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These are carbon film axial leaded through hole type and can handle up to 1/4W of power. 1/4W resistors are the most commonly used size for breadboarding, electronics and most common types of hobby projects.
Specifications
- Power: up to 1/4W
- Material: carbon film
- Lead diameter: 0.55 mm
- Tolerance : 5%
- Operating Temp : -55C – 155C
What's in the box?
10 x 220 ohm resistors
Resources
Resistors basics
Types of Resistors
Resistor colour codes
An entire solution on the least amount of PCB area. This board is a 2.4 GHz dual mode WiFi and bluetooth chip by tsmc 40nm low power technology, power and optimized RF characteristics for a wide range of applications.
Features
- High performance
- Small volume, easily embeded to other products
- Strong function, with the support of lwIP protocol, freertos
- Support three modes: AP, STA and AP STA
- Support for lua program, easy to develop
What's in the box?
1 x Wemos Lolin ESP32 OLED Module
Specifications
- Size: 5mm
- Length: 37mm
- Emitted colour: Infrared
- Lens color: Black/Clear
- wavelength: 940nm
- Forward voltage (V): 1.2-1.4V
- Forward current (mA): 100mA
- Transmitting and receiving distance: about 7-8 Meters
What's in the box?
5 x Emitter IR Infrared Diode
5 x Receiver IR Infrared Diode
Features
MQ-2:
Detection concentration: 300-1000ppm(combustible gas).
MQ-3:
Used in motor vehicles and other no drunken drivers homework personnel on-site testing, also used in other places of ethanol vapor detection.
Size: 32 x 22 x 27mm
Main chip: LM393, ZYMQ - 3 gas sensors
Working voltage: DC 5V
1, With a signal output instructions.
2, Two-way signal output (TTL level output and analog output)
3, TTL output signal for low level effectively.(when the low output electric signal lights at ordinary times, can be directly by single chip microcomputer)
4, Analog 0 - 5V voltage, the higher the concentration, the higher the voltage.
5, To ethanol steam has a high sensitivity and good selectivity.
6, In June and has long service life and reliable stability.
7, Rapid response recovery features.
MQ-4:
1, Using high-quality dual-panel design, with power indicator and TTL signal output instructions;
2, With a DO switch signal (TTL) output and AO analog signal output;
3, TTL output valid signal is low. (When the output low signal light can be directly connected microcontroller or relay module)
4, The analog output voltage, the higher the concentration the higher the voltage.
5, Methane, natural gas has better detection sensitivity.
6, There are four screw holes for easy positioning;
7, Product Dimensions: 32 (L) * 20 (W) * 22 (H)
8, With a long service life and reliable stability
9, Rapid response and recovery characteristics
Electrical properties
Input voltage: DC5V power (current): 150mA
DO output: TTL digital 0 and 1 (0.1 and 5V)
AO output :0.1-0 .3 V (relatively clean), the highest concentration of voltage around 4V
MQ-5:
Suitable for home or industrial on LPG, natural gas, coal gas monitoring devices. Excellent resistance to alcohol, smoke interference.
1, Using high-quality dual-panel design, with power indicator and TTL signal output instructions;
2, With a DO switch signal (TTL) output and AO analog signal output;
3, TTL output valid signal is low. (When the output low signal light can be directly connected microcontroller or relay module)
4, The analog output voltage, the higher the concentration the higher the voltage.
5, For gas, natural gas has better detection sensitivity.
6, There are four screw holes for easy positioning;
7, Product Dimensions: 32* 20 * 22
8, With a long service life and reliable stability
9, Rapid response and recovery characteristics
Electrical properties
Input voltage: DC5V power (current): 150mA
DO output: TTL digital 0 and 1 (0.1 and 5V)
AO output :0.1-0 .3 V (relatively clean), the highest concentration of voltage around 4V
MQ-6:
Suitable for domestic or industrial on LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), butane, propane, LNG (liquefied natural gas) detection devices. Excellent resistance to ethanol vapor, smoke interference.
1, Using high-quality dual-panel design, with power indicator and TTL signal output instructions;
2, With a DO switch signal (TTL) output and AO analog signal output;
3, TTL output valid signal is low. (When the output low signal light can be directly connected microcontroller or relay module)
4, 0 ~ 5V analog output voltage, the higher the concentration the higher the voltage.
5, The propane, butane, LPG, LNG has a good detection sensitivity.
