> **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 # SparkFun Qwiic micro:bit Breakout **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** BOB-16445 · **Brand:** [Sparkfun](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/sparkfun-qwiic-micro-bit-breakout.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/sparkfun-qwiic-micro-bit-breakout.html.md)) The SparkFun Qwiic micro:bit Breakout is a board that connects to the BBC micro:bit and expands the capabilities of the development platform by providing access... ## Pricing - **Price:** $10.70 (inc GST) — $9.73 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 5+ $9.44 (exc GST) · 25+ $9.24 (exc GST) · 100+ $8.85 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 1 today, and up to 120 more in 5–11 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=BOB-16445:1` (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/BOB-16445:1.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 The SparkFun Qwiic micro:bit Breakout is a board that connects to the BBC micro:bit and expands the capabilities of the development platform by providing access to more pins and allowing for connections to the I2C and SPI buses. This breakout board for the micro:bit’s edge connector allows intermediate and advanced users to connect the micro:bit to breadboards and other Qwiic sensors, motors, LEDs and more. The micro:bit on its own has three digital/analog input/output rings available for you to use initially with alligator clips. With the micro:bit Breakout Sparkfun have broken out all 21 GPIO, power and ground-to-pin outs in a 0.1" formation and with two individual Qwiic Connectors. With this breakout you will be able to unlock the full potential of your micro:bit! **Note:** No micro:bit or [headers](https://core-electronics.com.au/break-away-headers-straight.html) are included with this breakout; they will need to be purchased separately. If you would like a micro:bit breakout with headers already soldered on, be sure to check out [this board's sibling](https://core-electronics.com.au/sparkfun-qwiic-micro-bit-breakout-with-headers.html). *The [SparkFun Qwiic Connect System](https://www.sparkfun.com/qwiic) is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. All Qwiic-enabled boards use a common 1mm pitch, 4-pin JST connector. This reduces the amount of required PCB space, and polarized connections mean you can’t hook it up wrong.* [Get Started with the Qwiic micro:bit Breakout Guide](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/655)**Documents** - [Schematic](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/Micro_Bit_Breakout_87425ba02ab.pdf) - [Eagle Files](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/Micro_Bit_Breakout_1969258a79a.zip) - [Hookup Guide](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/655) - [micro:bit Guide](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-the-microbit) - [Microsoft MakeCode](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode?rtc=1) - [MicroPython for micro:bit Editor](https://python.microbit.org/v/2) - [GitHub Hardware Repo](https://github.com/sparkfun/Micro_Bit_Breakout/tree/v03) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/1/6/16445-sparkfun_qwiic_micro-bit_breakout-01.jpg)