Prototyping & Wiring
Everything you need to wire up, connect, and house your electronics projects — all in one place. From breadboards and jumper wires to breakout boards, crimp connectors, headers, and project enclosures, this collection covers the essentials for hobbyists, students, and professionals alike.
Whether you're prototyping a new circuit, organising your bench, or building a finished STEM project, you'll find the right cables, connectors, and storage solutions here. Shipped Australia-wide from our Sydney warehouse.
Reversible USB A to C Cable - 0.3m
SKU: SF-CAB-15426 | Brand: SparkFun
USB-C is fantastic. What makes this cable even better is that one of the features we love so much about USB-C has been replicated to the USB-A 2.0 plug! These cables have minor, yet genius modifications that allow ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Gravity: I2C BMI160 6-Axis Inertial Motion Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0250 | Brand: DFRobot
The BMI160 6-axis inertial motion sensor is a new product from DFRobot. It is based on Bosch BMI160 6-axis MEMS sensor which integrates 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer with ultra-low-power 3-axis gyroscope. Bosch BMI160 ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
16mm Height Metal Caster Bearing Wheel
SKU: AF-3949 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact steel ball caster that provides smooth, omnidirectional movement for small robots and wheeled projects. With a 16mm overall height, it's well-suited as a third support point for two-wheeled robot chassis. E...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Adafruit NeoPXL8 Friend - 8 x Strands NeoPixel Level Shifter
SKU: AF-3975 | Brand: Adafruit
Drive up to 8 strands of NeoPixels simultaneously with DMA — no more blocking your code to push pixel data. The NeoPXL8 Friend is a standalone level-shifting breakout board that converts 3.3 V logic to 5 V for 8 indep...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Gravity: VL53L0X ToF Laser Range Finder
SKU: DF-SEN0245 | Brand: DFRobot
The VL53L0X laser range finder is a high-precision distance sensor that based on new Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle. VL53L0X provides accurate distance measurement whatever the target reflection unlike traditional ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Resistor 1M Ohm 1/4 Watt PTH - 20 pack (Thick Leads)
SKU: SF-PRT-14494 | Brand: SparkFun
These are your run-of-the-mill ¼ Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 1M ohm resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-downs and current limiters. ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
USB cable - 6 A/MiniB
SKU: AF-899 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 6" (approx. 15cm) USB Type-A to Mini-B cable for USB 1.1 and 2.0 connections. Ideal for keeping on the bench when you need a short, tidy cable to connect to Teensy boards, USB LiPo chargers, or other Mini-B ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Line Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red
SKU: AF-1057 | Brand: Adafruit
You have some frickin' sharks at your lair, and you're thinking "it would be really great if I could attach some lasers to them" and then you see these little laser diode modules: what great timing! These encapsulated...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
ADS1015 12-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1083 | Brand: Adafruit
Add high-speed analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1015 breakout. This 12-bit ADC delivers 3,300 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Standalone Toggle Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1012]
SKU: AF-1375 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "toggle" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout
SKU: AF-1400 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Push-button Power Switch Breakout lets you toggle DC power on and off with a simple button press. A latching analogue circuit uses a 3A P-FET to connect or disconnect the input to the output — press once ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Yellow
SKU: AF-1502 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in yellow. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel....
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 2-pin
SKU: AF-2138 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 2-pin screw terminal block with 2.54mm (0.1") pitch, designed to fit directly into perfboard and protoboards. Terminal blocks provide reliable, tool-adjustable PCB-to-wire connections that are easy to mainta...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Brass M2.5 Standoffs for Pi HATs - Black Plated - Pack of 2
SKU: AF-2336 | Brand: Adafruit
11 millimeters that is! Our Black Plated M/F Brass Standoffs are engineered specifically to keep your Pi HAT snug on your Pi while also keeping the two boards separated, in particular the HDMI port. These...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Pogo Pins Crown Head (10 pack) [P75-H2]
SKU: AF-2429 | Brand: Adafruit
Pogo pins are little spring-loaded contacts, very handy for making jigs, or making momentary (but electrically solid) contacts. We use them by the dozen for making programming and testing jigs but they're handy also i...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Missile Switch Cover - Red
SKU: SF-COM-09278 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s not what project you have in mind that may use a rocket launch switch… The question is what project will you come up with once you have one in hand? Everyone has a proverbial missile to launch.The hot red safety ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Rotary Potentiometer - Linear (10k ohm)
SKU: SF-COM-09288 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. Turn the pot and the resistance changes. Connect VCC to an outer pin, GND to the other, and the center pin will have a voltage that varies from...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Arduino Stackable Header - 8-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-09279 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 8-pin female header, with extra long legs – great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". Documents: Datasheet
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Speaker - 0.5W (8 Ohm)
SKU: SF-COM-09151 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact 0.5W speaker with 8 ohm impedance, small enough to fit inside robot builds, enclosures, and portable electronics projects. Suitable for audio output from amplifier boards, microcontrollers with DAC/PWM audio...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
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