Breakouts
Breakout boards make it easy to prototype with surface-mount ICs, sensors, displays, and interfaces by bringing tiny pins out to breadboard-friendly headers. Whether you're working with ADCs, OLEDs, TFT displays, or coin cell holders, our range has you covered.
Perfect for makers, students, and engineers across Australia — get your prototyping essentials delivered fast so you can spend more time building and less time waiting.
SparkFun Beefy 3 - FTDI Basic Breakout
SKU: SF-DEV-13746 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Beefy 3 is an FTDI Basic Breakout board based on the FT231X USB-to-serial IC. Unlike standard FTDI breakouts, it features an AP2112K voltage regulator capable of supplying up to 600mA at 3.3V — enough to ...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
FTDI Friend + extras [v1.0]
SKU: AF-284 | Brand: Adafruit
Note: These use genuine FTDI chips, either we purchase them or they are manufactured to our specifications with the requirement of genuine FTDI chips 10/22/14 - read more. Long gone are the days of parallel ports and ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
SparkFun FT231X Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-13263 | Brand: SparkFun
Introducing the 3.3V SparkFun FT231X Breakout board, complete with the full UART hardware handshake feature! The pin-out of this board matches the FTDI cable to work with official Arduino and cloned 3.3V Arduino board...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
USB to TTL Converter (CP210)
SKU: DF-TEL0010 | Brand: DFRobot
This USB to TTL converter combine the USB-232-1 (USB to Single RS232 Adapter) and TTL-232-1 (Port-powered RS232/TTL converter) allows you to convert USB to TTL/CMOS compatible levels and vice versa. It can be use...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit RS232 Full Breakout with DE9-M
SKU: AF-6253 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit RS-232 Full Breakout with DE9-M lets you interface any 3.3 V microcontroller or single-board computer with RS-232 devices using all 8 data/flow-control signals. Built around the trusted TI MAX3243, it gen...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Adafruit RS-232 Full Pinout Level-Shifter Breakout
SKU: AF-5988 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit RS-232 Full Pinout Level-Shifter Breakout lets you interface any 3.3 V microcontroller or single-board computer with RS-232 devices using all 8 data/flow-control signals. Built around the trusted TI MAX32...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
USB to UART Bridge - FT232RL
SKU: SF-COM-00650 | Brand: SparkFun
The FT232RL is a popular USB-to-UART bridge IC from FTDI, featuring a built-in EEPROM and oscillator for minimal external component requirements. It comes in a 28-pin SSOP package that can be hand-soldered, making it ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit WCH CH9102F Friend - USB to Serial Converter
SKU: AF-5568 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit CH9102F Friend is a USB-to-Serial converter breakout featuring the affordable WCH CH9102F chip and a modern USB Type-C connector. It uploads code at up to 3 Mbit/s and includes auto-reset for Arduino/ATme...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
6-in-1 USB to Serial Converter
SKU: DF-FIT0781 | Brand: DFRobot
A versatile USB-to-serial converter module supporting six conversion modes: USB-TTL, USB-232, USB-485, TTL-232, TTL-485, and 232-485. Switch between modes using onboard DIP switches — no need for multiple adapters. B...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
USBSerial Adapter
SKU: EC-MCP00101P | Brand: Elecrow
This USBSerial Adapter is a compact USB to serial adapter equipped with BEE (20pin 2.0mm) sockets. With integrated FT232 IC, It can do many things such as used for programming(Arduino Pro Mini), debug some hardware...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
CP2102N USB-to-Serial Adapter Carrier
SKU: PL-1317 | Brand: Pololu
This compact USB-to-serial adapter lets you easily connect TTL serial devices to a computer, where it appears as a virtual COM port. The board is a Micro-USB carrier for the Silicon Labs CP2102N USB-to-UART bridge, pr...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
DE-9 (DB-9) Female Socket to Terminal Spring Block Adapter
SKU: AF-4510 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own custom DE-9 cable or DE-9 interface with ease, using this DE-9 Socket to Terminal Spring Block Adapter. You get a nice solid PCB with a DE-9 socket and one line of push-terminal blocks. Just flick up the...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
USB-to-Serial Bridge - µUSB-PA5
SKU: SF-DEV-11814 | Brand: SparkFun
The µUSB-PA5 is a compact USB-to-Serial TTL UART bridge based on the FTDI FT232RQ. It connects to your PC via a Mini-B USB connector and provides serial communication at baud rates up to 3 Mbps — designed primarily fo...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun USB to Serial Breakout - FT232RL
SKU: SF-BOB-12731 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun USB to Serial Breakout for the FT232RL, a small board with a built in USB to serial UART interface. This little breakout is built around the FT232RL IC from FTDI, with an internal oscillator, EEPR...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Female DE9/DB9 Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-29196 | Brand: SparkFun
This compact breakout board makes it easy to bring a female DE9 connector, often called DB9, onto a breadboard or into a custom wiring harness.All nine connector pins are broken out to 0.1in-spaced plated through-hole...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
SparkFun USB to RS-485 Converter
SKU: SF-BOB-09822 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the newest revision and fixes issues with the last board. This breakout board pairs an SP3485 RS-485 transceiver with an FT232RL USB UART IC to convert a USB stream to RS-485. The SP3485 is a half-duplex tr...
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USB to Multi-Protocol Serial Adapter: RS-232 / TTL UART / RS-485
SKU: AF-5995 | Brand: Adafruit
DescriptionWhether you need to interface with various serial protocols, this USB to Multi-Protocol Serial adapter has you covered. It supports RS232, TTL UART, RS485, and RS422, all with quick-connect screw terminals...
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Adafruit CP2105 Friend - USB to Dual UART Serial Converters
SKU: AF-6065 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit CP2105 Friend provides two independent UART serial ports from a single USB-C connection — no USB hub required. Built around the Silicon Labs CP2105 dual-port bridge, it enumerates as two separate COM port...
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SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout - CH340G
SKU: SF-DEV-14050 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout is an easy-to-use USB-to-Serial adapter based on the CH340G IC from WCH. It works with 5V and 3.3V systems and should auto install on most operating systems without the need for a...
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