Kitronik
Kitronik Inventor's Kit for the BBC micro:bit
The Kitronik Inventor's Kit is a comprehensive electronics starter kit designed for the BBC micro:bit. Includes everything you need to complete 12 hands-on e...
The Kitronik Inventor's Kit is a comprehensive electronics starter kit designed for the BBC micro:bit. Includes everything you need to complete 12 hands-on experiments using LEDs, motors, LDRs, capacitors, a potentiometer, and a piezo buzzer — all with no soldering required.
Comes with a step-by-step tutorial book that guides you through each experiment from scratch. Supports Microsoft MakeCode and MicroPython programming. The included edge connector breakout board and breadboard make it easy to connect components to the micro:bit's pins.
Key Features
- 12 Guided Experiments – Step-by-step tutorial book included
- No Soldering Required – Build your first circuit in minutes
- Edge Connector Breakout – Access all 21 micro:bit pins on a breadboard
- Multiple Programming Options – MakeCode and MicroPython supported
Included Experiments
- Say Hello to the BBC micro:bit
- Using an LDR and analogue inputs
- Dimming an LED using a potentiometer
- Using a transistor to drive a motor
- Using the accelerometer to control motor speed
- Setting the tone with a piezo buzzer
- Wind power
- Making a game using the compass
- Capacitor charge circuit
- Using an RGB LED
- Making a pedestrian crossing
- Making a random dice
Package Contents
- 1× Edge Connector Breakout Board for BBC micro:bit
- 1× Small prototype breadboard
- 1× Mounting plate
- 1× Potentiometer with finger-adjust spindle
- 1× Motor with fan blade
- 1× Transistor (BC337 NPN)
- 2× Red 5mm LEDs
- 2× Orange 5mm LEDs
- 2× Yellow 5mm LEDs
- 2× Green 5mm LEDs
- 1× RGB 5mm LED (common cathode)
- 1× Miniature LDR
- 1× Piezo element buzzer
- 1× 470µF electrolytic capacitor
- 5× 47Ω resistors
- 5× 2.2KΩ resistors
- 5× 10KΩ resistors
- 10× Male-to-male jumper wires
- 10× Male-to-female jumper wires
- 1× Terminal connector
- 4× Pan head M3 machine screws
- 2× Plastic spacers (10mm)
- 1× Sticky fixer for battery pack
- 1× Tutorial book
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- LDR
- A light-dependent resistor is a component whose resistance changes with light level. It is useful for simple brightness sensing, and an ADC board is needed to turn its changing analogue voltage into numbers a microcontroller or computer can read.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode is a small electronic component that lights up when current flows through it in the correct direction. In this kit, LEDs create the flashing effect, so polarity and correct soldering matter for the project to work.
- male-to-male
- A male-to-male cable has plug-style connectors on both ends rather than a socket on one end. This matters when choosing a cable because it must match the female sockets on the modules or boards you want to connect.
- MicroPython
- A version of the Python programming language made to run on microcontrollers. It matters because it lets beginners write readable code to control LEDs, sensors, motors and displays without needing to start with lower-level languages.
- potentiometer
- A variable resistor usually turned with a knob or shaft to create an adjustable electrical signal. It is often used for inputs such as volume, brightness or position, so it helps beginners learn how a microcontroller reads changing values.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
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