Best starter pack?
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Technoman
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with a little programming.... in basic language or using Blockly blocks.
I would suggest the AXE300 (Picaxe Grove board). You can just connect a lot of different modules ranging from a simple led/button to a display/GPS/... A very long list could be seen here : http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove_System/
That's a good suggestion -
http://www.picaxe.com/Hardware/Project-Boards/PICAXE-Grove-Board
It's a shame the Grove Connectors don't have 0.1" pitch and their pins are too small for Dupont female socketed wires to grip on to.
The 'top of the class' development board for the PICAXE user is the AXE091, which we use for our own internal projects, testing and PICAXE development. If I didn't have one I'd be over the moon to receive that as a present -
http://www.picaxe.com/Hardware/Teaching-Systems/PICAXE-Experimenter-Board
There is also the AXE055 T4 Trainer but that isn't so easy to expand -
http://www.picaxe.com/Hardware/Teaching-Systems/PICAXE-T4-Trainer
I guess part of the decision will come down to whether he has any electronics experience or not, whether he's more interested in the hardware or interfacing side of things or the programming.
Technoman
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@hippy
This may solve the problem : Grove to 4pin Female/Male Jumper (http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove_System/)
inglewoodpete
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I still swear by the AXE092 "Schools Experimenter" kit but I see you can only buy is as a bare board or as five complete board kits. With 3 x LEDs, piezo sounder, LDR, input switch and breakout strip all on-board, the AXE092 kit was a great self-contained go-anywhere system which I still use from time-to-time.
As an aside, the AXE092 got me started with PICAXEs, when I was also in my 40s. I had previously worked with microprocessor systems in the 1970s and 80s and the all-in-one PICAXE microcontroller made so much easier.
As an aside, the AXE092 got me started with PICAXEs, when I was also in my 40s. I had previously worked with microprocessor systems in the 1970s and 80s and the all-in-one PICAXE microcontroller made so much easier.
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I don't think they existed last time I looked but, cheapskate that I am, I made my own by taking a Grove-to-Grove connector cable, cutting it in half, and soldering the wires to header pins.