I just ordered my Adafruit ARDX - v1.3 Experimentation Kit for Arduino. I've assembled some electronics kits in the past. I can ID parts (transistors, resistors, diodes, caps, etc), and can solder, even though this kit doesn't require it.
I'm a 50 something married female who discovered ladyada and Adafruit over the weekend. I googled to find out how to cut and solder an analog RGB LED strip I have for a lighting project I'm planning. Of course I found the tutorial, schematic, and a thing called an Arduino.
Since my actual working knowledge of electronics is spotty, and I'm a kinesthetic learner, the Arduino seems perfect for me. I'm looking forward to combining my limited programming with my limited electronic skill to do stuff and to learn in the process.
Hello from California
Moderators: adafruit_support_bill, adafruit
13 posts • Page 1 of 1
Hello from California
by GailLA » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:27 pm
- GailLA
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:27 pm
- Location: Northern CA
Re: Hello from California
by adafruit » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:47 pm
welcome! sounds like you have a fun project ahead 
-
adafruit - Posts: 10546
- Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:21 pm
- Location: nyc
13 posts • Page 1 of 1
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google Feedfetcher and 4 guests
Stuff to buy from the Adafruit store and links to product documentation!
New Products [114]
Raspberry Pi[82]
FLORA[24]
Bunnie Studios[9]
FPGA[1]
mbed[12]
Arduino[60]
NETduino[14]
BeagleBone[23]
Android[6]
XBee[10]
More Dev Boards[30]
BoArduino[8]
SpokePOV[4]
TV-B-Gone[4]
MiniPOV[3]
SIM reader[3]
Microtouch[5]
Clocks & Watches[18]
Drawdio[4]
Brain Machine[1]
Game of Life[2]
MintyBoost[2]
More DIY Kits[16]
MaKey MaKey[3]
Tweet-a-Watt[5]
Young Engineers[39]
Discover Electronics[2]
Snap Circuits[4]
littleBits[3]
Project packs[9]
Breakout Boards[35]
LCDs & Displays[49]
Components & Parts[70]
Batteries & Power[54]
EL Wire/Tape/Panel[52]
LEDs[112]
Wireless[16]
Cables[66]
Lasers[6]
Sensors/Parts[147]
Enclosures/Cases[11]
Solar[11]
RFID / NFC[13]
Prototyping[70]
iDevices[13]
Tools[71]
Wearables[41]
CNC[37]
Robotics[29]
3D printing[1]
Materials[25]
Stickers[41]
Skill badges[55]
Books[26]
Circuit Playground[7]
Gift Certificates[4]
Raspberry Pi[82]
Displays [12]
Books [3]
Cables [12]
Accessories [10]
Boards & Packs [8]
Prototyping [7]
Cases [15]
Essentials [15]
Arduino[60]
More Dev Boards[30]
More DIY Kits[16]
LCDs & Displays[49]
Character [12]
VFD [2]
Graphic TFT [6]
HDMI/VGA/NTSC/PAL Displays [3]
Other [1]
OLED [5]
Graphic LCD [6]
eInk / ePaper [4]
NTSC/PAL TFTs [7]
Graphic LED [3]
Heat Sinks [4]
Passives [5]
Storage [7]
Sockets/Connectors [8]
IC & Transistors [14]
Other [14]
Header [6]
Switches & Buttons [12]
Cables & Adapters [15]
LiIon & LiPoly [8]
Wall Adapters [6]
Power Converters [6]
Battery Holders [11]
Power Switch [4]
Batteries [4]
EL Wire [12]
Flowing EL Wire [3]
Flowing USB Cables [6]
EL Starter Packs [5]
EL Tape [8]
EL Panel [5]
Inverters & Extras [13]
Cables[66]
Sensors/Parts[147]
Biometric [3]
Buttons & Switches [39]
Radiation / Geiger [2]
Liquid/Flow [4]
Barometric / Pressure [2]
Money / Coin [2]
Sound [2]
Location (GPS) [6]
Camera [3]
Movement [6]
Touch [22]
Temperature [17]
Light/Photo [7]
Humidity [6]
Proximity [17]
Other [9]
Prototyping[70]
Tools[71]