Our RGB matricies are dazzling, with their hundreds or even thousands of individual RGB LEDs. Compared to NeoPixels, they've got great density, power usage and the price-per-LED can't be beat. But...(isn't there always a but ?) You need to use our special library to control them and they require a bunch of wires to be plugged in. Tougher than a single-wire connection for sure. If you've got an Arduino-compatible board, with an...

"If there was a choice on spending a lot of money on accessories or dress, I always chose accessories. " – Iris Apfel And how gorgeous are these enamel pins! They look amazing on your jacket, backpack or wherever! These are handsomely designed and constructed with a cast metal body with butterfly cast. Ruby the Red LED is the ingénue of the group, and something of a Pollyanna. She is the youngest, the most talkative,...

"If there was a choice on spending a lot of money on accessories or dress, I always chose accessories. " – Iris Apfel And how gorgeous are these enamel pins! They look amazing on your jacket, backpack or wherever! These are handsomely designed and constructed with a cast metal body with butterfly cast. Billie the Blue LED doesn't just sing the blues, she lives the blues. Billie has a good heart, and sings the blues...

"If there was a choice on spending a lot of money on accessories or dress, I always chose accessories. " – Iris Apfel And how gorgeous are these enamel pins! They look amazing on your jacket, backpack or wherever! These are handsomely designed and constructed with a cast metal body with butterfly cast. Gus   the Green LED is the smartest member of the group but also the most coarse. Gus is the closest thing to an...

Enter the world of cardboard construction and build playful robot friends!  Instead of slapping on tape or waiting for your hot glue to warm up, you can use these Large Plastic Rivets ! So easy to install. Just poke them through the cardboard and fasten with the back piece. This will ensure clean, movable joints and attachments. You can even remove them with some effort (but they'll hold as long as you don't pry them apart) Works...

If you've played with multiplexed RGB matrices, you may have wondered "hey, could we possibly manufacture these on a thin enough PCB, so it's flexible?" and the answer is  Yes!  This LED panel is just like rigid 64x32 style ones, but without the plastic supports. This matrix has a thin, bendable PCB backing that can be  gently bent and curved  around surfaces.  Please note:  Flexible PCBs are...

Connect your own PCB to a Raspberry Pi B+ and stack on top with this normal-height female header with extra long pins.  The female header part is about 8.5mm tall, good for small HATs that do not to clear the USB/Ethernet jacks. This header has extra long 10mm pins, compared with our plain version which is the same base height but has 3mm header pins instead. With 10mm you can have a HAT that has extra pins to stack another HAT on top!...

Who is this adorable little bug in Blinka-purple sneakers? Yes, it's a new member of the Adafruit family! Please give a warm welcome to Crickit, a chirping cyber creature who will gladly help you with all the robotics projects in your maker imagination! This sheet features three shiny, vibrant stickers. Goes great with any of our Adafruit Crickit boards. Perfect for laptops or the workbench!    Designed for use with...

*HONK* *HONK* micro:bit comin' thru! Maybe you've played with the micropython speech module, or maybe you want to have MakeCode sound effects. Well, we couldn't let the other boards have all the audio fun! Now you can make your micro:bit BLURP and BEEP with noise:bit ! Just slide noise:bit into the micro:bit board and start MakeCoding to your maker heart's content. Generate sound bites, tones, etc, with the...

The BBC micro:bit comes with 25 red LEDs on the front but...maybe you have a fever, and the only prescription is MORE LEDs!? If so, then you can add 119 individual blinkies to your micro:bit with Pimoroni's scroll:bit ! No extra components or headers needed, simply insert the micro:bit into the 2x40 right angle edge connector, and you're good to go! Then, MakeCode to your maker heart's content. Program graphs, animations,...

Ever wanted your own Linux-based IoT computer? A small one, that can be battery powered? The Onion Omega2 is sort of in-between a microcontroller (like an Arduino/CircuitPython/MakeCode running chip) and a full-fledged microcomputer (like Raspbery Pi). What you get is a bite-sized development board that combines the power-efficiency of the Arduino and the flexibility of the Raspberry Pi! So, for example, it runs Linux, but isn't going to...

Ever wanted your own Linux-based IoT computer? A small one, that can be battery powered? The Onion Omega2 is sort of in-between a microcontroller (like an Arduino/CircuitPython/MakeCode running chip) and a full-fledged microcomputer (like Raspbery Pi). What you get is a bite-sized development board that combines the power-efficiency of the Arduino and the flexibility of the Raspberry Pi! So, for example, it runs Linux, but isn't going to...

This eTape Liquid Level Sensor is a solid-state sensor with a resistive output that varies with the level of the fluid. It does away with clunky mechanical floats, and easily interfaces with electronic control systems.  What differentiates this from our other eTape Liquid Sensors is the hard plastic jacket that makes it less susceptible to damage. The eTape sensor's envelope is compressed by the hydrostatic pressure of...

The eTape Liquid Level Sensor is a solid-state sensor with a resistive output that varies with the level of the fluid. It does away with clunky mechanical floats, and easily interfaces with electronic control systems. The eTape sensor's envelope is compressed by the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid in which it is immersed. This results in a change in resistance that corresponds to the distance from the top of the sensor to the surface of...

What's smaller than a Feather but larger than a Trinket? It's an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51 ! Small, powerful, with a ultra fast ATSAMD51 Cortex M4 processor running at 120 MHz - this microcontroller board is perfect when you want something very compact, with a ton of horsepower and a bunch of pins. This Itsy is like a bullet train, with it's 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support and 512KB...

Here's another addition to our growing family of AA battery holders. Behold! A holder for four (4) AA batteries! It's got a 5" long power cable with a 5.5/2.1mm DC jack at the end, an On/Off switch, and, oh yes, it's in classy Adafruit black.  4 x AA battery packs are best used with development boards with 2.1mm DC jacks and are happy with ~4.8V (4 x NiMH) to 6V (4 x Alkaline). Batteries are not...

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! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed  Crickit  -...

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! This is  ONLY  AdaBox007 that shipped out to AdaBox subscribers...

Plastic gear-box motors (also known as 'TT' motors) are an easy and low cost way to get your projects moving. They're low cost, durable, and easy to use. The trade-off for those low cost hobby motors is that they don't have any way of knowing their speed or location. Basically you send voltage in and get rotation out. Really expensive motors have encoders built in, and for these TT motors, we've now got some simple snap-on...

Add some jazz & pizazz to your project with a color touchscreen LCD. This TFT display is really big (3.2" diagonal) bright (6 white-LED backlight) and colorful! 240x320 pixels with individual RGB pixel control, this has way more resolution than a black and white 128x64 display. As a bonus, this display has a resistive touchscreen attached to it already, so you can detect finger presses anywhere on the screen. This display has a...

Toss away your boring old SWD/JTAG adapters! This Black Magic Probe , designed by 1BitSquared with Black Sphere Technologies, is a next-generation debugging tool, perfect for your ARM Cortex hacking. Unlike most dongles, you don't need to use OpenOCD or STLink. Instead, the BMP is itself a GDB server port, emulated through the USB serial connection. We just thought this was such a cool idea, and you also get a 'free' USB-serial...

Testing is an important step in board manufacturing. And it can be super tricky on a fully populated PCB. So how can you test connections when you have an assortment of components blocking your probe? These "mini loop type"  Small PCB Test Points  easily snap in to your project, and they're ideal for ultra-low profile surface-mount testing! They will attach to J hooks, EZ hooks, grabbers, alligator clips, tips,...

Testing is an important step in board manufacturing. And it can be super tricky on a fully populated PCB. So how can you test connections when you have an assortment of components blocking your probe? These "mini loop type" Small PCB Test Points easily snap in to your project, and they're ideal for ultra-low profile surface-mount testing! They will attach to J hooks, EZ hooks, grabbers, alligator clips, tips, probes, what have...

Testing is an important step in board manufacturing. And it can be super tricky on a fully populated PCB. So how can you test connections when you have an assortment of components blocking your probe? These "mini loop type" Small PCB Test Points easily snap in to your project, and they're ideal for ultra-low profile surface-mount testing! They will attach to J hooks, EZ hooks, grabbers, alligator clips, tips, probes, what have...

You're at New York's hottest cyberpunk club is Near Field Commune(ication), and it's 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, and a full manicure set of glittering  RFID/NFC Nail Stickers ! These tiny flexible PCBs have a coil, transistors and a little LED on...

