I couple of month ago I`ve dived into the world of Arduino microcontrollers. To get things going, I have purchased an original Arduino Uno starting set. It provides a tidy book which takes you through some of the things you can do with that little device. Everything is nicely explained and if you get through of all the projects you will get to know all the parts supplied with the kit.
Out of enthusiasm, I also purchased a Chinese “starter set” which is basically a collection of things you can use with the Arduino. There is no list or description of any sort of the parts, so if you like me and has no or very little experience, it leaves you with no clue whatsoever what is what.
So I thought it would be a good idea to make a list of the parts and by the POWER OF GREYSKULL Google, find out what I actually have in that box. I am not listing obvious ones such as diodes, capacitors, resistors, general LEDs. I go through of the chips, transistors and a few sensors first.
IRF 520(N) Mosfet – Field Effect transistor
S9015 – general purpose PNP transistor
2N2222 – general Purpose NPN transistor
BC547B – General Purpose NPN Transistor
SS8050 – general Purpose NPN transistor
TMP 36GZ – Analog temperature sensor
6CW2CHFe3 – 8 bit shift resister
L293DNE – Half H driver/ H bridge (for driving inductive loads)
MAX7219CNG – LED matrix/ digit display driver
ATHDX – Tilt switch
VS1838B – infrared receiver
IR Led (clear) / photodiode (black) LEDs
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