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What is this, a traffic light for ants?? Yes! No, we jest again, the scaling would be completely off. Here's an adorably Lilliputian Mini Traffic Light, perfect for miniature sets, dioramas, dollhouses, mini-verses, what have you! Simply power up with 3V-6V the LEDs are common anode. Connect positive to the black wire (anode) and negative to either of the red,...

The Computer Repair Screw and Standoff Kit contains all those bits and pieces that get lost whenever installing stuff into your computer or electronics devices: the screws, standoffs, washers and more that are used for the chassis, fan, motherboard and component extras. They may also be used by other electronic devices around your home. Particularly useful if you are...

If you love power adapters or toys & gadgets that have magnetic connections, you can now experiment with these futuristic connectors easily. This is a DIY "MagSafe-styled" USB cable, with four 0.1" spaced contact pogo pins that feed to a standard USB-A connector on the other side. Each pogo connects to power, ground, D+ and D-. Connect with another other 4-pin...

This 4-wire cable is a little over 400mm / 15.7" 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 to boards with 0.1" socket...

Connect this to that when an 18-pin FPC connector is needed. This 50mm long cable is made of a flexible PCB. It's A-B style which means that pin one on one side will match with pin one on the other side. How handy! We're stocking this to fit with our EYESPI-compatible boards, but you could, of course, use it for anything that needs a 0.5mm pitch FPC.

That's one slim cellular antenna! At about 220mm long from tip to tip and with a cable thickness of just 0.8mm, this 2.4GHz WiFi or BLE antenna is slim, compact, and sensitive, with a 4dBi gain. The antenna is the trace on the PCB that is at the end of the skinny coaxial cable. It has an adhesive sticker back, so you attach it to an enclosure. It has a tiny MHF3/...

This 4-wire cable is a little over 300mm / 11.8" 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 to boards with 0.1" socket...

This small, palm-sized battery power meter has a small display that shows off how much juice is left in your single Lithium Ion/Polymer rechargeable battery. The color display has four levels of power indication once battery capacity becomes 100%, 75%, 50%, and 25%. When power is below 25%, only the red battery frame lights up. The design is pretty basic, it's just...

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this fantastic five-pack of crystal-shaped LEDs? These look too cute and charming and will look amazing for any spelunking, magic, or science-themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE....

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this set of punk spike LEDs? These look too cute and/or threatening and will look amazing for any fashion or cosplay themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE. Each pack contains 5...

Often used for floppy drives, 34 pin IDC cables have a 2x17 array of pins. This cable will let you connect one port to another with a festive rainbow design! Both ends have strain relief and keyed connectors. Perfect for retro archiving projects or whenever you have a 2x17 0.1" header on two sides of a board that need connecting.

Create a mini 3D version of the Space Shuttle STS Discovery with this beautifully designed soldering kit from Phyx, our maker friends in Belgium. This small card-style PCB kit requires a CR2032 coin cell battery (not included) to power 3 candle-style flickering LEDs-as-thrusters. Assembly Instructions Carefully depanelize the PCB by bending pieces out.(Optional) File...

Pogo pins are little spring-loaded contacts, very handy for making jigs, or making momentary (but electrically solid) contacts. We use them by the dozen for making programming and testing jigs but they're handy also if say you want to JTAG program a board that you can't solder headers to. Most pogo's come as individual pins, that must be soldered into a jig to make...

Pogo pins are little spring-loaded contacts, very handy for making jigs, or making momentary (but electrically solid) contacts. We use them by the dozen for making programming and testing jigs but they're handy also if say you want to JTAG program a board that you can't solder headers to. Most pogo's come as individual pins, that must be soldered into a jig to make...

If you love power adapters or toys & gadgets that have magnetic connections, you can now experiment with these futuristic connectors easily. It's sorta like a DIY "MagSafe-styled" connector, with five 0.1" spaced contact pogo pins and a straight solderable connection to your PCB. If you've ever owned a MacBook or a littleBits set, you'll find the functionality...

