When you need some help driving a lot of LEDs, the MAX7219 is the best friend you could hope for. Many of us know that if you want to control a lot of LEDs, you'll want to use multiplexing, a technique that lets you control 64 LEDs (say) with only...

Punch in your secret key into this numeric matrix keypad. This keypad has 12 buttons, arranged in a telephone-line 3x4 grid. It's made of a thin, flexible membrane material with an adhesive backing (just remove the paper) so you can attach it to nearly...

Clearance: Compatible with micro:bit V1 only! Caution! The BBC micro:bit and MI:power board (required) are NOT included. This is the CLEAR version of this case. This case has been designed to protect a BBC micro:bit with...

Clearance: For micro:bit v1 ONLY! Keep your BBC micro:bit safe by using this mountable version of the MI:pro Protector Case for the BBC micro:bit. This case has been specifically designed with portability and expansion in mind. This 'Mountable' case...

This cable is a little unusual, rather than having a USB A plug on one end, it has two Micro B USB connections! What is this for? It's for when you have a "USB On-The-Go (OTG)" device, and you want to plug in another USB device. For example, a Pi Zero or...

A simple buzzer with transistor that can be powered by the micro:bit. Costs more than a headphone adapter but far less than the mini-speaker - its best use is to act as an sounder for an alarm or similar.

An external light sensor for all your light sensing needs. The black lead goes on GND, the red lead goes on 3v and the other lead goes on 0, 1, or 2.This item is polarity sensitive, the red & black leads need to be on the correct...

Good for detecting boxes, drawers or doors being opened and much more. The black lead goes on GND, the red lead goes on 3v and the other lead goes on 0, 1, or 2. This item is somewhat polarity sensitive, the red & black leads need...

A small version of the PIR that is used in a typical burglar alarm. It triggers when a warm body passes in front of the detector. It has some range / sensitivity setting capability and the duration of the output can be set. The black lead goes on to...

A type of buzzer - it has to be driven by a pulsed output. It's tuned for around 2kHz when it will be at its loudest but will produce a tone across a wide range of frequencies. In the Block Editor, the black lead goes on to GND and the blue lead goes on...

Provides a variable voltage to an analog input via a twist knob - a volume control if you will. Can be used for any application where a user input across an analog range is required - for instance changing the frequency of the music output or the speed...

A pushbutton on a lead for when you need another pushbutton or you want it away from your micro:bit One lead goes on 3v or GND and the other lead goes on 0, 1, or 2. For advanced applications it is feasible to connect two pins with...

A small microphone with amplifier & threshold setting. It can detect when sound reaches a certain level. It can not detect a particular frequency and there is no support in the micro:bit programming environment at present for it to analyse...

A transistor that will allow other items to be switched where the micro:bit would not be able to. Items such as motors, larger speakers, relays and so forth, up to 1A total load. A current limiting resistor is in the circuit to protect the micro:bit...

This board is used for testing the soft-serial interface of MicroHOPE. It can be used as a general purpose USB to Serial Converter.

This is an open sourced ISP (In-System Programming) programmer available from http://www.fischl.de/usbasp/.This is provided as an accessory to MicroHOPE due to several reasons. If you want to develop programs that uses the UART of Atmega32, you need to...

The Microsoft Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is the best way to get started using Windows 10 and your Raspberry Pi as an IoT enabled device. A collaboration between Microsoft's IoT division and Adafruit, this pack's the best way to...

The Microsoft Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is the best way to get started using Windows 10 and your Raspberry Pi as an IoT enabled device. A collaboration between Microsoft's IoT division and Adafruit, this pack's the best...

This little remote control would be handy for controlling a robot or other project from across the room. It has 21 buttons and a layout we thought was handy: directional buttons and number entry buttons. The remote uses the NEC encoding type and sends...

Double-sided Mutimedia Remote Controller with Air Mouse and Keyboard Auto connect through 2.4G wireless Keyboard+Air mouse+Infrared+Microphone 2.4G wireless mini QWERTY keyboard and touchpad combo. USB 2.0 receiver plug and play. 360 °...