the combined price per 10 pupils is reasonable. This should get you started with building blinking leds. Using 5V modules on a 3.3v micro can easily be done using a bidirectional logic level shifter.Ĭurrent price for 10 wemos D1 mini with an esp12F compatible module: 21.70$ + post Most libraries either work with arduino and ESP these days or at the very least have a working alternative. They cost around 3$ and can be programmed using the arduino ide. You can get ESP8266's for a fraction of the price and they do a lot more than a standard arduino uno including wifi.

SO, any help for any of this would be much appreciated!Īrduino's are very expensive atm due to the chip shortage. that I could as for donations from? I'm in a weird position where I can ask for freebies/donations from non-community places BUT I also have to make sure I'm sort of working around the policies in a sense (aka, do and then ask for forgiveness). SO, another part of my question would be is there any place/organization/etc. and I truly can't afford ANY tech related things (i.e.

And those that use the library tend to be our underserved populations.

Our community is around 17.6% in the county is at/below poverty level and nearly half are POC. However, our teens have shared an interest in wanting to learn more about comsci and I really want to get them access and start familiarizing themselves with as much tech as possible. go the raspberry pi route? something else I don't know about?). I feel like arduino would be the best bet, but I also have VERY limited knowledge on it so I don't really know (i.e. I really want to get some sort of programming/robotics/tech aspect going for some of our programming but I'm at a loss for two major areas: where to begin & funding. Hey! I'm a new librarian and I'm taking over the teen programming at our county library.

Where is arduino wire library