6, There are four screw holes for easy positioning;
7, Product Dimensions: 32 (L) * 20 (W) * 22 (H)
8, With a long service life and reliable stability
9, Rapid response and recovery characteristics
Electrical properties
Input voltage: DC5V power (current): 150mA
DO output: TTL digital 0 and 1 (0.1 and 5V)
AO output :0.1-0 .3 V (relatively clean), the highest concentration of voltage around 4V
MQ-7:
For home, carbon monoxide detection device environment. Suitable for carbon monoxide and gas detection.
Detection of concentration: 10-1000ppmCO
Loop voltage Vc: <=10V DC
Heater voltage Vh: 5.0V ±0.2V ACorDC(high)
Load resistance: adjustable.
Heater resistance RH: 31ohm ± 3 ohm(room temperature)
Heater power consumption PH: <=350mW
Standard test conditions
Temperature: 20 degree ± 2 degree
Humidity: 65% ± 5% RH
Standard test circuit: Vc: 5.0V ± 0.1V; Vh(high):5.0V±0.1V
Vh(low):1.5V±0.1V
1, The analog output voltage, the higher the concentration the higher the voltage.
2, The carbon monoxide detection with better sensitivity.
3, There are four screw holes for easy positioning;
4, Product Dimensions: 32 (L) * 20 (W) * 22 (H)
5, With a long service life and reliable stability
6, Rapid response and recovery characteristics
Electrical properties
Input voltage: DC5V power (current): 150mA
DO output: TTL digital 0 and 1 (0.1 and 5V)
AO output :0.1-0 .3 V (relatively clean), the highest concentration of voltage around 4V
MQ-8:
Suitable for domestic or industrial hydrogen leak on a monitoring device. Are not subject to ethanol vapor, soot, carbon monoxide and other gases interference.
MQ-9:
For home or factory gas leak detection device, suitable for carbon monoxide, combustible gas monitoring device.
Can test carbon monoxide: 10 to 1000ppm CO
Combustible gas range: 100 to 10000ppm
Loop voltage Vc: <=10V DC
Heater voltage Vh: 5.0V ±0.2V ACorDC
Heater resistance: 31 ohm ± 3 ohm(room temperature).
Heater power consumption PH: <=900mW
Standard test conditions:
Temperature: 20 degree ± 2 degree
Humidity: 65% ± 5% RH
Standard test circuit: Vc: 5.0V ± 0.1V
Vh:5.0V±0.1V
Warm up time: more than 48 hours.
MQ-135:
MQ135 gas sensor is sensitive material used in clean air, low conductivity tin dioxide (SnO2). When the sensor is kept in their environment
The contaminated gas, the conductivity of the sensor with the air pollution gas concentration increases. Using a simple circuit can be changes in the conductivity
Of the concentration of the gas is converted to the corresponding output signal.
MQ135 sensor for ammonia, sulfide, benzene vapor high sensitivity, smoke and other harmful monitor is also very satisfactory. This sensor can detect a
Measuring a variety of harmful gases, is a low-cost sensors for a variety of applications.
Module Applications
For home, environmental harmful gas detection device, suitable for ammonia, aromatic compounds, sulfur, benzene vapor, smoke and other gases harmful gas detection, gas sensors tested concentration range: 10 to 1000ppm.
Loop voltage Vc: <=24V DC
Heater voltage Vh: 5.0V ±0.2V ACorDC
Load resistance: Adjustable
Heater resistance: 31 ohm ± 3 ohm(room temperature).
Heater power consumption PH: <=900mW
Sensitive body surface resistance Rs:2K ohm - 20K ohm(in 100ppm NH3)
sensitivity S: Rs(in air)/ Rs(100ppmNH3)>=5
Standard test conditions:
Temperature: 20 degree ± 2 degree
Humidity: 65% ± 5% RH
Standard test circuit: Vc: 5.0V ± 0.1V
Vh:5.0V±0.1V
Warm up time: More than 48 hours.
What's in the box?
1 x MQ2
1 x MQ-3
1 x MQ-4
1 x MQ-5
1 x MQ-6
1 x MQ-7
1 x MQ-8
1 x MQ-9
1 x MQ-135
Analog to digital converter not included
Configure and read MQ-x gas sensor
The ProtoShield is a prototype expansion board with 2 LEDs and 2 buttons, which can be used directly with more convenience. All the pins and power have been lead out. It is very suitable for building prototype circuits with Arduino.
Features
- ProtoShield for Arduino Duemilanove
- To build prototype circuits
- Directly soldering components on board
- Connecting through the mini breadboard
What's in the box?
