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.
USB to TTL 4-pin Wire
SKU: WS-7965 | Brand: Waveshare
A USB to TTL serial adapter cable with an embedded PL2303 converter chip. This 1-metre cable provides a simple way to add serial communication to your projects, connecting a standard USB-A port to 3.3V TTL-level UART ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
USB To UART Module, Type-C Connectors, High Baud Rate Transmission
SKU: WS-21443 | Brand: Waveshare
A USB-to-UART communication module based on the CH343G chip, offering data rates up to 6 Mbps via a USB-C connector. It supports selectable TTL output levels (3.3 V or 5 V) and works across Windows, macOS, Linux, and ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
USB to RS485 Module
SKU: DF-FIT0737 | Brand: DFRobot
This USB to RS485 converter module( USB 1.1,USB 2.0,USB 3.0 compatible) can expand one RS485 asynchronous communication interface from a computer’s USB interface to realize the communication between PC and other RS485...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
PL2303 USB To UART (TTL) Communication Module Type C Connector
SKU: WS-20645 | Brand: Waveshare
A USB-to-UART (TTL) communication module based on the PL2303GS chip. Connect it to your PC via USB and communicate with microcontrollers, single-board computers, and other TTL-level serial devices. Three LED indicator...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V
SKU: SF-DEV-09873 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout provides USB-to-serial conversion using the FTDI FT232RL IC, operating at 3.3V logic levels. Its 6-pin header matches the standard FTDI pinout, making it compatible with Arduino Pro, L...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Arduino RS232 to TTL Converter with DB9 (MAX202)
SKU: DF-DFR0077 | Brand: DFRobot
This converter uses MAX202-based level shifter for converting TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) -level serial to standard RS232 serial.RS232 is widely used in radio modifications,phone flash, XBOX360 flash, GPS, vehic...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
USB To UART/I2C/SPI/JTAG Converter, Supports Multiple Interfaces, Compatible with 3.3V and 5V
SKU: WS-25411 | Brand: Waveshare
USB To UART/I2C/SPI/JTAG Converter, Supports Multiple Interfaces, Compatible with 3.3V and 5V, Multiple Protection Circuits, Multiple Systems Support, Aluminum Alloy Case, Wall-mount & Rail-mount Support ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 5V
SKU: SF-DEV-09716 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the newest revision of our FTDI Basic. We now use a SMD 6-pin header on the bottom, which makes it smaller and more compact. Functionality has remained the same. This is a basic breakout board for the FTDI...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout - CH340C and USB-C
SKU: SF-DEV-15096 | Brand: SparkFun
This SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout is an easy-to-use USB-to-Serial adapter based on the CH340G and takes advantage of the handy USB-C connector. With USB-C you can get up to three times the power delivery over the pr...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
DE-9 (DB-9) Male Plug to Terminal Block Breakout
SKU: AF-3123 | Brand: Adafruit
The DE-9 (DB-9) Male Plug to Terminal Block Breakout makes it easy to create custom DE-9 cables or interfaces without soldering a connector. A solid PCB breaks out all nine pins of the DE-9 plug to screw terminal bloc...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
USB/Serial Converter [FT232RL]
SKU: AF-18 | Brand: Adafruit
This USB-to-serial converter adds a DB9 RS-232 serial port to your computer via USB. Based on the FTDI FT232RL chip, it delivers true RS-232 voltage levels (approximately ±10V) rather than TTL 5V — ensuring compatibil...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
FTDI Basic Breakout 3.3/5V (Arduino Compatible)
SKU: DF-DFR0065 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a basic breakout board for the FTDI FT232RL USB to serial IC. The pinout of this board matches the FTDI cable to work with official Arduino and cloned 3.3V Arduino boards. It can also be used for gene...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
DE-9 (DB-9) Male Plug to Terminal Spring Block Adapter
SKU: AF-4512 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own custom DE-9 cable or DE-9 interface with ease, using this DE-9 Plug to Terminal Spring Block Adapter. You get a nice solid PCB with a DE-9 plug and one line of push-spring terminal blocks that you can us...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
USB Serial Light Adapter - Atmega8U2 (Arduino Compatible)
SKU: DF-DFR0164 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a new version of the FTDI breakout board features an Atmega8U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial converter, the same chip found on the Arduino Uno. The 8U2 firmware uses the standard USB COM drivers, and no ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun USB UART Serial Breakout - CY7C65213
SKU: SF-BOB-13830 | Brand: SparkFun
The CY7C65213 USB to UART serial breakout is designed to provide users with a means to access all available I/O pins on the IC, and to provide a 6-pin UART header that is compatible with other SparkFun breakout boa...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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
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