Kits & Projects / Essential Packs

Interested in making neat stuff with an Arduino-compatible board but not sure where to start? This kit includes all the pieces needed to complete over 20 different circuit and projects. Basically everything you need to be playing within minutes of its arrival. No soldering required, works with Mac, Windows and Linux! New! As of March 28, 2018 we've done a big refresh on this kit, to add more stuff like a character LCD, Infrared remote and...

Heard about Arduino IDE-compatibles but not sure how to start? The Adafruit Metro is an ATmega328-based (like a lot of our own products) development board. Since it is shaped the same, and code/shield-compatible with the Arduino UNO R3 design, our Adafruit Metro is easy to use and hacker friendly and this is the perfect beginner kit for learning how to use the Adafruit Metro!  This bundle is designed to get you started quickly and...

This budget pack is an optimized collection of parts and pieces to experiment with Adafruit Metro 328 and the Arduino IDE at home, school or work. Great for students and those that want to get their feet wet, no soldering required! Includes the Adafruit Metro 328 with thru-hole headers.   The Metro is our take on the most maker-friendly Arduino-compatible board. It is the culmination of years of playing with electronics: we wanted to make a...

An optimized collection of parts and pieces to experiment with Raspberry Pi at home, school or work. Great for students and those that want to get their feet wet, no soldering required! THIS PACK DOES NOT INCLUDE A RASPBERRY PI 1 MODEL B and is NOT compatible with Model B+ or Raspberry Pi 2 We recommend upgrading to a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B or Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ if you do not have a Raspberry Pi yet, but we keep this pack around for people...

You've heard about CircuitPython and maybe you want to get started fast with a breadboard-friendly microcontroller board! We recommend the ItsyBitsy M4 - a super fast chip with tons of GPIO, analog inputs & outputs, with so much RAM that you'll never have to worry about running out of memory. And what better way to get acquainted with ItsyBitsy M4 than with this handy  CircuitPython Starter Kit ?  Small, powerful, with a...

Please note: you may get a royal blue or purple case with your starter kit (they're both lovely colors) What fits in your pocket, is fully Open Source, and can run CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade or Arduino games you write yourself? That's right, it's the  Adafruit PyGamer!  We wanted to make an entry-level gaming handheld for DIY gaming, and maybe a little retro-emulation. It's not the fastest and best of...

Interested in making neat stuff with an Arduino-compatible board but not sure where to start? This kit includes all the pieces needed to complete over 20 different circuit and projects. Basically everything you need to be playing within minutes of its arrival. No soldering required, works with Mac, Windows and Linux! This item is the same exact kit as https://www.adafruit.com/product/170 This pack includes the Adafruit Metro. METRO is the...

Hey - do you feel like you don't have a clue? Do you wanna get a clue? In this AdaBox we will give you a clue... the Adafruit CLUE! The CLUE is a sensor-packed development board with a small colorful screen and a lot of sensors. To make it compatible with existing projects, we made it the same shape and size as the BBC micro:bit and with the same edge-connector on the bottom with five big pads so it will fit into your existing robot kit...

Heard about Arduino IDE-compatibles but not sure how to start? The Adafruit Metro is an ATmega328-based (like a lot of our own products) development board. Since it is shaped the same, and code/shield-compatible with the Arduino UNO R3 design, our Adafruit Metro is easy to use and hacker friendly and this is the perfect beginner kit for learning how to use the Adafruit Metro!  This bundle is designed to get you started quickly and...

What's the size of a credit card and can run CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade or Arduino? That's right, it's the  Adafruit PyBadge!  We wanted to see how much we could cram into a ​3 3⁄8 × ​2 1⁄8 inch rounded rectangle, to make an all-in-one dev board with a lot of possibilities, and this is what we came up with. The PyBadge is a compact board, like we said, it's credit card sized. It's powered...

Get started with the Adafurit PyBadge LC in a jiffy with this all-in-one kit that has everything you need to make a portable, rechargeable gaming/electronics/name-tag system. What's the size of a credit card and can run CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade or Arduino even when you're on a budget? That's right, it's the  Adafruit PyBadge LC!  We wanted to see how much we could cram into a ​3 3/8 × ​2 1/8 inch rounded...

