Components / ICs

Small electret microphone. Useful in acoustic and audio applications. Documents: Datasheet Example Audio LED control project... More

These are massive Single Pull - Single Throw (SPST) Normally Open (NO) sealed relays from Potter and Brumfield. Use them to switch high voltage/high... More

Standard frequency crystals - use these crystals to provide a clock input to your microprocessor. Rated at 20pF capacitance and +/- 50ppm stability. Low... More

This is a very common 0.1uF capacitor. Used on all sorts of applications to decouple ICs from power supplies. 0.1" spaced leads make this a perfect... More

This is a very common 22pF capacitor. Used with crystals for loading purposes. 0.1" spaced leads make this a perfect candidate for breadboarding and perf... More

This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice 'clicking' feel. It's breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob).... More

Atmel's ATMega328 8-Bit Processor in 28 pin DIP package. It's like the ATmega168, with double the flash space. 32K of program space. 23 I/O lines, 6 of... More

This is a great looking rubberized knob for the potentiometer. Slides onto the potentiometer and holds tightly with a strong friction fit. More

This is a kit that gives you all of the basic thru-hole components you will need to get started playing with embedded projects. These are the 'bubble gum'... More

This is a small 12mm round buzzer that operates around the audible 2kHz range. We drove it directly from a 5V PIC to generate the tones for our Simon... More

A small speaker that is ideal for radio and amplifier projects and is small enough to fit in robot projects. Features: Small Size... More

The MAX7219CNG is a compact, serial input/output common-cathode display driver that can interface microprocessors to 7-segment numeric LED displays of up... More

The ADXL335 is a small, thin, low power, complete 3-axis accelerometer with signal conditioned voltage outputs. The product measures acceleration with a... More

Bosch's BMA180 is a three-axis, ultra-high performance digital accelerometer, which provides a digital 14-bit output via either a 4-wire SPI or a 2-wire I... More

Atmel's ATMega168 8-Bit Processor in 28 pin DIP package. 16K of program space. 23 I/O lines, 6 of which are channels for the 10-bit ADC. Runs up to 20MHz... More

MP3 decoding is now even easier! This is the popular VS1011 single-ship MP3 audio decoder from VLSI is an easy to solder SOIC package! It contains a... More

The ever popular FTDI USB to UART IC now comes with built-in EEPROM and built-in oscillator! This IC comes in a 28-pin SSOP package and can be soldered by... More