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.
Aluminum Flex Shaft Coupler - 5mm to 5mm
SKU: AF-1175 | Brand: Adafruit
A machined aluminium flexible shaft coupler for connecting two 5mm shafts. The spiral-cut design provides slight flexibility to accommodate minor misalignment between shafts, reducing binding without introducing rotat...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Gravity: Digital I2C Signal Isolator
SKU: DF-DFR0565 | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: Digital Signal Isolator is capable of isolating I2C digital signal and providing isolated power to the sensor module, effectively preventing mutual interference between the sensor modules. This digital signal...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Flexible USB Swivel Adapter
SKU: AF-974 | Brand: Adafruit
This flexible USB swivel adapter will extend your USB port out of the way. Useful when you want to attach a 'bulky' USB device without blocking a secondary port. We thought this would be handy for BeagleBone or Raspbe...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
2x20 Socket Riser Header for Raspberry Pi HATs and Bonnets
SKU: AF-4079 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20 female socket riser header features slightly longer-than-standard pins, adding extra height between your Raspberry Pi and any HAT, Bonnet, or pHAT mounted on top. This additional clearance helps boards clear...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Mini SWD 0.05 Pitch Connector - 10 Pin SMT Box Header
SKU: AF-4048 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 1.27 mm (0.05") pitch 2×5 mini SWD box header with a half-shroud and key-notch. A smaller alternative to full-shroud SWD headers, taking up much less board space while remaining compatible with standard 10-p...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Stepper Motor Mount with Hardware - NEMA-17 Sized
SKU: AF-1297 | Brand: Adafruit
You have a stepper motor, but you need to attach it to your CNC project, eh? Not so easy if you don't have a stepper motor mount just like this fine one here! This mount will fit any NEMA-17 motor (with 31mm hole...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
JST PH 3-pin Plug to Color Coded Alligator Clips Cable
SKU: AF-4030 | Brand: Adafruit
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with grippy mini alligator clips. We're carrying these to match up with any of our boards or breakouts with 3-pin 'STEMMA' connector...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Membrane 1x4 Keypad + Extras
SKU: AF-1332 | Brand: Adafruit
Punch in your secret key into this numeric membrane keypad. This keypad has 4 buttons, and since every key has its own wire line, no matrix code is required - just treat these like every day switches. The membrane is ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Breadboard Base for Pibow
SKU: PR-PIM086 | Brand: Little Bird
A laser-cut acrylic base plate that replaces the bottom layer of a Pibow case, adding a secure mounting area for breadboard prototyping alongside your Raspberry Pi. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3, A+, Zero, and Zero W...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout - CH340C and USB-C
SKU: SF-DEV-15096 | Brand: SparkFun
This SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout is an easy-to-use USB-to-Serial adapter based on the CH340G and takes advantage of the handy USB-C connector. With USB-C you can get up to three times the power delivery over the pr...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
I/O Expander - MCP23008
SKU: SF-COM-15099 | Brand: SparkFun
Add another eight pins to your microcontroller using a MCP23008 port expander. The MCP23008 uses two I2C pins which can be shared with other I2C devices, and in exchange gives you eight general purpose pins. You can s...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
WS2811 NeoPixel LED Driver Chip - 10 Pack
SKU: AF-1378 | Brand: Adafruit
The WS2811 is the driver IC used in NeoPixel LED strips and pixels. In this SOIC-8 package, it lets you build your own addressable RGB LEDs by driving a single common-anode RGB LED or three individual single-colour LE...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger [v2]
SKU: AF-390 | Brand: Adafruit
This versatile LiIon/LiPo battery charger accepts power from three sources: a 6 V solar panel (via 2.1 mm DC jack), USB Mini-B, or a 5 V DC adapter. It features automatic charging current tracking that draws the maxim...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
4xAA Press-Stud Battery Holder - Default
SKU: PI-COM1304 | Brand: Pimoroni
A 4×AA battery holder with press-stud (snap) termination, providing a portable power source for wearable and on-the-go projects. With four alkaline AA batteries, it delivers approximately 6V with 7,000–10,000 mAh of c...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
USB DIY Connector Shell - Type Mini-B Plug
SKU: AF-1389 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own USB connections without slicing apart a USB cable and soldering those thin wires inside. These DIY "USB shells" are available in USB A plug, micro B, mini B and USB A socket.Each shell comes with a tw...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
USB DIY Connector Shell - Type A Socket
SKU: AF-1388 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own USB connections without slicing apart a USB cable and soldering those thin wires inside. These DIY "USB shells" are available in USB A plug, micro B, mini B and USB A socket.Each shell comes with a tw...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Diffused 'Piranha' Super-flux RGB (tri-color) LED (10 pack)
SKU: AF-1451 | Brand: Adafruit
Diffused 5mm tri-colour LEDs with separate red, green, and blue chips inside a square "Piranha" (super-flux) package. With a 90° viewing angle and up to 3000mcd combined brightness, these LEDs are great for colour mix...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
ZIP LEDs Add-On Pack for Kitronik Inventors Kit for micro:bit
SKU: KI-5603-ZIP | Brand: Kitronik
An add-on pack for the Kitronik Inventor's Kit that introduces individually addressable RGB LEDs (ZIP LEDs) to your BBC micro:bit projects. Through ten guided experiments, you'll learn how to control LED colours, anim...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Red
SKU: AF-1445 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in red. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel. K...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Rugged Metal On/Off Switch - 22mm 6V RGB On/Off
SKU: AF-3424 | Brand: Adafruit
This chrome-plated rugged metal pushbutton features a built-in RGB LED ring light and a latching on/off mechanism. Press once to latch on, press again to release — unlike momentary buttons, it stays in position. Simpl...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
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