Freenove Ultimate Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ 400 Zero 2 W, 962-Page Detailed Tutorial, Python C Java Scratch Processing Code, 223 Items, 128 Projects (Raspberry Pi NOT Included)

I was reluctant to purchase the kit. I hadn't programmed anything since we go rid of our VCR, 20 years ago. I had a Raspberry Pi 3B and I decided that the price of the Freenove Ultimate Starter Kit for the Raspberry Pi was worth it. The kit REQUIRES Internet Access, as you will have to download the documentation (Directions; Drawings, Programs for the various projects written in: Python, "C" and Java; and device documentation.) The kit teaches you a little about electronic components (resistors, capacitors, diodes, motors, transistors, switches, and more. The novice will learn how to read schematics, all while learning math, and science. The programs are "Canned" but they can be modified and saved. After wiring each project and running the various associated programs, I was able to make small changes to each program to see if I fully understood the lesson. By the time I was done with Python, I repeated the lessons using "C" programming, again making small changes throughout the programs to make sure I understood the material. This material requires a lot of reading and the ability to follow detailed instructions. Will you become an expert programmer after using this kit??? Not likely!!! But you probably could get enough knowledge to write small programs (that aren't too complex) without a programming book. I enjoyed this kit so much, I asked for an ESP32 Freenove Kit for Christmas. The difference is that the Raspberry Pi 3B is a single board computer and the ESP32 is a just a micro controller. I enjoyed the ESP32 Kit as well. I highly recommend this for teenagers and adults that are interested in programming, interactive projects, electronics, and yes an occasional challenge. Oh, I had 2 questions about 2 different projects, [email protected] responded in a satisfactory amount of time (2 days). The people at Freenove were polite and helpful. They do sell many kits and if you need assistance, you will need to provide the Operating System of your Computer( Windows, Mac, Linux) , the Name of the Kit you have, and a couple other details, Project #, Page, and what kind of trouble you are having. But before you embarrass yourself, double check that orientation of the electronics components. ;-)

I don't normally write reviews however I wanted to let everyone know about the experience I've had with this Ultimate Starter Kit for learning about how to do electrical engineering tasks with the Raspberry Pi. I'll break it down into several areas: Overall kit, Easy of Use, and Support Experience.The overall kit is a treasure trove of jumpers, motors, resistors, infrared sensor, digital display and a lot more. I've never seen so many items packed into a single kit and at such a great price point. If you want to see what you can do with the kit I highly suggest going to Freenove's website and see about downloading the PDF of the tutorial. Really see what you can do with this kit. Everything seen in the kit fits nicely in the supplied container. The container itself is multi-functional. It can be subdivided into 6 compartments with the supplied plastic dividers in case you want to separate your resistors from your capacitors. So even if you graduate to a larger container you can still use this one for other supplies. This is the only time I've actually been able to put everything back in a container after unpacking.The easy of use of the Ultimate Starter Kit cannot be overstated. The 400+ page tutorial manual is great. It steps you through how to build circuits from simple LED lighting to more complex items. The English in some areas is a little hard to understand but they are able to get their point across. All the technical information is spot on. I've gone from having no understanding of resistors and reading circuit diagrams to being able to put together a circuit by its diagram alone within the tutorials in less then a few days.Now we come to Freenove's customer support. You can really tell how a company cares about their product by the customer support experience. I am currently a manager of a support organization and know how support can make or break a customer's experience. I contacted Freenove's customer support when I couldn't get a tutorial circuit to work as expected, it was the Thermistor tutorial if you are interested. No matter what I did I just couldn't get it to function as designed. I took some pictures of the circuit on the breadboard and emailed them to support. I asked if they had any ideas that would tell me why it wasn't working. I wasn't expecting a response for a few days and would be surprised if they could actually figure out what I had done from the pictures. So you can imagine my shock when I checked my email the next day and I had a response. Based off my pictures they could tell I had used a capacitor instead of the thermistor. If you've never seen these components let me just say they are small, really small. The fact that they were able to see them at all really surprised me. So not only are they there if you have questions or issues with components, they are there to help you through the tutorials that they provide for the kit.Overall a really great experience with Freenove and I would certainly purchase again. I highly suggest picking up the kit if you are new to Raspberry PI and want to get into building circuits and learning what it can do. Excellent job all around.

AMAZING PRODUCT. I just started taking up raspberry pi as a hobby and I got this as my first kit. Let me just say, this was worth every cent. The parts are soild, sturdy, and versatile. So many different stuff to do pretty much anything you feel like. Definitely getting more!!