The Arduino Fundamentals exam + kit bundle includes an

Arduino Starter Kit

and access to the certification exam.

The Kit

The Arduino Starter Kit is a great way to get started with Arduino, coding and electronics! The Starter Kit includes an

Arduino UNO

and the components you need to make 15 fun projects following the step-by-step tutorials in the Project Book.

The Starter Kit walks you through the basics of using the Arduino in a hands-on way. You’ll learn through building several creative projects.

The kit includes a selection of the most common and useful electronic components with a book of 15 projects. Starting the basics of electronics, to more complex projects, the kit will help you control the physical world with sensors and actuators.

The Exam

Developed in consultation with interaction designers and electronic engineering professionals as well as in regards to leading technology curriculum, the Arduino Fundamentals Certification exam assesses skills based upon exercises comprised of practical tasks from the Arduino Starter Kit.

To obtain the certificate, you will be requested to answer 36 questions over a period of 75 minutes.

The bundle includes the Arduino Starter Kit and an activation code, which can be used to unlock 1 attempt at the Arduino Fundamentals exam.

Once the code has been redeemed, you have one year to activate the exam, otherwise the code will become invalid.

Exam Subject Areas

You will encounter questions that test your knowledge in relation to the following 8 main categories:

Electricity. Understanding the concepts such as resistance, voltage, power and capacitance,and able to measure and calculate them.
Reading circuits and schematics. Understanding how electronics are represented visually, and the ability to read and analyze electronic circuits.
Arduino IDE. Understanding the functionality of the Arduino development environment, serial communication, libraries and errors.
Arduino Boards. Understanding the constitution and capabilities of an Arduino board and the functions of its different parts.
Frequency and Duty cycle. Understanding the concepts of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and frequency, and being able to calculate duty cycle.
Electronic components. Understanding how various electronic components such as LEDs, sensors, buttons and motors work, and how to use them in a circuit.
Programming syntax and semantics. Understanding the building blocks of the Arduino programming language such as functions, arguments, variables and loops.
Programming logic. Ability to program various electronic components, read, analyze and troubleshoot Arduino code.

Kit Contents

1x Projects Book (170 pages)
1x Arduino Uno
1x USB cable
1x Breadboard 400 points
70x Solid core jumper wires
1x Easy-to-assemble wooden base
1x 9v battery snap
1x Stranded jumper wires (black)
1x Stranded jumper wires (red)
6x Phototransistor
3x Potentiometer 10kOhms
10x Pushbuttons
1x Temperature sensor [TMP36]
1x Tilt sensor
1x alphanumeric LCD (16×2 characters)
1x LED (bright white)
1x LED (RGB)
8x LEDs (red)
8x LEDs (green)
8x LEDs (yellow)
3x LEDs (blue)
1x Small DC motor 6/9V
1x Small servo motor
1x Piezo capsule [PKM17EPP-4001-B0]
1x H-bridge motor driver [L293D]
1x Optocouplers [4N35]
2x Mosfet transistors [IRF520]
5x Capacitors 100uF
5x Diodes [1N4007]
3x Transparent gels (red, green, blue)
1x Male pins strip (40×1)
20x Resistors 220 Ohms
5x Resistors 560 Ohms
5x Resistors 1 kOhms
5x Resistors 4.7 kOhms
20x Resistors 10 kOhms
5x Resistors 1 MOhms
5x Resistors 10 MOhms

Projects you can make

01 GET TO KNOW YOUR TOOLS an introduction to the basics
02 SPACESHIP INTERFACE design the control panel for your starship
03 LOVE-O-METER measure how hot-blooded you are
04 COLOR MIXING LAMP produce any color with a lamp that uses light as an input
05 MOOD CUE clue people in to how you’re doing
06 LIGHT THEREMIN create a musical instrument you play by waving your hands
07 KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT play music and make some noise with this keyboard
08 DIGITAL HOURGLASS a light-up hourglass that can stop you from working too much
09 MOTORIZED PINWHEEL a colored wheel that will make your head spin
10 ZOETROPE create a mechanical animation you can play forward or reverse
11 CRYSTAL BALL a mystical tour to answer all your tough questions
12 KNOCK LOCK tap out the secret code to open the door
13 TOUCHY-FEEL LAMP a lamp that responds to your touch
14 TWEAK THE ARDUINO LOGO control your personal computer from your Arduino
15 HACKING BUTTONS create a master control for all your devices!