Is your house haunted? Or, rather, are you convinced that your house is haunted but have never been able to prove it since you've never had a camera that integrated with your Raspberry Pi Zero but was still small enough that the ghosts wouldn't notice it? Luckily, the Spy Camera for Raspberry Pi Zero is smaller than a thumbnail with a high enough resolution to see...

Is your house haunted? Or, rather, are you convinced that your house is haunted but have never been able to prove it since you've never had a camera that integrated with your Raspberry Pi Zero but was still small enough that the ghosts wouldn't notice it? Luckily, the Spy Camera for Raspberry Pi Zero is smaller than a thumbnail with a high enough resolution to see...

This dev board is like when you're watching a super-hero movie and the protagonist shows up in a totally amazing costume in the third act and you're like 'OMG! That's the hero and they're here to kick some serious butt!" but in this case its a microcontroller. This QT Py board is a thumbnail-sized PCB that features the ESP32 Pico V3 02, an all-in-one chip that has an...

This version of the Ultimate GPS is even MORE Ultimate, with support for more GPS-like networks such as GLONASS, for even more coverage worldwide. It uses a slightly taller module than our classic Ultimate GPS, and uses a little more power. Otherwise its almost identical in functionality: -165 dBm sensitivity, 10 Hz updates, 99 channels. GPS + GLONASS support. 5V...

Build the hexapod/robot arm/other articulated contraption of your dreams with this all-in-one RP2040 powered servo controller with current measurement, sensor headers, and RGB LEDs. Servo 2040 is a standalone servo controller for making things with lots of moving parts. It has pre-soldered pin headers for plugging in up to 18 servos - enough for the leggiest of...

One of our star Feathers is the Adafruit HUZZAH32 ESP32 Feather - with the fabulous ESP32 WROOM module on there, it makes quick work of WiFi and Bluetooth projects that take advantage of Espressifs most popular chipset. Recently we had to redesign this feather to move from the obsolete CP2104 to the CP2102N and one thing led to another and before you know it we made...

Wintertime can be rough in the city. The sky is gray. The weather is unpredictable. So slough off those seasonal blues with some Times Square razzle dazzle from this sweet, ultra-high-density 64x64 RGB LED Matrix with Curb-Cut sides. These panels are typically used to make video walls. Here in New York, we see them on the sides of buses and on top of taxi cabs...

Introducing the ProS3 - The Ultimate Pro ESP32-S3 Development Board The ProS3 ships with the latest version of CircuitPython with ESP32-S3 support. It also ships with the UF2 bootloader, so you can easily update your ProS3 with the latest CircuitPython firmware, whenever you desire. Just plug your ProS3 into your computer and it will appear in your filesystem as a...

Introducing the FeatherS3 - The pro ESP32-S3 Development Board in the Feather Format The FeatherS3 ships with the latest version of CircuitPython with ESP32-S3 support. It also ships with the UF2 bootloader, so you can easily update your FeatherS3 with the latest CircuitPython firmware, whenever you desire. Just plug your FeatherS3 into your computer and it will...

Introducing the TinyS3 - The Tiny Mighty ESP32-S3 development board in the TinyPICO format! TinyS3 is the latest in Unexpected Maker's super popular range of "Tiny" development boards. It's packed with amazing features and peripherals, wireless connectivity, and stacks of Flash and PSRAM, all in the same tiny package size as the original TinyPICO! The TinyS3 ships...

Better grab some sunglasses, sunscreen, and a bucket hat because these NeoPixels feature a 4W RGBW Natural White LED and are so bright it's like taking a vacation ON THE SUN. Alright, maybe we're exaggerating, but these chainable NeoPixel LEDs are not only super-smart, they are also ridonkulously bright with 4W total, 1W per channel, compared to 0.2W of a 'standard'...

The ESP32-S3 has arrived in QT Py format - and what a great way to get started with this powerful new chip from Espressif! With dual 240 MHz cores, WiFi and BLE support, and native USB, this QT Py is great for powering your IoT projects. The ESP32-S3 is a highly-integrated, low-power, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi System-on-Chip (SoC) solution that now has WiFi and BLE support,...

Bangle.js 2 is an open, hackable smartwatch. With a sunlight-readable always-on screen, 4-week battery life, complete flexibility, and complete control of your data, Bangle.js 2 is a refreshing break from expensive smart watches. You can install new apps from the web or develop your own using JavaScript. All you need is a Web Browser (Chrome, Edge, or Opera) and you...

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...

The Adafruit VL53L4CX Time of Flight Sensor is another great Time of Flight distance sensor from ST in the VL5 series of chips, this one is great for long distances - it goes up to 6 meters compared with 4 meter max of the VL53L1X. The sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source and a matching sensor. The VL53L4CX can detect the "time of flight", or how long...

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this spooky set of skull-shaped LEDs? These look too cute and charming and will look amazing for any magic- or science-themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE. Each pack contains 5...

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this smooth set of spherical LEDs? These look too cute and charming and will look amazing for any magic- or science-themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE. Each pack contains 5...

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this stunning set of sphere-shaped LEDs? These look too cute and charming and will look amazing for any magic- or science-themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE. Each pack contains 5...

Sure, we've got all sorts of diffused bare LEDs in all sorts of colors and sizes. But have you ever laid your peepers on this fantastic five-pack of crystal-shaped LEDs? These look too cute and charming and will look amazing for any spelunking, magic, or science-themed electronics project. Add that extra zing to your project with these handmade LEDs from dLUX-dLITE....

Piunora by Diode Delights is a compact, easy-to-use development board for electronics prototyping with Linux. It has a familiar form factor, legible pin labels, and a design that’s well suited to space-constrained applications. As a carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4), Piunora is essentially a tiny version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Single...

Piunora by Diode Delights is a compact, easy-to-use development board for electronics prototyping with Linux. It has a familiar form factor, legible pin labels, and a design that’s well suited to space-constrained applications. As a carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4), Piunora is essentially a tiny version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Single...

The Spresense LTE Extension Board adds LTE connectivity to the Spresense main board and carries an onboard antenna and a nanoSIM cardholder. It also extends the interfaces of the Spresense main board with multiple mic inputs, a headphone jack, and a microSD card slot. The Spresense main board and the Spresense LTE extension board are connected by a board-to-board...

PIXIE CHROMA is a dual-5x7 character display for Arduino that can be easily chained to create easy-to-use displays as long or tall as you'd like! Each PCB features 70 addressable WS2812-compatible RGB LEDs in two side-by-side 5x7 grids that can display numbers and characters. Each Pixie Chroma can be controlled with as little as a single GPIO, and can be chained...

The ZeroDock is an all-in-one desktop prototyping dock for your Raspberry Pi Zero. The ZeroDock will keep your workplace tidy with all of your Raspberry Pi Zero accessories in one place. No more frustrated searching for your microSD cards, SD adapters, HDMI adapters, USB SHIMs, prototyping accessories, or even the Raspberry Pi Zero itself. It’s all here, every...

The ESP32-S3 has arrived in Feather format - and what a great way to get started with this powerful new chip from Espressif! With dual 240 MHz cores, WiFi and BLE support, and native USB, this Feather is great for powering your IoT projects. That's right - it's the new Adafruit ESP32-S3 Feather! With native USB and 8 MB flash, this board will let you upgrade your...

It can be tricky to work out which pin is which when the Raspberry Pi Pico is attached to solderless breadboard. Luckily, the MonkMakes Breadboard for Pico solves this problem by labeling the Pico pins on the breadboard. This cute 3.2″ × 2.1″ (82 × 53mm) solderless half-size breadboard has four bus lines and 30 rows of pins, our favorite size...

Have you ever seen a tactile button do a headstand? This little clicky button is like a circus (circuit circus?) performer, contorting itself so its legs stick up instead of down the way most are. We think these could be used in SMT projects where you want to have a button that comes through a PCB but without the front height. These are unique and we thought some...

