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Review on Keywish Arduino Mega 2560 Scratch Starter Kit – Complete Super Base Kit for ATmega328P | 15 Step-by-Step Tutorial | Compatible with Arduino IDE, Mixly, Scratch, Mblock | Graphical Programming Supported by Bernard Her

Revainrating 3 out of 5

If you are a beginner…. suitable for computer components

To start you need a manual: First you can start with the PDF driver which is fine even though it is written for UNO. I noticed that the Win10 driver does not install, but Win7 64-bit does install, so go ahead. The Arduino is quite forgiving about some things, so you can usually get "close enough". Next you can check out the first one in tutorials - it's pretty standard to start with, but if it doesn't do that for you, just move on to the next step below. Later there is chatter about graphics programming trying to explain the flow of a program using block graphics. My recommendation: avoid it. Then continue with Lesson 2. If you feel uncomfortable, you have the right to do so. Discard the lessons and go to the "Document" folder. There you will find some real PDF books written by real English speaking people. I'd say both will work, the first being a bit antiseptic, the second being a bit more lighthearted. Both are a bit dated (talking about winXP and such) and mostly related to UNO again, but they'll get you started. This is kind of an Arduino idea, the programming architecture is the same everywhere. If you are experienced: understand that this is a mega clone and not the real deal. From what I understand it has been working fine for me, but I haven't actually done any work yet. There are other cheaper clones out there but this is a pretty good deal with all the details included. I'm starting to promote my Uno and my Nano so I thought it was time to step it up a notch. I don't think you can beat the cost here, and it's a pretty painless way to upgrade, especially if you want something cheaper than one of the huge all-inclusive starter kits.

Pros
  • ✔ FREE DETAILED MANUALS: CD with manuals including project introduction, libraries, source code and videos, you can also download tutorials from official website or contact us by email to get documents. The tutorials are pretty easy to follow and will get you started learning Ardunio in a pretty easy way.
Cons
  • Quality