Raspberry Pi Cookbook

Appendix A. Parts and Suppliers

Parts

The following tables will help you to find the parts used in this book. Where possible, I have listed product codes for a few suppliers.

There are now many electronic component suppliers that cater to the maker and electronics hobbyist. Some of the most popular are listed in Tables A-1 and A-2.

Table A-1. US suppliers

Supplier	Website	Notes
Adafruit	http://www.adafruit.com	Good for modules
Digikey	http://www.digikey.com/	Wide range of components
MakerShed	http://www.makershed.com/	Good for modules, kits, and tools
MCM Electronics	http://www.mcmelectronics.com/	Wide range of components
Mouser	http://www.mouser.com	Wide range of components
RadioShack	http://www.radioshack.com/	Walk-in stores
SeeedStudio	http://www.seeedstudio.com/	Interesting low-cost modules
SparkFun	http://www.sparkfun.com	Good for modules

Many of the US suppliers also have regional websites and will also ship internationally.

Table A-2. Other suppliers

Supplier	Website	Notes
CPC	http://cpc.farnell.com/	UK-based, wide range of components
Ciseco	http://shop.ciseco.co.uk/	Suppliers of PiLite, Humble Pi, etc.
Farnell	http://www.farnell.com/	International, wide range of components
Maplins	http://www.maplin.co.uk/	UK-based, walk-in shops
Proto-pic	http://proto-pic.co.uk/	UK-based, stock SparkFun and Adafruit modules
SK Pang	http://www.skpang.co.uk/	UK-based

The other great source of components is eBay.

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