List of Needed Hardware for the Arduino Crash Course

Hardware required for the Arduino Crash Course

Below is the list of items you will need to get you through the course. The quantities of each provide a little leeway in case your cat eats an LED or you loose a resistor in your shag carpet. I have made every effort to keep this list minimal to provide the lowest cost to entry.

NOTE: The links below take you to Jameco, of whom I am an affiliate. The cost to you is the same, but I get a small commission for purchases that helps me keep the site running and allows me to buy giant yachts. I use Jameco for a bunch of stuff – I like and trust them. I also use Digikey, Mouser, Adafruit, Makershed and Sparkfun.

Required:

Arduino Compatible Board
USB Cable to plug in Arduino (A/B type – one end is typical USB, the other is what would go into a printer)
LEDs AKA Light Emitting Diodes (10)
10K potentiometer (1)
220 Ohm Resistor (10)
10K Ohm Resistor (2)
Jumper Wires (12)
Solderless Breadboard (1)
Pushbutton (2)
Alligator Clips (3)

Another option is to buy our Kit-on-a-Shield for Arduino:

Click here to learn more.

You’ll need this stuff too:

Now there are certain things I am assuming you have access to that you will also need, these include the below items.

A computer running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux
An internet connection to download the Arduino Software

Optional stuff:

While the list above will meet all your needs, sometimes having a little extra stuff to play with makes for a more fun and diverse learning experience. Below are items you can easily experiment with alongside this course:

Photo Resistor
Additional potentiometers
RGB LEDs – red, green and blue all in one
LED matrix
Temperature sensors

Arduino Kit just for this course from Jameco:

I have had the pleasure of working with Jameco to create a kit that provides all the needed items for the Arduino Crash Course. You can check it out here.