The Ultimate Mega 2560 R3 Starter Kit is a great starter pack if you want to start with Coding and Robotics using Arduino. The kit includes the Arduino-compatible MEGA 2560 R3 development board [1] and over 140 parts, including 30 unique types of sensors and actuators. I bought mine online from robotico.
In this tutorial:
What’s in the box?
- Arduino-compatible MEGA 2560 R3 development board,
- 25 LEDs,
- RGB LED,
- 14 ceramic & electrolytic capacitors,
- 120 resistors,
- 2 photoresistors,
- thermistor,
- 5 diode rectifiers,
- 10 NPN transistors,
- tilt switch,
- 5 buttons,
- 1-digit & 4-digit 7-segment displays,
- sound sensor module,
- LCD module,
- IC L293D,
- IC 74HC595,
- active and passive buzzers,
- RTC module,
- temperature & humidity module,
- 2 potentiometers,
- rotary encoder module,
- joystick,
- keypad module,
- 5V relay,
- IR receiver module,
- breadboard,
- servo motor,
- stepper motor and driver module,
- prototype expansion,
- breadboard power supply 3.3V & 5V,
- PIR motion sensor,
- RFID module,
- RFID key ring,
- RFID card,
- ultrasonic sensor,
- gyroscope & accelerometer module,
- water level sensor,
- 3V DC motor,
- dot matrix LED display,
- remote control,
- 9V 1A EU plug,
- 65 jumper wires,
- 20 male-to-female DuPont wires,
- USB cable,
- 9V battery
Extras
If you want to use the kit as an electronics set (without the computer board) add a 9V battery connector to your shopping list to be able to connect your battery directly to your breadboard.
Next steps
Your next step is to crack open your kit and start building!
I started by breadboarding some basic circuits on the breadboard using a 9V battery. Only then did I move on to some Arduino basics.
- Breadboard basics
- Electronics 101
- “Hello World!” with Arduino
References:
- Kuongshun Electronic Limited (no date) MEGA 2560 R3 Improved Version CH340. Available at: https://www.kuongshun-ks.com/uno/uno-board-shield/mega-2560-r3-improved-version-ch340.html (Accessed: 20 February 2025).
- Kuongshun Electronic Limited. (no date) Most Complete Mega2560 Starter Kit. Available at: https://www.kuongshun-ks.com/uno/aruino-kit/most-complete-mega2560-starter-kit.html (Accessed: 5 March 2025).