Note: This is the learning kit for the Young Maker Club online e-course.  It includes every part needed for the exercises in the course. If you are interested to get the whole e-course together, please visit this page instead.

Arus Academy proudly presents a do-it-yourself online learning experience with Arduino programming and this is the learning kit. We now deliver a learning experience that students can go through in their own time.

Besides, students will be challenged to apply the coding knowledge and skills to build physical projects and submit entries for various competitions such as Coolest Projects Malaysia, Penang International Science Fair (PISF), Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair (KLESF), do your bit digital challenge, so on and so forth.

Maker UNO - The Wireless Microcontroller for Beginner

This learning kit comes with Maker UNO, an Arduino compatible board. It is specially designed to simplify building your projects:

• Coding & Electronics made easy with built-in:
  • 12x LEDs
  • 1x buzzer
  • 1x button
• Troubleshooting made easy with LED indicators.

Maker UNO is fully compatible with Arduino. You can share the same library and code. We put in 12x LEDs, 1x piezo buzzer and 1x programmable button on the Maker UNO. We have removed the DC jack power input socket as most of the boards used in classes are powered using USB. We have also replaced the ATmega16u2 with CH340 to bring down the cost.

Arduino UNO vs Maker UNO

For exercises, this learning kit comes with Grove modules, for example, Red LED Grove module and Green LED Grove module:

Besides LED as output, this learning kit also includes a Button with LED as input:

To make things more interactive, 3 types of grove sensors are also included in the learning kit.

• Light Sensor v1.2
  • The output signal from this module will be HIGH in bright light and LOW in the dark. This module can be used to build a light-controlled switch i.e switch off lights during daytime and switch on lights during nighttime.
• Touch Sensor
  • This is a capacitive touch sensor that can detect the change in capacitance when a finger is near it. You can use it to replace a traditional push-button!
• Ultrasonic Ranger
  • This Grove-ultrasonic sensor is a non-contact distance measurement module. It can measure from 3cm to 350cm with an accuracy of up to 2mm. It is a perfect ultrasonic module for distance measurement, proximity sensors, and ultrasonic detectors. 

To make an interesting project, we believe movement is crucial. This learning kit comes with two types of motion output. 1st is a famous compact RC servo motor, SG90 where you can easily connect to the Grove base shield using servo extension wires.

And the commonly used DC brush motor with a propeller, you will be able to program a cooling fan with it :)

With specially designed for mobile robots Maker Driver, building a small mobile robot has never been easier with Maker Drive + Maker UNO duo! Maker Driver is designed for simplicity and beginner-friendly. It is a dual-channel and bi-directional control motor driver. Connect it with a pair of DC brush motors with gear and wheel, you can build a small-sized mobile robot. :)

• Learning kit packed for Young makers to learn digital making and problem-solving skills at the comfort at home.
• Based on the Maker UNO board.
• Comes with all the necessity to get started.
• Match perfectly with e-course STEM Young Maker Club class, which covers 10 lessons:
  • Introduction to microcontrollers
  • Basic circuit
  • Analog output with motors
  • Digital input with serial communication
  • Analog input with sensors
  • Distance detection system
  • Precise motion
  • Design Thinking
  • Troubleshooting in project making 
  • Project pitching
• All parts can be reused for further experimental projects.
• The kit also includes batteries and a battery holder for a portable project.