Review on 🔌 Smraza Super Starter Kit Project Kit with Breadboard, Power Supply, Jumper Wires, Resistors, LED, LCD 1602, Sensors, Detailed Tutorial for Project, Arduino Compatible by Adam Shuler

I originally bought a breadboard, jumpers and some components to start learning and experimenting with the Arduino board option which I already had, however after adding up the cost of each bits individually, it made sense to just buy one of these packs. It has more stuff in it than I wanted and stuff I'll probably never use, but I can't argue with the value of this kit for less than $30. Other vendors offer similar kits, but in my experience you can't go wrong with the Smraza kit. Everything is well packed in a plastic organizer. Luckily my case hasn't been cracked or damaged like some other reviewers have reported. The most sensitive components are in anti-static packaging. If I have to fault one thing, it's that the included case is too small to hold and organize the contents of the kit once the dividers are installed. I think the lessons that come with the kit are a definite added value. This is great if you're the impatient type who likes quick results as it's easy to follow instructions and diagrams and start building. Although I haven't tried them all yet, some projects I made from the tutorials worked great. It really added to the overall value of the kit, allowing me to play around with components I thought I'd never use and sparking my imagination to create derivative projects. I didn't really need the Arduino Uno R3 that comes with the kit, or so I thought. As it turns out, the board I already have (expensive ChipKit WF32), while essentially an *Arduino*, has some firmware-related compatibility issues beyond my current level of experience, despite being able to use it with the Arduino IDE . Replicate projects (lessons) provided by Smraza. The problems started when I tried to get creative and build projects in different development environments like LabVIEW. Yes, there is LINX and LIFA, and I think I'll get to them eventually, but issues with libraries (like DHT11) and support for WF32 firmware in LIFA need to be resolved. There were no such issues when using the *vanilla* Uno R3 board that came with the kit. So while my WF32 gathers dust.