Raspberry Pi Cookbook, 2nd 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
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
SeeedStudio	http://www.seeedstudio.com/	Interesting low-cost modules
SparkFun	http://www.sparkfun.com	Good for modules
MonkMakes	http://www.monkmakes.com	Electronic Kits for Raspberry Pi, etc.
Pimoroni	https://shop.pimoroni.com	UK-based manufacturer of interesting HATs and retailer
Polulu	https://www.pololu.com/	Great for motor controllers and robots
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
Maplin	http://www.maplin.co.uk/	UK-based; bricks and mortar component and Pi store
Proto-pic	http://proto-pic.co.uk/	UK-based; stock SparkFun and Adafruit modules ...