This lovely little kit from Thames & Kosmos is a nice alternative to 'snap-circuits' type learning kits. There's still no soldering, but there are proper wires and a bread-board-like workspace so the projects are a bit more realistic. This is a basic starter kit, a good companion to learning with an Arduino since it covers more of the essential analog/digital type basics which sometimes get skipped over when using microcontrollers. It's also...

Now that you've finally got your hands on a Raspberry Pi® , you're probably itching to make some fun embedded computer projects with it. What you need is an add on prototyping Pi Plate from Adafruit, which can snap onto the Pi PCB (and is removable later if you wish) and gives you all sorts of prototyping goodness to make building on top of the Pi super easy. We added lots of basic but essential goodies. First up, there's a big prototyping...

Adafruit has teamed up with our friends over at MakerBot to offer the MakerBot Adafruit Edition. The talented members of the Adafruit community are exploring 3D printed solutions for their inventions, electronics enclosures, mounting hardware, and artwork, so we have bundled a MakerBot Replicator 2™ desktop 3D printer with three of our more popular DIY electronics projects. After you've built your kits use your new MakerBot to print out the...

SuperMegaSpecial! Get three SpokePOV kits in one color only, a dongle and 2 magnets! Great setup for 1 wheel. Be sure to read the individual pages about the Kit, Dongle, and Magnet before purchasing, OK?

This is a really nice power supply. It's a switching DC supply so its small and light and efficient. It is thin so it fits in power strips without blocking other outlets. The output is regulated so you'll get a steady 9V up to 1000mA (1 Amp) of current draw. 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel jack, positive tip. This supply is designed to work anywhere in the world, 100V-240V AC wall power, you'll just need a low cost plug adapter. New! This adapter is now CE /...

Use these to stack shields on your Arduino! These are standard 6-pin, 8-pin and 10-pin 0.1" spacing female headers...with a twist! The pins are extra long which means you can use these to stack shields! The legs are 10.5mm (0.42") long, so after the PCB thickness (1.7mm/0.07") you have a height of 8.8mm (0.35"). Comes in a package of one 2x3-pin header, 2 x 8-pin headers, 2 x 6-pin headers and 1 x 10-pin header for full compatibility with...

In 1970, John Conway came up with a 1-player game called Game of Life. The Game of Life is a mathematical game that simulates 'colonies' that grow or die based on how crowded or lonely they are and is known for the way it creates a beautiful organic display out of randomness. Here is a design for a simple electronic project that plays Conway's Game of Life. Make one kit and keep it on your desk, or attach multiple kit modules together to create...

Starting out on your electronics adventure? Want to wield the mighty soldering iron? Tired of saying "I'd totally get into electronics if I only knew what tools to get..."? Working with substandard equipment is a terrible way to learn electronics: a lot of frustration with too little success. The right tool set will keep you progressing without the stressing. This toolbox contains carefully selected hand tools that will last you for many many...

Tweet-a-Watt is a DIY wireless power monitoring system. The project uses an 'off the shelf' power monitor called the Kill-a-Watt and adds wireless reporting. Each plug transmits the power usage at that outlet to a central computer receiver. The receiver can then log, graph and report the data. This pack contains nearly everything* necessary to build a single outlet monitor and receiver. To monitor additional outlets, you will need an add-on...

Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! This fun pack has all the fun without the soldering. Essentially, its a very simple musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties of pencil graphite to create different sounds. The result is a fun toy that lets you draw musical instruments on any piece of paper. This is the assembled version, for kits visit our kit page. Runs on a single AAA battery for many hours...

The Bulbdial Clock kit is based on an original design concept from IronicSans.com and developed at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. It works like an indoor sundial, but with three shadows of different length. You tell the time just like you do on a normal clock, by reading the positions of the hour, minute, and second hands. The bulbdial we are carrying comes with red, green and blue LEDs for the 'hands', a black/smoke laser-cut enclosure and a...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear red LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear red LEDs 5mm diameter 640 nm wavelength 1.8-2.2V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 1500 mcd typical brightness Viewing Angle : ±10 degrees Maximum continuous current: 30mA If you...

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused green LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 diffused green LEDs 5mm diameter 565 nm wavelength 2.2-2.5V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 40 mcd typical brightness (green LEDs will appear brighter to us than other...

