Accessory Boards Accessory boards allow you to add specific functionality to your microcontroller-based application. They are available for everything from communication, to storage, to analogue functionality.

Please note that the below list does not include all of the boards available. For a complete list, please see the store.

			Connection Standard Available (What's this?)
Board		Price	General	IDC10	mikroBus
Basic Digital I/O
Input (DIP Switches)		R69*
PULL (Pull-Up / Pull-Down Resistors)		R57.50*
4x4 Keypad		R150*
Optocoupler		R350*
Encoder		R200*
Power Transistors		R210*
Communication
Wired Communication
Ethernet (LAN)		R320*
RS232 (Serial Communication)		R130*
USB UART (Serial/RS232 to USB interface)		R150*
USB SPI (SPI to USB interface)		R235*
USB I2C (I2C to USB interface)		R235*
CAN (Controller Area Network)		R300*
CAN-SPI (CAN with SPI interface)		R245*
RS485		R210*
LIN (Local Interconnect Network)		R300*
4-20mA Current Loop		R425*
Fiber Optic		R555*
Wireless Communication
WiFi		R445*
ZigBee / X-Bee		R475*
Bluetooth		R640*
Bluetooth Low Eneregy		R410*
2.4GHz Radio		R190*
868MHz Radio		R945*
LoRa		R865*
Infra-Red		R110*
IrDA		R425*
Energy Harvesting		R640*
GSM / GPRS Communication
Telit GL865		R805*
Quectel M95		R720*
Quectel UG95 (3G)		R1,400*
SIM800H		R915*
uBlox Leon G-100		R1,400*
Storage
MMC/SD Card		R235*
RAM		R175*
Compact Flash		R350*
SerialFlash		R170*
EEPROM		R94*
Display / Touch Panel
LED		R94*
LED Matrix Display		R250*
LED Ring		R270*
Bar Graph (Meter) Display		R200*
7-Segment Display		R170*
TFT (Colour display with touch-panel)		R365*
EVE Graphics Controller [i]		R640*
Touch-Panel Controller		R235*
LCD/GLCD Display Adapters
On-Screen-Display		R575*
Analogue
ADC (Analogue to digital converter)		R280*
LDC (Inductance to digital converter)		R575*
Potentiometer (8 Potentiometers)		R270*
Digital Potentiometer		R100*
DAC (Digital to analogue converter)		R300*
Comparator		R200*
Environment Measurement
Temperature, Humidity & Pressure Measurement
Temperature and Humidity		R270*
Thermocouple (Temperature)		R475*
Infra-Red Thermometer		R945*
Pressure Sensor		R410*
GPS
GPS		R505*
GNSS		R640*
Motion & Position Measurement
Three-Axis Accelerometer		R320*
Tilt Sensor		R215*
Gyroscope		R295*
Compass		R295*
Magnetic Field Detection (Hall Sensor)		R200*
Motion Sensor		R155*
Proximity/Distance Sensor		R200*
Altitude Sensor		R170*
Stretch Measurement		R575*
Force & Weight
Force		R410*
Light & Colour Measurement
Ambient Light Sensor		R190*
Light to Frequency Converter		R300*
UV Light Detector		R400*
Color Sensor		R250*
Line Following		R250*
Chemical Detection
Alcohol Sensor		R175*
Air Quality Sensor		R275*
Ozone Detection (O3)
CO (Carbon Monoxide) Sensor		R275*
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Sensor		R250*
Methane Gas Sensor		R250*
Hydrogen Gas Sensor		R250*
Magnetics
Hall Effect Sensor		R200*
Lightning Proximity Detector		R575*
REED Switch		R115*
Timekeeping
Real-Time Clock (with PCF8583)		R350*
Real-Time Clock (with Dallas DS1307)		R350*
Timer		R300*
Audio
Piezo Buzzer (20Hz - 20KHz)		R105*
Audio Codec (MP3 / WMA / etc)		R365*
FM Tuner		R475*
Voice Recognition		R400*
Text To Speech		R640*
Audio Amplifier		R235*
Noise Dectection		R475*
Relay & Motor
Relay		R300*
Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver		R280*
DC Motor Driver		R235*
Buggy Car		R1,800*
Haptic Feedback (Vibration)		R385*
Power
Step-down DC-DC converter		R320*
USB Li-Po Charger		R165*
Voltage Translators		R235*
Current Measurement		R150*
Connectors / Adapters
PS/2		R84*
Miscellaneous
Port Expander		R200*
RF-ID Reader (125KHz)		R400*
RF-ID Reader (13.56MHz)		R475*
NFC		R200*
RF Meter		R720*
Capacitive Touch Sensing		R140*
Joystick Input (Hall-Effect Sensor)		R370*
Joystick Input (Analogue)		R335*
PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)		R250*
Camera		R640*
Fingerprint Sensor		R880*
DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface)		R410*
Unique ID		R150*
3D Gesture Detection / Recognition		R805*
Heart Rate		R320*
Cap Extend click		R300*

About Connection Standards
Most accessory boards are designed to a specific standard, allowing them to be easily connected to development hardware (Development Systems / Ready-Start Systems / PLC Systems).

Note however that this does not mean that they can only be used with hardware featuring the relevant standard - they can of course also all be used with any hardware by manually making the connections to them. The connection standard simply makes things easier when compatible hardware is available.

The three different groups which accessory boards can be classified into, based on the connection standard they employ, are:

General (No Standard) This type has no connection standard. Connections are simply made by soldering wires/pins onto the pads provided. Any of the other types of connection standards (IDC10 / mikroBus) can obviously also be used in this way. Example: A MAX3232 accessory board, connected to a breadboard.

IDC10 Standard This type makes use of the IDC10 connection standard, which exposes the 8 pins of a microcontroller's "port", as well as power and ground. IDC10 Headers are found on MikroElektronika development systems, ready-start systems and PLC systems. An adapter is available for connecting IDC10 accessory boards to mikroBus sockets. Example: A bipolar stepper motor driver accessory board, connected to an EasyPIC7.

mikroBus ("click") Standard This type makes use of the mikroBus standard, which exposes specific pins for SPI, I2C, UART, etc. mikroBus sockets are found on newer MikroElektronika development systems, as well as our Breeze boards and the Clicker boards. Downloads: mikroBus Specification Proteus mikroBus Footprint Example: A mikroBus WiFi PLUS click accessory board, connected to a Breeze board.