Features:

  • 3 programing languages -> C, Python (compatible with 2&3) and Java (virtual interface).
  • 434 pages detailed PDF tutorials (include basic electronics knowledge) and complete code -> Download link: https://github.com/Freenove/Freenove_Ultimate_Starter_Kit_for_Raspberry_Pi/archive/master.zip
  • 223 items for 57 interesting projects -> Each project has circuit diagram and tested code with detailed explanation.
  • Compatible models -> Raspberry Pi 3B+ / 3B / 3A+ / 2B / 1B+ / 1A+ / Zero W / Zero. (NOT included in this kit)
  • Get support -> Our technical service team is always ready to answer your questions.
Fantastic For Beginners

I've really wanted to get into building simple things with the RaspberryPi and to understand the fundamentals of controlling external components with the RaspberryPi. This kit was perfect for me. The easy to follow tutorial guides for each of the components is great. They give you the code in C and in Python so you can use either with detailed schematics and diagrams. There's a lot in this kit and it was totally worth the purchase.

Great value, nice documentation

This is a great value for the money, and I'm enjoying going through the labs. Hardware highlights are a header-to-breadboard interface, an assembled board to allow you to plug in an external 5V power supply, some ADC/DAC chips, a 16x2 character display, 3 pots, a joystick, a sonar range finder, 2 motors, and lots of LEDs and buttons. You get a 4-character LED display, an LED matrix, and LED bar graph. There's enough hardware here to build a little MIDI instrument, which is what I'm planning to do with it, as a way to learn Raspberry Pi. The tutorial document is almost 300 pages long, and takes you through the "greatest hits" of microcontroller circuit building, and the all pieces are right there in the kit for you to use. Even the resistors are 1% tolerance instead of the usual 5%. I'm not sure how this kit would look to a beginner. While I haven't touched C for a while, I've written a lot of C code in my day -- my first full-time coding job used C. And I've been using the Linux/UNIX command line for decades. I also have some previous microcontroller experience, having played around with Arduinos and Beaglebone. But, there's (barely) enough information in the tutorial where, if you follow the instructions, you can get the labs working. There's not a lot of theory or explanation, but there are places elsewhere on the internet for that. All in all, definitely worth the money!

Worked well with Raspberry Pi 3 B +

Everything worked well, just look out for the orientation of the perf board (it is the only part that was a bit on the cheap side and had some issues with inserting pins). Sometimes they have the red and blue lines backwards along the edge but the wiring is still correct physically, it just doesnt match the + and -.

Very nice to understand the main base of electronic and programming in Python/Java langage

Very good product to start a complete initiation on electronic and programming. Components seems to be in a very good quality, and all the projects (on pdf file, can be downloaded on github.com/Freenove website) in Python or Java (using Processing software) are interesting and could be a good start point for more another personnal projects. The only cons concerns some single jump wires M/M: six of them were unable to conduct electricity because the wire was simply pinched with its sheath without any contact. Consequently, my first projects I tried to built didn't work very well... I'd fix it with my soldering iron easyly, but what about the quality control ?

Great Buy for Eager Learners

The kit is awesome and has everything advertised. Definitely the best Pi accessory kit you can buy in terms of parts/price. Only slight complaint I have is they could really use a slightly bigger box, as everything is tightly packed and once you unpack it then it is near impossible to tetris everything back in! Does not have any effect on the product though (even though my box was cracked from everything being in there so tightly). Nice product and cant wait to try everything out

Great kit!!

Wow!! Great kit. I purchased this and gave it as a gift. The recipient was overwhelmed with the parts and pieces and quality.

Excellent Value as an add-on to your Raspberry Pi

I ordered a number of these for my classroom to use with our Raspberry Pi Studio. The variety and quality of components is excellent. Sensors, motor, stepper motor, and servo with arm hardware, large LCD, battery connectors, and all the buttons, switches, and LEDs are very welcome in such a compact package. There is a fair number of resistors, capacitors, and transistors, although not as many as other packages. Packaging is interesting, reflecting just how much is stuffed into the nice parts box. Many of the individual components, including the smaller LCDs, buzzer, relay, and ICs, as well as the large GPIO replicator, however, are shipped plugged into the breadboard, so be prepared to carefully extract them when you start using your kit. The package includes a small card for simple resistor color identification, but all other documentation in on Freenove's site at freenove.com which links you to their github site for downloading files. I found a good quantity of files there to explain the components and offer a variety of projects that use them.

Good Mix of Fun Things To Try

I chose this kit over the others because I already had a project in mind and this kit had most of the basics I needed for the prototype and what I thought was a good mix of other things to try. I've been programming for 20 years but this was my first jump into controlling hardware with it. I've had a lot of fun with this kit, playing around with all the little toys and there still plenty more to try. Everything I've used so far works as expected and the tutorials and code samples on github are very helpful. I've now incorporated some parts of it permanently into my own project. The little "general boards" especially were a revelation for me and ended up saving my project from being a rats nest of wires. At first the GPIO pins on my Raspberry Pi were intimidating but now I can't wait to plug something new in.

Fun starter kit with remarkably good documentation and support.

A fun starter kit for the raspberry pi. I bought my son a zero W to go with it, and we've had a lot of fun making the projects, understanding about code and electronics. I've just put in an order for more stepper motors as it's inspired us to try and put together a CNC etch-a-sketch. We did have to buy an additional box to put most of the components in, as it's almost impossible to get them back in the box the kit comes with.

Great kit for an Old Time Programmer

I made my career umpteen years ago around Cobol programming on big IBM iron. We never did anything like connecting circuits or touching hardware at all. Fast forward a few (ahem) years and I wanted to learn about Python and circuit building. I stumbled onto Freenove and bought a beginner kit and I just can't stay away. The parts are nicely machined and really interesting to use. The (200+ page) manual has great explanations and leads you down the path as far as you want to go. The code is all there too; you simply copy and paste - OR adjust to learn about making it do new things. And their support is crazy good. I had a (dumb) question a few days after I received my kit. They responded in a day or two. And then a month after I bought my kit I sent them another question and I received another fast, perfect, tailored answer right in my inbox. If you want to try the RPI - go no further than these guys.

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