1 x Arduino compatible 328 protoshield prototype expansion board
1 x mini breadboard
Specifications
- 74HC 595N IC
- Bits: 8
- Pin: 16
- Logic family: HC
- Logical function: shift register
- Output type: 3-State
- Propagation delay time: 285ns
- Operating supply voltage (Typ): 2.5V / 3.3V / 5V
- Operating temperature: -55°C ~ 125°C
- Operating supply voltage (Min): 2V
- Operating supply voltage (Max): 6V
Integrated circuit with small size and light weight, high reliability for improving the reliability of equipment.
What's in the box?
1 x 74HC595N 8 bit shift register IC
Specifications
- Model : LJ12A3-4-Z / BY
- Operating Voltage : DC 6-36V
- Output Type : PNP
- Output Status : Normally Open
- Detection object : metal objects
- Detection distance : 4 mm
- Output Current : 300 mA
- Response Frequency : 0.5KH
- Working temperature : Temperature range -30 ° to 60 °
- Dimensions : 12 mm screw diameter
- Cable length : about 115 cm
- Material : Metal and plastic
What's in the box?
1 x LJ12A3-4-Z/BY Sensor Detection Switch
Resources
Brown - Live
Blue - Ground
Black - Signal

Looking for spare joystick cables, or did yours break? Replace them quickly and easily with these cables.
Features
Length: 20cm
What's in the box?
1 x 5P ribbon Cable
- Temperature measurement range: -55°C ~ +125°C
- Accuracy: ± 0.5°C
- Encapsulation: TO-92
What's in the box?
1 x DS18B20
You will also need a 4.7k resistor
Resources
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-11-ds18b20-temperature-sensing/overview
Features
- Timing from microseconds to hours
- A stable or monostable operation
- Adjustable duty cycle
- TTL compatible output can sink or source up to 200mA
Applications
Clock & Timing, Consumer Electronics, Aerospace, Defence, Military, Embedded Design & Development
What's in the box?
1 x NE555P timer IC
Resources
Some Projects
Overview
Specifications
- Dimensions: 20mm x 20mm
- Angle: 90 degree
- Suitable for use: PG20
- Material: Die cast aluminum.
What's in the box?
1 x bracket for pg20
Please note: cable colours will vary. Pic is for illustration purposes only.
Looking for a Rasberry Pi compatible encoder for your Arcade Project? The Zero Delay USB Arcade Encoder is what you need! It's a fully compatible plug and play solution, simply plug in your joystick and buttons into the encoder, plug the USB cable into the Pi, map your buttons in RetroPi and away you go - it really is that easy! You can use multiple encoders at the same time, so they're great for multiplayer arcade machines! This set includes all wiring hardware required to connect a 4 lug type joystick and up to 12 buttons (12 x unmapped, 4 x pre-set).
Features
- "Zero Delay" Lag-Free USB Encoder
- Plug and Play USB Encoder
- Fully Compatible with Raspberry Pi (in addition to Windows/XP etc.)
- Includes Wiring Loom
- USB to Microcontroller
- 16 x 2 Pin JST Button Wires
- Encoder Inputs
- 1 x 5 Pin Joystick Input(Cable not supplied in this kit)
- 1 x 10 Pin Joystick Input
- 12 x Unmapped Button Inputs
- 4 x Hardware Preset Button Input
- AUTO - For autofire
- TURBO - For rapidfire
- CLR - Clears AUTO/TURBO
- MODE - Sets thumb-joystick mode
- Dimensions: 85mm x 35mm x 10mm
We have tested this unit on Raspberry Pi using Retropie and a Windows 7 PC using MAME.
What's in the box?
1 x High quality encoder board
1 x USB Cable
14 x 4.8mm Wire cables for Happ Style Buttons and joystick
Resources
Wiring guide(for ribbon type - not this kit)
Get Retropie on the Raspberry Pi
ModMyPi setup guide
Specifications
- A single module can drive a 8x8 dot matrix common cathode
- Working voltage: 5V
- Module size: 12.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm (L*W*H)
- With 64 fixing screw holes, hole diameter: 3mm
- Module with input and output interfaces, support for cascading multiple modules
What's in the box?
1 x MAX7219 Dot Matrix Module
1 x 5pin jumper Cable
Resources
Wiring
1. The left side of the module is the input port, and the right is the output port.
2. Control of a single module, the input port only need to receive CPU.
3. The more a module cascade and input end of the first module is connected with the CPU and input end of the input end of the output end is connected to the second module, output terminal of the second module connected with the three modules, and so on.
For example: 51 SCM
VCC→5V
GND→GND
DIN→P2.2
CS →P2.1
CLK→P2.0
https://max7219.readthedocs.io/en/0.2.3/
Clock example
Python Library
This 10 turn potentiometer 5K Ohm is widely used to adjust timer, speed, temperature in all kinds of equipment such as medical instruments, welding machines, wire-cutting machines and virtually any industrial control system that requires a potentiometer.
