The Breakout Pi Plus can be used for prototyping and experimenting with electronic circuits on a Raspberry Pi. It provides a convenient way to access and organise the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO (general-purpose input/output) pins, allowing you to easily connect sensors, actuators, LEDs, buttons, and other electronic components without the need for complex wiring or soldering directly to the Raspberry Pi itself.
Suitable for building and testing custom circuits, educational projects, and proof-of-concept designs, the board features a large prototyping area with clearly labelled connections and grouped pads, which helps to keep your circuit tidy and easy to understand. All of the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins except GPIO 24, ID_SC and ID_SD are broken out into separate pads.
With 3.3V, 5V and ground rails running across the board, it’s easy to power components from your Raspberry Pi without having to run multiple jumper wires. The separate area of individual pads is perfect for mounting components like resistors, capacitors, transistors, and integrated circuits (ICs).
The board is supplied as a ready-to-solder kit with a 40-pin header to connect to the Raspberry Pi.
Combined with the optional mounting kit, it creates a great platform for long-term use or classroom demonstrations.