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ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Project The Most Complete Starter Kit with Tutorial

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Features

  • 35+ Guided Electronics Projects: Progress from LEDs and buttons to RFID access, real-time clocks, motion and distance sensing, environmental monitoring, motor control and interactive displays for STEM learning, coding clubs and maker projects
  • More I/O and Memory for Larger Builds: The MEGA 2560 R3 provides 54 digital I/O pins, including 15 PWM outputs, 16 analog inputs, 4 hardware serial ports and 256 KB flash for projects that combine more sensors, controls and displays
  • 200+ Components for Prototyping: Includes LCD1602, RC522 RFID, RTC, DHT11, HC-SR501 PIR, ultrasonic and water-level sensors, GY-521, MAX7219, keypad, joystick, rotary encoder, relay, SG90 servo, stepper motor, DC motor, breadboard and more
  • Learn, Modify and Create: Follow 35+ guided lessons with example code, then adjust sensor thresholds, timing, display text, motor behavior and control logic to turn structured exercises into access systems, monitors, alarms and interactive projects
  • Organized for Repeatable Learning: Pre-soldered modules, a solderless breadboard, storage case and small-parts box reduce setup time and keep sensors, LEDs, ICs, wires and other components easy to find between projects

Description

ELEGOO STEM kits provide all the necessary components, sensors, wires, and boards for you to get started with programming, learning electronics, and creating IoT projects. We strive our best to make STEM education easy to learn and accessible to the young generation. Chris, the founder of ELEGOO, noticed that most STEM companies focused only on open-source hardware. Few offered tools that combined electronics with structural shells to create complete products. We have an excellent R&D team that constantly upgrades and improves our products, plus an after-sales team for quick support. Fully compatible with the Arduino IDE, ELEGOO's kits give beginners a hands-on way to learn electronics. Want to learn how to work with electronics and programming but need a little help? You've come to the right place! ELEGOO MEGA 2560 Starter Kit provides an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software, which evolves the user from beginner to professional level. The ELEGOO MEGA 2560 Starter Kit is designed for hands-on electronics, programming, and prototyping. It includes an ELEGOO MEGA 2560 R3 controller board, more than 200 components, and a PDF tutorial with 35+ guided lessons. Beginners can follow the projects step by step to learn basic circuits, digital and analog I/O, sensors, displays, motor control, and other common microcontroller applications. The controller board is compatible with Arduino IDE for programming and project development. Electronics is not as complicated as you imagine especially with ELEGOO MEGA 2560 Starter Kit. For advanced users like professional lab engineers, electronics engineering students and experienced electronics hobbyists, they can use this kit to do various kinds of tests and experiments with so many sensors available at hand. Beginners can follow the included lessons step by step to learn circuit building and programming, while students, makers, and experienced hobbyists can use the included modules for prototyping and experimentation. Explore projects involving LEDs, displays, RFID, motion and distance sensing, environmental monitoring, motor control, timing, and other common electronics applications. As skills develop, example circuits and code can be modified to create original multi-module projects. Quantity and quality are both important here in ELEGOO MEGA 2560 R3 Starter Kit. The kit combines an ELEGOO MEGA 2560 R3 controller board with a broad collection of sensors, displays, motors, and common electronic components. Build with LCD1602, RC522 RFID, ultrasonic and motion sensors, motors, LEDs, resistors, potentiometers, and an 830-point solderless breadboard. Selected modules include pre-soldered headers or wires to reduce setup time while still allowing users to practice traditional breadboard circuit building. Sturdy quality is definitely the most important thing to ELEGOO even with so many components provided we never compromised on the quality. Instead we keep improving our product quality in our own factory and we produce the products by ourselves under high standards and strict quality control. Pins and wires on some of the parts like LCD1602 and motors have been pre-soldered which is very convenient and saves your time. LCD1602 module is a display that has an LED backlight and can display two rows with up to 16 characters on each row. You can see the rectangles for each character on the display and the pixels that make up each character. The display is just white on blue and is intended for showing text. Lining up the display with the top of the breadboard helps to identify its pins without too much counting, especially if the breadboard has its rows numbered with row 1 as the top row of the board. Do not forget, the long yellow lead that links the slider of the pot to pin 3 of the display. The 'pot' is used to control the contrast of the display. In this project you will learn how to control a small DC motor using a Mega board and a L293D driver IC, which is a very useful chip. It can actually control two motors independently. We are just using half the chip in this lesson, most of the pins on the right hand side of the chip are for controlling a second motor. The L293D is a quadruple high-current half-H driver designed for bidirectional control of DC motors and other inductive loads. It supports continuous output current of up to 600 mA per channel with a supply-voltage range of 4.5 to 36 V. This project demonstrates motor direction control and shows how a driver IC allows the MEGA 2560 board to operate loads that require more current than an I/O pin can provide. 74HC595 is a Serial to Parallel Converter which has eight outputs and three inputs that you use to feed data into it a bit at a time. This chip makes it a little slower to drive the LEDs (you can only change the LEDs about 500,000 times a second instead of 8,000,000 a second) but it's still really fast, way faster than humans can detect, so it's worth it! 74HC595 shift register is a type of chip that holds what can be thought of as eight memory locations, each of which can either be a 1 or a 0. To set each of these values on or off, we feed in the data using the 'Data' and 'Clock' pins of the chip.

