New to electronics, or just curious about tinkering? A couple of starter kits are on hand at meetings so you can try things out:
- Blink your first LED
- Put something on a display
- Play with a few simple sensors
No pressure, no experience required — just an interest in learning and building. Bring a laptop and we’ll help you get set up, or get your laptop ready before you come.
The kit#
Our starter kits are the LAFVIN Basic Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico (on Amazon). It supports MicroPython, C/C++ and Piper Make, and comes with tutorials and sample code.
No Wi-Fi. The kit’s Pico is not a Pico W, so it can’t connect to a network. If your project
needs Wi-Fi, there may be a spare Pico W or another Wi-Fi-enabled microcontroller available —
just ask.
What’s in it#
In case the link breaks, here’s the contents:
| Part | Qty |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) | 1 |
| I2C LCD 1602 display | 1 |
| 830 tie-point breadboard | 1 |
| Obstacle avoidance module | 1 |
| HC-SR501 PIR motion sensor | 1 |
| SG90 servo | 1 |
| Potentiometer (10k) | 1 |
| Passive buzzer | 1 |
| Active buzzer | 1 |
| WS2812 RGB 8-LED strip | 1 |
| Thermistor | 1 |
| Tilt switch | 1 |
| Photoresistor | 2 |
| S8050 transistor | 2 |
| Push button switch | 8 |
| 220Ω resistor | 10 |
| 1kΩ resistor | 10 |
| 10kΩ resistor | 10 |
| F-M DuPont cable | 10 |
| Jumper wire set (65) | 1 |
| Red LED | 5 |
| Yellow LED | 5 |
| Green LED | 5 |
| RGB LED | 1 |
| Micro USB cable | 1 |
When you’re ready for something bigger, try a project kit.