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getting started

5 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.

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   1 How to Use a Breadboard

   Science Buddies 5 people · 5 months · since Oct 2016

   A plain introduction to what a breadboard is and how to use one, offered to complete beginners before their first circuit.

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   2 How to Solder Electronics

   CuriousInventor 5 people · 5 months · since Apr 2013

   A short, older introduction to soldering that beginners are pointed to repeatedly as a quick way to learn the basics before picking up an iron.

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   3 Arduino Course for Absolute Beginners

   vasu N 4 people · 5 months · since Jun 2015

   A slow-paced Arduino course for complete newcomers, praised for its clear explanations and credited with getting people into the hobby.

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   4 Arduino Uno R4 Wifi LESSON 1: Getting Started for Absolute Beginners

   Paul McWhorter 3 people · 4 months · since Jan 2025

   The opening lesson of Paul McWhorter's Arduino Uno R4 WiFi course, recommended to complete newcomers who need the programming fundamentals before anything else.

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   5 5$ Arduino WiFi Module!? ESP8266 mini Tutorial/Review

   GreatScott! 3 people · 3 months · since Oct 2015

   A five minute introduction to the bare ESP8266 module, covering how to power and wire it up, recommended as essential before a first ESP-01 project.