This ADABOX is a multi-sensory feast - Lights! Sound! Squishy buttons! This box comes with a  NeoTrellis M4 . It's a grid of 4x8 silicone buttons, with a NeoPixel behind each one for rainbow glory. The engine is a ATSAMD51 microcontroller with stereo audio channels and microphone input. NeoTrellis M4 can be an all-in-one synthesizer, drum-machine/sequencer, expressive MIDI keyboard, audio filter, sampler, simple game machine... well,...

Discontinued.  Note - It is possible that this product may be put back on the site for sale.  The Arduino Starter Kit provides an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It contains all of the essential components required to start programming with the Arduino Uno board, and a guidebook featuring 15 different projects, which are designed to evolve the user from...

Reach out beyond your desk - to the stars and beyond - with PyPortal ! This ADABOX features a new, easy-to-use IoT device that allows you to customize and create your very own "Internet of Things" portal. We take CircuitPython to the max, pairing a SAMD51 chip with a 3.2" color TFT touchscreen and secure Wi-Fi co-processor.  With the open-source Python-powered PyPortal, you can fetch and display anything in the world:...

Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox! This is ONLY AdaBox001 that shipped out to AdaBox subscribers in September of 2016.  This version does not include free shipping, the lithium ion battery, or AdaBox subscriber exclusive pin. If you'd like to subscribe to AdaBox, please visit the AdaBox page! When we launched our subscription service for makers, our first box sold out almost immediately....

Oh! Hello! If you're here, (and we suspect you are) it's because you want to reward yourself with the gift of handheld gaming development and coding with an AdaBox! Perhaps you are a beginner who is getting started with your AdaBox. Or maybe you just want to relive what it's like being a beginner at game development and coding again. But most of all, you want to learn how to build and make creative, awesome games! (If,...

AdaBox002 - Making Things Move with our Feather Bluetooth LE Mini Robot Rover is the perfect gift for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent introduction to our wide world of robotics and a great way to test the waters of AdaBox before committing to a subscription. Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox! This is ONLY AdaBox002 that shipped out to...

AdaBox003 – The World of IoT (Curated by Digi-Key) is the perfect gift for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent introduction to our wide world of the Internet of Things and a great way to test the waters of AdaBox before committing to a subscription. Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox! This is ONLY AdaBox003 that shipped out to...

I was hacking in the lab quite late one night - soldering pins and debugging the bytes When suddenly a bang exploded with sparks, and a figure emerged from the hazy dark! (It wore a mask) It wore a monster mask! (The monster mask) Its eyes were LCD glass (It wore a mask) It had some chips on the back (The monster mask) And a sweet solder mask This Halloween you will be the spookiest in town thanks to ADABOX 13! Cat eyes, or monster...

The MyMiniRaceCar Project Pack is a Feather Bluetooth LE mini robot rover – a perfect project for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent introduction to our wide world of robotics. Check out John Park's learn guide here! This project contains just about everything you need to make your very own Bluetooth controlled mini-robot, with the added bonus of a temperature...

It’s beginning to look like Ada-BOX-mas Everywhere you go Let all your ideas flow, for projects you want to show With buttons and LEDs all aglow Exactly two years ago, Adafruit released ADABOX 006 featuring the Circuit Playground Express and CircuitPython. It was a revolution in how to program electronics, and our first attempt at seeing how ADABOXians would adapt to the transition from Arduino-programmed boxes. And it was a hit! People...

Discontinued -  you can grab  AdaBox Subscription  instead!   AdaBox007 – SPY is the perfect gift for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent addition to our family of DIY projects, plus it's a solderless pack. This is also a great way to test the waters of AdaBox before committing to a subscription. Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox!...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit we believe in making robots our  friends ! This AdaBox008  is based around  CRICKIT  a  C reative  R obotics and  I nteractive  C reations tool  KIT . When paired with motors, servos, a Circuit...

Are you the kind of person who doesn't like taking down the skeletons and spiders until after January? Well, we've got the ADABOX for you. This is electronics at its  most spooky!  ADABOX 009 is Halloween themed, for all of us who love scares, costumes, and (of course!)  candy . OK, so we didn't fill this ADABOX with candy corn, but we did curate a collection of inspiring electronics to make your Halloween more...