Breakout Boards
Breakout boards take small sensors, chips and components and make them easy to use with your Raspberry Pi, Metro, Feather, Arduino or whatever platform you like most! We have a broad selection of versatile breakout boards, for every usage. They are engineered to help you craft your projects and prototypes, ranging from robotics, sensing, wearable, displays, wireless technology and more. We stock both Adafruit designed-and-manufactured breakouts as well as some of the high quality offerings from other great manufacturers.
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Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Driver - I2C interface - PCA9685
Product ID: 815You want to make a cool robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of art with a lot of moving parts. Or maybe you want to drive a lot of LEDs with precise PWM output. Then you realize that your microcontroller has a limited number of PWM outputs! What now? You could give up OR you could just get this handy PWM and Servo driver breakout. When we saw this...$14.95In stock -
MicroSD card breakout board+
Product ID: 254Not just a simple breakout board, this microSD adapter goes the extra mile - designed for ease of use. Onboard 5v->3v regulator provides 150mA for power-hungry cards. 3v level shifting means you can use this with ease on either 3v or 5v systems. Uses a proper level shifting chip, not resistors: less problems, and faster read/write access. Use 3 or 4 digital pins...$7.50In stock -
ADS1115 16-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
Product ID: 1085For microcontrollers without an analog-to-digital converter or when you want a higher-precision ADC, the ADS1115 provides 16-bit precision at 860 samples/second over I2C. The chip can be configured as 4 single-ended input channels, or two differential channels. As a nice bonus, it even includes a programmable gain amplifier, up to x16, to help boost up smaller...$14.95In stock -
8-channel Bi-directional Logic Level Converter - TXB0108
Product ID: 395Because the Arduino (and Basic Stamp) are 5V devices, and most modern sensors, displays, flashcards, and modes are 3.3V-only, many makers find that they need to perform level shifting/conversion to protect the 3.3V device from 5V. Although one can use resistors to make a divider, for high-speed transfers, the resistors can add a lot of slew and cause havoc that is...$7.95In stock -
ChronoDot - Ultra-precise Real Time Clock - v3
Product ID: 255The ChronoDot V3 is the latest version of macetech’s popular ChronoDot line of products. Designed during the Great Chip Shortage, it uses the newly-released MAX31328 temperature-compensated real-time clock chip. However, it remains pin- and code-compatible with the older DS3231-based ChronoDots, and has the same clock accuracy and drift specifications. The...$17.5042 in stock -
i2c / SPI character LCD backpack - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
Product ID: 292Character LCDs are a fun and easy way to have your microcontroller project talk back to you. They are also common, and easy to get, available in tons of colors and sizes. We've written tutorials on using character LCDs with an Arduino (or similar microcontroller) but find that the number of pins necessary to control the LCD can be restrictive, especially with...$9.95In stock -
4-channel I2C-safe Bi-directional Logic Level Converter - BSS138
Product ID: 757Because the Arduino (and Basic Stamp) are 5V devices, and most modern sensors, displays, flashcards, and modes are 3.3V-only, many makers find that they need to perform level shifting/conversion to protect the 3.3V device from 5V. Here we've got a 4-channel I2C-safe Bi-directional Logic Level Converter that has open-drain-with-10K-pullups outputs, great for logic...$3.95In stock -
ADS1015 12-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
Product ID: 1083For microcontrollers without an analog-to-digital converter or when you want a higher-precision ADC, the ADS1015 provides 12-bit precision at 3300 samples/second over I2C. The chip can be configured as 4 single-ended input channels or two differential channels. As a nice bonus, it even includes a programmable gain amplifier, up to x16, to help boost up smaller...$9.95In stock -
INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V ±3.2A Max - STEMMA QT
Product ID: 904This breakout board will solve all your power-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with two multimeters, you can just use the handy INA219 chip on this breakout to both measure both the high side voltage and DC current draw over I2C with ±1% precision. Please Note: As of Sept 2022, due to the severe chip shortage, we've had to update this design to use...$9.95In stock -
Stereo 3.7W Class D Audio Amplifier - MAX98306
Product ID: 987This incredibly small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful - able to deliver 2 x 3.7W channels into 3 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.7V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, its incredibly efficient (over 90% efficient when driving an 8Ω speaker at over a Watt) - making it perfect for portable...$8.95In stock -
VS1053 Codec + MicroSD Breakout - MP3/WAV/MIDI/OGG Play + Record - v4
