Review on 🤖 kuman 37-in-1 Robot Projects Starter Kits with Tutorials for Arduino Raspberry Pi Sensor Kit, Compatible with Arduino RPi 3 2 Model B B+ K5 by William Mahajan

First off, let me say that I am overall happy with this kit. The selection and variety of probes in this set is enough to keep an experimenter new or old hooked for a while. This was part of the draw for me to buy this set, along with the price. Now to the important things. I purchased this kit along with the CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 Ultimate Starter Kit (32GB version), the Raspberry Pi for Dummies book and the unique Raspberry Pi - 5 Touchscreen and Case (my reviews of these are in the separate offers). Batch would be a good starter kit as I am completely new to the Raspberry Pi. All products were very well packed in a box, although I have questions about Revain's shipping model (a topic for another time). I have found the Kuman Sensor Kit to be tightly and neatly wrapped in plastic to avoid possible accidental opening and spilling of the contents. The case is a small, simple transparent plastic case that can be found everywhere and is useful for storing parts of different sizes. Before opening the case, I checked it for possible damage. Finding nothing, I removed the plastic wrap and opened the case to inspect the parts. When I opened the box, I saw a well-packaged box. At the top, between the parts and the case cover, there were resistors, an envelope with a mini-disk and a parts table. I said earlier that it appeared to be well packaged. I took the envelope out of the box and encountered my first problem: the CD that came with it was broken in half, presumably from the force of closing the lid. More on that a little. My inspection continued. All parts are presented in mini zip lock bags, and in some cases two parts per bag. The bags aren't marked in any way (with one exception), so you can either guess which sensor you're holding or compare them to the (thankfully) parts list that comes with them. However, one part was labeled a 7 and I don't know what else, leading me to believe it was a 7 color LED flash and not an IT emitter as they both look very similar. The step-by-step verification also revealed that I received 2 cup light sensors and no heart rate sensor, but all other parts were accounted for. Some parts had bent pins, mainly due to multiple parts being squeezed together in the same place, sometimes 4 at a time. Maybe a bigger suitcase would have prevented that...? Also please note that this particular kit does NOT include the ADC0832 A/D converter module which is mentioned in the documentation and is required for some sensors/projects. Now back to the CD. I would have assumed all the required documentation would be on that CD, so I emailed (though Revain) asking for a replacement and specifically stating that I needed information for the Raspberry Pi. I will say that their customer service is reasonably good as I received a response in less than 24 hours. Instead of checking the replacement CD, they emailed me a link to their online documentation for me to download. After visiting and downloading the documentation, I found that all of the information pertains to using sensors for Arduino boards, NOT Raspberry Pi. I sent another email again stating that I needed information for the Raspberry Pi required. I received another email, this time with a different link that took me to the information I needed. Unfortunately there is VERY little documentation for the Pi. You get folders with code examples in Python and C, but a list of files for details... well... you get numbered files that don't match the parts list and you have to open them up to find out which part you're dealing with. Also, you get a very, VERY crude wiring diagram (something like "LED=16 PIN=2") that doesn't really help much. In contrast, everything in Arduino is organized nice and tidy: each file is named after its particular part, there are drawings and diagrams showing where and how each element connects, and there's even detailed information about each element (if you with a lot of broken English). ). I suppose if I was more familiar with the Arduino I could transfer the information, but for those starting out with the Raspberry Pi it won't help much. Prepare to do a little research. Overall, this is a really good kit for the price, but with its current documentation, I wouldn't consider it a "starter" kit for a first-time Pi owner. You could probably find a better documented kit elsewhere.