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.
36-pin 0.1 Short Female Header - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-3008 | Brand: Adafruit
Short female headers designed for tight spaces where standard-height headers won't fit. At just 5mm tall (compared to the standard 8mm), these low-profile headers are ideal for compact builds and slim assemblies. Eac...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Shift Register 8-Bit - SN74HC595
SKU: SF-COM-13699 | Brand: SparkFun
The SN74HC595N is a simple 8-bit shift register IC. Simply put, this shift register is a device that allows additional inputs or outputs to be added to a microcontroller by converting data between parallel and serial...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
6-Pin Chassis Connector - Panel Mount (male and female)
SKU: SF-PRT-11475 | Brand: SparkFun
A robust 6-pin GX16 aviation-style connector set including both the panel-mount jack and mating plug. The threaded locking ring screws onto the panel connector, creating a secure connection that won't pull apart — ide...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (fast)
SKU: SF-COM-11451 | Brand: SparkFun
These color-changing LEDs take the work out of creating crazy, flashy, blinky… ness. Simply apply power and the LED will cycle through the RGB colorspace: no external controller necessary! These bright and festive ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Bus pirate basic probe set
SKU: AF-238 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a interface cable designed for Bus Pirate which can makes it easier to connect the Bus Pirate to a circuit and get hacking!
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Rocker Switch - Round w/ Blue LED
SKU: SF-COM-11155 | Brand: SparkFun
These panel-mounting rocker switches have built-in indicator lights to let you know when your switch is engaged. They mount into a 20.2mm diameter hole and are rated up to 16A @ 12v. These simple SPST on-off switches ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Premium Male/Male Raw Jumper Wires - 40 x 6 (150mm)
SKU: AF-3142 | Brand: Adafruit
Our Raw Male/Male Jumper Wires are perfect for making a custom jumper wire sets for wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumpers are a little over 6" (150mm) long and come in a 'strip...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
6-pin Socket/Socket IDC cable [6]
SKU: AF-371 | Brand: Adafruit
A 150mm (6″) IDC ribbon cable with 6-pin (2×3) socket connectors on both ends at 0.1″ × 0.1″ (2.54mm) spacing. Commonly used for AVR ISP programming connections and other 2×3 header interfaces. Key Features Socket-...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Hook-up Wire Spool Set - 22AWG Stranded-Core - 6 x 25ft
SKU: AF-3111 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a box of six 25ft spools of stranded-core wire. Stranded-core wire is best used for wiring jigs where there's bending or movement expected. It also works well with terminal blocks. It's no...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
SparkFun Breadboard Power Supply Stick - 5V/3.3V
SKU: SF-PRT-13032 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breadboard power supply that takes a 6–12 V input and outputs a regulated 5 V or 3.3 V. All headers are at 0.1" pitch for direct insertion into a standard breadboard, with the output pins spaced to power both...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Diffused LED - Blue 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-10635 | Brand: SparkFun
A 10 mm through-hole blue LED with a diffused lens. The opaque epoxy package produces a soft, even glow rather than a focused beam, making it ideal for indicators and decorative lighting where a wide viewing angle is ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
JST RCY Connector - Male/Female Set (2-pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-10501 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 2-pin JST RCY connector typically used for low-voltage applications running 10A or less. They are commonly found in RC vehicles. These come in a bag of 1 male plug, 1 female plug, plus pins to connect them b...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Jumper Wire - 0.1, 3-pin, 12
SKU: SF-PRT-10373 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple three wire cable. Great for jumping from board to board or just about anything else. There is a 3-pin JST RE connector on both ends. These are simple jumper wires used on standard 0.1" breakaway he...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2mm 10pin XBee Header
SKU: SF-PRT-10112 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2 mm pitch 10-pin header mates with 2 mm XBee sockets and is ideal for creating custom breakout boards, "dummy" XBee modules for testing, or any project requiring 2 mm pitch pin headers. Key Features 2 mm Pitc...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
74LVC245 - Breadboard Friendly 8-bit Logic Level Shifter
SKU: AF-735 | Brand: Adafruit
An 8-bit logic level shifter in a breadboard-friendly DIP package. The 74LVC245 converts between 3.3V and 5V logic levels, making it easy to interface modern 3.3V sensors and peripherals with 5V microcontrollers like ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Premium Male/Male Jumper Wires - 40 x 12 (300mm)
SKU: AF-760 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-piece set of premium male-to-male jumper wires in a rainbow ribbon cable format. Each wire is 12″ (300mm) long with 0.1″ (2.54mm) male header contacts on both ends, fitting cleanly on standard-pitch headers and b...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
JST Jumper 4 Wire Assembly
SKU: SF-PRT-09916 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple four wire cable. Great for jumping from board to board or just about anything else. There is a 4-pin JST connector on one end, bare cable on the opposite end. It also comes with the mating connector f...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 40 x 30cm
SKU: AF-793 | Brand: Adafruit
Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 12" (300mm) long and come in a 'strip' of 40 (4 pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" female ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Prototyping Shield for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0019 | Brand: DFRobot
This is the very first prototyping shield for Arduino in the market since 2010. It comes with prototyping area that you can sold led , switch or other components, it also comes with a mini Arduino breadboard that can...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - Basic Green 3mm
SKU: SF-COM-09650 | Brand: SparkFun
LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very standard green LED. The lens is 3mm in diameter, and is diffused.
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul