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.
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Yellow
SKU: AF-1502 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in yellow. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel....
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 2-pin
SKU: AF-2138 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 2-pin screw terminal block with 2.54mm (0.1") pitch, designed to fit directly into perfboard and protoboards. Terminal blocks provide reliable, tool-adjustable PCB-to-wire connections that are easy to mainta...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
10k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0596 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 10kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W (½W) with 1% tolerance. Despite the higher power rating, these resistors are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film types, making them a drop-in upgra...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Rotary Potentiometer - Linear (10k ohm)
SKU: SF-COM-09288 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. Turn the pot and the resistance changes. Connect VCC to an outer pin, GND to the other, and the center pin will have a voltage that varies from...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Arduino Stackable Header - 8-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-09279 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 8-pin female header, with extra long legs – great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". Documents: Datasheet
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Header - 6-pin Male (SMD, 0.1, Right Angle)
SKU: SF-PRT-09015 | Brand: SparkFun
A surface-mount 6-pin right-angle male header with standard 2.54 mm (0.1 in) pitch between pins and between rows. Ideal for adding a programming or serial header to compact PCB designs where a low-profile, right-angle...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
0.1 2x20-pin Strip Right Angle Female Header
SKU: AF-2823 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20-pin right-angle female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch provides a convenient way to add right-angle connectivity to circuit boards with dual-row 40-pin headers. It mates with standard 2×20 dual male headers ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
LED - Ultraviolet
SKU: SF-COM-08662 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple 5mm LED with an interesting array of applications. This UV LED can be used for counterfeit detection (bills, credit cards, documents, etc), sterilization, pesticide, black lights, sun burns, the list ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
SparkFun Solder-able Breadboard
SKU: SF-PRT-12070 | Brand: SparkFun
A solderable PCB that mirrors the layout of a standard solderless breadboard, with the same pin connections and power rails. Once you've finished prototyping on a breadboard, transfer your circuit to this board and so...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (3-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08433 | Brand: SparkFun
Screw Terminals with 5mm pitch pins. Comes in 2 or 3 positions and have the really cool feature of slide-locking together to form any size you need (4, 5, up to 20 without problems). Rated up to 300V @ 8A. Terminal ca...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
SMA Connector
SKU: SF-WRL-00593 | Brand: SparkFun
PCB edge mount - SMA RF connector. Perfect for prototyping with the GPS and Cellular devices that require an antenna connection. These connectors have a female signal pin and will correctly mate with the original SMA ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
LED Holder - 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-11841 | Brand: SparkFun
A snap-in plastic LED holder designed for 10 mm LEDs. Simply press the LED into the holder and snap the assembly into a 35/64″ (approximately 14 mm) panel hole — no screws or tools required. Key Features Snap-In De...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
36-pin 0.1 Short Break-away Male Header - Pack of 10
SKU: AF-3009 | Brand: Adafruit
Short break-away male headers in a convenient pack of ten — ideal for low-profile connections where standard-height male headers would be too tall. These headers are designed to pair with short female headers for a sl...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
JST to Breadboard Jumper (3-pin)
SKU: SF-CAB-13685 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple jumper adapter cable that comes pre-terminated with a female JST connector on one end and a breadboard hookup pigtail on the other. This cable makes it easy to connect components with a JST connector ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
LED - 3mm Cycling RGB (fast)
SKU: SF-COM-11449 | 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 LED...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Small Dual Row Wire Housing Pack for DIY Jumper Cables
SKU: AF-3143 | Brand: Adafruit
A pack of small dual-row connector housings for building custom jumper cable harnesses. Compatible with standard 0.1" pitch raw jumper wire crimp pins — snap in your crimped wires and create exactly the connector conf...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x5-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1015 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 5-pin straight female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. It provides a reliable socket connection for board-to-board and board-to-wire applications. ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
LED - RGB Clear Common Anode
SKU: SF-COM-10820 | Brand: SparkFun
Ever hear of a thing called RGB? Red, Green, Blue? How about an RGB LED? These 5mm units have four pins: one for each color and a common anode. Use this one LED for three status indicators or pulse width modulate all ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Ribbon Cable - 10 wire (15ft)
SKU: SF-CAB-10647 | Brand: SparkFun
Ribbon cable is really helpful in situations where you need to make a lot of connections without a big mess of wires. Nothing makes a project look more finished than a nice clean wiring harness.This is a 15ft. length ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
Diffused LED - Green 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-10633 | Brand: SparkFun
A large 10 mm through-hole LED with a diffused green glow. The opaque epoxy package produces a soft, even light output that's easy to see from wide viewing angles — perfect for indicators, prototyping, and decorative ...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov