> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit Bonsai Buckaroo - micro:bit & CLUE Plant Care Helper **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4534 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-bonsai-buckaroo-micro-bit-clue-plant-care-helper.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-bonsai-buckaroo-micro-bit-clue-plant-care-helper.html.md)) We can’t wait for spring to arrive, and we’re looking forward to caring for some plants! Adafruit designed this little add-on for micro:bit or CLUE boards – bolt it on... ## Pricing - **Price:** $9.75 (inc GST) — $8.86 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $8.60 (exc GST) · 50+ $8.42 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 31 and Sep 03. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA4534:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA4534:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Adafruit can’t wait for spring to arrive, and we’re looking forward to caring for some plants! Adafruit designed this little add-on for [micro:bit ](https://core-electronics.com.au/#)or **CLUE** boards – bolt it on with 5 screws to get a buzzer/beeper, motor driver, and breakouts for connecting a [soil sensor](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=soil%20sensor) (two alligator clips + nails work just fine). Simple, but effective! - **8mm Buzzer/Speaker on pin P0** - have your plant kit beep when it wants watering, or have it sing a song when its nice and happy. - **3V Motor control (on/off) on pin P2** - connect to a water pump to automatically water dry plants - **Alligator clip pads for pin P1, 3V and GND** - connect to two alligator clips and nails to measure soil resistance Works with micro:bit in Arduino, micropython or MakeCode. For CLUE, you can use CircuitPython or Arduino. **Please note this product does not come with a pump, tubing, alligator clips, nails, CLUE or micro:bit! It's *just* the control board that attaches to the micro:bit or CLUE!** **You'll want to also pick up separately:** - [micro:bit Go Bundle](https://core-electronics.com.au/micro-bit.html) *or* [Adafruit CLUE](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-clue-nrf52840-express-with-bluetooth-le.html) - [Horizontal style](https://core-electronics.com.au/submersible-3v-dc-water-pump-horizontal-type.html) *or* [vertical style 3V water pump](https://core-electronics.com.au/submersible-3v-dc-water-pump-vertical-type.html) - [Vinyl tubing - 8mm diameter](https://core-electronics.com.au/tubing-for-submersible-pumps-pvc-8mm-id-1-meter-long.html) (also available in any hardware store) - [Two alligator clips](https://core-electronics.com.au/small-alligator-clip-test-lead-set-of-6.html) in any color - Two stainless steel nails (available in any hardware store) ## Technical Details Product Dimensions: 52.0mm x 26.0mm x 6.4mm / 2.0" x 1.0" x 0.3" Product Weight: 8.0g / 0.3oz ![RoHS 2 2011 65 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2011_65_EU_7356c5574c.svg)![RoHS 2 2015 863 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2015_863_EU_86773f57f9.svg) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/5/4534-04.jpg)