I've started poking at microcontrollers again. I've got a few BASIC STAMP parts from many years of the Mystery Challenge and I ordered a lilypad arduino and some parts from sparkfun for another project.
Every electronics guy I've ever met has an amazing assortment of parts in hundreds of bins around their workshop. Caps, resistors, transistors, regulators, all that stuff. Looking at the years spent collecting, it's hard to know where to begin. Most of it is penny's a piece but I can't order in small amounts as I need things because shipping will kill me so a bulk order makes sense.
My question to the assembled community; what would be a good set of basic parts to have on hand for starting with microcontrollers and basic electronics. As well, anyone know if such a kit exists, something with an assortment of the most common of basic parts in some reasonable quantity?
P.S. At this point I'm looking at LED's blinking and maybe some shield work with the arduino, but nothing huge or exotic for now. If I get more ambitious, I can order more. At this point it's trying to set myself up for the basics so I can't use the 'I'm short one resistor and I don't want to drive across town so I'll give up' excuse.
Every electronics guy I've ever met has an amazing assortment of parts in hundreds of bins around their workshop. Caps, resistors, transistors, regulators, all that stuff. Looking at the years spent collecting, it's hard to know where to begin. Most of it is penny's a piece but I can't order in small amounts as I need things because shipping will kill me so a bulk order makes sense.
My question to the assembled community; what would be a good set of basic parts to have on hand for starting with microcontrollers and basic electronics. As well, anyone know if such a kit exists, something with an assortment of the most common of basic parts in some reasonable quantity?
P.S. At this point I'm looking at LED's blinking and maybe some shield work with the arduino, but nothing huge or exotic for now. If I get more ambitious, I can order more. At this point it's trying to set myself up for the basics so I can't use the 'I'm short one resistor and I don't want to drive across town so I'll give up' excuse.
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