- Soldering iron (preferably temperature-controlled)
- Solder wire (leaded, Sn60/Pb40 or Sn63/Pb37, rosin flux core)
- Kester brand recommended
- Tip cleaner (sponge or wire type)
- Wire type recommended
- Flush/diagonal cutters
- CHP-170
- Needlenose pliers ("miniature", normal-sized ones will be too large for electronics)
- Solder wick
- Solder sucker
- Third hand/QuadHand/PanaVise/something else to hold boards/parts
- Diavolino kit
- FTDI Friend/FTDI Basic/FTDI Cable/some other kind of USB-to-Serial device with a 6 pin female header