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.
Arduino Compatible PIR Motion Detector Module
SKU: TB-XC4444 | Brand: Little Bird
A pyroelectric infrared (PIR) motion sensor module for Arduino and microcontroller projects. It detects movement from people and animals by sensing changes in infrared radiation, outputting a digital high signal when ...
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OLED Breakout Board - 16-bit Color 1.5 w/microSD holder
SKU: AF-1431 | Brand: Adafruit
A 1.5" colour OLED breakout with 128×128 RGB pixels and 16-bit colour depth, driven by the SSD1351 controller. Because it uses OLED technology, there is no backlight — blacks are truly black with excellent contrast. T...
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2.8 TFT LCD with Touchscreen Breakout Board w/MicroSD Socket [ILI9341]
SKU: AF-1770 | Brand: Adafruit
The 2.8" TFT LCD Breakout Board features a bright, full-colour display with a resistive touchscreen and an onboard MicroSD card socket. With 240×320 resolution and individual RGB pixel control, it delivers vivid colou...
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HIH-4030 Humidity Sensor Carrier
SKU: PL-1643 | Brand: Pololu
Sparkfun’s carrier board for the HIH-4030 relative humidity (%RH) sensor from Honeywell outputs an analog voltage that varies nearly linearly with humidity. It operates at 5 V while drawing only 200 μA and ...
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Methane Gas Sensor MQ-4
SKU: PL-1633 | Brand: Pololu
This semiconductor gas sensor detects the presence of methane (CNG) gas at concentrations from 300 ppm to 10,000 ppm, a range suitable for detecting gas leaks. The sensor’s simple analog voltage interface re...
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Button Pad 2x2 - Breakout PCB
SKU: SF-COM-09277 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout board for 2×2 button pads with integrated LEDs. Each LED and button is brought out to side connectors, making wiring straightforward. The board also includes footprints for 1N4148 through-hole diodes...
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A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier
SKU: PL-1182 | Brand: Pololu
A breakout board for the Allegro A4988 DMOS microstepping stepper motor driver with translator and overcurrent protection. It lets you control one bipolar stepper motor at up to 2 A per coil (with sufficient cooling) ...
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SparkFun Level Shifting microSD Breakout
SKU: SF-DEV-13743 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Level Shifting microSD Breakout is quite similar to the SparkFun microSD Transflash Breakout, but with the included level shifting hardware, this board allows you to utilize a microSD card at Arduino’s SD...
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SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280
SKU: SF-SEN-13676 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun BME280 Atmospheric Sensor Breakout measures barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature in a compact package. Whether you're building a weather station, home automation system, or indoor air quality mo...
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SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout
SKU: SF-LCD-13003 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout Board breaks out a small monochrome, blue-on-black OLED. It’s “micro”, but it still packs a punch – the OLED display is crisp, and you can fit a deceivingly large amount of graphics on...
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DRV8838 Single Brushed DC Motor Driver Carrier
SKU: PL-2990 | Brand: Pololu
Overview DRV8838 Single Brushed DC Motor Driver Carrier, bottom view with dimensions. TI SN754410 (16-pin DIP) next to the #2135 DRV8835 carrier (14-pin DIP) and #2990 DRV8838 carrier (10-pin DIP) for size re...
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Adafruit STHS34PF80 IR Presence / Motion Sensor
SKU: AF-6426 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit STHS34PF80 is a compact IR presence and motion sensor that detects human and animal presence up to 4 metres away — without requiring a lens. Unlike traditional chunky PIR sensors with simple digital outpu...
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SparkFun Audio Player Breakout - MY1690X-16S - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-BOB-28038 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact serial-controlled audio player breakout built around the MY1690X-16S decoder. Simply load MP3 or WAV files onto a microSD card, connect to your microcontroller via serial, and play audio with simple commands...
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Pre-Assembled Adafruit PiCowbell Adalogger for Pico
SKU: AF-6355 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PiCowbell Adalogger is a data logging add-on board designed to socket underneath a Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W. It provides a microSD card slot, a PCF8523 real-time clock with battery backup, and a STEMMA...
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ROS-Compatible 10-Axis IMU Sensor with ARM DSP, BLE 5.3, and Environmental Sensors
SKU: WS-29207 | Brand: Waveshare
Revolutionize Your Robotics and Drones with the 10-Axis ROS IMU SensorDive into Dynamic Orientation and Precision with Our State-of-the-Art SensorTransform your robotic creations into masterpieces of precision and agi...
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Adafruit 1.28" 240x240 Round TFT LCD Display with MicroSD
SKU: AF-6178 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit 1.28" Round TFT LCD Display is a circular 240×240 IPS screen at 220 PPI, driven by the GC9A01A controller over SPI. Its beveled edges give it a sleek, watch-like appearance, making it ideal for wearables,...
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Adafruit CP2105 Friend - USB to Dual UART Serial Converters
SKU: AF-6065 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit CP2105 Friend provides two independent UART serial ports from a single USB-C connection — no USB hub required. Built around the Silicon Labs CP2105 dual-port bridge, it enumerates as two separate COM port...
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GY-68 BMP180 Digital Barometric Pressure Sensor Board Module
SKU: LB-LR0100 | Brand: Little Bird
Elevate your project with the GY-68 BMP180 Sensor Module, a compact and highly accurate digital barometric pressure sensor designed for precision measurements in various applications.Product Specifications: Item Name...
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Adaptador ELECFREAKS PlanetX GPIO
SKU: EF-EF05052 | Brand: ElecFreaks
A GPIO adapter board for the ELECFREAKS PlanetX sensor ecosystem. Allows PlanetX sensors to be connected to standard GPIO pins via RJ11 cables, bridging the PlanetX system with breadboards and other microcontroller se...
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Adafruit RS232 Pal - Two Channel UART to RS-232 Level Shifters
SKU: AF-5987 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit RS232 Pal provides two duplex channels of UART-to-RS-232 level shifting in a compact breakout board. Built around the trusted TI MAX3232E, it handles the positive and negative voltage generation internall...
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