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused red LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 diffused red LEDs 5mm diameter 660 nm wavelength 1.85-2.5V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 250 mcd typical brightness Datasheet If you need some help using LEDs, please...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear green LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear green LEDs 5mm diameter 520 nm wavelength 3.2-3.8V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 8000 mcd typical brightness Viewing Angle : ±10 degrees Maximum continuous current: 30mA If you...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear blue LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear blue LEDs 5mm diameter 465 nm wavelength 3.2-3.8V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 6000 mcd typical brightness Viewing Angle : ±10 degrees Maximum continuous current: 30mA If you...

This shield kit pack will allow you to turn any Arduino into an AVR chip burner! It is specifically designed for people who want to program Atmega328P's to turn them into Arduino bootloader chips using an AVR-ISP sketch, but it can also be used to make a 'standalone' AVR ISP programmer - so that you can program blank chips without a computer! We use this set up in the shop to program chips for our kits. We even include a blank ATmega328P DIP...

SuperMegaSpecial! Get three SpokePOV kits in one color only, a dongle and 2 magnets! Great setup for 1 wheel. Be sure to read the individual pages about the Kit, Dongle, and Magnet before purchasing, OK?

SuperMegaSpecial! Get three SpokePOV kits in one color only, a dongle and 2 magnets! Great setup for 1 wheel. Be sure to read the individual pages about the Kit, Dongle, and Magnet before purchasing, OK?

SuperMegaSpecial! Get three SpokePOV kits in one color only, a dongle and 2 magnets! Great setup for 1 wheel. Be sure to read the individual pages about the Kit, Dongle, and Magnet before purchasing, OK?

Battery power for your portable project! These batteries are good quality at a good price, and work fantastic with any of the kits or projects in the shop that use AAA's These batteries are Alkaline (MnO2) chemistry, with a voltage range of 1.6V (fresh) to 0.8V (dead). The mAh capacity depends on discharge usage but at 25mA rate it is 1200mAh (check the datasheet in the download tab for more details) These work perfectly with the Drawdio kit,...

Evil Mad Scientist Labs never disappoints with their fantastic kits and clocks. The Alpha Clock Five is no exception: An awesome alarm clock soldering kit-- featuring five crazy-bright, crazy huge 2.3" alphanumeric LED displays in red, a Chronodot RTC (for precise quartz timing, complete with battery backup) and a handsome laser-cut acrylic case. These big 18-segment alphanumeric LED displays are notoriously difficult to drive-- there are 54 LED...

Learn about energy sources and how to "think green". Build over 125 projects and learning about environmentally friendly energy and how electricity works. Includes full-colored manual with over 100 pages and separate educational manual. Features-Hand Crank-Solar Cell-FM Radio-Energy Compartment-Rechargeable Battery-Windmill-Clock and Analog Meter. Compatible with the Snap Circuits family of electronic learning kits. Features Build over 125...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear white LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 25 degree LED beam so they're good for illumination, head lamps, spotlights, etc. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear white LEDs 5mm diameter Cool White color 3.0V Typical Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 15,000 mcd minimum brightness...

As any engineer will tell you, 0.1uF ceramic capacitors are the magic fairy dust of electronics - sprinkle them over your circuit schematics for good luck! But seriously, a 0.1uF capacitor right next to the VCC pin of your chips will improve stability by filtering out power supply spikes and noise that can cause flaky behavior. We love these little guys, they have 0.1" spacing so fit into any perf or breadboard, compact and good quality. We use...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear white LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 25 degree LED beam so they're good for illumination, head lamps, spotlights, etc. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear white LEDs 5mm diameter Cool White color 3.0V Typical Forward Voltage, at 20mA current 15,000 mcd minimum brightness...

This is a really nice power supply. It's a switching DC supply so its small and light and efficient. It is thin so it fits in power strips without blocking other outlets. The output is regulated so you'll get a steady 12V up to 1000mA (1 Amp) of current draw. 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel jack, positive tip. This supply is designed to work anywhere in the world, 100V-240V AC wall power, you'll just need a low cost plug adapter. New! This adapter is now CE...

When you need to amplify, filter, add, or otherwise manipulate analog signals you'll certainly want an operational amplifier at your side. This is our favorite hobby op-amp, which we use in our kits! It's DIP package so very easy to work with on a breadboard or perfboard. It has two amplifiers inside. It can run from voltages as low as 2.7V and up to 12V. It has rail to rail input and output, which is a common problem for beginners who don't...

You want to get hacking with your Pi fast, right? Get everything you need to start with the Adafruit Starter Pack for Raspberry Pi. It's the perfect accompaniment to your new Pi, everything you need to get a distro image loaded and running. We pre-assemble the Cobbler for you, no soldering required . THIS PACK DOES NOT INCLUDE A RASPBERRY PI . To purchase a Starter Pack with an included Raspberry Pi Model B Revision 1.0, code 2, please click...

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 Contains: New! Adafruit Pi Case - Keeps your Pi snug and safe, and is compatible with the GPIO cable and cobbler! Durable and chic, snaps together in seconds. 3' long USB Micro-B Cable - Use this to power the Pi from a...

Adafruit ships the Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB RAM as of 10/18/2012. These are IN STOCK and shipping now! The Raspberry Pi® is a single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation with the intention of stimulating the teaching of basic computer science in schools. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that...

The Hummingbird robotics kit is a spin-off product of Carnegie Mellon's CREATE lab. Hummingbird is designed to enable engineering and robotics activities for ages 10 and up that involve the making of robots, kinetic sculptures, and animatronics built out of a combination of kit parts and crafting materials. Combined with a cross-platform, very easy-to-use visual programming environment, Hummingbird provides a great way to introduce kids to...

You want to get hacking with your Pi fast, right? Get everything you need to start with the Adafruit Starter Pack for Raspberry Pi. It's the perfect accompaniment to your new Pi, everything you need to get a distro image loaded and running. We pre-assemble the Cobbler for you, no soldering required This pack includes a single Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB RAM, two USB ports and a 10/100 Ethernet controller. Contains: Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB RAM...

Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. We have a few watch kits here at Adafruit but we finally have one that looks good and fits well, even for ladies and kids and others with smaller wrists and hands. Its got a 8x8 bit matrix display and a repurposed silicone watch band for a professional look. 64 LEDs light up to tell you the time in a variety of ways. Built into the kit are 3 different watch 'faces' - a...

Evil Mad Scientist Labs never disappoints with their fantastic kits and clocks. The Alpha Clock Five is no exception: An awesome alarm clock soldering kit-- featuring five crazy-bright, crazy huge 2.3" alphanumeric LED displays in dazzling white, a Chronodot RTC (for precise quartz timing, complete with battery backup) and a handsome laser-cut acrylic case. These big 18-segment alphanumeric LED displays are notoriously difficult to drive-- there...

Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. We have a few watch kits here at Adafruit but we finally have one that looks good and fits well, even for ladies and kids and others with smaller wrists and hands. Its got a 8x8 bit matrix display and a repurposed silicone watch band for a professional look. (gif is of the red color watch kit) 64 LEDs light up to tell you the time in a variety of ways. Built into the...

Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. We have a few watch kits here at Adafruit but we finally have one that looks good and fits well, even for ladies and kids and others with smaller wrists and hands. Its got a 8x8 bit matrix display and a repurposed silicone watch band for a professional look. (gif is of the red color watch kit) 64 LEDs light up to tell you the time in a variety of ways. Built into the...

Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. We have a few watch kits here at Adafruit but we finally have one that looks good and fits well, even for ladies and kids and others with smaller wrists and hands. Its got a 8x8 bit matrix display and a repurposed silicone watch band for a professional look. (gif is of the red color watch kit) 64 LEDs light up to tell you the time in a variety of ways. Built into the...

Show up stylish AND on time to any event with this awesome looking DIY watch. We have a few watch kits here at Adafruit but we finally have one that looks good and fits well, even for ladies and kids and others with smaller wrists and hands. Its got a 8x8 bit matrix display and a repurposed silicone watch band for a professional look. (gif is of the red color watch kit) 64 LEDs light up to tell you the time in a variety of ways. Built into the...

The Pibow is a durable and fun case for the Raspberry Pi® computer that is perfectly in touch with the ethos of the Raspberry Pi. The case is crafted out of six layers with a transparent top and base. Each layer is laser cut from high-quality cast acrylic and once stacked they securely contain a Raspberry Pi Model A while leaving the primary ports accessible. Weighing only 67 grams the case is lightweight and ideal for mounting to any surface....

Battery power for your portable project! These batteries are high quality at a good price, and work fantastic with any of the kits or projects in the shop that use 9V These batteries are Alkaline (MnO2) chemistry, with a voltage range of 9.6V (fresh) to 4.8V (dead). The mAh capacity depends on discharge usage but at 50mA rate it is about 500mAh (check the datasheet in the download tab for more details) These work perfectly with our 9v clip, 9v...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black The Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable. Can be...

Like the Raspberry Pi and want to support the Raspberry Pi foundation? All while looking good at it? Adafruit now carries the Official Raspberry Pi shirts! In Adafruit black with the Raspberry Pi logo proudly displayed on this classic black t-shirt. This is a high quality heavy cotton t-shirt with a beautifully screen-printed full colour Raspberry Pi logo. 100% Heavy Cotton (185gms) Full colour screen-printed logo Preshrunk. Machine washable....

The original Adafruit Motorshield kit is one of our most beloved kits, which is why we decided to make something even better. We have upgraded the shield kit to make the bestest, easiest way to drive DC and Stepper motors. This shield will make quick work of your next robotics project! We kept the ability to drive up to 4 DC motors or 2 stepper motors, but added many improvements: Instead of a L293D darlington driver, we now have the TB6612...

ArcBotics’ Hexy the Hexapod is a fully articulated hexapod robot kit. Hexy has six legs, 19 servo motors and is powered by Arduino, while maintaining a price 4-10x less expensive than current hexapod robots. It makes complex robotics less costly, easier to learn with the tutorials and documentation, while being radically more fun (and cute!). At the same time its built with completely open source hardware and software, making discovery and...

Build your very own digital camera with the Bigshot camera kit. It's a no-solder clip-together kit to help anyone understand the electronic and mechanical systems required to build a digital camera. A Camera for Education The enormous appeal of the camera can be used to turn it into a compelling tool for learning. We believe that a camera designed for education must have three features. First, it should be designed as a kit for assembly –...

Design your own interactive light-up creation! Make a photo album that shines when you flip through it, a photo frame that lights up in the dark, a scrapbooking page that twinkles when you talk (with added sound/tilt/proximity sensors), and so much more. The Dazzu is an easy but inspiring introduction to wearable electronics. The Dazzu board is a flexible, programmable board, with 3 LEDs that can be slipped into pretty much any project. It has...

This is the Oracle: Develop Java Embedded Applications using a Raspberry Pi pack. It includes: Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB RAM Adafruit Pi Case - Keeps your Pi snug and safe, and is compatible with the GPIO cable and cobbler! Durable and chic, snaps together in seconds. 3' long USB Micro-B Cable - Use this to power the Pi from a computer or the 5V 1A adapter 5V 1A power adapter - this ain't no regular USB power plug! We had these custom made...

This is the Oracle: Develop Java Embedded Applications pack. This pack assumes you already have a Pi and some accessories, it does not include a Raspberry Pi, 5V power supply, 4GB card & reader, Ethernet cable, micro-USB cable or case). It does include: USB TTL console cable - The easiest method by far to talk to the Pi - simply connect the black, green and white wires to the GPIO header and connect using a terminal program! Connect the red...

This is a lovely way to get started with Bare Conductive paint, with three fun electronic greeting cards. Use the included 10 mL pen to draw traces and connect components on the front of the card. All three cards have cute robots with blinkie eyes or hearts. Comes with: Three cards, one 10mL Bare Conductive pen, 3 x LEDs, 3 x 3v coin batteries. Bare Conductive Paint is a multipurpose electrically conductive material perfect for all of your DIY...

These little cables are handy when programming or debugging a tiny board that uses 10-pin 1.27mm (0.05") pitch SWD programming connectors. We see these connectors often on ARM Cortex dev kits, and have a few handy in our ARM-dev box. We thought you may want a backup cable as well, so now they are in the Adafruit shop! One cable per order. The ribbon cable is 0.06mm/0.025" pitch and the connector is a 1.27mm (0.05") pitch 2x5 box. These are not...

High above the canopy, with silent wings and much to see, owls observe with their keen eyes, the view below our midnight skies. They are also sooooo adorable and cute, YA RLY! This sew-your-own owl kit by Cynthia Treen Studio is designed for beginner adults and competent young stitchers, but will delight stitchers of all levels! Materials included are: wool and rayon felt, 100% wool stuffing, embroidery needle, thread, cotton pipe cleaners,...