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.
VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM373 | Brand: Little Bird
The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4 metres and up to 50 Hz sampling frequency, it's ideal for p...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Analog Hall Effect Sensor Module for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0030 | Brand: Little Bird
A simple analog Hall effect sensor module for detecting magnetic fields with Arduino. When a magnet is detected, the on-board LED turns on and the analog output changes proportionally to the field strength — making it...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit DRV8833 DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3297 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DRV8833 is a dual H-bridge motor driver breakout, capable of driving two DC motors bidirectionally or one bipolar/unipolar stepper motor at up to 1.2 A per channel. It's well suited for low-voltage applic...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit BME688 - Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor
SKU: AF-5046 | Brand: Adafruit
The BME688 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 Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit LTC4311 I2C Extender / Active Terminator - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4756 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LTC4311 Active Terminator solves a common I2C problem: running long cables. Standard I2C is designed for short PCB-level connections, but cable capacitance and resistance degrade signals over distance. Th...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Reading and writing SD Card Module
SKU: LB-LR0045 | Brand: Little Bird
Easily add SD card read/write capabilities to your Arduino projects with this SD card interface module. Designed for simple integration, this module breaks out the standard SD card slot and allows your Arduino to rea...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
MicroSD card module for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0229 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a Micro SD(TF) module from DFRobot. It is compatible with TF SD card (commonly used in Mobile Phone) which is the most tiny card in the market. SD module has various applications such as data logger, au...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit I2S 3W Class D Amplifier Breakout - MAX98357A
SKU: AF-3006 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MAX98357A I2S Class D Amplifier Breakout is an all-in-one digital audio solution that decodes I2S audio and amplifies it directly to a speaker — no separate DAC required. Delivering up to 3.2W into a 4Ω s...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Micro:bit Driver Expansion Board
SKU: DF-DFR0548 | Brand: DFRobot
Since the advent of micro:bit, its simple and practical way of programming is widely loved by makers, students and teachers. Its sample design, coupled with a wealth of pin resources, give it infinite possibiliti...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit BME280 I2C or SPI Temperature Humidity Pressure Sensor
SKU: AF-2652 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BME280 Breakout is a precision environmental sensor from Bosch that measures temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity in a single package. With its excellent pressure accuracy, it also functions as ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Gravity: IO Expansion Shield for Arduino V7.1
SKU: DF-DFR0265 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot Gravity IO Expansion Shield V7.1 simplifies Arduino prototyping by breaking out all digital and analogue pins into colour-coded 3-pin (Signal, Voltage, Ground) Gravity connectors. Plug in sensors, actuator...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
USB To UART Module, Type-C Connectors, High Baud Rate Transmission
SKU: WS-21443 | Brand: Waveshare
A USB-to-UART communication module based on the CH343G chip, offering data rates up to 6 Mbps via a USB-C connector. It supports selectable TTL output levels (3.3 V or 5 V) and works across Windows, macOS, Linux, and ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout
SKU: AF-5346 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout adds 16 extra GPIO pins to any microcontroller or microcomputer over I2C. Each pin can be configured as a digital output (driving up to 25 mA — perfect for LEDs) or as ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
ADS1115 16-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1085 | Brand: Adafruit
Add precision analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1115 breakout. This 16-bit ADC delivers 860 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a bu...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Bakelite Universal Perfboard Plates - Pack of 10
SKU: AF-2670 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your next project as you imagine it with prototyping perfboards that can easily be cut with scissors like these Bakelite Universal Perfboard Plates! We wanted a perfboard that was both customizable a...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Logic Level Converter - Bi-Directional
SKU: SF-BOB-12009 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter safely translates signals between different voltage levels — stepping 5V down to 3.3V and 3.3V up to 5V on the same channel. It also works with 2.8V and 1.8V devices, ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Driver - I2C interface [PCA9685]
SKU: AF-815 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit 16-Channel PWM/Servo Driver uses the PCA9685 chip to provide 16 channels of 12-bit PWM output over I2C. With a built-in clock, the driver runs independently — no need to continuously send signals from you...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
IR Break Beam Sensor (50cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0503 | Brand: DFRobot
An infrared break-beam sensor pair for simple, reliable motion detection. The emitter sends a beam of invisible IR light to the receiver — when an object passes between them and breaks the beam, the receiver outputs a...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
IR Break Beam Sensor - 3mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2167 | Brand: Adafruit
Infrared (IR) break-beam sensors are a simple way to detect motion. They work by having an emitter side that sends out a beam of human-invisible IR light, then a receiver across the way which is sensitive to tha...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates [Version 3]
SKU: AF-746 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout (Version 3) is a high-performance GPS module built around the MTK3339 chipset. With 66 channels, -165 dBm tracking sensitivity, and up to 10 Hz position updates, it delivers accurate...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
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