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 LED Matrix Backpack
SKU: AF-877 | Brand: Adafruit
Drive 4-digit 0.56" tall 7-segment displays with ease using this HT16K33-based I2C backpack. The driver handles all LED multiplexing over I2C, keeping your wiring simple — just two data pins for full numeric display w...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield - Bare PCB
SKU: SF-DEV-13819 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield is a bare PCB with no attached or included parts that lets you customize your own Arduino shield using whatever circuit you can come up with! You will even be able to test your ci...
Delivered by Tue 3 Nov
SparkFun Real Time Clock Module - RV-1805 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-BOB-14558 | Brand: SparkFun
Get with the times, already! This SparkFun Real Time Clock (RTC) Module is a Qwiic-enabled breakout board for the RV-1805 chipset. The RTC is ultra-low power (running at only about 22nA in its lowest power settin...
Delivered by Tue 3 Nov
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 3 Nov
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 3 Nov
SparkFun Spectral Sensor Breakout - AS7263 NIR (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14351 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun AS7263 breakout brings near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to your microcontroller projects. The sensor measures six discrete NIR wavelengths, allowing you to characterise how different materials absorb and ...
Delivered by Tue 3 Nov
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 23 Oct
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 23 Oct
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 3 Nov
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 Mon 16 Nov
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 3 Nov
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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 Mon 16 Nov
AM2320 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: PI-COM1700 | Brand: Pimoroni
The AM2320 is a digital temperature and humidity sensor with an I2C interface. Its straightforward I2C communication makes it easy to connect to any Raspberry Pi or Arduino, and it works alongside other I2C sensors an...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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 23 Oct
9-axis compass module CJMCU-MPU9150
SKU: LB-LS1026 | Brand: Little Bird
The CJMCU-MPU9150 is a 9-axis motion tracking breakout board based on the InvenSense MPU-9150 System in Package (SiP). It combines a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and 3-axis digital compass (magnetometer) in...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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