItRight]

Thanks for taking the time to create and post your Arduino kit video. Your conversational style is terrific. I have a couple Arduino Uno Rev3 boards I'm experimenting with. I plan to get more as they're a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to checking out your Arduino projects, keep them coming!

[mjlorton]

Brilliant....I'm really hoping I can make time soon to start posting on this series so watch this space. Thanks for posting.

[mjlorton]

@MrMac5150 Well...some of it is loan equipment and the rest I purchase myself...I'm unemployed at the moment so I have to be careful how I spent on kit for my channel. But ebay and careful shopping around helps. Thanks for watching.