Product ID: 1381This breakout board is the ultimate companion for the VLSI VS1053B DSP codec chip. The VS1053 can decode a wide variety of audio formats such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MIDI, FLAC, WAV (PCM and ADPCM). It can also be used to record audio in both PCM (WAV) and compressed Ogg Vorbis. You can do all sorts of stuff with the audio as well such as adjusting bass,...$24.9540 in stock -
MCP4725 Breakout Board - 12-Bit DAC with I2C Interface - STEMMA QT / qwiic
Product ID: 935Your microcontroller probably has an ADC (analog -> digital converter) but does it have a DAC (digital -> analog converter)??? Now it can! This breakout board features the easy-to-use MCP4725 12-bit DAC. Control it via I2C and send it the value you want it to output, and the VOUT pin will have it. Great for audio / analog projects, such as when you can't use...$4.95In stock -
Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board + 2x2W Amp - WAV/OGG Trigger -16MB
Product ID: 2217Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don't even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be small and portable? You are probably feeling a little frustrated: it's been very hard to find a simple, low cost audio...$29.95In stock -
Adafruit 24-Channel 12-bit PWM LED Driver - SPI Interface - TLC5947
Product ID: 1429For all of you out there who want to control 24 channels of PWM, we salute you! We also would like you to check out this breakout board for the TLC5947 PWM driver chip. This chip can control 24 separate channels of 12-bit PWM output. Designed (and ideal) for LED control, this board is not good for driving servos. If you need to drive servos, we have a controller for...$14.9579 in stock -
Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout
Product ID: 2471Add Internet to your next project with an adorable, bite-sized WiFi microcontroller, at a price you like! The ESP8266 processor from Espressif is an 80 MHz microcontroller with a full WiFi front-end (both as client and access point) and TCP/IP stack with DNS support as well. While this chip has been very popular, its also been very difficult to use. Most of the low...$9.95In stock -
Stereo 2.1W Class D Audio Amplifier - TPA2012
Product ID: 1552This incredibly small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful - able to deliver 2 x 2.1W channels into 4 ohm impedance speakers (@ 10% THD). Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.7V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, it's incredibly efficient (89% efficient when driving an 8Ω speaker at 1.5 Watt) - making it perfect for...$9.95In stock -
Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C - USB C & Stemma QT
Product ID: 2264Wouldn't it be cool to drive a tiny OLED display, read a color sensor, or even just flash some LEDs directly from your computer? Sure you can program an Arduino or Trinket to talk to these devices and your computer, but why can't your computer just talk to those devices and sensors itself? Well, now your computer can talk to devices using the Adafruit FT232H breakout...$14.95In stock -
Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board + 2x2W Amp - WAV/OGG Trigger - 2MB
Product ID: 2210Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don't even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be small and portable? You are probably feeling a little frustrated: it's been very hard to find a simple, low cost audio...$24.95In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for SOIC-8, MSOP-8 or TSSOP-8 - 6 Pack!
Product ID: 1212Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or MSOP/(T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 8-TSSOP/8-MSOP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes, the other has 8-SOIC. Solder your chip to either side and you're ready to rock on any...$2.95In stock -
INA169 Analog DC Current Sensor Breakout - 60V 5A Max
Product ID: 1164This breakout board will solve all your current-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with a multimeter, you can just use the handy INA169 chip on this breakout to both measure both the DC current draw and have a handy analog output that is with respect to ground. The analog output makes this an ideal breakout for feedback-loop control. Most current-measuring...$9.95In stock -
Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout
Product ID: 1400The Adafruit Push-button Power Switch is a tidy little design that lets you control a DC power source using an everyday tactile button. The breakout uses a latching analog circuit that is triggered by a push of the button. Press once to turn on, then press again to turn off. The circuit uses a 3A P-FET to connect and disconnect the IN pin to the OUT pin. Works great...$5.95In stock -
Adafruit Si5351A Clock Generator Breakout Board - 8KHz to 160MHz
Product ID: 2045Never hunt around for another crystal again, with the Si5351A clock generator breakout from Adafruit! This chip has a precision 25MHz crystal reference and internal PLL and dividers so it can generate just about any frequency, from Best of all, we even have a great tutorial and library to get you started! Our code is designed for use with the Arduino microcontroller...$7.95In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for SOIC-16 or TSSOP-16 - 3 Pack!