Brand Name: ELEGOO


Age Range Description: Youth


Educational Objective: Coding Skills, Programming Skills, STEM


Set Name: The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit


Number of Packs: 1


Number of Items: 1


Unit Count: 1 Count


Item Highlight: Compatible with Arduino, Ultimate Starter Kit, PDF Tutorial, 35+ Guided Projects, 200+ Components, Sensors, Displays, Motors


UPC: 746591610586


Global Trade Identification Number: 86


Included Components: 1pcs Mega 2560 Controller Board; 1pcs USB Cable; 1pcs Breadboard; 1pcs 65 Jumper Wire; 1pcs IC 74HC595; 1pcs Active Buzzer; 1pcs Tilt Switch; 1pcs Photo resistor; 5pcs Yellow LED; 5pcs Blue LED; 5pcs Green LED; 5pcs Red LED; 1pcs RGB LED; 5pcs Button (small); 10pcs Resistor (10R); 10pcs Resistor (100R); 10pcs Resistor (220R); 10pcs Resistor (330R); 10pcs Resistor (1K); 10pcs Resistor (2K); 10pcs Resistor (5K1); 10pcs Resistor (10K); 10pcs Resistor (100K); 10pcs Resistor (1M); 5pcs Female-to-male DuPont Wire


Model Number: EL-KIT-008


Manufacturer: ELEGOO


Manufacturer Part Number: EL-KIT-008


Manufacturer recommended age: 13 years and up


Theme: Electronics, Engineering, Robotics


Battery Description: Lithium


Material Type: Electronic Components


Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit


Item Dimensions: 13.7 x 8.4 x 1.85 inches


Item Weight: 2.2 pounds


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    • Biggest, most complete kit on the market, and well worth the money
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
This is an outstanding kit! When I decided to dive head-first into the Arduino world, I did my research. I was looking for a kit that would get me the most varied list of supplies possible (and from a company with a good reputation, as it's so easy to end up with a pile of barely functioning electronic knock-off junk that was made on Mars or some far-away place with no quality-assurance). This was the kit I settled on, and I'm glad I did. For the money spent, it had the greatest spread of different kinds of devices and supporting equipment. I paired it with the Elegoo 37 Sensor Kit, to round out my supplies. (There was a bit of cross over between the two kits, but it's nice to have extras to play and experiment with.) In addition to having so many devices to experiment with, I found two further pluses for this kit: Elegoo's Arduino boards are incredible! They are exactingly labeled, flawlessly put together, and use quality equipment. Even the unused areas of the board have "dimple printing" to help reduce cross contamination of the signals. I've researched several brand names of Arduino boards, and aside from the actual original Arduino brand, no one came close to Elegoo's level of quality. After seeing this, all of my Arduino boards will be Elegoo from now on. The only issue I've encountered with it, is because the boards are so nice, I almost don't want to use them; I want to keep them in their box looking nice. I end up grabbing some other lower-quality board to fiddle around with, because I don't care if I wear out/burn those boards out. But I suppose that's just the collector in me. When shopping around for individual boards, I found that Elegoo was one of the more expensive manufacturers, but only by a couple of bucks. However, the quality level was orders of magnitude higher; which I think makes those couple extra bucks more than worth it. The second plus: The container that the kit comes in is actually very nice. It is a genuinely quality case, not just a poorly constructed plastic snap case, like some of the other brands use. When I was showing the kit to my family at a get-together, my mother kept eyeing the case, wanted to nab it to hold her scrapbooking supplies. I have ordered a few different Elegoo kits and products, and they've all come in the same quality style case (in different sizes and configurations, of course). I know it doesn't sound like it should matter all that much, and it is hard to describe, but once you hold this kit in your hand, you'll understand what I mean. Because of how many little pieces there are to this kit, I recommend taking an inventory when it arrives. Of the hundreds of parts, I did notice one, very small, and non-vital part missing. I sent the company an email asking if they could drop one of those little parts in an envelope headed my way. Two days later, a whole new replacement kit arrived with a return label for the original kit, and a letter apologizing for the mistake and making sure I was happy with the result; which I very much am. All of the different Elegoo products and kits I've bought have been remarkably designed and crafted, are as user-friendly as this subject can be, and while I haven't had to make a lot of use of their customer support line, I've heard it's second-to-none. A company that really stands by its products and values its customers. Having seen how much work and quality Elegoo puts into its products and services, they have gained a dedicated customer in me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018 by George Williams
    • I wish I had started learning Arduino with this kit!
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
