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 XBee Explorer Regulated
SKU: SF-WRL-11373 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun XBee Explorer Regulated takes care of the 3.3V regulation, signal conditioning, and basic activity indicators (Power, RSSI and DIN/DOUT activity LEDs). It translates the 5V serial signals to 3.3V so that ...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
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
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
Gravity: 0-10V 15-bit High-Precision Dual-Channel ADC Module
SKU: DF-DFR1184 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity 0–10V ADC Module is a high-precision dual-channel analogue-to-digital converter designed to interface industrial-grade 0–10V sensors with microcontrollers and Linux-based systems. Built on the Texas Instru...
Delivered by Thu 3 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
TTL UART to CAN Converter Module with Bi-Directional Communication
SKU: WS-26077 | Brand: Waveshare
TTL UART to CAN Mini ModuleUnlock seamless communication between TTL and CAN protocols with our cutting-edge TTL UART to CAN Mini Module. This miniature powerhouse is your gateway to bi-directional transmitting and re...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
SparkFun 2D Barcode Scanner Breakout
SKU: SF-SEN-18088 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun 2D Barcode Scanner Breakout features the DE2120 camera-based scanner module, capable of reading 20 different barcode symbologies — from UPC and QR codes to Data Matrix and PDF 417. Onboard image processin...
Delivered by Thu 3 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
SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-16481 | Brand: SparkFun
With GPS you are able to know where you are, where you're going, and how to get there anywhere on Earth within 30 seconds. This means the higher the accuracy the better! GPS Real Time Kinematics (RTK) has mastered dia...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Adafruit Ultimate GPS with USB - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates
SKU: AF-4279 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Ultimate GPS with USB brings plug-and-play GPS and GLONASS positioning to any computer, laptop, or embedded Linux device via a built-in CP2104 USB-to-Serial converter. Simply connect a Micro USB cable and...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
VS1053 Codec + MicroSD Breakout - MP3/WAV/MIDI/OGG Play + Record [v4]
SKU: AF-1381 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the ultimate companion for the VLSI VS1053B DSP codec chip. The VS1053 can decode a wide variety of audio formats such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MIDI, FLAC, WAV (PCM and ADPCM). It can al...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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 25 Aug
RFID Reader ID-20LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11828 | Brand: SparkFun
RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purposes of identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. This is the ID-20LA, a very simpl...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
RFID Reader ID-12LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11827 | Brand: SparkFun
RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purposes of identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. This is the ID-12LA, a very simpl...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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 3 Sep
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 3 Sep
MP3 Trigger
SKU: SF-WIG-13720 | Brand: SparkFun
Make some noise with your next project! The MP3 Trigger board is built to make MP3 sound integration easier than ever. The board has 18 external trigger pins that will directly trigger pre-selected MP3 tracks, and a f...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
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 25 Aug
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