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.
IO Expansion Hat for Raspberry Pi 3/4/400
SKU: DF-DFR0828 | Brand: DFRobot
When making Raspberry Pi projects or learning to use Raspberry Pi for python programming, we may often need to check its Pinout Table to find out the BCM and WiringPi code corresponding to the related GPIOs, which is ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
4-Channel Level Converter (12V to 3.3V)
SKU: DF-DFR0913 | Brand: DFRobot
This DFRobot 4-channel optocoupler-isolated level converter translates 12V signals down to 3.3V, making it easy to interface industrial sensors and PLC outputs with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other 3.3V microcontrolle...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit STEMMA Non-Latching Mini Relay
SKU: AF-4409 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit STEMMA Non-Latching Mini Relay lets you switch lamps, fans, solenoids, and other small appliances (up to 250 VAC/DC) using any 3V or 5V microcontroller — no soldering, flyback diodes, or level shifting re...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Pololu Basic 2-Channel SPDT Relay Carrier with 5VDC Relays (Assembled)
SKU: PL-2485 | Brand: Pololu
The Pololu Basic 2-Channel SPDT Relay Carrier provides simple, independent control of two single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) relay switches from low-voltage, low-current control signals. This assembled version comes rea...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Multiplexer Breakout - 8 Channel (74HC4051)
SKU: SF-BOB-13906 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Multiplexer Breakout provides access to all pins and features of the 74HC4051, an 8-channel analog multiplexer/demultiplexer. The 74HC4051 allows you to turn four I/O pins into eight multifunctional, indi...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun RJ45 MagJack Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-13021 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun RJ45 MagJack Breakout, a simple board that will provide you with a way to put an ethernet port into your breadboard. The SparkFun RJ45 MagJack Breakout is the same one found in our very own mbe...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-6109 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout simplifies stepper motor control down to just two pins — a direction pin and a step pin. Each pulse on the step pin advances the motor by one step or microstep, making ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Gravity: GP8101S 1-Channel PWM to 0-5V/10V DAC Module
SKU: DF-DFR1036 | Brand: DFRobot
A 1-channel DAC module that converts a PWM signal from any microcontroller into a precise 0–5V or 0–10V analogue voltage output. Built around the GP8101S chip with 8-bit resolution and 0.2% accuracy, it's ideal for dr...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell for Pico and PicoW
SKU: AF-5967 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell gives your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W three side-by-side socket slots — plug in your Pico and up to two PiCowbell accessories with no soldering or stacking headers required. It al...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico with Pre-Soldered Sockets
SKU: AF-5907 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell with Pre-Soldered Sockets gives your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W instant plug-and-play access to every GPIO pin via screw terminal blocks. Simply plug in your Pico and connect 18–26 AWG...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Cockatoo - Micro:bit simple screw-terminal breakout
SKU: LB-COCKATOO | Brand: Little Bird
The Cockatoo is a simple screw-terminal breakout board for the BBC micro:bit. Slide your micro:bit into the edge connector and you get secure screw terminal access to pins 0, 1, 2, 3.3V, and GND — no soldering or croc...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit PCF8575 I2C 16 GPIO Expander Breakout
SKU: AF-5611 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PCF8575 GPIO Expander Breakout is an affordable 16-channel I2C GPIO expander that doubles your available digital I/O over a simple two-wire connection. Add extra buttons, LEDs, relays, or other digital pe...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
4-Channel Level Converter (12V to 5V)
SKU: DF-DFR0914 | Brand: DFRobot
This DFRobot 4-channel optocoupler-isolated level converter translates 12V signals down to 5V, making it easy to interface industrial sensors and PLC outputs with Arduino and other 5V microcontrollers. Each channel fe...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit AW9523 GPIO Expander and LED Driver Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4886 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit AW9523 GPIO Expander and LED Driver Breakout adds 16 I/O pins to any I2C-capable microcontroller or single-board computer. What sets this expander apart is its built-in 256-step linear constant-current LE...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
micro:bit Edge Connector - PTH, Right Angle (80-pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-17252 | Brand: SparkFun
The micro:bit Edge Connector allows you to expand the capabilities of the micro:bit development platform. This version of the connector features 80, right angle, PTH pins. Add this part to your board to create a handy...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Qwiic GPIO
SKU: SF-DEV-17047 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic GPIO adds eight additional digital I/O pins to your project via I2C, based on the TCA9534 I/O Expander from Texas Instruments. Read and write pins just like standard Arduino digital pins using the i...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Breakout Board for Micro: bit
SKU: EC-DTS02078B | Brand: Elecrow
This is a GPIO expansion board for Micro: bit. It completely compatible with the Micro: bit and respectively extended the UART port and IIC port. It can make it easy for you to use the extenal pins of the Micro: bi...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Motor Driver - Dual TB6612FNG (1A)
SKU: SF-ROB-14451 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun TB6612FNG Motor Driver breakout can independently control up to two DC motors at a constant current of 1.2 A (3.2 A peak). Each motor channel supports four modes — clockwise, counter-clockwise, short-brak...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Mini Black HAT Hack3r - PCB only
SKU: PR-PIM171 | Brand: Little Bird
A handy breakout tool that lets you access all 40 GPIO pins while a HAT or pHAT is connected to your Raspberry Pi. Plug in your HAT, connect the ribbon cable to your Pi, and probe, debug, or extend any pin with ease. ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout - AT42QT1011
SKU: SF-SEN-14520 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout provides a single momentary touch button using the AT42QT1011 capacitive sense chip. Simply supply 1.8–5 V and ground — the chip handles all touch monitoring and outputs a digita...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Compare your options
All buying guides
The Teacher's Guide to micro:bit Robots: Kits, Buggies, and Robotics Compared
Compare micro:bit-compatible robot kits, buggies, and robotics platforms by age range, assembly difficulty, sensors, and curriculum fit — for classrooms, clubs, and home learners across Australia.
49 products compared
Title The Maker's Guide to ADCs: Resolution, Speed, and Interface Compared
Compare analogue-to-digital converters by bit depth, sample rate, and bus (I²C vs SPI) to pick the right chip for your Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or microcontroller project.
16 products compared