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.
HDMI Plug to Terminal Block Breakout
SKU: AF-3118 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own custom HDMI cable or HDMI interface with ease, using this HDMI Terminal Block Breakout. You get a nice solid PCB with an HDMI plug and two strips of terminal blocks that you can use with stranded or s...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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 Wed 16 Sep
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 Wed 16 Sep
DE-15 (DB-15) Male Plug to Terminal Block Breakout
SKU: AF-3125 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own custom DE-15 cable or DE-15 interface with ease, using this DE-15 Plug to Terminal Block Breakout. You get a nice solid PCB with a DE-15 plug and two strips of terminal blocks that you can use with st...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Assembled Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing for all Feathers
SKU: AF-2926 | Brand: Adafruit
The Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing kit is like the Golden Eagle of prototyping FeatherWings (eg. majestic, powerful, good-looking). To start, you get a nice prototyping area underneath your Feather, wi...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
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 3 Sep
40-pin FPC Extension Board + 200mm Cable
SKU: AF-2098 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC extension board with an included 200mm flexible flat cable. Adds approximately 22cm of reach (20cm cable plus 2cm board) to devices using 40-pin, 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC connections such as TFT displays. The...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit USB Type C Vertical Breakout - Downstream Connection
SKU: AF-5993 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit USB Type C Vertical Breakout (Downstream Connection) provides easy access to all the pins on a USB-C connector in a vertical orientation, ideal for breadboard use and enclosure mounting. Two 5.1K resistor...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit USB Type C Plug Breakout
SKU: AF-5978 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit USB Type C Plug Breakout gives you easy access to the pins on a USB-C plug connector, making it simple to add a USB-C connection to your projects. A 5.1K resistor on the CC1 pin signals the upstream host ...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit EYESPI Breakout Board - 18 Pin FPC Connector
SKU: AF-5613 | Brand: Adafruit
The EYESPI Breakout Board brings the 18-pin EYESPI FPC connector out to standard 0.1"-spaced headers, making it easy to breadboard and prototype with EYESPI-compatible displays. Each pin is clearly labelled, and for m...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Edge Breakout for micro:bit, I/O Expansion
SKU: WS-14513 | Brand: Waveshare
An edge connector expansion board for the BBC micro:bit that breaks out all I/O pins to standard 2.54mm pitch pin headers for easy breadboard and jumper wire connections. Key Features Full Pin Breakout – All micro:...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Terminal Block Breakout Module for Raspberry Pi Pico
SKU: AF-5095 | Brand: Adafruit
A screw-terminal breakout module for the Raspberry Pi Pico, designed for industrial, robotics, and prototyping applications where secure, tool-free wiring is essential. Every GPIO pin is broken out to labelled termina...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
USB Type A Jack Breakout Cable with Premium Female Jumpers
SKU: AF-4449 | Brand: Adafruit
If you'd like to connect a USB-host-capable chip to your USB peripheral, this cable will make the task very simple. There is no converter chip in this cable! It's basically a plain USB cable that's cut in ha...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit Touch Screen Breakout Board for 4 pin 1.0mm FPC
SKU: AF-3575 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Touch Screen Breakout Board provides a simple way to connect a 4-wire resistive touch panel with a 1.0mm pitch FPC connector to your project. The connector is soldered onto a compact breakout board, with ...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header
SKU: AF-4904 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC to straight 2×20 IDC male plug header adapter board. Converts a standard 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC cable connection into a male GPIO plug, allowing you to connect HATs and Bonnets at a distance from your...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
40-pin FPC to Right Angle 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header Adapter
SKU: AF-4897 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC to right-angle 2×20 IDC male plug header adapter board. Converts a standard 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC cable connection into a male GPIO plug, allowing you to connect HATs and Bonnets at a distance from y...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit DVI Breakout Board - For HDMI Source Devices
SKU: AF-4984 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DVI Breakout Board provides an HDMI-compatible connector with 220 Ω series resistors for generating DVI video output from microcontrollers. Designed as a source-only device, it lets you drive HDMI monitor...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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 Wed 16 Sep
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