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Attend a workshop or class and want to get the tools to go with it? Get it straight from the lab!

Arduino Uno: $40

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).

Pebble Kit: $35

Great kit for beginner to intermediate soldering. The Pebble is an Arduino shield that provides you with some interesting, common I/O devices, such as a temperature sensor, LDR, potentiometer, pushbuttons and a space for an LCD display (LCD sold separately), all nicely integrated onto a PCB, to easily let you get started experimenting with Arduino programs. See the HeatSync Labs Wiki article on the Pebble for more info. Does not include LCD screen, sold separately below.

Pebble (Board Only): $5

Just the circuit board for the Pebble, no components. See the HeatSync Labs Wiki article on the Pebble for more info including a Bill of Materials.

LCD (compatible with Pebble): $16

This is a popular 2x16 parallel-driven LCD that plugs straight into the Pebble board.

Simon Kit: $30

Great kit for beginners to assemble and learn soldering, with all through-hole components (instead of tricky surface-mount stuff.) When you're done you get a playable "Simon Says" game that lights up and makes sound, plus the kit is actually an Arduino so you can buy a USB FTDI adapter and reprogram it using the Arduino program as if it were a "Lilypad Arduino w/ ATmega328."

USB FTDI Adapter: $20

Allows you to connect to an Arduino or similar microcontroller via USB, when the Arduino doesn't have its own USB port (i.e. the Simon kit and other Arduino clones.)

Requires a USB Mini-B cable not included.