FREENOVE Ultimate Starter Kit for ESP32-WROVER CAM (Included), Dual-core 32-bit 240 MHz Microcontroller, Onboard Camera Wireless, Python C Java, 795-Page Detailed Tutorial, 240 Items, 122 Projects

A great kit to learn computer electronics!

This is a very fun kit to play with. I had a few problems getting the CH340 driver to install but once past that I am enjoying getting back into electronics and programming.Freenove.com tech support has been wonderful answering all of my questions. It makes me feel like they really do care about their customers and helping them.

A good kit with projects to run. Good entry level into coding and using coding IDE.

With all the parts you need and a library of examples showing how to hook up to and control each, this is a great opportunity to learn what you need to know to automate your home with IoT or make your own projects in robotics or just learn to interface a microcomputer to external hardware. One thing, if you want to use this to learn the electronics part of interfacing (dropping resistors, etc.) this isn’t the kit for you and it’s not intended for that. This kit is for learning how to write code in C or Python to control external hardware, and it does a good job of it. You really should know C, C++, or Python first—it’s not a programming course either. But if you want to get into IoT or robotics, this is a great starting (and finishing) point. Note that this review is for the ULTIMATE kit, not the BASIC kit—the Ultimate Kit has MANY more experiments with much more advanced hardware that you’ll need, especially displays and motors. I would also recommend the ESP32 version over the RASPBERRY Pi version—the ESP32 is more powerful and has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth that Raspi doesn’t have (because of the chip shortage if you have to “settle” for the Raspberry Pi version, don’t worry, everything you learn is applicable to any micro, and you can get external modules for wifi and bluetooth). I strongly recommend this kit to anyone wanting to control the world! (Or your little corner of it anyway.)

The learning step is very smooth. High-quality learning source for electronics.

This kit comes with a wealth of boards/sensors/motors/etc to experiment with. The ESP32-WROVER is compatible with the Arduino IDE and Freenove includes a bunch of example sketches in their kit (available on GitHub or on their website). If you were to buy the individual pieces you would end paying a lot more than what the kit costs and the fact that they include a 385 page tutorial with 34 sample projects to go along with all the components makes this kit very easy to get started with. Most (if not all) of the components are compatible with Raspberry Pi's GPIO as well as Arduino's.Also, their technical support is very easy to work with. In another kit I purchased (to get started on Raspberry Pi), one of the components arrived damaged. It still worked, but the LCD had bleeding and a scratch on the display. I contacted their support by email, sent a picture and description of the situation, and they sent me a response by the next morning so they could work on getting me a replacement part.I would definitely recommend Freenove and this kit for anyone getting started or anyone looking to add a wide range of components to their existing projects/collection.

This kit is great. So many different modules and different implementations you can do. Relatively easy to set up with VS Code using the Platform IO extension. When I got it everything was on the board and in the process of trying to remove one of the controllers I broke a pin. I emailed them and they replaced it free of charge! Great customer service as well. Be careful with those pins! Follow the directions on how to remove stuff from the board safely.

I have 20+ years experience in various software engineering fields, including a background in instructing interns and I would not recommend this product for teaching, or for beginners who want to learn on their own. Tutorials are vague, and does not come with a parts list. Most components do not have model numbers, and what little writing you find on parts is Chinese so researching specific components to know their function and how to properly use them is very difficult. This isn't to speak of the kits overall quality, each component works and is fairly well made, but definitely not a kit for starters.