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 Reversible USB Type A Plug Connector Breakout
SKU: AF-6001 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Reversible USB Type A Plug Connector Breakout breaks out a reversible USB Type A plug to breadboard-friendly pins. The connector uses a thin centre contact so it can be plugged in either way — no more gue...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit USB Type C Power Delivery Dummy - I2C or Switchable
SKU: AF-5991 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit USB Type C Power Delivery Dummy (I2C or Switchable) lets you tap into USB-C Power Delivery to get 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 18V, or 20V from any compatible USB-C charger or wall adapter — no soldering required. B...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit DC Power BFF Add-On for QT Py
SKU: AF-5882 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DC Power BFF Add-On lets you power your QT Py or Xiao development board from a DC source up to 20V. The on-board MPM3610 integrated buck converter steps down the input to 5V at up to 1A, with no heat sink...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
2-Channel Level Converter (12V to 5V)
SKU: DF-DFR0912 | Brand: DFRobot
The 2-Channel Level Converter translates 12V signals down to 5V using optocoupler isolation, making it easy to interface industrial sensors and PLC signals with 5V microcontrollers like Arduino. It supports common ano...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Fermion: MEMS Gas Sensor - MiCS-2714 (Breakout)
SKU: DF-SEN0441 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a hydrogen and nitrogen oxide gas concentration sensor launched by DFRobot. The sensor uses MEMS technology to support gas concentration detection of NO, NO2 and H2. The matching sample code integrates the co...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensor - MQ-136
SKU: SF-SEN-17052 | Brand: SparkFun
The MQ-136 is a Hydrogen Sulfide detection sensor with a sensing range of 1 - 200ppm. The sensing element is SnO2, which has lower conductivity in clean air. When H₂S gas exists, the sensor’s conductivity gets higher ...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Ammonia Gas Sensor - MQ-137
SKU: SF-SEN-17053 | Brand: SparkFun
The MQ-137 is an ammonia (NH3) gas sensor from Winsen, designed to detect ammonia concentrations in the air. The sensing element is tin dioxide (SnO2), which has lower conductivity in clean air and increases in conduc...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
74AHCT14 - Logic Level Inverter / Level Shifter
SKU: AF-3877 | Brand: Adafruit
A hex Schmitt-trigger inverter IC that doubles as a handy logic level shifter. The 74AHCT14 provides six independent inverter channels, each with Schmitt-trigger inputs for clean switching on noisy or slow-transitioni...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Octopus Dust Sensor Detector Module with Sharp GP2Y1010AU0F
SKU: EF-EF11083 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Dust Sensor Module features the Sharp GP2Y1010AU0F optical dust sensor, capable of detecting fine particles with a diameter as small as 0.8 μm. It uses an infrared LED and phototransistor to measure dust d...
Delivered by Tue 8 Sep
IR Modular Piano Kit
SKU: LB-00061 | Brand: Little Bird
OverviewDeveloped as a quick starter board for the less experienced we envision this board as the follow up to your first soldering session.In isolation this board will produce a middle C note by hovering over the boa...
Delivered by Tue 8 Sep
IR distance sensor includes cable (20cm-150cm) [GP2Y0A02YK]
SKU: AF-1031 | Brand: Adafruit
This SHARP distance sensor bounces IR off objects to determine how far away they are. It returns an analog voltage that can be used to determine how close the nearest object is. Comes with 8" long 3-JST interface wire...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet - 16 Additional I/O over I2C
SKU: AF-4132 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet adds 16 extra digital I/O pins to your Raspberry Pi over I²C. Based on the MCP23017 chip, it plugs directly onto the Pi's 40-pin header and communicates via SDA/SCL, leaving your othe...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
16x8 1.2 LED Matrix + Backpack - Ultra Bright Round Blue LEDs
SKU: AF-2039 | Brand: Adafruit
A 16×8 LED matrix backpack kit featuring two ultra-bright 1.2" blue 8×8 round LED matrices on a single I2C-controlled driver board. The HT16K33 chip handles all the multiplexing, so you only need two I2C pins (SDA and...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
SparkFun Photo Interrupter Breakout Board - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-BOB-09322 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout PCB for the GP1A57HR photo interrupter (also known as a photogate, photodiode, or phototransistor). This PCB has three connections for PWR, GND, and Signal.When the gate is clear, SIG will be high (>...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
RFID Reader ID-3LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11862 | 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-3LA, a very simple...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
SKU: SF-SEN-11769 | Brand: SparkFun
The Line Follower sensor is an add-on for your RedBot that gives your robot the ability to detect lines or nearby objects. The sensor works by detecting reflected light coming from its own infrared LED. By measurin...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
IR distance sensor includes cable (10cm-80cm) [GP2Y0A21YK0F]
SKU: AF-164 | Brand: Adafruit
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F is an infrared distance sensor that measures distances from 10 cm to 80 cm by bouncing IR light off objects. It outputs an analogue voltage proportional to distance — approximately 3 V at 10 cm ...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Pimoroni Mini Black HAT Hack3r - Fully Assembled
SKU: AF-3182 | Brand: Adafruit
The Pimoroni Mini Black HAT Hack3r breaks out all 40 GPIO pins from your Raspberry Pi while still allowing a HAT or pHAT to sit on top. Connect via the included ribbon cable and access every pin — labelled with functi...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
SparkFun Large Digit Driver
SKU: SF-WIG-13279 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Large Digit Driver is a chainable controller board that solders directly to the back of 6.5" 7-segment LED displays. It uses the TPIC6C596 shift register IC to drive individual segments, making it easy to...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Adafruit MiCS5524 CO, Alcohol and VOC Gas Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-3199 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MiCS-5524 Gas Sensor Breakout is a robust MEMS sensor from SGX Sensortech for detecting carbon monoxide, natural gas leaks, alcohol, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It provides a simple analogue vo...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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