Starter Kit question

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If i buy the advanced arduino starter kit found at Maker Shed: Official Store of Make: and Maker Faire since 2005, what projects could i make out of the box? and if i bought it would it be compatible with the kit found here Maker Shed: Official Store of Make: and Maker Faire since 2005, will it be compatible right out of the box with the other kit, or will i need some adapters?

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You could make a hell of a lot of stuff...

Features

  • 1x Arduino Duemilanove (ATmega328)

  • 1x Mini breadboard Always useful

  • 1x Adafruit Protoshield (assembly required) Can be used for everything

  • 1x 6FT. USB Cable

  • 1x Making Things Talk book

  • 1x 9V Battery Case w/DC Plug (assembly required)

  • 1x 9V Battery

  • Make Arduino Pack:

  • 10x 330 resistors

  • 10x 10K resistors

  • 10x 1K resistors

  • 10x 10nF ceramic capacitor

  • 10x 100nF ceramic capacitor

  • 5x 100uF electrolytic capacitor

  • 1x 40pin male breakaway headers

  • 1x Half size basic breadboard

  • 1x 75pcs deluxe jumper wire pack Good

  • 5x Mini Push Button for breadboard Inputs

  • 3x DPDT switch for breadboard

  • 2x Thermister Temperature projects

  • 5x Basic Green LED Indicator

  • 5x Basic Red LED Indicator

  • 3x 5mm RGB LED Mood lights/indicators

  • 1x Piezo Buzzer Knock sensors/audio output

  • 1x 6 pin stackable female header

  • 3x 8 pin stackable female header

  • 5x 8 pin female header

  • 1x 40pin male breakaway dual-headers

  • 1x Harness for Arduino/Seeeduino kit

  • 2x Proto board Good for building up circuits on

  • 1x Heat shrink tubing

  • 2x Tilt Sensor Hmm, alarmed devices etc

  • 1x Rotary Potentiometer Analog input/calibration/control

  • 1x Mini DC motor Basic movement

  • 1x Vibration Motor Vibration indicators

  • 1x Transistor NPN For powering motors

  • 1x Diode

  • 2x Photoresistor Light sensitive projects

  • 1x Component box Box for everything

I hope a few of those comments help you. There are so many different projects you could do. I presume you have a box of broken electronics that you can steal parts off as well!

Mowcius

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Right, you could do many projects, but only if you know how to combine the above-mentioned parts.
As a total beginner with no experience whatsoever, I would rather go for specialized kits, like ladyada's WaveShield, or GPS logger (in addition to an Arduino, of course), or something that can give immediate results and satisfaction.

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Well you can do a hell of a lot of simple projects with that kit. The other thing is that it provides you with a supply of simple components for all projects. IF you don't have any simple components (LEDs, Resistors etc) then you will need some.

Mowcius

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As a total beginner with no experience whatsoever, I would rather go for specialized kits, like ladyada's WaveShield, or GPS logger

Yes but as a beginner with no experience, I know from experience that unless you just want to do exactly what is done on any sample code, they are not easy to code for. As a beginner, simple commands are not so simple...

Mowcius

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That looks good, but makershed overprices many things and their shipping is very high. By the arduino starter kit at adafruit.com. It is only 60 dollars and you can also buy other parts you need from her broad selection. Shipping is sheap too. I wouldn't recommend getting a specialty kit yet, but adafruit is a lot better than makershed and you get a lot more bang for your buck.

And to answer your question, yes you could do TONS of projects with either of those kits.