Raspberry Pi Cookbook, 3rd Edition

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 Table A-1.

Table A-1. Parts suppliers

Supplier	Website	Notes
Adafruit	http://www.adafruit.com	Good for modules
Digi-Key	http://www.digikey.com	Wide range of components
Mouser	http://www.mouser.com	Wide range of components
Seeed Studio	http://www.seeedstudio.com	Interesting low-cost modules
SparkFun	http://www.sparkfun.com	Good for modules
MonkMakes	http://www.monkmakes.com	Electronics kits for Raspberry Pis, etc.
Pimoroni	https://shop.pimoroni.com	UK-based retailer and manufacturer of interesting HATs
Pololu	https://www.pololu.com	Great for motor controllers and robots
CPC	http://cpc.farnell.com	UK based; wide range of components
Farnell	http://www.farnell.com	International; wide range of components
Cool Components	https://coolcomponents.co.uk	Wide range of accessories for Raspberry Pi

The other great source of components is eBay.

Searching for components can be time consuming and difficult. The Octopart component search engine can be very helpful in tracking down parts. MonkMakes, Adafruit, and SparkFun all have packs of components to get you started.

Prototyping Equipment and Kits

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