Prototyping & Wiring

SKU: LB-LR0335-V | Brand: Little Bird

This 5-metre length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) glows a vibrant purple when powered by the included battery-operated inverter. EL wire is a flexible, phosphor-coated wire that produces a cool, even glow simil...

SKU: DF-SEN0250 | Brand: DFRobot

The BMI160 6-axis inertial motion sensor is a new product from DFRobot. It is based on Bosch BMI160 6-axis MEMS sensor which integrates 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer with ultra-low-power 3-axis gyroscope. Bosch BMI160 ...

SKU: AF-3949 | Brand: Adafruit

A compact steel ball caster that provides smooth, omnidirectional movement for small robots and wheeled projects. With a 16mm overall height, it's well-suited as a third support point for two-wheeled robot chassis. E...

SKU: LB-00100 | Brand: Little Bird

Cherry MX Keyswitches are top-of-the-line mechanical keyboard switches. They’re satisfyingly “clicky”, reliable up to tens-of-millions of key presses, and a standard in gaming and programming keyboards across the globe.

SKU: AF-3975 | Brand: Adafruit

Drive up to 8 strands of NeoPixels simultaneously with DMA — no more blocking your code to push pixel data. The NeoPXL8 Friend is a standalone level-shifting breakout board that converts 3.3 V logic to 5 V for 8 indep...

SKU: DF-SEN0245 | Brand: DFRobot

The VL53L0X laser range finder is a high-precision distance sensor that based on new Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle. VL53L0X provides accurate distance measurement whatever the target reflection unlike traditional ...

SKU: PL-1707 | Brand: Pololu

These premium jumper wires are stranded 26 AWG wires with female terminations on one end and male terminations on the other end, for use with 0.1″ (2.54 mm) headers, connectors, and solderless breadboards. ...

SKU: SF-PRT-14494 | Brand: SparkFun

These are your run-of-the-mill ¼ Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 1M ohm resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-downs and current limiters. ...

SKU: AF-899 | Brand: Adafruit

A compact 6" (approx. 15cm) USB Type-A to Mini-B cable for USB 1.1 and 2.0 connections. Ideal for keeping on the bench when you need a short, tidy cable to connect to Teensy boards, USB LiPo chargers, or other Mini-B ...

SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...

SKU: TB-ZT2292 | Brand: Little Bird

The TIP122 is an NPN Darlington transistor in a TO-220 package, commonly used for switching and driving high-current loads such as motors, solenoids, and relays from microcontroller logic signals. Specifications Ty...

SKU: AF-1057 | Brand: Adafruit

You have some frickin' sharks at your lair, and you're thinking "it would be really great if I could attach some lasers to them" and then you see these little laser diode modules: what great timing! These encapsulated...

SKU: AF-1083 | Brand: Adafruit

Add high-speed analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1015 breakout. This 12-bit ADC delivers 3,300 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a...

SKU: LB-TURING-GEARS | Brand: Little Bird

An expansion pack of gears and gear bits for the Turing Tumble marble-powered computer game. These additional parts let you tackle more advanced puzzles and build larger, more complex mechanical logic circuits on your...

SKU: PI-COM1503 | Brand: Pimoroni

Ahhhh capacitors - the circuit builders' most reliable and trusted friend - always keen to jump in and provide stability where needed to your signals and power supply. 0.1uF - 1uF are great all-purpose bypass capac...

SKU: AF-1375 | Brand: Adafruit

This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "toggle" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...

SKU: AF-1400 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout lets you toggle DC power on and off with a simple button press. A latching analogue circuit uses a 3A P-FET to connect or disconnect the input to the output — press once ...

SKU: PI-COM0206 | Brand: Pimoroni

The MCP3008 is a 10-bit analogue-to-digital converter with eight single-ended input channels, communicating via SPI. It's a popular choice for adding analogue inputs to the Raspberry Pi and other digital-only boards —...

SKU: LB-LR0601 | Brand: Little Bird

This VGA expansion board adds a VGA output to your Raspberry Pi via the GPIO header, while leaving the HDMI connector free for a second display or other use. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B, 2B, B+, and A+. Setup req...

SKU: AF-3643 | Brand: Adafruit

A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in rocker switch, giving you a 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 ...