Will this be hard for someone with little to no programming experience to do?
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No problem at all, with the book, you have all code sample. And even you can easy find help by Internet.
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Hi, of course some programming experience would be helpful, but each project has a fully documented program that walks you step-by-step through it. You can enter the program yourself following the book, or you can download the program from the disc and run it. The construction of the circuit is very straight forward and should not cause any problems. Hope this helps.
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No. You need to download a program from the website in order to upload programs from your computer onto your arduino. You can find it here: arduino.cc/download. It is available for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. Included in this software is the code for all of the examples. On a Mac, you can find it in the menu by clicking under File>Examples>10.StarterKit. The code is also discussed on almost a line-by-line basis in the included book, to walk you through what's going on. This is a good launching point if you want to learn how to make your own electronics.
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This kit is meant for someone with no experience. It's presented in an easy to understand way. Like a tutorial, the examples are clear and progressive. It will, however, require memorization of color codes and an understanding of how electronic components operate. Not a problem. The manual does explain how these components work and after awhile become second nature. The programs are well defined and offer an explanation of how each one works. Like anything new you'll need to practice and review.
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I don't think it would be hard at all. The book that is included walks you through downloading and installing the application you need for your computer (PC or MAC). Then you plug your computer into the Arduino via the included USB cable. And the book tells you exactly what to type in. I think that someone with no programming experience would quickly understand what it's doing. But even if you don't understand, just typing it all in will make it work for that particular project. Have a Google search for 'Simple Arduino Sketches' (the programs you write are called sketches) and you should see that most are fairly straightforward. I don't think it would be hard at all. The book that is included walks you through downloading and installing the application you need for your computer (PC or MAC). Then you plug your computer into the Arduino via the included USB cable. And the book tells you exactly what to type in. I think that someone with no programming experience would quickly understand what it's doing. But even if you don't understand, just typing it all in will make it work for that particular project. Have a Google search for 'Simple Arduino Sketches' (the programs you write are called sketches) and you should... » Read More I don't think it would be hard at all. The book that is included walks you through downloading and installing the application you need for your computer (PC or MAC). Then you plug your computer into the Arduino via the included USB cable. And the book tells you exactly what to type in. I think that someone with no programming experience would quickly understand what it's doing. But even if you don't understand, just typing it all in will make it work for that particular project. Have a Google search for 'Simple Arduino Sketches' (the programs you write are called sketches) and you should see that most are fairly straightforward. « Show Less
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No, it is very simple for people with little to no programming experience. Just follow the directions step by step. Its very easy for a beginner to get started with. You wont need programming experience. You can literally just type out the code from the book, or copy and paste it from links online. Once you have it running, you can kind of look through the code and see where things can be changed, and experiment with it. If you want to make custom functions and applications moving forward, you will need to start to learn about the coding, but you can do a lot of experimenting just by piecing together different code lines from the book. No, it is very simple for people with little to no programming experience. Just follow the directions step by step. Its very easy for a beginner to get started with. You wont need programming experience. You can literally just type out the code from the book, or copy and paste it from links online. Once you have it running, you can kind of look through the code and see where things can be changed, and experiment with it. If you want to make custom functions and applications moving forward, you will need to start to learn about the coding, but you can do a lot of experimenting just by... » Read More No, it is very simple for people with little to no programming experience. Just follow the directions step by step. Its very easy for a beginner to get started with. You wont need programming experience. You can literally just type out the code from the book, or copy and paste it from links online. Once you have it running, you can kind of look through the code and see where things can be changed, and experiment with it. If you want to make custom functions and applications moving forward, you will need to start to learn about the coding, but you can do a lot of experimenting just by piecing together different code lines from the book. « Show Less
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It's a decent programming primer. If you want to learn more about code in general, check out CodeAcademy.com.(No, I don't work for them. :)
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No not at all, all you need to do is follow the steps in the book, although there are things it wont tell you, but there are other sanple codes and tutorials online and in the arduino program that you install on your computer.
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Actually, this package has some project examples with ready code and you ll need to do is simply copy them.The projects (and code) are meant to teach you about programming and take you a step ahead right from zero knowledge to a good level.I highly recommend it!
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It's fairly easy, but will be overwhelming when you open the box. There was no directions. You can find the directions online (thats what i did). Look up the directions to see how difficult.
796357
Not hard if you have basic tools. Few parts but lots of screws and some time to figure it out. Allow a couple hours.
621260
Not very easily. You would probably find it easier to buy some components and make your own design.
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I would recommend going to miklor.com that she the best resource I have found. Manual programming is very hard but it can be done.
950864
Yes it is very easy, i was able to do it myself.Just follow the instructions.
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Yes, it is very easy as long as you have an existing key.It comes with instructions.
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Not to hard. It took me and my husband about 10-15 minutes to set up the first time. Considering it's size, it's not bad at all.
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It is possible for a novice person to install but as I found out it takes a lot of time patience
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You can be as simple or as complex as you want with this. Depends on your needs. I was able to program macros to manage multi part tasks.
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If you are experienced with the program. Not easy from a beginners view. More difficult to learn than Publisher
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It's not self explanatory, but it's also not difficult once you learn how. As others said, watch YouTube and it'll be easy, but don't try and figure it out just by looking at it.
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yes, you will have to program it. I suggest watching this youtube demonstration : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBQrinVNOyI
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Not too hard. Just give yourself a big area where you can separate all the parts then follow the directions. Took me about 2 hours and I am pretty handy.
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You can use the learning function to program for anything. If you need assistance, inquire further. It's a little tedious, but worth the effort.
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Hey Tom- It absolutely will. We also offer LIVE tech support to help if you need any programming assistance. Thanks... Matty
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Tech support is great and can even log on to your unit and program it if you can't solve it. It may be best that you have a little interest in such projects otherwise just let Nexia do it all I suppose. It's not Plug and Play... you get to actually think! Looking at your question again... paying someone to do it all for you would be "easiest"!!