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Really fun and huge kit. This has a ton of projects to do and most of them are pretty easy to set up. The kit comes with a library disc or you can visit their site and download the libraries for all of them there. There is a PDF file with the walk through on most of the items in the kit. You get a few extra items that are not used in the projects but are nice to have when working on additional projects (Extra: Capacitors, diodes, 9V battery w/cable, prototype expansion board). I was able to successfully complete almost all of the projects in the kit except for the (4 digit number display, IR remote to control the stepper motor and MPU-6050 module). The MPU-6050 module wouldn't display any information, it is pretty easy to wire up and check the readings in the serial monitor so I don't think It was wired incorrectly-I found a crack on the MPU-6050 so I think it may just be broken. I broke the IR sensor by wiring it wrong (it made a 'pop' noise and a funny burning smell) so I couldn't use it to control the stepper motor on one of the last projects so watch out for that. The four digit display also could be due to "user error" because it has a ton of pins that need to be connected and I wasn't sure everything was wired correctly. The PDF manual goes over how to set things up and explains what to expect when the component is powered on and describes the code but doesn't go into super fine detail over what every line means or what variables to change to change the component action so it can be a little difficult to understand. A few of the example pictures in the manual were different from the wiring diagram which can throw you off if you are not careful. I was very impressed with the quality and accuracy of all the information provided as well as the HUGE assortment of items it came with. I am super happy with all my stuff and am definitely getting another kit to add onto if all Elegoo's kits are is this organized and made! The kit was really well put together and has a good flow from easy to more challenging projects and includes everything you need to do all of the projects in the kit. If you have little experience with Arduino you can get through this pretty quickly and helps to understand installing and using the libraries and the Arduino IDE. I put pictures of the kit after I was done using everything and of the MPU-6050 I think was broken. I would've liked to see more detail on the actual writing code to set up other projects using the same components in the kit-like turning on other components from a sensor(buzzer with the motion detector, motor with the joystick) but it does a good job explaining what the code is actually doing for the individual projects and is overall really well written. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017 by Sergio
    • Absolutely Wonderful
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
This little starter kit is fantastic. If you're someone like me, who engineering experience typically goes no further than taking something apart and trying to figure out say, how a remote control works, or maybe you've replaced computer parts or upgraded your RAM, then this little kit is just what you need. So far, I've built two circuits. I shorted out one LED, and the first day I was tinkering with my set, it took a good 6 hours to feel my the kit. The instructions on the CD ROM are like old school data transfers. By old school, I mean back in the day, about 10 years ago, when we had to manually transfer data onto our computers. Still, it's really just drag and drop. The Arduino software is basic, so it will take some getting used to. These days, when we use software, EVERYTHING is done for you. The set up, how it works. But the software is basic old school like the software data. Meaning, Zip files for the CD ROM, things like that. The instructions that come with the program are clear and easy to follow. But if you're new to circuitry building, you have to go slow, you have to take your time and learn. But it does not take long before you are so comfortable with the environment and how it works that you are already experimenting in your head with new ideas. I probably got to that point on the second day. Also, the sheer amount of supplies that come with this kit, for $50 bucks is amazing. I mean this is something that can keep a busy mind learning and occupied for hours, days, weeks. It is very rewarding to be able to follow the instructions, download the arduino software, and then use your MAC or Windows laptop to control the behavior of the circuit board. One quick tip that may help you pass a stumbling block that I hit. Remember, just like the back of your TV there are analog hookups and digital hookups. Make sure, when you are using this kit, that if you are using the Arduino software that you are hooking your controls up to the Digital hookups and not the analog hook ups. Took me like two hours to figure out where my mistake was. Often times, if your board is not behaving the way you anticipate, this problem is almost uniformly a simple wiring problem, and you just need to make sure you have everything wired in the correct spot. Overall I am very pleased with this product, and was so happy, I donated some money to the Arduino people to keep them going. It is wonderful to know that there is a whole community of people out there like this that just try to keep science and engineering going for the sheer sake and joy of learning. You will be very pleased. Just take your time at first, and expect to stumble a little. But it doesn't take long before you love this product. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017 by Emancometh
    • Wonderful potential as a learning environment ... but the online resources ought to match the physical resources
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
Just leaving an initial review, having played around with it for the first time today, and also know that I am an adult with ZERO arduino experience. I've only unpacked it and got through the first two tutorials, the first a simple LED blink program and the second the RGB LED program. So far, it's working as advertised, once you figure a few things out which is why I deducted a star. For starters, I tend to go online for the most recent updates, and while it was claimed the PDF tutorial was online, it actually wasn't (not that I could find). It was on the provided CD though, so no worries. There were three IDE downloads available for Win, Mac and Linux nerds. I downloaded the Windows version, no problems there. Clicking in it was easy to get to the development workspace, and I easily found the Blink program already included there. However, the RGB LED program was not, which was very confusing until I went back to the CD and found it in the files there. So, you will need to have a functioning CD, at least in my experience. That was the only initial downside. The PDF tutorial is AMAZING so far. In my limited experience as of now, it is VERY thorough regarding the wiring and schematics. Electrical schematics are provided, information for beginners is provided (for example resistor information and why you need them), theory is provided, as well as wiring diagrams along with actual pictures of what it should look like. The only thing that's not discussed in depth is the coding itself. Yeah, if you have some coding knowledge you can work it out, since it is similar to other popular languages, but there isn't an actual in-depth coding tutorial embedded. Some explanation is provided, but you will need to do some independent research probably, as will I. Overall, I am impressed. I hope to update this as I work through more of the tutorials. ps: as should be expected, you will want a bigger organizer box than it came shipped in. That's pretty much true for most of the things you might buy though. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018 by John
    • Very satisfying to get right and is a good learning tool.
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
I bought this for myself so I could learn more about circuits and programming. This kit is really cool and challenging. If you're a big kid or have a kid, or grandkid, or just know a smart kid who could use some inspiration - whatever, get this kit and dig in. There are a lot of fun projects that will challenge the brain and if you get it right, will serve up some rewarding moments. I found just initiating the kit, like just the beginning steps, getting it to work on my Mac, getting the files properly loaded, navigating the instructions to be a challenge and at times a bit of a puzzle in and of itself. It felt like a litmus test, as in, if you can't figure THIS out, you probably shouldn't be messing with this. And that made me smile. All of it is a test, a challenge, and compared to pushing buttons on the remote to watch more Netflix, I found this rewarding. So like I said - get this for yourself, get it for your kid. Have some fun making lights light up, and buzzers buzz. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2025 by Joe Veto
    • Great starting kit for learning and beginner level engineers
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
I bought the ELEGOO Mega R3 Ultimate Starter Kit to get hands-on experience with Arduino, and I’m really happy with the purchase. The kit comes with a Mega 2560 board and a huge variety of components like sensors, motors, LEDs, and more. Everything was well-organized in a plastic case, making it easy to keep things sorted. One of the best things about this kit is the tutorial. The step-by-step guides are clear and easy to follow, which is really helpful for beginners. The sample codes work well, and you can tweak them to understand how each component works. The quality of the components is good for the price. Some jumper wires were a bit flimsy, but they still did great job. The Mega 2560 board itself works just like the official Arduino board, and I had no issues connecting it to my laptop. Overall, this is a great kit for anyone who wants to learn electronics and programming with Arduino. It has everything needed to start experimenting and building projects. I would definitely recommend it to beginners and hobbyists. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025 by Aditya Raj
    • Quick to get going. Instructional. Lots o' parts. FUN!
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
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I plan to automate the air intake control on my wood stove, and that means taking temperatures from two thermocouples, analyzing them, and moving a lever. An Arduino can do that very easily. But I know nothing about Arduinos other than they exist. UNTIL NOW. I just finished Lesson 5, Digital Inputs. The PDF instructions explain what is going on and warn you that in this particular section things seem a bit backwards, a good thing to make you aware of so you can learn. Each lesson is brief with excellent pictures and diagrams and just enough explanation. Follow and HAVE FUN. The kit already contains a lot of what I will need to build my project someday: Arduino and power supply; LCD display; motors; motor controllers; buttons; LEDs and other electronic bits; remote controller and sensor. I will need to add thermocouples and the associated interfaces, and the information for those is available everywhere on the 'net. I may also add Bluetooth and WiFi, using BLYNK to create an app for the phone...someday. The kit comes neatly packed in a nice plastic container with a bunch of compartments. You get your development environment from the 'net, and the included CD contains all the code you'll need, which is EASY to upload to the Arduino. There are breadboards to let you lay out your parts, do the lessons, and experiment. You do not need to solder. You just need a PC with a USB port, and you install the development environment there and plug the board in. The Arduino already has a program loaded and running to blink an LED, and you will modify that program by changing a number, then you'll upload it and see the results. That is how easy this is to get going. Additional parts are easy to get and relatively inexpensive, and when your project is all designed, you can get boards where you can solder everything permanently. I have a long way to go to get to that point. This kit, though, has been a wonderful learning experience so far. About the only things I found with the kit, which are MINOR: - It is tough to discern the colors on the resisters. This isn't the fault of Elegoo. I suggest getting a stand with a magnifying glass and light. Note that the tape from which the resisters come is labeled, so you can just go by that. - I needed a longer USB cable than what was included. I had one on hand. Again, not Elegoo's issue, as they supplied a USB cable in the kit. Plug and play. Overall: Lots o' stuff in a fun kit with great instructions! Note: I do have some basic familiarity with electronic components and programming. Having these basic skills does help, but I think a beginner can follow along. Just take your time to follow the pictures, and take even more time to understand the programming examples (the "sketches"), which are short and fairly clear. And HAVE FUN. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020 by Ken Leonard
    • Great customer service
Size: Mega 2560 Most Complete Starter Kit
This makes my third edit of this review. First let me say that Eleggo has been extremely responsive in resolving a QC problem with their breadboards. They responded via e-mail within hours of writing my first review. They not only replaced the breadboard, but sent me 2 additional ones as a gift. According to other reviews, breadboard problems are not unique to Elegoo, so whenever ordering breadboards test the holes with a small resistor. I am reverting back to my original 5 star review report because of the great customer support and overall value in the Mega 2560 Project kit. ************* I'm having second thoughts on my review below. I'm having terrible connection problems with resistors. The resistors do not make good connections to the breadboard and the shift register I/C had a connection problem also. The large breadboard seems to be of poor quality, sockets are to loose. The small breadboard however is noticeably tighter and seems to be of better quality. Compounding the problem is that the 1/4 watt film resistors have non-standard lead diameter of 0.014 inches. Most breadboards that give specifications on Amazon say their sockets fit components from 0.016 to 0.028 inches, therein lies the problem. Yes there are errors in the documentation, but these become obvious and add to the learning process. I'm changing my rating to one (from 5) because the connection problems are giving me fits and to build anything semi-permanent would yield unreliable performance. I also find it unusual that resistor, transistor, and LED wire leads are made of steel (magnet picks them up). ******************* Pros: Great value. The tutorial is excellent. Good way to learn basic electronics, automation sensors principals, the programming language C++, and the Arduino IDE and architecture. Cons: Resistor lead diameters are too small to make proper contact in the breadboard sockets.... ok for tutorial though, but with some tinkering.... but for any practical application i would order larger wattage resistors that will fit the breadboard sockets. Also the round tip jumper wires have burs at the end and need to be filed off to prevent damaging the breadboard socket plating..... use a very fine grit finger nail emery board. I suspect other brands have same cons, so I would buy Elegoo again, their circuit boards are very high quality. ... show more
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