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.
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit - with 2x20 Header
SKU: AF-4354 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit combines a full-sized prototyping board with a built-in Pi Cobbler breakout. Solder in the included 2×20 box header, connect a 40-pin GPIO cable, and you...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 30 Jul
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 30 Jul
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 30 Jul
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 30AWG Black
SKU: AF-2003 | Brand: Adafruit
Super-flexible, silicone-sheathed stranded-core wire in black. The silicone insulation is incredibly soft and supple, making this wire ideal for wearable electronics, robotics, and any project where the wiring needs t...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
USB Micro-B Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1833 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board gives you easy access to all 5 pins of a USB Micro-B connector via standard 0.1" header pins. It's a simple way to add USB 5V power to a project, interface with a USB-capable microcontroller, or pr...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
8 MHz Ceramic Resonator / Oscillator
SKU: AF-1872 | Brand: Adafruit
This 8 MHz ceramic resonator is a breadboard-friendly oscillator with built-in load capacitors, making it a simple drop-in timing source for microcontrollers. With 0.5% accuracy, it's well suited for everyday electron...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
IDC Breakout Helper - 2x5 (10 pin)
SKU: AF-2102 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×5 (10-pin) IDC breadboard helper makes it easy to connect standard 10-pin IDC ribbon cables to a breadboard or Perma-Proto board. The two-piece design consists of a pin-through socket that straddles the centre ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Qwiic JST Connector - SMD 4-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-14417 | Brand: SparkFun
Here is a tiny 4-pin Qwiic 1mm JST connector. This connector is used on all of our Qwiic-based boards and can be used to create your own I2C-based device compatible with the Qwiic system!Additionally, this connector w...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - RGB Diffused Common Cathode
SKU: SF-COM-09264 | Brand: SparkFun
Ever hear of a thing called RGB? Red, Green, Blue? How about an RGB LED? These 5mm units have four pins - Cathode is the longest pin. One for each color and a common cathode. Use this one LED for three status indicato...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Hook-up Stranded Wire - Black (22 AWG)
SKU: SF-PRT-08867 | Brand: SparkFun
Standard 22 AWG stranded black wire. Use this for soldering wire or any project in which you need flexible wire. Stranded wire is recommended for projects where the wire has a bend or stress point. Comes in small spoo...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul