Prototyping
Everything you need to wire up your next build — headers, sockets, breakaway pins, and more. Our prototyping supplies cover standard 2.54 mm pitch and finer-pitch connectors suited to breadboards, PCBs, and custom builds alike.
Whether you're a hobbyist, STEM student, or professional engineer, these components make it easy to prototype quickly and iterate faster. Popular with makers and educators across Australia, with fast local dispatch.
Header - 2x5 Pin (Female, 1.27mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-15363 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact 2×5 pin female through-hole header with 1.27 mm (50 mil) pitch. This is the standard configuration used for JTAG and SWD debugging connections on microcontroller boards. Specifications Configuration – 2×5...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip male header - Blue - 10 pack
SKU: AF-4150 | Brand: Adafruit
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers!Each pack contains ten blue 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that ...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip male header - Various Colors
SKU: AF-4154 | Brand: Adafruit
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten candy-colored 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra ...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
SMT / Solderable Standoff Nuts - M3 x 6mm - 10 pack
SKU: AF-4206 | Brand: Adafruit
These brilliant solder-able standoffs will make your mechanical PCB mounting problems go away. They're super simple - round M3 standoffs that are coated with tin so you can solder them in an oven or with a very pow...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
SMT / Solderable Standoff Nuts - M3 x 3mm - 10 pack
SKU: AF-4207 | Brand: Adafruit
These brilliant solder-able standoffs will make your mechanical PCB mounting problems go away. They're super simple - round M3 standoffs that are coated with tin so you can solder them in an oven or with a very powerf...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
High Temperature Resistant Silica Gel Silicone Wire (8AWG 10mm2 1m Red Black)
SKU: DF-FIT0580 | Brand: DFRobot
This 8 AWG (10 mm²) silicone wire is designed for high-current applications that demand flexibility and heat resistance. The conductor is made from fine-strand tinned copper (0.08 mm diameter strands), twisted togethe...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield - Bare PCB
SKU: SF-DEV-13819 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield is a bare PCB with no attached or included parts that lets you customize your own Arduino shield using whatever circuit you can come up with! You will even be able to test your ci...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable - 4 Wires 1 Meter Long - 26AWG Black
SKU: AF-3892 | Brand: Adafruit
For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game. We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The sili...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 25ft 26AWG - White
SKU: AF-2518 | Brand: Adafruit
Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
4x4 Matrix Keypad
SKU: AF-3844 | Brand: Adafruit
A sturdy 4×4 matrix keypad with 16 buttons, providing a durable tactile input option for microcontroller projects. This hard-button keypad offers a more robust feel compared to membrane keypads, making it well-suited ...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
Small PCB Test Points (100 pack) - Red
SKU: AF-3825 | Brand: Adafruit
Testing is an important step in board manufacturing. And it can be super tricky on a fully populated PCB. So how can you test connections when you have an assortment of components blocking your probe? The...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
IC Socket for 40-pin 0.6 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2207 | Brand: Adafruit
These 40-pin IC sockets let you insert and remove DIP chips without soldering them directly to your PCB. Solder the socket into your board once, then swap chips freely — useful for prototyping, testing, or any project...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
Rotary Potentiometer - 100k Ohm, Linear (Panel Mount)
SKU: SF-COM-14622 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. With this rotary potentiometer just turn the dial and the resistance changes. This potentiometer has a ¼" metal knurled shaft diameter, solder ...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
330k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0632 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 330kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W (½W) with 1% tolerance. These through-hole axial resistors are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film types, making them a drop-in upgrade where high...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Zero Stem for Pi Zero 1.3 and Pi Zero W 1.1
SKU: AF-3945 | Brand: Adafruit
Zero Stem? More like, full stream ahead! This is a neat little PCB shim that transforms your Raspberry Pi Zero into a USB dongle! Super handy when you want to share your computer's Internet connection without messi...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Rotary Potentiometer - 100 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1005 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Resistor Grab Bag (pack of 580)
SKU: PI-COM-B005 | Brand: Pimoroni
580 resistors (29 values, 20 pieces of each) go into this great starter pack (or refill!) with a wide range of useful values. The kit contains 20 each of:10Ω22Ω47Ω68Ω100Ω120Ω150Ω180Ω220Ω270Ω330Ω470Ω560Ω680Ω1kΩ...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Aluminum SMT Heat Sink - 0.27x0.27 square
SKU: AF-1043 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact aluminium heat sink from Cool Innovations, designed for surface-mount components such as SoCs, motor drivers, and other SMT packages. Trusted by engineers for its low cost, ease of use, and excellent thermal...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Configurable Spring Terminal Blocks - 3 Pin 0.1 Pitch R/A - x 5
SKU: AF-1074 | Brand: Adafruit
Spring terminal blocks will simplify your wiring and make your project more rugged. Instead of soldering wires to your perf board, solder in these 0.1" pitch terminal blocks. There's a little spring contact so you ...
Delivered by Wed 15 Jul
Red Snap Action Keyboard Switch - PCB Mount
SKU: TB-SP0720 | Brand: Little Bird
PCB Mount, single pole, momentary. Suitable for keyboards, security systems, etc. 5 colours. - These switches are normally open SPST. When button is depressed the switch closes, but only while the button is down.- C...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun