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.
Adafruit 7-Segment Backpack - 1.2 Tall Digits
SKU: AF-1271 | Brand: Adafruit
Drive large 1.2" tall 7-segment displays with ease using this HT16K33-based I2C backpack. The updated design includes a built-in 5V boost converter so you get bright, consistent LED segments even when running from 3.3...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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 3 Sep
Monochrome 0.96 128x64 OLED graphic display
SKU: AF-326 | Brand: Adafruit
This 0.96" monochrome OLED display packs 128×64 individually controllable white pixels into a compact, highly readable screen. Because OLED pixels produce their own light, no backlight is needed — resulting in excelle...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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 3 Sep
I/O Expander - MCP23008
SKU: SF-COM-15099 | Brand: SparkFun
Add another eight pins to your microcontroller using a MCP23008 port expander. The MCP23008 uses two I2C pins which can be shared with other I2C devices, and in exchange gives you eight general purpose pins. You can s...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
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 3 Sep
Adafruit BMP280 I2C or SPI Barometric Pressure Altitude Sensor
SKU: AF-2651 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP280 from Bosch is a precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, and the next-generation upgrade to the BMP085/BMP180/BMP183 family. With support for both I2C and SPI communication, it offers flexibili...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Gravity:Digital Piranha LED Module - Green
SKU: DF-DFR0031-G | Brand: DFRobot
This is a Piranha LED light module. A digital pin (LOW on, HIGH off) is used to control it. The brightness of LED can be controller via PWM output. APPLICATIONS DIY Projects Toys Games Audio indicator SPECIFICATIONS...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog Light Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-2748 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ALS-PT19 is a compact analog light sensor that provides a simple voltage output proportional to ambient light intensity. Its spectral response closely matches that of the human eye, thanks to a high infra...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
RGB LED Breakout (5050)
SKU: DF-DFR0238 | Brand: DFRobot
This small size breakout is programmable full-color RGB LED for hobbyists, industrial designers, prototypers, and experimenters. It is designed to allow the easy addition of dynamic indicators, displays, and lig...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
SparkFun XBee Explorer USB
SKU: SF-WRL-11812 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple to use, USB to serial base unit for the Digi XBee line. This unit works with all XBee modules including the Series 1 and Series 2.5, standard and Pro version. Plug the unit into the XBee Explorer, att...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Multi USB-RS232-RS485-TTL Converter
SKU: DF-TEL0070 | Brand: DFRobot
A multi-protocol converter board that supports USB, TTL, RS232, and RS485 interfaces. It can convert signals between any two protocols and supports one input to multiple outputs simultaneously — for example, convertin...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
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
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
Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor
SKU: AF-3595 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit APDS9960 is a multi-function sensor that combines proximity detection, ambient light sensing, RGB colour sensing and gesture recognition in a single I2C breakout. It uses an integrated IR LED and four dir...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit Sensirion SHT45 Precision Temp & Humidity with PTFE
SKU: AF-6174 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Sensirion SHT45 is the highest-accuracy sensor in the SHT4x family, delivering ±1.0% typical relative humidity accuracy and ±0.1 °C typical temperature accuracy. Featuring a PTFE membrane for protection a...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit 12V Bias Voltage Boost Converter - TPS61040
SKU: AF-5644 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit 12V Bias Voltage Boost Converter uses the TI TPS61040 to generate 12V DC from as little as 3V input. This compact breakout is ideal for generating the bias voltage needed by OLED displays, LED string back...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Monochrome 0.91" 128x32 I2C OLED Display - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4440 | Brand: Adafruit
This compact 0.91" monochrome OLED display packs 128×32 individually controllable white pixels into a tiny, highly readable package. With no backlight needed, OLEDs deliver exceptional contrast and low power consumpti...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
AM2315C - Encased I2C Temperature/Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-5182 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2315C is an enclosed I2C temperature and humidity sensor featuring the modern AHT20 sensor inside a rugged housing with mounting bracket. It offers the same convenient form factor as the original AM2315 but with...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit HTU31 Temperature & Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-4832 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTU31 is a third-generation I²C temperature and humidity sensor from TE, offering improved accuracy and useful extras over its predecessor, the HTU21D. With typical humidity accuracy of ±2% (at 20–100% RH...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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