Technically, the extras in the Arduino Basic Kit aren't anything a savvy consumer couldn't order piecemeal, but there's something nice about having everything ready for you in one place.

Thankfully, Arduino forum member Romano d'Ezzelino has put together a series of reference cards that show the basics of a number of common connections.

Of course, knowing the basics of Arduino is only half the battle; if you want to get to the fun stuff you'll have to learn how to code it as well.

Once you’ve mastered Arduino basics with C Programming (Learning C for Arduino), you’ll be ready to get into the next eight volumes, each featuring various step-by-step Arduino projects.

The participants will be exposed to microcontroller programming, electronic sensors, Arduino basics and architecture, cloud computing, basic IoT, Bluetooth modules and elements of Python programming.

You can find other hardware listed on the Arduino Web site. Amazon offers several basic-electronics books and programming books that use the an Arduino board and the language. Amazon also sells an ...

For those less experienced folks looking to move their Arduino projects to more permanent installations, this is just for you! [Martyn] Posted a three part series, VeroBoardUino, over at his blog a… ...

Suibi Che-Chuan Weng is an experienced interactive media engineer and digital artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. He specializes in developing interactive installations, especially the AR/VR and Arduino ...