Prototyping & Wiring

SKU: AF-70 | Brand: Adafruit

Just about all electronics use TTL serial for debugging, bootloading, programming, serial output, etc. But it's rare for a computer to have a serial port anymore. This is a USB to TTL serial cable, with a FTDI FT232RL...

SKU: AF-2342 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board is a standalone audio trigger that plays WAV and OGG Vorbis files — no Arduino or programming required. Simply drag and drop sound files over USB, wire up buttons to the trigger ...

SKU: DF-FIT0110 | Brand: DFRobot

This adapter allows you to connect a barrel jack connector to bare wires. One end has screw terminals and the other has a 5.5x2.1mm, center-positive male barrel jack. If you need to connect bare wires to a barrel ...

SKU: SF-COM-09190 | Brand: SparkFun

This is a standard 12mm square momentary button. What we really like is the large button head and good tactile feel (it ‘clicks’ really well). This button is great for user input on a PCB or a good, big reset button o...

SKU: SF-TOL-09161 | Brand: SparkFun

This is your basic spool of leaded solder with a 63/37 water soluble resin core. 0.031" gauge and 100 grams. This is a good spool for more advanced users that should last 6-12 months depending on how often you solder....

SKU: SF-COM-00526 | Brand: SparkFun

The LD1117V33 is a low-dropout (LDO) positive voltage regulator with a fixed 3.3V output. With on-chip trimming providing ±1% output voltage tolerance and built-in current and thermal limiting, it's a reliable choice ...

SKU: SF-SEN-10293 | Brand: SparkFun

A simple piezo element that can be used as both a sensor and a small audio transducer. When flexed or tapped, it generates a voltage that can be read by a microcontroller, making it ideal for knock and vibration detec...

SKU: AF-3522 | Brand: Adafruit

For winding custom coils, or very fine-pitch rework, we always reach for magnet wire. Magnet wire is very very thin (0.1mm diameter!) copper wire with a very thin layer of insulation. It's used for a range of elect...

SKU: AF-4874 | Brand: Adafruit

A matching pair of 4-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...

SKU: EF-EF10130 | Brand: ElecFreaks

Alligator clips (also known as crocodile clips) are one of the most useful tools on any maker's workbench. Whether you're testing a circuit, connecting a micro:bit to external components, or extending your multimeter ...

SKU: AF-4299 | Brand: Adafruit

A compact adapter that converts a Micro-B USB cable to a USB-C plug. Simply attach it to the end of an existing Micro-B cable to connect to USB-C devices — no new cable required. Key Features Micro-B Socket to USB-...

SKU: SF-PRT-14491 | Brand: SparkFun

A pack of 20 through-hole 10 kΩ resistors with thick leads designed for a snug fit in solderless breadboards. These are standard ¼ W, ±5% tolerance PTH resistors — ideal for pull-ups, pull-downs, current limiting, and...

SKU: KI-5642 | Brand: Kitronik

The Kitronik STOP:bit is a pre-assembled traffic light board designed for the BBC micro:bit. It replicates a real traffic light with three 10 mm LEDs (red, amber, green) driven directly from the micro:bit's I/O pins (...

SKU: DF-FIT0117 | Brand: DFRobot

An assortment of 100 aluminium electrolytic capacitors across 12 common values, ranging from 1µF to 470µF. A handy kit for prototyping, decoupling, and general-purpose circuit building — covers the most frequently use...

SKU: DF-FIT0154 | Brand: DFRobot

These high-quality breadboard jumper cables are made with 22 AWG multi-strand wire and sturdy male pins on both ends. Each cable is approximately 214 mm long and comes in assorted colours for easy circuit identificati...

SKU: SF-COM-00102 | Brand: SparkFun

Simple SPDT slide switch. Rated at 30V/200mA. The pins have .1" spacing - fits great into a breadboard! Use it as a power switch or general control switch.

SKU: SF-PRT-11026 | Brand: SparkFun

If you need to knock up a quick prototype there’s nothing like having a pile of jumper wires to speed things up, and let’s face it: sometimes you want quantity over quality. These are the same jumper wires that com...

SKU: SF-PRT-12796 | Brand: SparkFun

These are 6" long jumper wires with female connectors on both ends. Use these to jumper from any male header on any board, to any other male header. Combine these with our male to male jumpers to create a male to f...

SKU: AF-1980 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit TSL2591 is an ultra-high-range digital light sensor with a massive 600,000,000:1 dynamic range. It features both infrared and full-spectrum photodiodes, allowing you to separately measure infrared, full-s...

SKU: AF-1954 | Brand: Adafruit

These Female/Male Extension jumper wires are handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 6" (150mm) long and come in a 'strip' of 20 (2 pieces of ea...