Adafruit
Shop Adafruit products at Little Bird Electronics, your trusted Australian source for this iconic maker brand. From NeoPixel LEDs and Feather microcontrollers to Circuit Playground boards and TFT displays, we stock a wide range of Adafruit-designed hardware for every project.
Whether you're building interactive wearables, learning electronics in the classroom, or prototyping IoT devices, Adafruit's well-documented ecosystem makes it easy to get started. Available for delivery across Australia.
Sub-micro Servo - SG51R
SKU: AF-2201 | Brand: Adafruit
This is just about the cutest, tiniest little micro servo we could find, even smaller than the 9 gram micro servos we love so much. It can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction) and works just l...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
SMT GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi HAT - 2x20 Short Female Header
SKU: AF-2187 | Brand: Adafruit
A custom-made 2×20 short female header designed for surface-mount (SMT) Raspberry Pi HAT designs. This header provides the slimmest possible profile when you need a low-clearance connection between your HAT and a Rasp...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
IR Break Beam Sensor - 5mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2168 | Brand: Adafruit
Infrared (IR) break-beam sensors are a simple way to detect motion. They work by having an emitter side that sends out a beam of human-invisible IR light, then a receiver across the way which is sensitive to that s...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
APA102 5050 RGB LED w/ Integrated Driver Chip - 10 Pack [APA102C]
SKU: AF-2343 | Brand: Adafruit
These APA102C (DotStar) RGB LEDs feature an integrated driver chip inside each 5050 SMD package, giving you individually addressable 24-bit colour control (8 bits each for red, green, and blue). The same smart LED use...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Replacement Tubes for Professional Silicone-Tip Solder Sucker [SS-02]
SKU: AF-2476 | Brand: Adafruit
Replacement silicone tubes for the Professional Silicone-Tip Solder Sucker. Cut to your desired length as needed — the elastic, heat-resistant silicone withstands temperatures up to 350°C, letting you get close to you...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Solder Wire - RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02 diameter [50g]
SKU: AF-2473 | Brand: Adafruit
A 50 g spool of lead-free solder wire ideal for through-hole and surface-mount soldering. With a 0.5 mm diameter and no-clean rosin flux core, this wire delivers clean, reliable joints without the need for post-solder...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Break-away 0.1 2x20-pin Strip Dual Male Header
SKU: AF-2822 | Brand: Adafruit
If we could eat headers, we'd have them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But we can't :( So we're making the best of it and selling them! This 2x20-pin strip male header is a great way to a...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2.1mm to 2.5mm DC Barrel Plug Adapter
SKU: AF-2897 | Brand: Adafruit
A simple adapter that sits inside a 5.5 / 2.5 mm DC barrel jack, allowing you to use a standard 5.5 / 2.1 mm barrel plug with it. Just insert the adapter into the device's 2.5 mm jack, then plug in your 2.1 mm power s...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Rotary Encoder + Extras
SKU: AF-377 | Brand: Adafruit
This high-quality 24-pulse rotary encoder features detented rotation with a satisfying click at each step, a built-in push-button switch, and a panel-mount design. It comes with a soft-touch knob with an arrow indicat...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick
SKU: AF-2765 | Brand: Adafruit
The Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick is a compact, self-centring joystick with a black rocker cap, similar in style to PSP joysticks. It provides smooth directional analogue input using two 10 kΩ potentiometers — one for...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit DS1307 Real Time Clock Assembled Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3296 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DS1307 Real Time Clock breakout keeps accurate time even when your microcontroller loses power or is reprogrammed. This battery-backed I2C RTC is one of the most widely used clock chips, making it a relia...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm
SKU: AF-3317 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VL53L0X is a Time-of-Flight (ToF) distance sensor from ST that uses an invisible laser to measure distances from approximately 50 mm to 1200 mm. By timing how long the laser light takes to bounce back, it...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Mini 3-Layer Round Robot Chassis Kit - 2WD with DC Motors
SKU: AF-3244 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact three-layer round robot chassis kit with two DC drive motors, matching wheels, and a caster ball for balance. The high-strength anodised aluminium alloy frame provides a sturdy platform for building your own...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Panel Mount 100K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [100KB]
SKU: AF-1831 | Brand: Adafruit
This potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. It's a fairly standard linear taper 100K ohm potentiometer, with a grippy shaft. It's smooth and easy to turn, but not so loose that it will...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Thin Plastic Speaker w/Wires - 8 ohm 0.25W
SKU: AF-1891 | Brand: Adafruit
Listen up! This 1.5" diameter speaker cone is the perfect addition to any audio project where you need an 8Ω impedance and are using 0.25W of power. The speakers are rated at 0.25W, with a maximum input of 0.5W (pr...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Stainless Medium Conductive Thread - 3 ply - 18 meter/60 ft
SKU: AF-641 | Brand: Adafruit
A 3-ply conductive thread made entirely from 316L stainless steel fibre. Thin enough to sew by hand with a medium-eye needle, yet strong and smooth — ideal for wearable electronics, e-textile projects, and sewable cir...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit Feather nRF52 Bluefruit LE [nRF52832]
SKU: AF-3406 | Brand: Adafruit
The Feather nRF52 Bluefruit LE is an all-in-one Bluetooth Low Energy development board built around the Nordic nRF52832. Unlike earlier Bluefruit Feathers that used a separate helper chip, the nRF52832 runs your appli...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit 12-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - MPR121
SKU: AF-1982 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MPR121 Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout provides 12 channels of capacitive touch sensing over I2C. The MPR121 handles all the capacitive filtering internally and can be configured for varying sensitivity ...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 20 x 12
SKU: AF-1952 | Brand: Adafruit
These premium female-to-male extension jumper wires are ideal for making wire harnesses or extending connections between headers on PCBs. Each strip contains 20 wires (2 of each rainbow colour) in a convenient ribbon ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
8 x AA battery holder with 5.5mm/2.1mm Plug and On/Off Switch
SKU: AF-875 | Brand: Adafruit
This 8×AA battery holder provides a portable power source with a built-in on/off switch and a standard 5.5 mm / 2.1 mm DC barrel plug for easy connection to Arduino boards, LED strips, motors, and other 12V devices. U...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
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