Hello…
New to this (but not electronics, computers or programming).
I wanted to start with the best board(s) and ideally a pre-packaged kit (if it exists) with some lessons and projects built in and then expand upon it.
I am a Mac user and I also work with RPi4, Home Assistant, Iot, etc. So ultimately I think they should be somewhat compatible with them.
As far as HA I read a little about ESPhome and Firmata as far as ways to communicate with HA. Not sure which boards support them though. To start I think more along the lines of due it all type boards for dev purposes and then possibly slim it down and specific purpose builds if needed later.
I see the Inventors Kits (RedBoard or Arduino Uno), which looks like includes a good amount of sensors and server and motors.
Would one of those be a good starting point and possibly upgrade to a different/better board later (compatible with the other items in the kit)?
I have been reading on here and adafruit and other places to learn as much as possible and the more I read the more confusing its getting. lol
Anyway I hope this makes sense.
Thank you so much in advance!
Geo