Arduino (Probably another thread)

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Hey all,

After many years of threatening to do something other than just software, I'm finally going to get my hands on an Arduino. That being said, I have to start at the bottom again as I haven't touched something like this in at least 15 years.

So my question is where's the best place to start that will give me the most versatility.
I was considering getting one of the starter kits but then I have no clue what is for what.

I had a look at one starter kit and then found another and I'm not really sure which one would be best. The options are
https://za.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/7617355/
https://za.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/7907009/

The after more searching I found this one, which I can't for the life of me figure out why it's cheaper:
https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/386...MI1IvM8bS74AIV7ZTtCh1XCQh4EAYYBSABEgLmCPD_BwE

I am still very wet behind the ears and just need to get my hands on something real so I can start learning what I need where and how it's all pieced together.

Basically just need advice on something that will help kick off the process and not waste my money.
 
The bidorbuy one is international so still needs taxes and shipping. You can get an Uno locally for about R120. Then it depends on what project you want to do and buy components accordingly. In Cape Town I frequent the following stores for components:

Mantech
Communica
Netram
Micro Robotics
 
krieg said:
The bidorbuy one is international so still needs taxes and shipping. You can get an Uno locally for about R120. Then it depends on what project you want to do and buy components accordingly. In Cape Town I frequent the following stores for components:

Mantech
Communica
Netram
Micro Robotics
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Thanks for the info, I have a project in mind but I really don't know what I would need to start out with.
I know the separate components but how to put it all together is another story (last time I touched anything was in about 2002).

So the idea was to get a starter kit of some sort, build a few things and then move onto what I actually want to do but be able to re-use as much as possible.

I live in Wilderness and unless I'm looking to buy some crystal's or organic vegan stuff, there's not really much option to walk into a shop and talk to someone about Arduino's.

I guess my starting point would be to transmit gps and video though a radio transceiver.
Then add a temp and humidity sensor.
Next would be to be able to relay that data through over a much longer range.

As I said though, I'll need to start with the basic minimum stuff and then figure out what will be needed.
 
I don't think an Arduino will handle the video maybe look into a Raspberry Pi. The rest of the sensors I've worked with with Arduino and really no problems, usually somebody already created a library for it and tons of articles online. I actually do think there is a guy selling arduino electronics on bob from your neck in the woods.
 
I recently started with arduino. My first aim was to make a weather station after my Oregon scientific one gave up. Have built the majority of it minus the anemometer.
I started with an Uno and realized very quickly that it wouldnt be all that useful to me without wifi connectivity.
Have moved on to ESP32's and ESP8266's for the majority of projects, wifi and faster processors for less money is an all round win in my opinion.

I think having a goal in mind of what you want to make helps a lot, I stayed away from all in one kits because they are overpriced and include a bunch of stuff I would never use.

The ultrasonic parking sensors I made for the garage were pretty cool, also automating my garage door and front gate then linking them to my echo has been pretty useful.
 
click-it-electronics said:
Hi, do you still need some advice/help. I use microchip but recently managed to setup Arduino just to try it and can help you kickstart the process. It is very user friendly and you will enjoy using it.
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Yeah, still looking for a decent starter kit that I can source locally, there seem to be many options available but not sure which is the most bang for buck
 
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