New Arrivals
Fresh stock, freshly listed — our New Arrivals collection is the quickest way to see what's just landed at Little Bird Electronics. From connectors and headers to sensors, modules, and maker essentials, new products are added regularly to keep your projects moving.
Whether you're a hobbyist, student, educator, or professional engineer, you'll find useful components for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and embedded electronics projects. Shipped fast from Australia to your door.
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 Fri 23 Oct
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 16 Nov
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 16 Nov
Hall effect sensor [US5881LUA]
SKU: AF-158 | Brand: Adafruit
Hall effect sensors detect whether a magnet is near. Useful for non-contact/waterproof type switches, position sensors, rotary/shaft encoders. I tried dozens of different hall effect sensors to see which one wou...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
4-channel I2C-safe Bi-directional Logic Level Converter [BSS138]
SKU: AF-757 | Brand: Adafruit
This bi-directional logic level converter from Adafruit uses 4× BSS138 FETs with 10K pull-up resistors to safely shift signals between different voltage levels. Unlike many level shifters, this design is fully compati...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit CAN Pal - CAN Bus Transciever
SKU: AF-5708 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit CAN Pal is a CAN bus transceiver breakout for microcontrollers that have a native CAN peripheral. It converts 3.3V logic-level CAN TX/RX signals to the differential signalling required for the CAN bus. Th...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder Breakout PCB
SKU: AF-5221 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout PCB converts the ANO rotary navigation encoder's non-standard pinout into a straightforward, breadboard-friendly header strip. The ANO encoder combines a rotary encoder with directional and centre-push b...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Mini PIR Sensor with Time and Sensitivity Control - BS612
SKU: AF-5578 | Brand: Adafruit
The BS612 is a compact, fully configurable mini PIR motion sensor that detects movement from approximately 3–8 metres away with a 120° detection spread. Its small form factor makes it ideal for unobtrusive motion-sens...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver - STEMMA JST PH 2mm
SKU: AF-5990 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver combines a high-powered IR transmitter and a sensitive 38 kHz IR receiver on a single board. With two 940 nm IR LEDs (one vertical, one horizontal) driven by an onboard N-ch...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
IR Break Beam Sensor - 5mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2168 | 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 that s...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Adafruit TSC2007 I2C Resistive Touch Screen Controller
SKU: AF-5423 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TSC2007 is an I2C resistive touch screen controller that offloads touch reading from your microcontroller. Instead of using multiple analog pins and constant polling, the TSC2007 handles all the touch sen...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Mini Basic PIR Sensor - BS412
SKU: AF-4666 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor that detects movement from approximately 3–8 metres away. Much smaller than standard PIR modules, making it ideal for unobtrusive, space-constrained projects. Fully self-...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
3x4 Matrix Keypad
SKU: AF-3845 | Brand: Adafruit
This 3×4 matrix keypad provides 12 buttons (0–9, *, #) in a sturdy, rigid format. It uses a matrix scanning arrangement requiring only 7 pins to read all 12 keys, making it efficient to connect to Arduino, Raspberry P...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensor + 2 x 10K resistors
SKU: AF-3942 | Brand: Adafruit
The HC-SR04 is an ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from approximately 2 cm to 400 cm (best results between 10–250 cm). Widely used in robotics, automation, interactive art, and motion sensing project...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Magnetic contact switch (door sensor)
SKU: AF-375 | Brand: Adafruit
A magnetic reed switch encased in an ABS plastic shell, commonly used to detect when a door, window, or drawer is opened. The switch half contains a normally-open reed contact, and the other half is a magnet. When the...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
8-channel Bi-directional Logic Level Converter [TXB0108]
SKU: AF-395 | Brand: Adafruit
An 8-channel bidirectional logic level converter breakout based on the TXB0108 chip. This converter automatically detects signal direction, eliminating the need for direction control pins. It shifts between virtually ...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Liquid Flow Meter - Plastic 1/2 NPS Threaded
SKU: AF-828 | Brand: Adafruit
An inline flow sensor for measuring liquid or water flow in solar heating, computer cooling, irrigation, and other fluid projects. The sensor uses a pinwheel with a magnet and an external hall effect sensor to count r...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit STEMMA Reflective Photo Interrupt Sensor - TCRT1000
SKU: AF-5913 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit STEMMA Reflective Photo Interrupt Sensor uses a TCRT1000 right-angle optical module to detect reflective surfaces. An onboard IR LED emits light, and when an object reflects it back to the IR phototransis...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
Simple Water Detection Sensor with Digital Output
SKU: AF-4965 | Brand: Adafruit
A simple, palm-sized water detection sensor that outputs a digital high signal when water or condensation is detected on its surface. The compact red PCB features interlocking traces connected to a lightly biased tran...
Delivered by Mon 16 Nov
NeoKey FeatherWing - Two Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels
SKU: AF-4979 | Brand: Adafruit
The NeoKey FeatherWing adds two mechanical key switch sockets with individually addressable NeoPixel backlighting to any Feather-format microcontroller. Each socket accepts Cherry MX or compatible switches (Kailh, Gat...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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