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 Motor Driver - Dual TB6612FNG (with Headers)
SKU: SF-ROB-14450 | Brand: SparkFun
The TB6612FNG Motor Driver can control up to two DC motors at a constant current of 1.2A (3.2A peak). Two input signals (IN1 and IN2) can be used to control the motor in one of four function modes: CW, CCW, short-bra...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Adafruit BME680 - Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor
SKU: AF-3660 | Brand: Adafruit
The BME680 from Bosch delivers comprehensive environmental sensing in a single compact package. This precision sensor measures temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and VOC gas levels, all accessible over I2C or...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
RockBLOCK 9603 - Iridium SatComm Module
SKU: SF-WRL-14498 | Brand: SparkFun
The RockBLOCK 9603 allows you to send and receive short messages from anywhere on Earth with a clear view of the sky. It works far beyond the reach of WiFi and GSM networks. Maybe you want to transmit weather infor...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
SparkFun Qwiic OpenLog
SKU: SF-DEV-15164 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic OpenLog is an I²C-based data logger that stores serial data to a microSD card. Based on the popular OpenLog, this version replaces the serial interface with I²C and Qwiic connectors, allowing you to...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
INA169 Analog DC Current Sensor Breakout - 60V 5A Max
SKU: AF-1164 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board will solve all your current-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with a multimeter, you can just use the handy INA169 chip on this breakout to both measure both the DC current draw and have a...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 20 pin - pack of three
SKU: AF-1206 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SMT Breakout PCB for 20-pin SOIC or TSSOP packages lets you easily prototype with surface-mount chips on standard solderless breadboards. One side accommodates a 20-pin TSSOP footprint while the other sup...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
SMT Breakout PCB Set For SOT-23, SOT-89, SOT-223 and TO252
SKU: AF-1230 | Brand: Adafruit
Beguiled by a fancy new chip, regulator or transistor that is only available in a SOT23-3, SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SOT-223, SOT-89, or TO-252 pinout? This set of breakout PCBs will make your life much much easier and get...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Gravity: I/O Expansion Shield for Pyboard
SKU: DF-DFR0577 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity I/O Expansion Shield for Pyboard connects your Pyboard v1.1 to the DFRobot Gravity sensor and module ecosystem with colour-coded plug-and-play connectors. No soldering is required — simply plug Gravity-com...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
SMT Test Socket - SOIC-28 Wide Breakout
SKU: AF-1281 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in SOIC Wide packages. This test sockets ...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
SMT Test Socket - TSSOP-28 Breakout
SKU: AF-1280 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in TSSOP packages. This test sockets is g...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
SMT Test Socket - SOIC-16 Narrow Breakout
SKU: AF-1283 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in SOIC-16 or smaller packages. This test...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
SparkFun Qwiic Twist - RGB Rotary Encoder Breakout
SKU: SF-DEV-15083 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Twist is a digital RGB rotary encoder breakout with built-in I²C interface. It handles all interrupt management, switch debouncing, and LED PWM internally, presenting encoder position, button state,...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1010]
SKU: AF-1374 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "momentary" 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 Thu 16 Jul
Adafruit NeoTrellis RGB Driver PCB for 4x4 Keypad
SKU: AF-3954 | Brand: Adafruit
Upgrade your button-pad projects with full-colour NeoPixel backlighting. The NeoTrellis RGB Driver PCB is a 4×4 keypad controller with 16 NeoPixels and an onboard seesaw I2C chip that handles both button scanning and ...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
Adafruit 16x8 LED Matrix Driver Backpack - HT16K33 Breakout
SKU: AF-1427 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit 16×8 LED Matrix Driver Backpack is a breadboard-friendly breakout for the HT16K33 multiplexed LED driver. Unlike the pre-configured LED backpacks, this version breaks out all 16 anode and 8 cathode pins, ...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Adafruit 12-Channel 16-bit PWM LED Driver - SPI Interface [TLC59711]
SKU: AF-1455 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit 12-Channel 16-bit PWM LED Driver uses the TLC59711 chip to provide 12 channels of constant-current, 16-bit PWM output — the highest resolution PWM driver available. Designed specifically for precision LED...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
Gravity IO Expansion Shield for LattePanda
SKU: DF-DFR0491 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity IO Expansion Shield breaks out all GPIO pins from the LattePanda into Gravity-compatible 3-pin colour-coded connectors, providing plug-and-play access to hundreds of Gravity sensors and modules. Each pin i...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Gravity: I2C BME680 Environmental Sensor (VOC, Temperature, Humidity, Barometer)
SKU: DF-SEN0248 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot BME680 Environmental Sensor is a low power gas, pressure, temperature & humidity sensor based on BOSCH BME680 sensor. It is a 4-in-1 multi-functional MEMS environmental sensor which integrates VOC (Volatil...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Adafruit SGP30 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC and eCO2
SKU: AF-3709 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SGP30 is a multi-pixel MOX (metal-oxide) gas sensor from Sensirion that measures Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and equivalent CO2 (eCO2) for indoor air quality monitoring. With fully calibrated ...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
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 Fri 26 Jun
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