It is certainly cute. It makes kids excited. Makes adult take a second look. It's certainly cool BUT it is just different enough from Arduino Uno to make for problems. Bit banging on some GPIO can get odd results. It doesn't fail out right, it just either doesn't do what it's told or it gives back weird results. It's not bad though once you understand the differences. The screen really makes it more friendly for a starter kit.

I'm working my way through all the examples, but couldn't help wanting to try some of my other breakout boards. But wait ---- can't. Should have included the (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009) level converter. Only 5v pins on this baby. Still, I'm quite happy (it arrived a day early, at that).....

Good way to learn arduino programing. Samples are easy to follow and allows feedback on screen.

Its a nice kit, but I've found numerous errors in the code in the first three experiments alone (only ones I've done so far).

Well integrated package for anyone looking to use an OLED or LCD and the Arduino Uno controller.

The MicroView is a great way to learn Arduino with it's integrated display.

When I first saw it online I had thought the MicroView was just a tiny display to use with a separate Arduino... but then realized it has it's own fully self-contained and functional tiny Arduino board, integrated with its own OLED screen, all embedded in an attractive case. It plugs easily into a breadboard and has enough of the standard Arduino pins available to make it possible to fit an entire Arduino project very compactly on a single breadboard. The only tricky part is figuring out which MicroView pins correspond to the standard Arduino pinouts; there is no pin labeling on the case (you'll need to regularly consult the detailed MicroView diagram in the doc for this). When using the MicroView there should never be a need to mess with clunky 2-line LCD displays on projects. It's easy to program and terrific for monitoring sensor-based stuff. The MicroView Inventor's Kit comes with the USB programmer board and a generous selection of parts... everything needed to do a variety of interesting projects. (And currently at a price that is much lower than buying the parts individually). Kudos to SparkFun!

In this Sparkfun red box is everything you need to get acquainted with the possibilities of Arduino + MicroView. Each of the inventor's kit components gives an easy entry into the possibilities of Arduino + doing something. The MicroView gives a terrific user experience display of the status of the Arduino code as the component does its thing. Each of the tutorial experiments are easy to read/understand, focused and well presented with line by line commenting. Congratulations and thank you to the team that brought this product forward.

Got "Hello World" working within half an hour of opening the box. Had lots of fun working through the tutorials, then started working on a face with animated expressions that I could link to sensor inputs. Then I got distracted by an urge to make something pretty and soon had a snowflake generator coded. I encased it in a Lego project box with two large buttons to control symmetry and complexity. The family loved it.

The MicroView worked exactly as advertised (only better) and I had it up and running in minutes. The demo code that comes with the library was really useful and easy to integrate. The kit has a good range of bits and pieces to give the MicroView a good workout.

Great product!

This is a great kit to begin to program and make develop, i think that is very well to kids. the screen look great. Este es un kit muy bueno para empezar con desarrollos., yo pienso que es ideal para motivar a niños a entrar en el mundo de la programación y electronica. la pantalla luce y funciona muy bien.