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.
Potentiometer with Built In Knob - 10K ohm
SKU: LB-LS2921 | Brand: Little Bird
Comes as a standard 10K ohm linear potentiometer with 0.1" spacing it works great for prototyping. It has a nice feel, tweaking it is quite satisfying.These are used on the crack the code shield.1 x Potentiomete...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Electronics components with box
SKU: LB-LR0474 | Brand: Little Bird
A handy little box of components. This includes a great variety of electronic components to use with your arduino or raspberry pi. The box includes LEDs 5 x White, Yellow, Blue, Green, Red 2 x Potentiometer 6 x Bu...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: LB-LR0024 | Brand: Little Bird
The rotary encoder is an electro-mechanical switch. Its output signal can be used to determine the direction that its knob is being rotated. Not only that, but it is also capable of continuous rotation, unlike a regul...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Piezo Element
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...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick
SKU: AF-2765 | Brand: Adafruit
The Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick is a compact, self-centring joystick with a black rocker cap, similar in style to PSP joysticks. It provides smooth directional analogue input using two 10 kΩ potentiometers — one for...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
LED - Basic White 5mm x 100
SKU: LB-WHITE-100 | Brand: Little Bird
A bulk pack of 100 white 5mm through-hole LEDs. These standard LEDs are ideal for power indicators, status lights, and general-purpose projects. Key Features 5mm Diameter – Standard size for breadboards and PCBs W...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Laser Detector module
SKU: LB-LS1177 | Brand: Little Bird
Laser Detector Module Want to set up your own laser tripwire? These little modules make it super simple. Just hook one up to your Arduino, line it up with a laser pointer, and you’ve got a working laser detection syst...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
