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- Hook-up Wire - Red (22 AWG)SKU: PRT-08023 Brand: SparkfunStandard 22 AWG solid Red hook up wire. Use this with your bread board or any project in which you need sturdy wire. Comes in small spools of 25'.
- Solder Lead Free - 100-gram SpoolSKU: TOL-09325 Brand: SparkfunThis is your basic spool of lead free solder with a water soluble resin core. 0.031" gauge and 100 grams. This is a good spool for more advanced users that should last 6-12 months depending on how often you solder.
- SparkFun GPS Breakout - Chip Antenna, SAM-M8Q (Qwiic)SKU: GPS-15210 Brand: SparkfunThe SparkFun SAM-M8Q GPS Breakout is a high quality, GPS board with equally impressive configuration options. The SAM-M8Q is a 72-channel GNSS receiver, meaning it can receive signals from the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou constellations
- Sensirion Particle, VOC, Humidity, and Temperature Sensor - SEN55SKU: SEN-23715 Brand: SparkfunThe SEN55 environmental node is a straightforward, all-in-one sensor solution platform for the accurate measurement of various environmental parameters...
- RFID USB ReaderSKU: SEN-09963 Brand: SparkfunThe RFID USB Reader is a simple to use, USB to serial base unit for the ID-3LA, ID-12LA, and ID-20LA readers. Simply plug a reader into the headers and attach a miniUSB cable. Open a terminal program of your choice at 9600bps 8N1, then scan your 125kHz ID tag and the unique 32-bit ID will be shown on the screen. The unit is based on a FTDI chip and comes with a read LED and buzzer.
- Hook-up Wire - Black (22 AWG)SKU: PRT-08022 Brand: SparkfunStandard 22 AWG solid Black hook up wire. Use this with your bread board or any project in which you need sturdy wire. Comes in small spools of 25'.
- Copper Tape - Conductive Adhesive, 2" (50ft)SKU: PRT-13828 Brand: SparkfunCopper tape has countless applications in electronics from creating low-profile traces for electrical components to RF-shielding and antenna-making. Copper tape is even used to join things together using solder, like the stained glass on Tiffany lamps.$68.40 AUD, inc GST
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- Solder Leaded - 15-gram TubeSKU: TOL-09162 Brand: SparkfunThis is your basic tube of leaded solder with a 63/37 water soluble resin core. 0.031" gauge and 15 grams (around 5ft). Easy to solder with - recommended for beginners.
- GNSS L1/L5 Multi-Band High Precision Antenna - 5m (SMA)SKU: GPS-23814 Brand: SparkfunThe u-blox ANN-MB1 multi-band L1/L5 active GNSS antenna is designed to reduce time-to-market for the new generation of high precision GNSS applications...
- Segger J-Link EDU MiniSKU: PGM-24078 Brand: SparkfunThe J-Link EDU Mini is a stripped-down, budget-friendly model of the J-Link debug probe created for educational use...
- u-blox Multi-band Active GNSS Antenna - L1, L5 (ANN-MB5)SKU: GPS-25071 Brand: SparkfunANN-MB5 is a perfect match to the u-blox L1/L5 multi-band meter-level GNSS technology (e.g., F10 standard precision platform)...$71.45 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $67.88 AUD, inc GST
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- FTDI Cable 5V VCC-3.3V I/OSKU: DEV-09717 Brand: SparkfunThe FTDI cable is a USB to Serial (TTL level) converter which allows for a simple way to connect TTL interface devices to USB. The VCC pins of this FTDI cable are configured to operate at 5V with 3.3V I/O.
- Geophone - SM-24Need to put your finger on the pulse of the Earth? Did I just blow your mind? A geophone works by translating ground movement into voltage, which can easily be read by a microcontroller. The SM-24 geophone element is designed to offer the highest performance in seismic exploration based upon field-proven I/O Sensor technology. Low distortion, combined with excellent specifications, provide high-fidelity data. Basically, it’s a super low frequency microphone for the ground.
- LED Rainbow Pack - 5mm PTHSKU: COM-12903 Brand: SparkfunSometimes when you have too many choices, it’s hard to make a good decision. In fact, there are times when you just want a bag of LEDs, just one of each, that’s all you want. Well too bad, you are getting two of each! The LED Rainbow Pack contains two diffused 5mm PTH LEDs of each color of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. This is a great way to sample each one and decide what you really need or just to add a whole bunch of color to your next project.
- SparkFun Discrete Semiconductor KitSKU: KIT-13682 Brand: SparkfunIf you do anything with electronics, you’re probably already using transistors, but you’re probably using them in large, prepackaged clusters of just one type. The SparkFun Discrete Semiconductor Kit addresses your needs of only needing one or a couple transistors without you needing go and order a single transistor. Inside each kit you will find multiple types of semiconductors including PNP and NPN bipolar transistors, N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs, diodes, adjustable voltage references, and adjustable voltage regulators.
- SparkFun Air Quality PM1/PM2.5/PM10 Sensor - BMV080 (Qwiic)SKU: SEN-26554 Brand: SparkfunThe SparkFun Qwiic Particulate Matter Sensor features Bosch’s BMV080—the world’s smallest particulate matter sensor—measuring just 4.4 × 3.0 × 3.0 mm³,...
- RS-485 BreakoutSKU: BOB-10124 Brand: SparkfunThis is a breakout board for the SP3485 RS-485 transceiver IC, which will convert a UART serial stream to RS-485. The SP3485 is a half-duplex transceiver, so it can only communicate one way at a time, but it can reach transmission speeds of up to 10Mbps. This board requires a very low amount of power and can operate from a single +3.3VDC supply.
- iFixit Precision Tweezers SetSKU: TOL-25570 Brand: SparkfunGrab everything from screws to eyebrows with iFixit's Precision Tweezers Set...
- Force Sensitive Resistor 0.5"This is a force sensitive resistor with a round, 0.5" diameter, sensing area. This FSR will vary its resistance depending on how much pressure is being applied to the sensing area. The harder the force, the lower the resistance. When no pressure is being applied to the FSR its resistance will be larger than 1MΩ. This FSR can sense applied force anywhere in the range of 100g-10kg.$18.90 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $17.95 AUD, inc GST
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- SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOMSKU: WRL-15663 Brand: SparkfunThe SparkFun ESP32 Thing Plus is the next step to get started with Espressif IoT ideations while still enjoying all the amenities of the original ESP32 Thing. Espressif's ESP32 WROOM is a powerful WiFi and Bluetooth MCU module that targets a wide variety of applications
- Interface Cable - SMA Female to SMA Male (25cm)SKU: WRL-12861 Brand: SparkfunThis is a basic SMA (Sub-Miniature A) male to female connector cable. Each cable is 25cm (9.8") long and has a 50Ω impedance that can handle frequencies up to 17 GHz. The SMA connectors at each end are small enough for most consumer GPS, cellular, and other RF applications and they use a threaded housing to create strong mechanical connections.
- Pressure Sensor - MS5803-14BA BreakoutSKU: SEN-12909 Brand: SparkfunThis is the MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Breakout, a high resolution pressure sensor with both an I2C and SPI interface. This MEMS pressure sensor measures the absolute pressure of the fluid around it which includes air, water, and anything else that acts like a viscous fluid. Depending on how you interpret the data, you can determine altitude, water depth, or any other tasks that require an accurate pressure reading. What makes the MS5803-14BA unique is the the gel membrane and antimagnetic stainless steel cap that protects against 30 bar water pressure.
- AD8232 Single Lead Heart Rate MonitorSKU: SEN-12650 Brand: SparkfunThe AD8232 Single Lead Heart Rate Monitor is a cost-effective board used to measure the electrical activity of the heart. This electrical activity can be charted as an ECG or Electrocardiogram and output as an analog reading. ECGs can be extremely noisy, the AD8232 Single Lead Heart Rate Monitor acts as an op amp to help obtain a clear signal from the PR and QT Intervals easily.
- SparkFun Battery Babysitter - LiPo Battery ManagerSKU: PRT-13777 Brand: SparkfunThe SparkFun Battery Babysitter is an all-in-one single-cell Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery manager. It’s half battery charger, half battery monitor, and all you’ll ever need to keep your battery-powered project running safely and extensively.
- MAX3232 BreakoutSKU: BOB-11189 Brand: SparkfunThe ‘must have’ IC for TTL/CMOS projects finally has its own breakout board! This is the RS232 converter IC that is capable of running at 3V and communicating with 5V logic.
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