In this tutorial, I will create an elementary program in Visual Basic that allows the user to turn the on-board LED (connected to D13 of the Arduino microcontroller) on or off with the help of two ...

You can easily add Internet-based control for your Arduino if it is close enough to your server to be connected via USB. This tutorial will give the basics you need to get it working. The gist of ...

Of course, knowing the basics of Arduino is only half the battle; if you want to get to the fun stuff you'll have to learn how to code it as well.

Technically, the extras in the Arduino Basic Kit aren't anything a savvy consumer couldn't order piecemeal, but there's something nice about having everything ready for you in one place.