What's Feather-shaped and has an ESP32-S2 WiFi module? What has a STEMMA QT connector for I2C devices? What has your favorite Espressif WiFi microcontroller and lots of Flash and RAM memory for your next IoT project? What will make your next IoT project flyyyyy? That's right - it's the new Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather! With native USB and 4 MB flash + 2 MB of PSRAM,...

The Pyboard Lite is a compact and powerful electronics development board that runs MicroPython. It connects to your PC over USB, giving you a USB flash drive to save your Python scripts and a serial Python prompt (a REPL) for instant programming. Requires a micro USB cable (not included, but we have tons of choices). Works with Windows, Mac, and Linux. MicroPython is...

ADMIN SEZ - Peep a new fun t-shirt and grab-bag bundle pack of four assorted stickers and four pins from Da Share Z0ne. These darkly amusing accessories are rated double M for Mature Memes and are definitely geared towards makers and hackers 18+. We get that some folks do not agree with all the sentiments expressed in every meme, but we're told to "smile more" so...

If you're messing around with floppy drives, or disk drives, or other devices that are usually powered with a PC motherboard you'll often see these big 'Molex' connectors used to provide power. They are used to give 5V (red), 12V (yellow) and ground (black) and with this connector you can easily wire up your favorite power supply or bench-top power source. We also...

Getting touchy performance with your screen's touch screen? Resistive touch screens are incredibly popular as overlays to TFT and LCD displays. Only problem is they require a bunch of analog pins and you have to keep polling them since the overlays themselves are basically just big potentiometers. If your microcontroller doesn't have analog inputs, or maybe you want...

This is a great battery-backed real time clock (RTC) that allows your microcontroller project to keep track of time even if it is reprogrammed, or if the power is lost. Perfect for datalogging, clock-building, time stamping, timers and alarms, etc. Equipped with PCF8523 RTC - it can run from 3.3V or 5V power & logic! Works great with an Arduino using our RTC...

Here's another super handy add-on for your Raspberry Pi computer, perfect for 'head-less' setups! The PiUART adds a USB Type-C to serial connection so you can use any serial port software to connect to the Pi's console. It plugs in and is fast and easy to add whenever you need to connect to your Pi. Two LEDs connect to RX and TX on the serial converter chip so you...

Create multiple solar-powered insects that moves with this fun-filled STEM project from Brown Dog Gadgets! Learn about solar energy by creating a simple solar circuit in minutes using only conductive tape! Cut out your bug, decorate it, then add your solar cell and vibrating motor. All parts are connected with our special Maker Tape conductive tape, perfect for...

Create multiple solar-powered insects that move for an entire party, camp-group, or classrom with this fun-filled STEM project from Brown Dog Gadgets! Learn about solar energy by creating a simple solar circuit in minutes using only conductive tape! Cut out your bug, decorate it, then add your solar cell and vibrating motor! All parts are connected with our special...

Interested in learning how Bluetooth Low Energy works down to the packet level? Debugging your own BLE hardware, and trying to spot where something is going wrong? Or maybe you're writing a custom application for your phone or tablet that needs to talk to existing BLE hardware, but you don't know how it works beneath the surface? We have the perfect tool for you!...

Filling out our accelerometer offerings, we now have the really lovely digital ADXL345 from Analog Devices, a triple-axis accelerometer with digital I2C and SPI interface breakout. We added an on-board 3.3V regulator and logic-level shifting circuitry, making it a perfect choice for interfacing with any 3V or 5V microcontroller such as the Arduino. The sensor has...

What has your favorite Espressif WiFi microcontroller, comes with our favorite connector - the STEMMA QT, a chainable I2C port, and has lots of Flash and RAM memory for your next IoT project? What will make your next IoT project flyyyyy? What a cutie pie! Or is it... a QT Py? This diminutive dev board comes with one of our new favorite lil chips, the ESP32-S2, and a...