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Every component the build engine knows how to wire and program. Mention any of these in a prompt and it lands on your breadboard.

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Output

LED (5 mm) + 220 Ω resistor

$0.15

A basic indicator light. Always pair with a current-limiting resistor.

2 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Input

Tactile push button

$0.10

Momentary switch, wired with the internal pull-up so no extra resistor is needed.

2 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

HC-SR04 ultrasonic ranger

$1.90

Measures distance from 2 cm to ~4 m by timing an ultrasonic echo.

4 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

DHT22 temperature & humidity sensor

$4.50

Digital sensor for ambient temperature (±0.5 °C) and relative humidity.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Display

SSD1306 OLED display (128×64, I²C)

$3.20

Crisp 0.96" monochrome display on the I²C bus — two data wires, endless dashboards.

4 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Output

Passive piezo buzzer

$0.60

Plays tones with the tone() function — from gentle chirps to full alarms.

2 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Actuator

SG90 micro servo

$2.40

180° positional servo — the workhorse of latches, feeders and flags.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

HC-SR501 PIR motion sensor

$1.50

Detects warm bodies moving up to ~7 m away. The classic security-project sensor.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

Photoresistor (LDR) + 10 kΩ divider

$0.40

Reads ambient brightness through a simple voltage divider.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

Capacitive soil moisture sensor

$1.80

Corrosion-resistant probe that reads how thirsty your plant is.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Actuator

1-channel relay module (5 V)

$1.20

Lets your microcontroller switch pumps, fans and lamps it could never drive directly.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Output

WS2812B NeoPixel ring (8 px)

$3.80

Individually addressable RGB pixels — one data wire, all the colors.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Input

10 kΩ potentiometer

$0.50

A knob that reads 0–100 %. Perfect for thresholds, brightness and volume.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

RC522 RFID reader (SPI)

$2.90

Reads 13.56 MHz cards and fobs — the key to access-control and treasure-chest builds.

4 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Sensor

MQ-135 air quality sensor

$2.20

Sniffs out CO₂-equivalent gases, smoke and general bad air.

3 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

Input

KY-040 rotary encoder

$1.10

Endless rotation with a push-click — the perfect menu controller.

5 pins · works with UNO / ESP32 / PICO

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