# Connecting Piicodev Sensors to Breadboard

**URL:** <https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819>\
**Category:** Product Questions\
**Created:** [13 January 2026 23:25 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819 "2026-01-13T23:25:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dennis309436](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@Dennis309436](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Dennis309436)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2026 23:25 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819/1 "2026-01-13T23:25:55Z")

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Hi, does anyone know how I can connect the piicodev sensors to the breadboard directly instead of connecting it to the expansion board?

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**Author:** ![Pixmusix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/pixmusix/32/9719_2.png) [@Pixmusix](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Pixmusix)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2026 23:41 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819/2 "2026-01-13T23:41:55Z")

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This is what I use. 🙂

> **[PiicoDev Adapter for Breadboards](https://core-electronics.com.au/piicodev-breadboard-adapter.html)**
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> The PiicoDev® Adapter for Breadboards allows you to break-out the 4-wires in a PiicoDev cable for prototyping on a breadboard.

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**Author:** ![Donald23173](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/donald23173/32/12687_2.png) [@Donald23173](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Donald23173)\
**Post date:** [14 January 2026 09:05 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819/3 "2026-01-14T09:05:56Z")

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Or maybe one of these

> **[PiicoDev Prototyping Cable (Male) 200mm](https://core-electronics.com.au/piicodev-breakout-cable-200mm.html)**
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> This 200mm cable breaks out the four wires in a PiicoDev cable for manual wiring to breadboards or development boards. It's a 4-wire harness with an SH connector on one end and four Dupont-style connectors on the other.

Core have so many options (number of pins, male/female, number of pins/wires, etc) that it can be rather daunting using Core’s Search function. I have found that adding more keywords doesn’t narrow the search, but expands it exponentially ☹

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**Author:** ![Oliver310786](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/oliver310786/32/13155_2.png) [@Oliver310786](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Oliver310786)\
**Post date:** [14 January 2026 12:28 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/connecting-piicodev-sensors-to-breadboard/23819/4 "2026-01-14T12:28:23Z")

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Those adapter boards and breakout cables mentioned above are definitely the easiest plug-and-play options. If you’re after a more compact or semi-permanent breadboard setup though, most PiicoDev sensors actually have unpopulated header holes along the edge of the board….You can solder standard male header pins there and plug the sensor straight into a brreadboard, just like a typical breakout , no extra cables needed. just a quick heads-up: double-check the pin labels (GND, 3V3, SDA, SCL), as the order can differ from the expansion boards.