Specifications
- Material: Plastic and Metal
- Shape: Round
- Resistance: 5K ohm
- Resistance tolerance: 5%
- Independent linear accuracy: 0.25%
- Power: 2W
- Max. Operating Voltage: 315V
- Storage temperature: -55 ~ 125℃
- Rotating life: 1000000
- Load life: 1000 hours
- Angle of Rotation :3600±5°
What's in the box?
1 x 5K Ohm potentiometer set
- 1pcs 10 turn potentiometer
- 1pcs rotary dial knob
- 1pcs small Hexagonal spanner
Resources
Specifications
- Material: Plastic and Metal
- Shape: round
- Turns: 10 turns
- Technics: wirewound
- Independent linearity: ±0.25%
- Resistance: 10K Ω
- Resistance tolerance: ±2 ~ ±10%
- Power-rating: 2W
- Angle of rotation: 3600±5°
- Rotational life (no load) cycles: 1,000,000
- Shaft diameter: 6.35mm
- Operating temperature range: 1℃ ~ 125℃
- Storage temperature: -55 ~ 125℃
What's in the box?
1 x 10K Ohms potentiometer set
Including
- 1pcs 10 turn potentiometer
- 1pcs rotary dial knob
- 1pcs small Hexagonal spanner
Resources
- Great for electronic projects and kits.
- Perfect use for home, office and industry electrical equipment and electrical appliances
- Size: 10mm
- Voltage: 1.8V ~ 2.2V for Red & Yellow, 3.0V ~ 3.4V for Blue, Green & White
- Current: 20 mA
- Luminous Intensity: 5000 MCD
- Colour: RED, BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN, WHITE
- Lens Color : Diffused
| 10Pcs Five Colors 10mm Round Bright Light LED Assortment Kit | ||||
| Color | Size | Current(mA) | Lens Color | Quantity |
| Red | 10mm | 20 | red | 2Pcs |
| White | 10mm | 20 | white | 2Pcs |
| Yellow | 10mm | 20 | yellow | 2Pcs |
| Green | 10mm | 20 | green | 2Pcs |
| Blue | 10mm | 20 | blue | 2Pcs |
Resources
Python library
Introduction
- Install easily and quickly
- Waterproof and dustproof
- Lock provides secure docking
- Rated voltage: 1000 V
- Rated impulse voltage: 1000 V
- Test voltage: 6 kV (50 Hz)
- Suitable for cables: 10, 12, 14 AWG (2.5mm/4mm/6mm)
- Rated current: 24A - 14 AWG (2.5mm), 30A - 12 & 10 AWG (4mm & 6mm)
- Protection grade: IP67
- Contact material: Copper, silver-plated
- Insulation material: PC/PA
- Operating temperature: -40degC ~ 90degC
- Safety class: II
- Flame class: UL94-V0
- Contact resistance: le5mOmega
- Insertion / Withdrawal force: le50N / ge50N
- Locking system: Snap-in
2 x Solar Cable Female Connectors
Great item for small electronics projects and CCTV applications. Solder to the solder terminals and connect a DC Barrel plug into the end.
DC Power Plug with plastic construction and strain relief.
Specifications
- Material: Plastic, Metal
- Type: 5.5mm x 2.1mm Male
- Outside Diameter: 5.5mm
- Inside Diameter: 2.1mm
- Length: 4.5cm
- Operating temperature: -50 ~ 65 ℃
- Connector Polarity: Positive(+) inside and negative(-) outside
- Scope: DC power supply security, monitoring equipment, LED lights, Arduino, switches and other devices.
What's in the box?
1 x DC Power Jack Connector
Pic is for illustration purposes only
The 2N2222 is a common NPN bipolar junction transistor (BJT) used for general purpose low-power amplifying or switching applications. It is designed for low to medium current, low power, medium voltage, and can operate at moderately high speeds.
Specifications
- Type: Triode Transistor
- Package Type: Through hole
- Model Number: 2N2222
What's in the box?
10 x TO-92 30V 0.6A 2N2222A Triode Transistor
Resources
Introduction to Transistors
Different Types of Transistors and Their Working
Features
- Work surface to perform detailed DIY projects.
- Pre-Printed grid designed to help you keep parts organized.
Specifications
- Heat-resistant Repair Pad Size: approx. 350mm x 250mm x 5mm
- Gross weight: approx. 260g
- Heat resistance: 350 °C
1 x Heat-resistant Repair Pad
