Picoboard Starter Kit

The PicoBoard Starter Kit is your go-to source to begin learning everything about the PicoBoard and the Scratch programming environment. This kit includes your very own PicoBoard, multiple pieces of hardware to get you started, and connecting components to get you hooked up. Using the Scratch programming language, you can easily create simple interactive programs based on the input from sensors. The PicoBoard incorporates a light sensor, sound sensor, a button and a slider, as well as four additional inputs that can sense electrical resistance via included cables.

The on-line Getting Started Guide (found in the Documents section below) contains step by step instructions of how to set up your PicoBoard and how to program it in the Scratch programming environment. We have supplied plenty of detailed images on how to get started.

This kit will not require any soldering and is recommended for all ages interested in getting started with programming. A mini USB cable will be required to program your Picoboard and will need to be purchased seperatly if you don’t already own one. So if you are an educators or even a beginner, the SparkFun Picoboard Starter Kit is a great way to get into the very basics of programming and reading sensors!

Includes

• 1x SparkFun PicoBoard
• 1x Hobby Motor – Gear
• 1x Concave Button – Red
• 1x Concave Button – Green
• 1x Toggle Switch
• 1x Rotary Potentiometer – 10k Ohm, Linear
• 1x Force Sensitive Resistor – Square
• 1x Magnet Disk – 0.709″
• 1x Reed Switch – Insulated
• 1x Thermistor 10K
• 4x Tall Silicone Bumpers
• 4x 2.5mm Audio Cable to Dual Alligator Clip
• 10x Alligator Test Leads – Multicolored
• 10x Jumper Wires 6″ M/M – 20 AWG

Documents

• Picoboard Schematic
• Picoboard Eagle Files
• Getting Started
• PicoBoard Setup
• Using the SparkFun PicoBoard and Scratch
• Scratch Download
• Scratch v2.0 Online Plug-In
• Scratch Homepage
• GitHub (Design Files & Firmware)