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.
![Assembled Pi T-Cobbler Plus - GPIO Breakout [Pi A+, B+, Pi 2, Pi 3, Zero]](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/BAh7BkkiC19yYWlscwY6BkVUewdJIglkYXRhBjsAVGkCnstJIghwdXIGOwBUSSIMYmxvYl9pZAY7AEY=--b2757401653e65a567f02f16b2f627bccbb6ab58/BAh7BkkiC19yYWlscwY6BkVUewdJIglkYXRhBjsAVHsIOgtmb3JtYXQ6CXdlYnA6EnJlc2l6ZV90b19maXRbB2kCkAFpApABOgpzYXZlcnsHOgxxdWFsaXR5aVc6CnN0cmlwVEkiCHB1cgY7AFRJIg52YXJpYXRpb24GOwBG--f55be79df1f1b025f86d676a642df617e240cfbc/image_fcec7339-ef7a-49dd-b49b-681230087c56.jpg)
Assembled Pi T-Cobbler Plus - GPIO Breakout [Pi A+, B+, Pi 2, Pi 3, Zero]
SKU: AF-2028 | Brand: Adafruit
This is the assembled version of the Pi T-Cobbler Plus. It only works with the Raspberry Pi Model Zero, A+, B+, Pi 2,Pi 3! (Any Pi with 2x20 connector)The Raspberry Pi has landed on the Maker World like a 40...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit DRV8833 DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3297 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DRV8833 is a dual H-bridge motor driver breakout, capable of driving two DC motors bidirectionally or one bipolar/unipolar stepper motor at up to 1.2 A per channel. It's well suited for low-voltage applic...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit I2S 3W Class D Amplifier Breakout - MAX98357A
SKU: AF-3006 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MAX98357A I2S Class D Amplifier Breakout is an all-in-one digital audio solution that decodes I2S audio and amplifies it directly to a speaker — no separate DAC required. Delivering up to 3.2W into a 4Ω s...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout
SKU: AF-5346 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout adds 16 extra GPIO pins to any microcontroller or microcomputer over I2C. Each pin can be configured as a digital output (driving up to 25 mA — perfect for LEDs) or as ...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
IR Break Beam Sensor - 3mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2167 | 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 tha...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
NeoPixel Jewel - 7 x 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Drivers
SKU: AF-2226 | Brand: Adafruit
Be the belle of the ball with the NeoPixel Jewel! We fit seven of our tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) smart RGB LEDs onto a beautiful, round PCB with mounting holes and a chainable design to create what we think...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger - 2MB
SKU: AF-2342 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board is a standalone audio trigger that plays WAV and OGG Vorbis files — no Arduino or programming required. Simply drag and drop sound files over USB, wire up buttons to the trigger ...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Arduino Line Trace Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0005 | Brand: Little Bird
The Line Trace Sensor Module uses an infrared emitter/detector pair to measure the reflectivity of a surface below it. When the reflectivity exceeds an adjustable threshold, the output goes low — making it ideal for b...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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Hall effect sensor [US5881LUA]
SKU: AF-158 | Brand: Adafruit
Hall effect sensors detect whether a magnet is near. Useful for non-contact/waterproof type switches, position sensors, rotary/shaft encoders. I tried dozens of different hall effect sensors to see which one wou...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit TPL5110 Low Power Timer Breakout
SKU: AF-3435 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TPL5110 Low Power Timer Breakout turns any electronics project into a low-power system by periodically switching power on and off. Connect it between your power supply and your project, and the TPL5110 wi...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
![4-channel I2C-safe Bi-directional Logic Level Converter [BSS138]](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/BAh7BkkiC19yYWlscwY6BkVUewdJIglkYXRhBjsAVGkCWbxJIghwdXIGOwBUSSIMYmxvYl9pZAY7AEY=--9773976a77043d05031824cd6efd4212077c51f6/BAh7BkkiC19yYWlscwY6BkVUewdJIglkYXRhBjsAVHsIOgtmb3JtYXQ6CXdlYnA6EnJlc2l6ZV90b19maXRbB2kCkAFpApABOgpzYXZlcnsHOgxxdWFsaXR5aVc6CnN0cmlwVEkiCHB1cgY7AFRJIg52YXJpYXRpb24GOwBG--f55be79df1f1b025f86d676a642df617e240cfbc/image_7e547f99-4563-47b7-9629-ebecf548d1b1.jpg)
4-channel I2C-safe Bi-directional Logic Level Converter [BSS138]
SKU: AF-757 | Brand: Adafruit
This bi-directional logic level converter from Adafruit uses 4× BSS138 FETs with 10K pull-up resistors to safely shift signals between different voltage levels. Unlike many level shifters, this design is fully compati...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit CAN Pal - CAN Bus Transciever
SKU: AF-5708 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit CAN Pal is a CAN bus transceiver breakout for microcontrollers that have a native CAN peripheral. It converts 3.3V logic-level CAN TX/RX signals to the differential signalling required for the CAN bus. Th...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
SparkFun Qwiic micro:bit Breakout (with Headers)
SKU: SF-BOB-16446 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic micro:bit Breakout is a board that connects to the BBC micro:bit and expands the capabilities of the development platform by providing access to more pins and allowing for connections to the I2C and...
Delivered by Tue 3 Nov
Adafruit DRV8871 DC Motor Driver Breakout Board - 3.6A Max
SKU: AF-3190 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DRV8871 is a single-channel brushed DC motor driver breakout capable of delivering up to 3.6 A peak current with a wide 6.5–45V motor voltage range. Its resistor-set current limiting and built-in PWM supp...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder Breakout PCB
SKU: AF-5221 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout PCB converts the ANO rotary navigation encoder's non-standard pinout into a straightforward, breadboard-friendly header strip. The ANO encoder combines a rotary encoder with directional and centre-push b...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-2448 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TB6612 Breakout is a compact dual H-bridge motor driver that can spin two DC motors bidirectionally, step one bipolar or unipolar stepper, or fire two solenoids — all at up to 1.2A continuous per channel ...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF Add-On for QT Py and Xiao
SKU: AF-5666 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF adds a chunky 12 mm tactile button and an RGB NeoPixel to any QT Py or Xiao development board. It's a quick way to build simple IoT button projects with visual feedback — pres...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Grove Shield for micro:bit v2.0
SKU: SS-103030195 | Brand: Seeed Studio
Connect a micro:bit to the Grove ecosystem with this plug-and-play extension board from Seeed Studio. Its four onboard Grove ports make it easier to add modules such as sensors, actuators, communication devices and di...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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IR (Infrared) Receiver Sensor [TSOP38238]
SKU: AF-157 | Brand: Adafruit
IR sensor tuned to 38KHz, perfect for receiving commands from a TV remote control. Runs at 3V to 5V so it's great for any microcontroller.To use, connect pin 3 (all the way to the right) to 5V power, pin 2 (middle) to...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver - STEMMA JST PH 2mm
SKU: AF-5990 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver combines a high-powered IR transmitter and a sensitive 38 kHz IR receiver on a single board. With two 940 nm IR LEDs (one vertical, one horizontal) driven by an onboard N-ch...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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