Product ID: 1207Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 16-TSSOP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes, the other has 16-SOIC. Solder your chip to either side and you're ready to rock on any solderless...$3.95In stock -
Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger with 2MB Flash
Product ID: 2133Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don't even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be small and portable? You are probably feeling a little frustrated: it's been very hard to find a simple, low cost audio...$19.95In stock -
TFP401 HDMI/DVI Decoder to 40-Pin TTL Breakout - With Touch
Product ID: 2219It's a mini HDMI decoder board! So small and simple, you can use this board as an all-in-one display driver for TTL displays, or perhaps decoding HDMI/DVI video for some other project. This breakout features the TFP401 for decoding video, and for the touch version, an AR1100 USB resistive touch screen driver. The TFP401 is a beefy DVI/HDMI decoder from TI. It can...$29.95In stock -
Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger with 16MB Flash
Product ID: 2220Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don't even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be small and portable? You are probably feeling a little frustrated: it's been very hard to find a simple, low cost audio...$24.9589 in stock -
Adafruit 12-Channel 16-bit PWM LED Driver - SPI Interface - TLC59711
Product ID: 1455For all of you out there who want to control 12 channels of PWM, we salute you! We also would like you to check out this breakout board for the TLC59711 PWM driver chip. This chip can control 12 separate channels of 16-bit PWM output. This is the highest-resolution PWM board we've seen! Designed (and ideal) for precision LED control, this board is not good for...$7.50In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB Set For SOT-23, SOT-89, SOT-223 and TO252
Product ID: 1230Beguiled by a fancy new chip, regulator or transistor that is only available in a SOT23-3, SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SOT-223, SOT-89, or TO-252 pinout? This set of breakout PCBs will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. This set comes with 3 different boards which fit 5 different packages and comes with five SOT-23 (fits 2 x SOT-23 on the...$4.95In stock -
Adafruit I2C Non-Volatile FRAM Breakout - 256Kbit / 32KByte
Product ID: 1895FRAM, or Ferroelectric Ram, is the coolest new data storage method that all the fashion magazines are talking about. Oh wait, no that's quilted handbags. But FRAM is pretty damn cool too! It's similar to Dynamic random-access memory, only with a ferroelectric layer instead of a dielectric layer. This gives it stable handling (the bytes you write are non-volatile)...$9.9540 in stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for SOIC-28 or TSSOP-28 - 3 Pack!
Product ID: 1208Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 28-TSSOP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes, the other has 28-SOIC. Solder your chip to either side, and you're ready to rock on any solderless...$4.95In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for SOIC-14 or TSSOP-14 - 6 Pack!
Product ID: 1210Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 14-TSSOP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes, the other has 14-SOIC. Solder your chip to either side and you're ready to rock on any solderless...$4.95In stock -
Adafruit DRV2605L Haptic Motor Controller - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
Product ID: 2305The DRV2605 from TI is a fancy little motor driver. Rather than controlling a stepper motor or DC motor, its designed specifically for controlling haptic motors - buzzers and vibration motors. Normally one would just turn those kinds of motors on and off, but this driver has the ability to have various effects when driving a vibe motor. For example, ramping the...$7.95In stock -
Stereo 2.8W Class D Audio Amplifier - I2C Control AGC - TPA2016
Product ID: 1712A mini class D with AGC and I2C control? Yes please! This incredibly small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful. It is able to deliver 2 x 2.8W channels into 4 ohm impedance speakers (@ 10% THD) and it has a i2c control interface as well as an AGC (automatic gain control) system to keep your audio from clipping or distorting. If you don't want to use I2C to...$9.95In stock -
Adafruit Mono 2.5W Class D Audio Amplifier - PAM8302
Product ID: 2130This super small mono amplifier is surprisingly powerful - able to deliver up to 2.5 Watts into 4-8 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.0V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, its very efficient (over 90% efficient when driving an 8Ω speaker at over half a Watt) - making it perfect for portable and...$3.95In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for SOIC-20 or TSSOP-20 - 3 Pack!
Product ID: 1206Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 20-TSSOP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes, the other has 20-SOIC. Solder your chip to either side, and you're ready to rock on any solderless...$4.50In stock -
Resistive Touch Screen to USB Mouse Controller - AR1100
Product ID: 1580Getting touchy performance with your screen's touchscreen? Resistive touch screens are incredibly popular as overlays to TFT and LCD displays. If you want to connect one to a computer, you need something to handle the analog-to-digital conversion. Most converters we've found are not very easy to use, and are 'fixed' - making them difficult to calibrate. The AR1100 is...$9.95In stock -
USB Micro-B Breakout Board
Product ID: 1833Simple but effective - this breakout board has a USB Micro-B connector, with all 5 pins broken out. Great for pairing with a microcontroller with USB support, or adding USB 5V power to a project. We use a micro-B connector with through-hole shielding pads for an excellent strong connection - it won't rip off by accident! Comes with one fully assembled and tested...$1.95In stock -
TXB0104 Bi-Directional Level Shifter - TXB0104
Product ID: 1875Because the Arduino (and Basic Stamp) are 5V devices, and most modern sensors, displays, flash cards and modes are 3.3V-only, many makers find that they need to perform level shifting/conversion to protect the 3.3V device from 5V. Although one can use resistors to make a divider, for high speed transfers, the resistors can add a lot of slew and cause havoc that is...$3.50In stock -
SMT Breakout PCB for 44-QFN or 44-TQFP - 3 Pack!
Product ID: 1162Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a QFP or QFN pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you prototyping faster than ever. One side has a 44-QFP pin out with traces going to two rows of 0.1" spaced holes; the other has 44-QFN. Solder your chip to either side. and you're ready to rock on any solderless breadboard....$5.9511 in stock -
20mm Coin Cell Breakout w/On-Off Switch (CR2032)
Product ID: 1871Simple but effective - this sewable breakout board has a CR2032 coin cell battery holder soldered on, an on/off switch and 0.1" pitch breakout pins for easy connecting. Great for powering very low-current projects, or adding a battery backup circuit to a real-time-clock or similar. There's two ground pins, one 'switched' power pin, and one pin that is always on....$3.50In stock -
Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger 16MB Flash
Product ID: 2341Would you like to add audio/sound effects to your next project, without an Arduino+Shield? Or maybe you don't even know how to use microcontrollers, you just want to make a sound play whenever you press a button. What about something that has to be very small and portable? You are probably feeling a little frustrated: it's been very hard to find a simple, low cost...$19.95In stock -
Adafruit USB Isolator - 100mA Isolated Low/Full Speed USB
Product ID: 2107Have some USB logic analyzer, multimeter or oscilloscope and bumping up against the frustration of a shared earth ground? The Offspring (known for being electrical engineers) wisely sang "Ya gotta keep'em isolated!" Power and signal isolation improves common-mode voltage, enhances noise rejection, and permits two circuits to operate at different voltage levels. This...$34.95In stock -
DS2413 1-Wire Two GPIO Controller Breakout
Product ID: 1551You're too cool for I2C, and SPI has so many wires, 8-bit parallel... how can that be fashionable!? You are a 1-Wire kinda gal, and you want more 1-Wire breakouts in your life to complement all of your great engineering. Well rock on, because here you go, it's a 1-Wire controller with two open-drain GPIO. You can put as many of the DS2413's as you want on a single...$5.9599 in stock
