Components

SKU: AF-4875 | Brand: Adafruit

A matching pair of 5-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...

SKU: AF-4872 | Brand: Adafruit

A matching pair of 2-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...

SKU: DF-SEN0387 | Brand: DFRobot

This magnetic switch consists of two parts: a reed switch sensor with cable and a magnet trigger in a plastic housing. When the magnet is brought within approximately 1 cm of the sensor, the reed switch closes, allowi...

SKU: SF-COM-16473 | Brand: SparkFun

The classic 555 timer/oscillator IC from Texas Instruments — one of the most versatile and widely used integrated circuits in electronics. With just a few external resistors and capacitors, it can generate timing dela...

SKU: AF-4470 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit MCP4728 Quad DAC with EEPROM provides four independent 12-bit digital-to-analogue converters in a single I2C package. Set precise output voltages for your project, and save your settings to the built-in E...

SKU: AF-4165 | Brand: Adafruit

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also k...

SKU: AF-4163 | Brand: Adafruit

Yay, a plastic tube! No, we jest. This is no ordinary plastic tube, but rather a side-lighting fiber optic tube. This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by ...

SKU: AF-1010 | Brand: Adafruit

Little clicky switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The pins are normally open (disconnected) a...

SKU: AF-1190 | Brand: Adafruit

BAM! This 60mm diameter arcade button is large and inviting and ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. We've seen these on some games of skill in arcades, they're easy to mount on nearly any kind of enclosure. T...

SKU: PI-COM0407 | Brand: Pimoroni

A classic arcade-style push button in yellow with a satisfying 2 mm travel and tactile click. Adds a splash of colour and a solid feel to custom controllers, interactive projects, and maker builds. Key Features Arc...

SKU: SF-COM-15105 | Brand: SparkFun

This diode-transistor photocouplers consist of an LED, optically coupled to a high speed photodetector to transmit electrical signals between circuits while still isolating your system from higher voltages. The 6N137 ...

SKU: AF-1387 | Brand: Adafruit

Build custom USB connections without slicing apart a cable and soldering those thin internal wires. This DIY USB shell gives you a proper Type A male plug connector with easy-to-solder tabs and a two-part snap-togethe...

SKU: SF-BOB-15100 | Brand: SparkFun

Add a USB-C connector to your project without wrestling with tiny SMD pads. This breakout board routes the USB-C connector's key pins to a standard 0.1" pitch header, making it straightforward to integrate into breadb...

SKU: SF-COM-14978 | Brand: SparkFun

This little round on/off/on toggle switch is rated up to 10A at 125VAC and can be panel mounted in a 20mm diameter hole. It’ll also look pretty slick in your project!

SKU: AF-3642 | Brand: Adafruit

A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in slide switch, giving you simple on/off control for devices that lack a dedicated power switch. It shares the same PCB footprint as a standard non-switched barrel jack, so it dro...

SKU: AF-1426 | Brand: Adafruit

Make your own little LED strip arrangement with this stick of NeoPixel LEDs. We crammed 8 of the tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) smart RGB LEDs onto a PCB with mounting holes and a chainable design. Use only one microcontroller...

SKU: AF-2164 | Brand: Adafruit

The classic L7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 package, capable of delivering a clean, regulated 5.0 V output (±2%) from an input voltage of 7–35 V. With built-in current limiting and thermal shutdown protecti...

SKU: AF-2384 | Brand: Adafruit

The "poor man's" accelerometer/motion sensor! These spring-vibration switches are medium sensitivity non-directional vibration induced trigger switches. Inside is a medium hardness spring coiled around a long metal...

SKU: AF-2448 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit TB6612 Breakout is a compact dual H-bridge motor driver that can spin two DC motors bidirectionally, step one bipolar or unipolar stepper, or fire two solenoids — all at up to 1.2A continuous per channel ...

SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun

This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...