Now I was surprised but on the size of the package - and the size of the components in the package. I had everything a lot imagined, much bigger. Well, the sense of microcontrollers, it is just to be mirco. I then looked at the components, but could begin for professional reasons until the weekend with the tinkering and programming. Only the instructions I have already downloaded and printed from Funduino - to print a bit awkward because there is only one and no HTML PDF version.
On weekends, I then first download and install the programming software of Arduino. A book (Arduino Workshop) I had ordered and received by then and the first 50 pages already read. The guidance of Funduino and the book ordered were hitherto almost identical (in content).
The physical tinkering on the small plug boards has always been a bit tricky - because of the small size. But everything works. I started with the flip-flop. A very simple task - both in terms of programming and the Plug on the board.
My goal (for the time being as a concrete task) is to build a small irrigation system for my two Pepperonipflanzen in the kitchen was. This I always forget to water and I wanted to help. Small pumps, hoses and a 5L bottle I had, the watering device itself already, but controlled by a Fischertechnik controller. The price of the FT controller but is not in proportion to the envisaged task. Still on the first weekend when I have dealt myself with the Funduino and the Arduino software, I was able to convert this simple project successfully. With the plug-in board and the accessories of beginner kits (and the things that I already had) I have built up step by step everything and tried. When everything went as I wanted it, I sent the Funduino controller to active life - now I need more controllers for all the other projects that I have in my head.
So far, I have to say that dealing with the starter kit and the Arduino software is rather simple. And I say this as a 50-year-old lawyer and BWLer, not as a technician. Although I had time to learn the basics of Pascal over 30 years ago and have just as old electrical engineering skills, but they are so old that I can not remember in details.
If I had not, however, had a lot of electrical components already, so I would still blinking LEDs, pointless acting servos and displays in the LCD screen to watch - without any practical application. To remedy this, it should necessarily be such a starter kit with relay and other hardware (eg stepper motors, engines, transmissions, etc.) or an expansion pack. All this hardware can indeed order to fit the Funduino- / Arduino controller for very little money at Amazon, but these obviously come in direct shipping from China and have up to one month delivery time. And if you want, for example, to wait for so long on a relay, only the glowing LED to replace a lamp that comes on when someone enters in dark space or boot the blinds in the bedroom when the morning someone over x seconds or Minutes moved in space?
In summary, I can say that it is suitable for entry into the controller programming for beginners Set of Funduino but. The workshop book, I would have probably can also save - so far it is content with the Funduino Description equal.