Power over Ethernet (PoE) splitters can make your project wiring a breeze - and best of all they work to connect any 802.3af-capable router to any Ethernet device, even if it doesn't natively support PoE! The splitter takes a unified PoE signal (data and power) from one RJ-45 cable, and then separates the data (Ethernet) and power (5 VDC regulated) into two different lines for non-PoE devices. This is an economical, practical,...

For a really long time we assumed that the JST PH didn't have a free-hanging male header version. But then we found this JST-PH 2-pin Male Cable, and we were like,  this is perfect! It's not a genuine JST connector, but it's 100% compatible with a nice clicky connection that you can undo without tearing the contacts from the housing.  Plugs in nicely all with our Li-Poly batteries, it even has the right color coding!...

Your eyes do not deceive you – this is absolutely an AdaBot lunchbox! Whether you're sporting this at school, work, Maker Faire, or jury duty, this beautiful, shiny blue lunchbox is guaranteed to turn some heads. Fill it up with your favorite edible goodies – heck, fill it with your favorite electronic goodies if you want. From bananas to breadboards, jumper wires to jelly beans, and resistors to rugelach, pack...

Combining coding and paper circuits has never been cuter! Created by Jie Qi and illustrated by K-Fai Steele,  Love to Code: Volume 1 – Microsoft MakeCode Edition is a full-colored, easy-to-approach book that will make everyone fall in love with coding. It's geared towards educators and young makers who want to dive in Microsoft's block-based language.  Your helpful and adorable spirit animal guide is Fern...

Who doesn't love LEGO and compatible bricks? Nobody! Except when we accidentally step on them. There are soooo many mechanical things one can make with those ubiquitous bricks, plates, gears, pulleys. Say a 13-meter high LEGO London Tower Bridge... But what do you do when you want to add LEGO-compatible bricks and parts to your robotics project? This is the axle you need! Just push the axle housing end onto the shaft of your DC...

This one going out to all the makers and designers who use DIN railing in their builds. This adapter plate was recommended by a customer, its perfect for simplifying complex wiring. You connect an RJ45 cable (a.k.a Ethernet) to this very PCB which can be DIN rail-mounted. Then, all 8 wires are broken out into terminal blocks, so you can connect and power your sensors, displays, microcontrollers, etc. No soldering required! Just unscrew the...

This one going out to all the makers and designers who use DIN railing in their builds. This adapter plate was recommended by a customer, its perfect for simplifying complex wiring. You connect an RJ45 cable (a.k.a Ethernet) to this very PCB which can be DIN rail-mounted. Then, all 8 wires are broken out into terminal blocks, so you can connect and power your sensors, displays, microcontrollers, etc. No soldering required! Just unscrew the...

This royal undercarriage is made for the most noble, born in the purple robots! This Aluminum Chassis in Blinka purple makes for an excellent robot body. It's a single piece of bent 2mm thick aluminum, with a variety of holes, slots and cutouts for mounting boards, sensors, and servos. The sides are notched to fit two DC Gear 'TT' motors perfectly - you'll want to get four M3 or 4-40 screws in about 24mm/1.0" to mount...

Code.org CS Discoveries is a full semester's curriculum for teaching computer science, and there's even a hardware portion! For large classrooms and workshops, we recommend our Code.org Classroom pack. But, if you want to follow along, as a student or on your own, we now have a mini-kit - with just the essentials for a single student or share-pair. Individual kit includes everything you need: 1 x Circuit...

The pIRkey adds an IR remote receiver to any computer, laptop, tablet...any computer or device with a USB port that can use a keyboard. This little board slides into any USB A port, and shows up as an every-day USB keyboard. The onboard ATSAMD21 microcontroller listens for IR remote signals and converts them to keypresses, mouse movements, or even USB serial output. Coming soon! We want to reprogram our stock with the newest CircuitPython 3.0...

Heard about locksport and want to try it for yourself? It's a fun hobby you can pick up easily (ha!). It's like a Rubik's cube but you have to work by feel alone. And all you need to get started is a lock and a pick-set. We recommend kicking off with our beginner transparent padlock, it's a perfect first lock. Once you've gained confidence you can check your local hardware store (or look through your basement/attic?) for...

Heard about locksport and want to try it for yourself? It's a fun hobby you can pick up easily (ha!). It's like a Rubik's cube but you have to work by feel alone. And all you need to get started is a lock and a pick-set. We recommend kicking off with our beginner transparent padlock, it's a perfect first lock. Once you've gained confidence you can check your local hardware store (or look through your basement/attic?) for...

Look, just bolt this to your ceiling fan already - we know that's the first thing you thought of! OK, so you already know what DotStar LEDs are - those digitally controllable LEDs that have two data wires and higher refresh rates for than NeoPixels. You can control them with any microcontroller since the timing on the data lines isn't particular, and you can use an SPI peripheral to send data pretty fast. DotStars come in the classic...

You have a Circuit Playground Express, but you need to mount it to your charming cardboard robot friend, eh? Not so easy if you don't have a set of standoffs!  In this kit comes: 6 x M3 12mm brass hexagonal standoffs12 x M3 7mm machine screws If you bought a Crickit for Circuit Playground, this kit is already included - we're offering it in case you've designed your own PCB you want to bolt onto! p.s. Works great with...

Let's just say, hypothetically, that someone wanted to take over your webcam and observe your every move. And let's just say you didn't want them to - because, hypothetically , you were building an open-source white hat firewall, or an CircuitPython chaos inciter, or you can only do one pull-up and just ate a whole bag of Bugles. Then maybe spending a couple bucks on a webcam blocking sticker wouldn't seem so ridiculous....

The creators of the  New York Times  bestselling picture books  Rosie Revere, Engineer  and  Iggy Peck, Architect  are back with a story about the power of curiosity in the hands of a child who is on a mission to use science to understand her world.  Ada Twist, Scientist,  from powerhouse team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, is a celebration of STEM, perseverance, and passion. Like her classmates,...

Need some illuminating indicators? We are big fans of these Clear White LEDs . They are really bright, so they can be seen in daytime, with about 20 degrees viewing angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra  zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear white LEDs3mm Diameter3.0-3.4V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current500+ mcdThe LEDs tend to be in the ~5000K temperature but there may be slight variations between batches. Each...

Since we first started carrying NeoPixels back in 2012, the chainable RGB LEDs have taken over the world. And a big part of that success is due to the simplicity of their wiring - just one data wire, no matter how many pixels you've got. So no surprise they're everywhere , blinking away in art exhibits, maker faire demos, DJ booths, decorations and costumes. But, at some point, every NeoPixel'er bumps into the constraints of that...

These durable (but affordable!) gearbox motors (also known as 'TT' motors) are an easy, low-cost way to get your projects moving. This is a  TT DC All-Metal Gearbox Motor  with a gear ratio of  1:90 about double of the 'standard' 1:48 ratio. That gives them higher torque but slower rotational speed. Since they're slower they're good for robots where strength is more important than speed. They look a lot...

These durable (but affordable!) gearbox motors (also known as 'TT' motors) are an easy, low-cost way to get your projects moving. This is a  TT DC Bi-Metal Gearbox Motor  with a gear ratio of  1:90 about double of the 'standard' 1:48 ratio. That gives them higher torque but slower rotational speed. Since they're slower they're good for robots where strength is more important than speed. They look a lot like...

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! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed Crickit - That's our C...

Mechanical transmission for the win, this simple plastic pulley can attach to your TT motor to transmit rotation from the motor axle to...somewhere else. This is a very useful part when you require more than wheels for your robotics project. A belt and pulley solution can be light-weight and very efficient.  This TT Motor Pulley has a slot for fitting onto our DC gearbox motors and even comes with a mounting screw for secure...

In a province somewhere in Tamriel, you've been stuck in a dank, dirty dungeon cell for who knows how long. You shake your chains at a rat scurrying across the stone floor into the pockets of a fellow cell-mate sleeping off a bottle of contraband ale. The rat scuttles back out with three lockpicks in its tiny rodent maw, and drops them next to you. Your first attempt breaks immediately in the padlock cylinder. Growling,...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

This is possibly the cutest, angriest cat face we've ever seen. Even better, the  KittenBot Silicone Sleeve  protects and accessorizes your micro:bit board!  The silicone is super soft yet has enough stretch to snugly fit on your board without fear of tearing, and the white bottom "bumper" slips on very securely when you don't want to plug your micro:bit into our DragonTail breakout. The rubber over the...

Adding glowy color to your projects has never been easier: no more soldering or stripping wires, clip 'em on and glow! This Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with Alligator Clips has 30 total LEDs in a "30 LED per meter" spacing , and is 1 meter long, in classy Adafruit Black. It's not too long, but has lots of glowing action. Perfect for use with a Circuit Playground, Circuit Playground Express, micro:bit or any other...

Adding glowy color to your projects has never been easier: no more soldering or stripping wires, clip 'em on and glow! This Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with Alligator Clips has 30 total LEDs in a "60 LED per meter" spacing , and is 0.5 meters long, in classy Adafruit Black. Its not too long, but has lots of glowing action. Perfect for use with a Circuit Playground, Circuit Playground Express, micro:bit or any other microcontroller...

These panels come to us from Voltaic Systems, makers of excellent solar-powered bags and packs. These are waterproof, scratch resistant, and UV resistant. With a high efficiency monocrystalline cell, they output 6V at 180 mA via 3.5mm x 1.1mm DC jack connector. The substrate is an aluminum / plastic composite, specifically designed to be durable and lightweight. They can easily stand up to typical outdoor use including being dropped and...

Are you still looking for that perfect PCB holder? The hefty yet portable Heavy Stainless Steel PCB Holder will rock out when you rework out. These were initially marketed for people doing cell phone repair and rework and we've found this to be an excellent vise for SMT work in particular (this holder is way nicer for thru-hole since you can flip the PCB around) Can fit PCBs up to about 3.5" x 4" (90mm x 100mm) This flat and...

You have a TT motor, but you need to attach it to your CNC project, eh? Not so easy if you don't have an L-Bracket DC Motor Mount just like this fine one here! Made of 2mm aluminum metal, it's got a solid construction and is easy to get going. There are 4 mounting screws so you know it'll be super-solid! Comes with one mount and a bag of hardware for attachment: 2 x 25mm long M3 Pan heads (These go through the motor...

If you've played with multiplexed RGB matrices, you may have wondered "hey, could we possibly manufacture these on a thin enough PCB so it's flexible?" and the answer is Yes! This LED panel is just like rigid 64x32 style ones, but without the plastic supports. This matrix has a thin, bendable PCB backing that can be gently bent and curved around surfaces.  Please note: Flexible PCBs are not designed for repeated...

ATMakers  introduces Makers and Assistive Technology (AT) users and helps these two communities create the tools needed for collaboration. AT users and those who support them desperately need engineers and technologists to help them achieve everyday tasks. High school STEAM and robotics students, hobbyists, and DIY electronics enthusiasts have the skills necessary to create innovative solutions today. These are serious white hats whom...

We're celebrating CircuitPython 3 in "software box art" style here. You may remember when software came in a box - now with download-only you probably miss the shrink-wrap, the CD-ROMs, and even the cool release posters you'd sometimes snag. And since you're a CircuitPython fan (right?) we wanted to give you a lovely poster you can use to hang up in your python den. We already have the Blinka, the friendliest coding snake,...

"C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron ! On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même!" Practice makes perfect! If you want things done right, DIY is the way to go! You re-work hard all day, so treat yourself with the BEST portable Adjustable Soldering Iron we carry! C'est le meilleur! OK, "Best" may be subjective, but it's also the name of the brand, so voilà ! But, sérieusement,...

You re-work hard all day, so treat yourself with the BEST portable Adjustable Soldering Iron we carry!  OK, "Best" may be subjective, but it's also the name of the brand, so there ya go! But, seriously folks, this is a really nice iron, good enough for every-day use. We dig the slim pen iron (so comfortable to hold), adjustable-temperature (oooh there's a little control box!), durable grounded cord, and fast 60 Watt heat...

Metro is our series of microcontroller boards for use with the Arduino IDE. This new Metro M0 Express board looks a whole lot like our original Metro 328, but with a huge upgrade. Instead of the ATmega328, this Metro features a ATSAMD21G18 chip, an ARM Cortex M0+. It's our first Metro that is designed for use with CircuitPython! CircuitPython is our beginner-oriented flavor of MicroPython - and as the name hints at, its a small but...