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.
22-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC Flex Cable for DSI CSI or HSTX - 20cm
SKU: AF-6036 | Brand: Adafruit
A 22-pin flexible flat cable (FPC) with 0.5mm pitch, 20cm in length. This A-B style cable has matching pin orientation on both ends — pin 1 on one side aligns with pin 1 on the other — making connections straightforwa...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell for Pico and PicoW
SKU: AF-5967 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell gives your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W three side-by-side socket slots — plug in your Pico and up to two PiCowbell accessories with no soldering or stacking headers required. It al...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
iFixit Soldering Splint - Portable Helping Hand
SKU: AF-5910 | Brand: Adafruit
With the iFixit Soldering Splint by your side, you don't have to wish you had a third-hand. This board is perfect for when you are joining two wires together, also known as splinting! Compact enough to fit into a...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico with Pre-Soldered Sockets
SKU: AF-5907 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell with Pre-Soldered Sockets gives your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W instant plug-and-play access to every GPIO pin via screw terminal blocks. Simply plug in your Pico and connect 18–26 AWG...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
10 Position Header Connector 0.100" (2.54mm) Through Hole, Right Angle Gold
SKU: LB-732-2865-ND | Brand: Little Bird
A 10-position single-row right-angle header with gold-plated pins at standard 2.54mm (0.1") pitch. Through-hole mounting for PCB soldering, with pins oriented at 90° for horizontal mating with female connectors or jum...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
JST-XH Extension Cable - 2.5mm Pitch - 500mm long
SKU: AF-5497 | Brand: Adafruit
We now have a handy extension cord for JST-XH projects! One end has a JST-XH socket, and the other has a matching plug. Between the two, 500mm of color-coded wire. This solid 2.5mm pitch connector exten...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Red Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack
SKU: AF-5532 | Brand: Adafruit
Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of color to your synth or control panel. They are made of a hard plast...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2x17 (34 pin) IDC Box Header - 0.1" / 2.54mm Pitch
SKU: AF-5357 | Brand: Adafruit
This double-row 2×17 (34-pin) IDC box header with 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch is commonly used for floppy disk drive interfaces and other legacy 34-pin IDC ribbon cable connections. The keyed box header ensures correct cable...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Alpha Single-Gang 16mm Right-angle PC Mount - 5K Linear
SKU: AF-5281 | Brand: Adafruit
An Alpha 5K linear potentiometer with right-angle PC mount pins spaced at 0.2" — perfect for plugging directly into a breadboard or perfboard during prototyping. When you're ready for a permanent build, mount it to a ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
micro:bit Edge Connector - PTH, Right Angle (80-pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-17252 | Brand: SparkFun
The micro:bit Edge Connector allows you to expand the capabilities of the micro:bit development platform. This version of the connector features 80, right angle, PTH pins. Add this part to your board to create a handy...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Extended GPIO Female Header - 2x20 Pin (13.5mm/9.80mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-16764 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2x20 pin female header is meant to allow you to extend the reach of any board with the standard 2x20 GPIO pin footprint like the Raspberry Pi, Google Coral, and NVIDIA Jetson. You can also solder it to Pi HATs th...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Anti-Static ESD Rework Mat with Grounding Clip - A4 Size - 20cm x 30cm
SKU: AF-4405 | Brand: Adafruit
This anti-static ESD rework mat provides a safe working surface for electronic repair and assembly, especially when handling ESD-sensitive components. The high-resistance coating (tens of megaohms) dissipates static c...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Basic Multi-Color Micro SMT Test Hooks (6-pack)
SKU: AF-4322 | Brand: Adafruit
A six-pack of colour-coded micro SMT test hooks for probing and debugging surface-mount PCBs. Each hook features a spring-actuated double-hook tip that snaps onto components, and a solderable tab on the other end for ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Half-Size PCB Kit - with 2x20 Header
SKU: AF-4353 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Half-Size PCB Kit combines a compact half-sized prototyping board with a built-in Pi Cobbler breakout. Solder in the included 2×20 box header, connect a 40-pin GPIO cable, ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Header - 2x5 Pin (Male, 1.27mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-15362 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a super small, 2x5 pin male PTH header. This header is in the common configuration for JTAG applications. Each pin has a spacing of 1.27mm in between each other and can be cut down to smaller increments if the...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable - 4 Wires 1 Meter Long - 30 AWG Black
SKU: AF-3889 | 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 silicon...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
36-pin Swiss Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-3646 | Brand: Adafruit
Precision-machined Swiss-pin female socket headers for a tight, reliable fit. Unlike standard stamped-metal headers, Swiss-pin sockets use machined round contacts that grip the matching Swiss-pin male plugs securely —...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Servo Extension Cable - 50cm / 19.5 long
SKU: AF-973 | Brand: Adafruit
A 50 cm (19.5″) servo extension cable for extending the reach of standard 3-pin servo connections. It features a shrouded male connector on one end and a female connector on the other, with red/black/white colour codi...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun