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.
Crystal 12MHz
SKU: SF-COM-08582 | Brand: SparkFun
Standard frequency crystals - use these crystals to provide a clock input to your microprocessor. Rated at 20pF capacitance and +/- 50ppm stability. Low profile HC49/US Package. 12MHz is good for use with devices th...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
2x5 Pin IDC Ribbon Cable
SKU: SF-PRT-08535 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2×5 (10-pin) IDC ribbon cable with 2.54 mm pitch connectors is commonly used for AVR ISP programming and general-purpose communication between boards. The cable is 6 inches (approximately 15 cm) in length. Key F...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
2x5 Pin Shrouded Header
SKU: SF-PRT-08506 | Brand: SparkFun
A 2×5 (10-pin) shrouded box header on standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) pitch. The keyed shroud prevents reversed cable connections, making it ideal for programming headers, data buses, and other multi-pin interfaces. Key Feat...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Arduino Compatible Long Range LoRa Shield
SKU: TB-XC4392 | Brand: Little Bird
The Arduino Compatible Long Range LoRa Shield turns your Arduino into a LoRa wireless node capable of transmitting and receiving data over several kilometres — without the need for a GSM network. Built around the Semt...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
SparkFun Third Hand Parts
SKU: SF-TOL-12033 | Brand: SparkFun
A parts kit for building or repairing an additional arm on the SparkFun Third Hand soldering helper. Includes alligator clips and the hardware needed to convert a coolant hose segment into a flexible helping hand. Id...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Polarized Connectors - Header (2-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08233 | Brand: SparkFun
A 2-pin polarised male header with 0.1″ (2.54 mm) pin spacing, designed for PCB and perfboard mounting. The keyed housing prevents reversed connections, making it ideal for power and sensor wiring where correct polari...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
LED RGB Strip - Sealed (1m)
SKU: SF-COM-12023 | Brand: SparkFun
Gone are the days that you have to worry about silicone weather proofing splitting and breaking on you! These are sealed non-addressable 1 meter long RGB LED strips that come packed with 60 5060 LEDs per meter. Eac...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Polarized Connectors - Housing (2-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08095 | Brand: SparkFun
Polarized connectors and headers for your perf board/PCB projects. Use these connectors for power connections or any sensor/general connection to prevent users from connecting the peripheral incorrectly or reversed. T...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
LED RGB Strip - Bare (1m)
SKU: SF-COM-12021 | Brand: SparkFun
These are bare non-addressable 1 meter long RGB LED strips that come packed with 60 5060 LEDs per meter. As these are bare LED strips that have no protective coating, your project won’t be water proof but there is acc...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
DIP Switch - 8 Position
SKU: SF-COM-08034 | Brand: SparkFun
A standard DIP switch with 8 individual switch positions at 0.1″ (2.54mm) pin spacing. Fits directly into breadboards and standard PCB through-holes for easy prototyping and configuration. Specifications Positions ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Metal Pushbutton - Latching (16mm, White)
SKU: SF-COM-11975 | Brand: SparkFun
A heavy-duty, panel-mount latching pushbutton with an illuminated white LED ring. Built from stainless steel with IP65 weatherproofing, this 16mm threaded switch is designed to withstand tough environments while deliv...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Metal Pushbutton - Momentary (16mm, White)
SKU: SF-COM-11970 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a perfect choice if you are in need of a heavy duty push button! These metal push buttons are a very tough, small, panel-mount momentary switch with an illuminated white LED ring. It is a SPDT with 16mm thread...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
470 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0564 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 470Ω and 0.5W (½W). These through-hole axial resistors offer 1% tolerance for accurate circuit design, and are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film resistors, mak...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Break Away Male Headers - Right Angle
SKU: SF-PRT-00553 | Brand: SparkFun
A row of right angle male headers - break to fit. 40 pins that can be cut to any size. Used with custom PCBs or general custom headers.
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
SIM Socket
SKU: SF-PRT-00548 | Brand: SparkFun
Ever wanted to see what’s on that SIM card? Use these sockets in your next project to interface to any old SIM. 6-Pin standard connection. This is a surface mount socket, but it is large enough that it can be hand sol...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Crystal 20MHz
SKU: SF-COM-00534 | Brand: SparkFun
Standard frequency crystals - use these crystals to provide a clock input to your microprocessor. Rated at 20pF capacitance and +/- 50ppm stability. Low profile HC49/US Package.
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
LED Holder - 5mm
SKU: SF-COM-11840 | Brand: SparkFun
These snap-in plastic LED holders provide a clean, secure way to panel-mount 5 mm LEDs. Simply press the LED into the holder and snap the holder into a 7.5 mm (19/64″) mounting hole — no screws or adhesive required. T...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
RFID Reader ID-12LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11827 | Brand: SparkFun
RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purposes of identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. This is the ID-12LA, a very simpl...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Banana to Banana Cables
SKU: SF-CAB-00507 | Brand: SparkFun
These are various leaded cables for attaching to multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, etc. Cables come in red/black pairs. Dimensions: 36" Long
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
SparkFun Third Hand Kit
SKU: SF-TOL-11784 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you frustrated with the lack of dexterity from most third hands? The SparkFun Third Hand gives you the ability to hold a board between two alligator clips on two flexible arms with multiple points of articulati...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
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