CIS-1605 Internet of Things Course
​Recommended KIT Purchase

Updated 08/17/2020

Here is my current recommended KIT purchase for my CNM CIS-1605 Internet of Things Courses - All Sections.  These are quality parts that I use on a regular basis for my own IoT work. 

I sourced everything from Amazon.com to make ordering easier, except the first 3 items, which are from SparkFun.
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CIS1605 – Recommended KIT ($185.39) + Video Adapters + Tax/Shipping
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1. SPDT 5V Relay ($1.95) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/100 (Links to an external site.)
2. Transitor – NPN (BC337) ($0.50) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13689 (Links to an external site.)
3. Diode Small Signal – 1N4148 ($0.15) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8588 (Links to an external site.)
4. SparkFun Tinker Kit ($54.95) (Amazon.com)  Frequently Out of Stock, you can get the Vilros Uno Comparable Arduino Uno R3 Ultimate Starter Kit instead for $34.99 from Vilros. (Note: if you buy the Vilros Kit you do NOT need to buy items 1-3)
5. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB ($45.18) (Amazon.com)  (You are welcome to buy the 4GB or 8Gb version instead) (The Raspberry Pi 3B+ will also work for this course, just make sure you adjust your power supply and video adapters accordingly)
6. Raspberry Pi Official Power Supply for the Raspberry Pi 4 ($15.99)  (Amazon.com) 
7. Jumper Wires – 7.8” (40-M/F. 40-M/M, 40-F/F) ($7.99) (Amazon.com)
8. Breadboard (830 Point) ($2.60) (Amazon.com)
9. Transcend Micro SD Card Reader ($7.99) (Amazon.com)
10. TWO (2) - Silicon Power 32GB High Speed MicroSD Cards ($6.99 * 2 = $13.98) --Based on Tom's Hardware Article "Best microSD Cards for Raspberry Pi" - June 15, 2020
11. Official Raspberry Pi 4 Case – Red/White ($11.95) (Amazon.com) or Official Raspberry Pi 4 Case - Black/Grey ($11.49) (Amazon)
12. Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2-8 Megapixel,1080p (RPI-CAM-V2) ($24.76) (Amazon.com)

For your Video Adapters pick up only the ones you need based on your monitor or TV that will be used for this course.

1. Micro HDMI to HDMI Adapters (2 Pack) ($8.99) (Amazon.com)
2. Micro HDMI to DVI Adapter ($9.39) (Amazon.com)
3. Micro HDMI to VGA Active Adapter ($9.69) (Amazon.com)

*Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are our own. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something I may earn a commission. Thanks. 

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