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 VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
ADS1015 12-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1083 | Brand: Adafruit
Add high-speed analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1015 breakout. This 12-bit ADC delivers 3,300 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Standalone Toggle Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1012]
SKU: AF-1375 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "toggle" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout
SKU: AF-1400 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout lets you toggle DC power on and off with a simple button press. A latching analogue circuit uses a 3A P-FET to connect or disconnect the input to the output — press once ...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
10-bit ADC (SPI) - 8 Channel
SKU: PI-COM0206 | Brand: Pimoroni
The MCP3008 is a 10-bit analogue-to-digital converter with eight single-ended input channels, communicating via SPI. It's a popular choice for adding analogue inputs to the Raspberry Pi and other digital-only boards —...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Adafruit 24-Channel 12-bit PWM LED Driver - SPI Interface [TLC5947]
SKU: AF-1429 | Brand: Adafruit
Control 24 channels of 12-bit PWM output with the Adafruit TLC5947 breakout board. Designed for LED control, this SPI-driven board delivers constant-current open-drain outputs that keep brightness consistent even if t...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Adafruit PDM MEMS Microphone Breakout
SKU: AF-3492 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PDM MEMS Microphone Breakout provides a digital audio input using Pulse Density Modulation (PDM) — a common interface in commercial products that's distinct from both analogue and I2S microphones. It's id...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
Prop Shield With Motion Sensors
SKU: PJ-PROP_SHIELD | Brand: Little Bird
The Prop Shield is meant for making interactive light and sound effects on small handheld props and wearable costumes. Motion Sensors - Allows motion interactive light & sound. Audio Amplifier - Clear quality au...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO+SPI+I2C
SKU: AF-2264 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit FT232H Breakout turns your computer into a versatile interface for hardware protocols. Using the FTDI FT232H chip with its multi-protocol synchronous serial engine, you can communicate directly with I2C, ...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
2mm Pitch 40-Pin Break-apart Male Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-2671 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 40-pin break-apart male headers are designed for modules and boards that use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes five 40-pin strips that can be easily sna...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
SparkFun Sound Detector (with Headers)
SKU: SF-SEN-14262 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Sound Detector is a small and very easy-to-use audio sensing board with three different outputs. The Sound Detector not only provides an audio output, but also a binary indication of the presence of sound...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
SparkFun Opto-isolator Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-09118 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a board designed for opto-isolation. This board is helpful for connecting digital systems (like a 5V microcontroller) to a high-voltage or noisy system. This board electrically isolates a controller from the h...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
SparkFun microB USB Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-12035 | Brand: SparkFun
Add a Micro-B USB connector to your project without the hassle of soldering tiny SMD pads. This compact breakout board routes all five pins — VCC, GND, ID, D−, and D+ — to a standard 0.1" pitch header for easy breadbo...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
Gravity: Analog Voltage Divider V2
SKU: DF-DFR0051 | Brand: DFRobot
The Analog Voltage Divider V2 can detect the supply voltage from 0.0245V to 25V. This module is based on resistor divider principle. The voltage detection module allows the input voltage to reduce 5 times. As the A...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
Cherry MX Switch Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-13773 | Brand: SparkFun
Cherry MX Keyswitches are top-of-the-line mechanical keyboard switches. They’re satisfyingly “clicky”, reliable up to tens-of-millions of key presses, and a standard in gaming and programming keyboards across th...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
SparkFun Soil Moisture Sensor (with Screw Terminals)
SKU: SF-SEN-13637 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout board for measuring moisture in soil and similar materials. The two large exposed pads act as probes — functioning as a variable resistor where higher moisture means better conductivity, lower resist...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
MCP3424 18-Bit ADC-4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: DF-DFR0316 | Brand: DFRobot
A 4-channel, 18-bit delta-sigma analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) module based on the Microchip MCP3424. This module adds high-accuracy analogue input capability to Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other microcontroller p...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
ADXL335 - 5V ready triple-axis accelerometer (+-3g analog out)
SKU: AF-163 | Brand: Adafruit
A precision triple-axis accelerometer breakout featuring the Analog Devices ADXL335. With a ±3 g measurement range and analog outputs for X, Y, and Z axes, this sensor is ideal for tilt sensing, motion detection, and ...
Delivered by Tue 25 Aug
SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V
SKU: SF-DEV-09873 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout provides USB-to-serial conversion using the FTDI FT232RL IC, operating at 3.3V logic levels. Its 6-pin header matches the standard FTDI pinout, making it compatible with Arduino Pro, L...
Delivered by Thu 3 Sep
3.5 TFT 320x480 + Touchscreen Breakout Board w/MicroSD Socket [HXD8357D]
SKU: AF-2050 | Brand: Adafruit
A large 3.5" colour TFT LCD breakout board with a built-in resistive touchscreen and a microSD card socket. The 480×320 pixel display is driven by the HX8357D chipset and features a bright 6-LED white backlight. The b...
Delivered by Wed 16 Sep
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