Wanna improve the connection strength between your project's 3D-printed parts, and also have nice clean surfaces? Instead of gluing bits together, or screwing plastic screws directly into your 3D prints, use strong and reusable machine screws and heat-set inserts. Heat set inserts are only a few cents a piece and have a grooved outside, with theads on the inside. Originally they were designed for injection molded parts but they work...

Wanna improve the connection strength between your project's 3D-printed parts, and also have nice clean surfaces? Instead of gluing bits together, or screwing plastic screws directly into your 3D prints, use strong and reusable machine screws and heat-set inserts. Heat set inserts are only a few cents a piece and have a grooved outside, with theads on the inside. Originally they were designed for injection molded parts but they work...

This cable is easy to understand - you get a 3.5mm mono audio jack on one end, and two alligator clips on the other. It's also really easy to use, perfect for clipping onto a micro:bit or Circuit Playground! It's also good for use with AT (accessibility technology) buttons as they use 3.5mm mono cables for interconnection. Black wire connects to sleeve, white wire connects to tip.

This cable is easy to understand - you get a 3.5mm mono audio plug on one end, and two alligator clips on the other. It's also really easy to use, perfect for clipping onto a micro:bit or Circuit Playground! It's also good for use with AT (accessibility technology) buttons as they use 3.5mm mono cables for interconnection. Black wire connects to sleeve, white wire connects to tip.

If you're a DIY enthusiast who likes to  micro -manage your project's connections, here is a 10-pack of some  micro  JST SH connectors! They're solid plastic with 4 x 1mm pitch through-hole mounting tabs. In an SMT line you can just paste over the through holes and the pads will solder in place. This connector can be used with Qwiic boards and cables, to easily connect sensors and drivers from one board...

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 everything but it is an all-in-one dev board with a lot of possibilities! The PyGamer is powered by our favorite chip, the...

You've got your PyGamer, and you're ready to start jammin' on your favorite arcade games. You gaze adoringly at the charming silkscreen designed by Ada-friend PaintYourDragon. The nostalgia is palpable! Cradling the PCB in your hands, you realize there's something missing . You feel an overwhelming need to protect this incredible gaming console.  Prevent monsters, gremlins, big level bosses, or accidentally-spilled...

These Reese's Piece's lookin' bits fit perfectly on top of tactile buttons with 2.4mm square tops and give a satisfying 8mm diameter surface area for your fingers to press. You get 10 candy-colored round caps. You get two of each color: red, yellow, white, gray , and Adafruit black . Snap these onto a tactile switch body (not included) to customize your PyGamer, or anything else with 2.4mm-square-top tactile switches.

For cutting edge HDMI development, the NeTV2 is the only tool that lets you overlay your own data on top of HDMI, even encrypted streams! The NeTV2 is the next generation after the original NeTV we've been stocking for a while. This upgaded version is an add-on board for a Raspberry Pi computer, so you get the benefit of a Linux runtime for development with the power of FPGA video encoding. NeTV2 is the first offering from the brand new...

Slip slidin' away  Slip slidin' away  You know the nearer your resistance  The more you're slip slidin' away If you're tired of the regular-old-twisty potentiometers we carry, why not slide over and try this slide pot? Most famously used on mixers and the transporter control panel on Star Trek, these slide pots are not too long at only 75mm. Use as a voltage divider and you can visually gauge the voltage from...

Take your next outdoor sensor project to the next level with this SHT-30 based temperature/humidity sensor. The sensor includes a dual-use sensor module from Sensirion in a sintered metal mesh encasing. The casing is weatherproof and will keep water from seeping into the body of the sensor and damaging it, but allows air to pass through so that it can measure the humidity outside. While it is designed to be submersible in water, it's always...

We are super pleased to enjoy a partnership with an engaging, empowering foundation like 4-H. Here at Adafruit we drive ourselves to "be excellent", and 4-H's motto is "to make the best better." Though typically thought of as an agriculturally focused organization, 4-H today focuses on citizenship, healthy living, science, engineering, and technology programs. As far as inspiring the next generation of makers...

This product is really annoying to have to write a description for because it's really something you have to touch to understand! Instead of a hard plastic actuator-button, these have a soft molded silicone button top. The underlying switch is still a clicky dome-switch but you have this nice soft grippy button for your fingers. It's incredibly satisfying to press and adds a nice upgrade to what is normally a plain tactile switch. We use...

Woah, the cyber-future is here! Flexible E-Ink has been demo'd at high tech events for years but now you can actually get your paws on it. This display is true E-Ink / E-Paper, once an image is displayed it will stay even once you remove all power. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable. It really does look just like printed paper! This flexible display sports a 2.13" monochrome (black and white) display ....

This 4-wire cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on both ends. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching feel, while being easy to insert and remove. This cable can be used with Qwiic boards, to easily connect sensors and drivers from one board to the other. The cables are made symmetrically so don't worry about which side goes...

This 4-wire cable is a little over 150mm / 6" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on one end and premium Dupont male headers on the other. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching feel, while being easy to insert and remove. This cable can be used with Qwiic boards, to easily connect sensors and drivers to board with 0.1" socket headers or to solder-less...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these  LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons  are welcome to the party. These make us think of 1960's or 70's Sci-Fi control board buttons. As everyone  knows, triangular buttons are the most retro-futuristic  of all button shapes. Get 6 of them together for a cool hexagonal arrangement, or just have one triangle at a time. These buttons are medium-sized, large...

We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these  LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons  are welcome to the party. These make us think of 1960's or 70's Sci-Fi control board buttons. As everyone  knows, triangular buttons are the most retro-futuristic  of all button shapes. Get 6 of them together for a cool hexagonal arrangement, or just have one triangle at a time. These buttons are medium-sized, large...

We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these  LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons  are welcome to the party. These make us think of 1960's or 70's Sci-Fi control board buttons. As everyone  knows, triangular buttons are the most retro-futuristic  of all button shapes. Get 6 of them together for a cool hexagonal arrangement, or just have one triangle at a time. These buttons are medium-sized, large...

We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these  LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons  are welcome to the party. These make us think of 1960's or 70's Sci-Fi control board buttons. As everyone  knows, triangular buttons are the most retro-futuristic  of all button shapes. Get 6 of them together for a cool hexagonal arrangement, or just have one triangle at a time. These buttons are medium-sized, large...

We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these  LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons  are welcome to the party. These make us think of 1960's or 70's Sci-Fi control board buttons. As everyone  knows, triangular buttons are the most retro-futuristic  of all button shapes. Get 6 of them together for a cool hexagonal arrangement, or just have one triangle at a time. These buttons are medium-sized, large...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

This battery holder connects 2 AA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is fairly slim, and 2 AA's add up to about 3V for many low voltage electronics projects.  Fits any standard AA battery. When using rechargeable NiMH the output voltage will range from about 2.7V with charged batteries to 1.8V at the end of life with a nominal voltage of 2.4V. When using alkalines,...

This battery holder connects 2 AAA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is open and nicely slim, and 2 AAA's add up to about 3V for low-voltage electronics projects.  Fits any standard AAA battery. When using rechargeable NiMH the output voltage will range from about 2.7V with charged batteries to 1.8V at the end of life with a nominal voltage of 2.4V. When using...

This  Multi-Hub Wheel  is solid, a lil' chunky, but it won't make your robot bulky. It even comes in Adafruit black! Each order comes with one wheel and two different sized hubs to make connecting super quick and easy. The hubs may come attached to the wheel with a little plastic flashing, so you'll want diagonal cutters to trim them out or you can twist them out The real magic with this wheel is that...

You know those party platters you see at fancy events, where there's like sliced carrots on one side, and chunks of cheese on another, all divided up lovely? OK this is the exact same thing but for 6mm tactile buttons. You will never feel constrained by button colors again with this button party, lots of colors, in a handy carry case. Little clicky switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a...

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 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...

This breakout board may well be the last current sensing solution you every need to buy. Not only can it do the work of two multimeters, but it can do it with amazing precision and flexibility. With it you can measure high or low side DC current, the bus voltage, and have it automatically calculate the power. It can do so over impressive voltage, current, and temperature ranges with better than 1% accuracy, all while delivering the data in an...

The Jetbot Parts Pack is everything you need to get your next vroom vroom project up and rolling! Includes our popular  DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing  which will let you use 2 x brushed DC motors with I2C control. You also get two wheels with grippy tires, to match. The  Adafruit 128x32 PiOLED  is your little OLED pal, ready to snap onto your Jetson computer, to give you a little display. The PiOLED comes with a...

We are super pleased to enjoy a partnership with an engaging, empowering foundation like 4-H. Here at Adafruit we drive ourselves to "be excellent", and 4-H's motto is "to make the best better." Though typically thought of as an agriculturally focused organization, 4-H today focuses on citizenship, healthy living, science, engineering, and technology programs. As far as inspiring the next generation of makers...

RCAs are some of our favorite plugs. Easy to use and easy to handle, and still very popular on stereo equipment due to their universal nature. This dual/stereo RCA jack set is the right kind to solder right into our I2S Audio Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - perfect for those who want composite output rather than a 3.5mm stereo jack. That said, you don't have  to use it with that bonnet, it could be designed into your next PCB if you like. It...

Need some miniature indicators? We are big fans of these diffused LEDs. 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. Now you can get a pack of 25 with 5 different colors Pack of 25 diffused LEDs in white, blue, green, yellow, and redClassic 'mini' 3mm diameterRed, Yellow and Green have ~2V Forward Voltage, at 20mA currentBlue and...

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused LEDs. 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. Now you can get a pack of 25 with 5 different colors Pack of 25 diffused LEDs in white, blue, green, yellow, and redClassic 5mm diameterRed, Yellow and Green have ~2V Forward Voltage, at 20mA currentBlue and White have ~3.3V Forward...

Need some chunky indicators? We are big fans of these diffused LEDs. 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. Now you can get a pack of 25 with 5 different colors Pack of 25 diffused LEDs in white, blue, green, yellow, and redChunky 10mm diameterRed, Yellow and Green have ~2V Forward Voltage, at 20mA currentBlue and White have ~3.3V...

This battery holder connects 2 AA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is fairly slim, and 2 AA's add up to about 3V for many low voltage electronics projects, plus it has a nifty on-off switch.  Fits any standard AA battery. When using rechargeable NiMH the output voltage will range from about 2.7V with charged batteries to 1.8V at the end of life with a...

This battery holder connects 2 AAA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is nicely slim, and 2 AAA's add up to about 3V for low-voltage electronics projects, plus it has a nifty on-off switch.  Fits any standard AAA battery. When using rechargeable NiMH the output voltage will range from about 2.7V with charged batteries to 1.8V at the end of life with a...

Connect this to that! If you want to bridge those contacts out onto another PCB, you'll want this GPIO Ribbon Cable ! Comes in a classic Adafruit Black, has a nice soft flexible 16-line 0.05" ribbon cable and keyed IDC connectors on both ends. It's perfect for use with our GPIO Expander bonnet or with any of our RGB LED Matrices if you want to chain them together or extend the cable a little farther This cable is 12" long and...

These three  Short   Male Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! These headers are particularly cute and tiny and are designed to match perfectly with our shorty female header kit for ItsyBitsy. Note that you could use normal header with those headers, but these are short and don't need clipping.  Note: Kit includes two 14-pin and one 5-pin header....

These three Short   Female Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! These headers are particularly cute and tiny with a body height of just 5.0 mm they are the best way to minimize the amount of space your ItsyBitsy project takes up, but still maintain that flexible configuration. "Normal" socket headers have an 8.5mm body height so this saves...

Coming soon! Sign up to be notified when we have these in stock What's the size of a credit card and can run CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade or Arduino? That's right, its 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,...

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing. All you need...

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing. All you need...

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing. All you need...

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing. All you need...

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing. All you need...

Yay, a plastic tube! No, we jest. This is no ordinary plastic tube, but rather a side-lighting fiber optic tube. This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have...

Yay, a plastic tube! No, we jest. This is no ordinary plastic tube, but rather a side-lighting fiber optic tube. This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five candy-colored 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five green  20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five yellow 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains red white 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of red...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five blue  20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five white 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers . These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of white...

We're carrying the Official Raspberry Pi Keyboard ! It includes a USB hub with 3 built-in ports (which frees up the USB ports on your Pi! It's a peripheral party!). The keyboard is a full QWERTY keyboard and is compatible with all operating systems. While we love grab-bag, mixed, and assorted things, sometimes it's rather nice to have a matching set of keyboard and mouse! You can pick up the Official Raspberry Pi Mouse...

This is a mouse. But, hark, it's no generic mouse. It's the Official Raspberry Pi Mouse ! It's optical for good resolution and precision, three buttons, and has a sturdy USB connector. The track wheel has a good spin and click action. The right and left click also make a nice satisfying sound which we always enjoy. It's small, but not too small, yet big enough to fit your hand comfortably. Specifications:...

Give your next project a lift with AirLift - our witty name for the ESP32 co-processor that graces this Metro M4. You already know about the  Adafruit Metro M4  featuring the  Microchip ATSAMD51 , with it's 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support. With a train-load of FLASH and RAM, your code will be fast and roomy. And what better way to improve it than to add wireless? Now cooked in directly on board, you get a...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and  more headers ! Each pack contains ten 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. We gave these in bags of 10, in classic black as well as red, yellow, white, green and blue . There's also a variety pack with 2 each of the non-black colors. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and  more headers ! Each pack contains ten candy-colored  36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers.   These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of colored plastic instead of classic black. You get 2 of each color: red, yellow, white, green and blue Breakaway headers are like the duct tape...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and m ore headers ! Each pack contains ten red 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers .  These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of red plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers ! Each pack contains ten white  36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers.   These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of white plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers ! Each pack contains ten green  36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers.   These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of green plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and  more headers ! Each pack contains ten yellow  36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers.   These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of yellow plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together,...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers ! Each pack contains ten blue  36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers.   These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of blue plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. They change to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. Can't decide which color to get? Why not get a grab-bag of them all! How to get started on your next masterpiece?...

These brilliant solder-able standoffs will make your mechanical PCB mounting problems go away. They're super simple - round M3 standoffs that are coated with tin so you can solder them in an oven or with a very powerful soldering iron & some patience. All you have to do is put a 4.25mm hole with 6.2mm solder ring on your PCB, then this components snout goes into the PCB, and solder it in place. The part is incredibly strong and saves you...

These brilliant solder-able standoffs will make your mechanical PCB mounting problems go away. They're super simple - round M3 standoffs that are coated with tin so you can solder them in an oven or with a very powerful soldering iron & some patience. All you have to do is put a 4.25mm hole with 6.2mm solder ring on your PCB, then this components snout goes into the PCB, and solder it in place. The part is incredibly strong and saves you...

This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has a USB A port. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box. Both ends have standard USB A, an extension cord if you will. What's special about this, you ask? It's a  Snap-In Panel Mount Cable  - much easier than a classic panel mount cables, you don't need screws or drills for installation. Cut out a rectangular shape about 26.5mm...

Sometimes you feel low, and sometimes you feel high - cause your logic levels are opposite what they should be! But this easy-to-use inverter chip will flip that frown upside-down. This chip is spec'd to run at 5V but we've run it at 3V just fine. Power it by connecting up GND and VCC to your desired output logic level. High-level inputs can be as low as 2V and the output will be inverted on each of the 6 pairs of inverters. It's...

Easy e-paper finally comes to microcontrollers, with this breakout that's designed to make it a breeze to add a tri-color eInk display. Chances are you've seen one of those new-fangled 'e-readers' like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper 'static' displays - that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable....

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any surface. This pigment not meant for use...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a lovely Ada Pink . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a watery Blue . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any surface....

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a deep malachite Green . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a bright Yellow . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a citrus-y Orange . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is a nice crimson Red . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. This pigment is always-classy Adafruit Black . It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then...

You've seen all the cool projects on Adafruit - building and making amazing electronics. You want to get started making, but... you don't know how to code! Now what, just give up? Never! You, yes you can learn how to code with the great tutorials from Codecademy. Best of all, you can learn to code while learning electronics at the same time! We’ve partnered with our friends at Codecademy to create a brand new course that will teach...

Add some bi-stability to your life with an Adafruit EInk Breakout Friend - your fun pal who's happy to lend a hand when you want to work with EInk/E-Paper displays. Luckily for us, just about every small-medium size EInk display made these days has a standard 24-pin connection. This breakout will add all the power supply support circuitry and level shifting so you can attach your favorite display (up to tri-color 4.2") and wire it up to...

Whether they're rings, strips, panels, matrices, we love glowing up projects with LEDs. And here's an interesting new board! Is it half of an electronic Oreo cookie? Nay! It's a NeoPixel Triple-Ring Board with Thru-Hole LEDs . This board is dotted with 44 adorable bubble-shaped lightly-diffused 5mm NeoPixel LEDs. Use just like any NeoPixel ring or strip, power with 5V and send it WS2812/NeoPixel signals. The signal pads on the...

Are you ready? Really ready? Cause here comes the Adafruit Grand Central featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51 . This dev board is so big, it's not named after a Metro train, it's a whole freakin' station ! This board is like a freight train, with its 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support. Your code will zig and zag and zoom, and with a bunch of extra peripherals for support, this will for sure be your favorite new chipset. The...

Give your plain ol' microcontroller project a lift with the Adafruit AirLift - a breakout board that lets you use the powerful ESP32 as a WiFi co-processor. You probably have your favorite microcontroller (like the ATmega328 or ATSAMD51), awesome peripherals and lots of libraries. But it doesn't have WiFi built in! So lets give that chip a best friend, the ESP32. This chip can handle all the heavy lifting of connecting to a WiFi network...

