Adafruit
Adafruit Parts Pal
The ultimate companion kit for anyone learning electronics. The Adafruit Parts Pal packs LEDs, resistors, capacitors, transistors, sensors, switches, and pro...
The ultimate companion kit for anyone learning electronics. The Adafruit Parts Pal packs LEDs, resistors, capacitors, transistors, sensors, switches, and prototyping essentials into a handy storage box — everything you need to dive into breadboard projects right away.
Pair it with an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or any microcontroller and you'll have the building blocks for dozens of beginner to intermediate circuits.
Kit Contents
Prototyping
- 1× Storage box with latch
- 1× Half-size breadboard
- 20× Male/male jumper wires – 75 mm (3″)
- 10× Male/male jumper wires – 150 mm (6″)
LEDs
- 5× 5 mm diffused green LEDs
- 5× 5 mm diffused red LEDs
- 1× 10 mm diffused common-anode RGB LED
Capacitors
- 10× 1.0 µF ceramic capacitors
- 10× 0.1 µF ceramic capacitors
- 10× 0.01 µF ceramic capacitors
- 5× 10 µF 50 V electrolytic capacitors
- 5× 100 µF 16 V electrolytic capacitors
Resistors
- 10× 560 Ω 5% axial resistors
- 10× 1 kΩ 5% axial resistors
- 10× 10 kΩ 5% axial resistors
- 10× 47 kΩ 5% axial resistors
Semiconductors
- 5× 1N4001 diodes
- 5× 1N4148 signal diodes
- 5× NPN transistor PN2222 (TO-92)
- 5× PNP transistor PN2907 (TO-92)
- 2× 5 V 1.5 A linear voltage regulator – 7805 (TO-220)
- 1× 3.3 V 800 mA linear voltage regulator – LD1117-3.3 (TO-220)
- 1× TLC555 wide-voltage low-power 555 timer
- 1× LM358 dual operational amplifier
Sensors
- 1× Photocell (CdS photoresistor)
- 1× Thermistor (breadboard version)
- 1× Vibration sensor switch
- 1× 10 kΩ breadboard trim potentiometer
- 1× 1 kΩ breadboard trim potentiometer
Mechanical
- 1× Piezo buzzer
- 5× 6 mm tactile switches
- 3× SPDT slide switches
- 1× 40-pin break-away male header strip
- 1× 40-pin female header strip
Ideal For
- Learning electronics fundamentals on a breadboard
- Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and microcontroller projects
- Prototyping sensor circuits, LED projects, and signal conditioning
- STEM education and classroom kits
- Having a well-stocked parts drawer for quick builds
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- Axial
- Axial components have one lead coming out of each end, so they lie flat or span holes on a circuit board or breadboard. This matters when checking whether the resistor will physically fit your prototyping or through-board assembly method.
- common-anode
- A wiring style for multi-colour LEDs where the positive side is shared and each colour channel is controlled on the negative side. This matters because common-anode and common-cathode LED strips are not interchangeable without a suitable driver.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode is a small electronic component that lights up when current flows through it in the correct direction. In this kit, LEDs create the flashing effect, so polarity and correct soldering matter for the project to work.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- photoresistor
- A light-sensitive resistor whose resistance changes depending on how much light hits it. It matters for projects such as night-lights and light alarms because it gives a simple way for a microcontroller to sense brightness.
- potentiometer
- A variable resistor usually turned with a knob or shaft to create an adjustable electrical signal. It is often used for inputs such as volume, brightness or position, so it helps beginners learn how a microcontroller reads changing values.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
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