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Here you'll find all those handy things you need for quickly making your concepts a reality. We've got breadboards, wiring, leads, proto-boards and more so you can unleash the inventor in you!

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  • Adafruit Proto Plate Parts Kit
    Adafruit Proto Plate w/Beagle Bone and Half Size Breadboard (not included)
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    Adafruit Proto Plate for BeagleBone & BeagleBone Black

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    Ready to prototype your next Beagle Bone project? You'll certainly want this handy Proto-Plate! Not only is it really good looking, its also very u...

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  • Adafruit Momentary Touch Sensor Breakout
    Adafruit Momentary Touch Sensor on Breadboard (not included)
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    Adafruit Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout

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    This breakout board makes it easy to add a single touch sensor to your project. No microcontroller required - power with 1.8 to 5VDC and touch th...

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  • Adafruit Mega Protoshield for Arduino
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    Adafruit Mega protoshield for Arduino

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED* This is an extra large proto-shield, specifically designed for the Mega! It comes with PCB, two bu...

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  • Adafruit Flora UV Index Sensor (Bottom View)
    Adafruit Flora UV Index Sensor (Top View)
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    Flora UV Index Sensor - Si1145 Light Sensor

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    Your wearable can now keep you from getting sunburnt, with the Flora digital UV index sensor. Adafruit took their popular SI1145 UV index sensor an...

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  • Adafruit Electric Imp w/April Board (not included)
    Adafruit Electric Imp April Board
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    Adafruit Electric Imp April: Basic prototyping

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    The April is a handy companion for your Electric Imp card. This breakout board provides just the bare minimum for Imp life support - a socket, an I...

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  • Adafruit Electric Imp w/April Board (not included)
    Adafruit Electric Imp
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    Adafruit Electric Imp

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    What is the electric imp? In essence, the Imp provides an easy, integrated way to connect almost any hardware device both to other devices and to i...

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  • In-Line Power Wire Connector (Male)
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    In-line power wire connector (male)

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    We are sorry to report that this product has been discontinued by the supplier If you have a project where you'd like to be able to detach the wiri...

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  • Adafruit TSL2591 LUX Sensor (Bottom View)
    Adafruit TSL2591 LUX Sensor
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    Adafruit TSL2591 High Dynamic Range Digital Light Sensor

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED* When the future is dazzlingly-bright, this ultra-high-range luminosity sensor will help you measur...

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  • Pi Connected to Bottom Side of ProtoCam
    ProtoCam Stacked on Pi (Top View)
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    ProtoCam Prototyping Board with Camera Mount

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    The ProtoCam is a Raspberry Pi add-on prototyping board with a mounting section for your Raspberry Pi Camera Module (not included). Mounting the Ca...

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  • Assembled Adafruit Light and Temperature Data-Logger Pack (Arduino not included)
    Adafruit Light and Temperature Data-Logger Pack
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    Adafruit Light and Temperature Data-Logger Pack

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    Includes! Adafruit data logger shield for Arduino (Assembled) 4 GB SD card Light sensor with matching 10K resistor Temperature sensor (-40 degC to...

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  • Adafruit Standalone AVR ISP Programmer Shield Kit
    Assembled Adafruit Standalone AVR ISP Programmer Shield
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    Adafruit Standalone AVR ISP Programmer Shield Kit - Includes Blank Chip!

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED* This shield kit pack will allow you to turn any Arduino into an AVR chip burner! It is specificall...

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  • Assembled DC Boarduino on Breadboard (Top View)
    Assembled DC Boarduino on Breadboard
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    Adafruit DC Boarduino (Arduino Compatible) Kit (w/ATmega328)

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    If you've ever struggled to use a solderless breadboard with an Arduino, you understand how frustrating it can be! This clone acts just like an Ar...

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  • Laser Break Beam Sensor
    Laser Break Beam Sensor in action!
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    Adafruit Laser Break Beam Sensor

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED* Laser break beam sensors are usually kind of cumbersome. They work by detecting an object breaking...

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  • Photo Cell
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    Adafruit Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)

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    CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is abou...

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  • Adafruit Ultimate GPS Module Rear
    Adafruit Ultimate GPS Module
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    Adafruit Ultimate GPS Module - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - MTK3339 chipset

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    For those who want to integrate the awesome Ultimate GPS module into their own projects, we now have the raw sub-module available. Don't be fooled ...

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  • Adafruit ADXL335 Triple-Axis Accelerometer (Top View)
    Adafruit ADXL335 Triple-Axis Accelerometer
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    Adafruit ADXL335 - 5V ready triple-axis accelerometer (+-3g analog out)

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS NOW BEEN DISCONTINUED* Adafruit have updated their favorite triple-axis accelerometer to now have an on-board 3.3V re...

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  • Adafruit DIY Shield Top View
    Adafruit DIY Shield Stacked on Arduino
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    Adafruit DIY Shield for Arduino

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    Think you can do better? Design your own shield on the cheap with this DIY parts kit. You get a 3.2" x 2.5" (~ 8.1cm x 6.3cm) single-sided phenolic...

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  • Assembled USB Boarduino Size Comparison
    Assembled USB Boarduino on Breadboard
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    Adafruit USB Boarduino (Arduino Compatible) Kit (w/ATmega328)

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    If you've ever struggled to use a solderless breadboard with an Arduino, you understand how frustrating it can be! This development board acts just...

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  • Magnetic contact switch (door sensor)
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    Adafruit Magnetic contact switch (door sensor)

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    *PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED* This sensor is essentially a reed switch, encased in an ABS plastic shell. Normally the reed is 'o...

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