As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit, and speaking of adapting , this adapter  has a USB A plug and a USB C socket so your older computer or laptop can catch up to the latest USB Type C. USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for transmitting data  and  power. Like Lightning and MagSafe cables, USB C has no up or down orientation. And who among us has inserted USB A correctly the first time? Works great with...

"HackerBoxes deliver interesting and exciting gear for exploring and learning electronics and computer technology.  HackerBox Hackers are electronics hobbyists, makers, hackers, and computer enthusiasts. We are the dreamers of dreams. We connect through social media to create a community of experience, support, and new ideas." We're pleased as punch to carry HackerBox #0041 - CircuitPython ! HackerBox #0041 is a super fun and...

Easy e-paper finally comes to microcontrollers, with this breakout that's designed to make it a breeze to add a monochromatic eInk display. Chances are you've seen one of those new-fangled 'e-readers' like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper 'static' displays - that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a  USB Right Angle Micro B Plug Up  only. (We also have the 'down' version which is the opposite bend, and 'straight'...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a  Right Angle USB Micro B Plug Down  only. (We also have the matching 'up' version which is the opposite bend, as well as...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a Straight USB Type A Female Socket only. Ribbon cable and other adapter not included! Check out all of the options we have in the shop to craft your...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a Straight USB Type A Male Plug only. Ribbon cable and other adapter not included! Check out all of the options we have in the shop to craft your very...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a Straight USB Type C Male Plug only. Ribbon cable and other adapter not included! Check out all of the options we have in the shop to craft your very...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a Straight USB Micro B Jack only. Ribbon cable and other adapter not included! Check out all of the options we have in the shop to craft your very own...

If you love DIY cable-rigging, then these USB adapters are right up your alley! Making custom USB cables has never been easier. Just grab one of our ribbon cables, then swap and switch any of our USB adapters on each end using the flex cable clips. There are options a-plenty! This version is a Straight USB Micro B Male Plug only. Ribbon cable and other adapter not included! Check out all of the options we have in the shop to craft your very...

Easy e-paper finally comes to microcontrollers, with this breakout that's designed to make it a breeze to add a eInk display. Chances are you've seen one of those new-fangled 'e-readers' like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper 'static' displays - that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable. It really...

Easy e-paper finally comes to your Feather, with this breakout that's designed to make it a breeze to add a monochrome eInk display. Chances are you've seen one of those new-fangled 'e-readers' like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper 'static' displays - that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable....

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:...

Vishay has a lot of light sensors out there, and this is a nice simple lux sensor that's easy to add to any microcontoller. Most light sensors just give you a number for brighter/darker ambient lighting. The VEML7700 makes your life easier by calculating the lux, which is an SI unit for light. You'll get more consistent readings between multiple sensors because you aren't dealing with some unit-less values. The sensor has 16-bit...

Ever wanted to dabble in face and/or speech recognition? Espressif's ESP-EYE is a miniature ESP32-based development board that combines a digital microphone, ESP32 (of course) with 8 MB PSRAM and 4 MB flash, and a 2 megapixel camera. There's a few buttons and LEDs as well for basic control and configuration. Unlike some boards, this codebase does not require internet connectivity - you don't have to send video or audio data to...

This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has a USB A port, and also converts it to a modern USB C connector at the same time. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box! One end is a USB Type A plug connector, and other is a USB C socket with special over-molding. The socket side has two mounting 'ears' with M3 screws installed 20mm apart. Can be used with box walls up to 0.25" wide. If you have...

This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has a USB Micro B port, and also converts it to a modern USB C connector at the same time. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box! One end is a USB Micro B plug connector, and other is a USB C socket with special over-molding. The socket side has two mounting 'ears' with M3 screws installed 20mm apart. Can be used with box walls up to 0.25" wide. If...

This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has an HDMI port. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box. Both ends have HDMI connectors, an extension cord if you will. What's special about this, you ask? It's a Snap-In Panel Mount Cable - much easier than a classic panel mount cables, you don't need screws or drills for installation. Cut out a rectangular shape about 21.8mm (0.86") by...

This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has a USB A port, and also converts it to a modern USB C connector at the same time. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box! One end is a USB A plug connector, and other is a USB C socket with special over-molding. What's special about this, you ask? It's a Snap-In Panel Mount Cable - much easier than a classic panel mount cables, you don't need screws...

This cable is super-fashionable with a woven pink and purple Blinka-like pattern! First let's talk about the cover and over-molding. We got these in custom colors, and if you  have  to have visible cables, then you might as well have the nicest fabric-bound cable with a eye-catching python pattern. Perfect for connecting to your PyPortal, Circuit Playground Express, Raspberry Pi, CircuitPython board among...