It is advisable to purchase an Arduino Uno starter kit to begin with. Usually a starter kit should cover most of the basic hardware components. However, there may be some advanced components (such as the sensor modules) that will have to be purchased separately. It is recommended you perform your own research for procuring the components at your convenience.
The components in the following table have been listed uniquely and incrementally. For example, a Piezo Buzzer has been used on Day 1 as well as Day 3, however, it has been listed only once for Day 1. This has been done intentionally to assist you during your procurement phase. However, if you want to focus on a particular chapter then you are advised to visit that chapter for a complete list of hardware parts required for the prototypes in that chapter:
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Chapter |
Hardware requirements (mentioned incrementally) |
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The Arduino platform |
Arduino Uno R3 board, USB A to USB B cable |
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Day 1 |
One half-sized breadboard, three red LEDs, three pieces 220 Ohms resistors, a jumper wire set (male-to-male, male-to-female, female-to-female), one Piezo Buzzer, one piece 100 Ohms resistor, one N2222 transistor, two pieces 150 Ohms resistors, one piece IN4007 diode, one push button, one piece 10K Ohms resistor |
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Day 2 |
One photodiode, one photo resistor (LDR), one DHT11 temperature sensor, one 5K Ohms resistor, one soil moisture sensor |
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Day 3 |
One MQ2 gas sensor, one SD card module (micro SD), one micro SD card |
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Day 4 |
One full-sized breadboard, one piece 9V battery, one HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor, one 16x2 LCD character display, one piece 10K potentiometer, two pieces 220 Ohms, and one piece 150 Ohms resistors. |
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Day 5 |
Four pieces 1.5V batteries, one 4 pieces battery holder, one push button, one small DC motor, one piece N2222 transistor, one piece IN4001/IN4007 diode, two pieces 150 Ohms resistors, one piece 10K Ohms resistor |
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Day 6 |
One sound detection sensor module, one 5V 10 amp AC relay, one AC light bulb (with holder), some insulated AC power wires |
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Day 7 |
One consumer remote control set (or a normal TV remote), one TSOP1738 (or equivalent) infrared receiver, one SM0038 IR receiver, one infrared transmitter LED (Blue/Transparent/other color), one NPN transistor (such as a N2222/BC547 general purpose NPN transistor) |
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Day 8 |
An additional Arduino Uno R3 board with USB A to USB B cable, two NRF24L01 2.4 GHz MSI band RF modules, one HC-04 Bluetooth module, three pieces 1K resistors |
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Day 9 |
One SIM800 GSM module (Arduino compatible), one active SIM card, one GSM module matching DC power source (Either battery or AC to DC adapter) |
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Day 10 |
One ESP8266 Wi-Fi chip, Wi-Fi router or/and Internet sharing capable smart phone |
