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.
Adjustable breadboard power supply kit [v1.0]
SKU: AF-184 | Brand: Adafruit
Build your own breadboard-friendly adjustable power supply with this soldering kit. Based on the MIC2941 low-dropout regulator, it provides a guaranteed 1.25A output with only 40–400 mV dropout — far better than the L...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Arduino Stackable Header Kit - R3
SKU: SF-PRT-11417 | Brand: SparkFun
These headers are made to work with the Arduino Uno R3, Leonardo and new Arduino boards going forward. They are the perfect height for clearing the USB-B connector and great for stacking multiple shields. This kit ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Hook-Up Wire - Assortment (Stranded, 22 AWG)
SKU: SF-PRT-11375 | Brand: SparkFun
An assortment of colored wires: you know it’s a beautiful thing. Six different colors of stranded wire in a cardboard dispenser box. Sit this on your workbench and stop worrying about having a piece of wire around!Fea...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Arduino Stackable Header - 10 Pin
SKU: SF-PRT-11376 | Brand: SparkFun
A 10-pin female header with extra-long legs, designed for stacking Arduino R3-compatible shields. The extended pins pass through a shield's PCB and connect to the board below, letting you stack multiple shields on a s...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Soldering Starter Tool Set
SKU: DF-KIT0077 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot Soldering Starter Tool Set gives you everything you need for most soldering tasks. This set includes a 25-watt pencil iron, cast iron stand, high brightness soler tin, pliers, stainless steel tweezers a...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x12-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1030 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 12-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 Fri 12 Jun
Audio Plug - 3.5mm
SKU: SF-COM-11143 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple 3.5mm TRS stereo audio jack with a screw-on plastic shroud. These are great for projects that plug into headphone jacks. Stereo plugs can also be used for carrying serial comm connections! Th...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Rotary Encoder + Extras
SKU: AF-377 | Brand: Adafruit
This high-quality 24-pulse rotary encoder features detented rotation with a satisfying click at each step, a built-in push-button switch, and a panel-mount design. It comes with a soft-touch knob with an arrow indicat...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit DS1307 Real Time Clock Assembled Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3296 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DS1307 Real Time Clock breakout keeps accurate time even when your microcontroller loses power or is reprogrammed. This battery-backed I2C RTC is one of the most widely used clock chips, making it a relia...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Ribbon Crimp Connector - 10-pin (2x5, Female)
SKU: SF-PRT-10650 | Brand: SparkFun
These 2x5 crimp connectors can be snapped onto 10-wire ribbon cable to make your own cable assemblies and keep your connections organized. Simply press the connector onto your ribbon cable, no soldering required, whic...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Diffused LED - Yellow 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-10634 | Brand: SparkFun
Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
0.1 (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housing: 2x3-Pin 10-Pack
SKU: PL-1911 | Brand: Pololu
These 2×3-pin crimp connector housings let you quickly build custom cables that mate with standard 0.1" (2.54mm) spaced connectors. Pair them with pre-crimped terminal wires to create reliable, removable six-wire conn...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Perma-Proto - pack of 3 - Quarter size
SKU: AF-589 | Brand: Adafruit
A value pack of three Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-Sized Breadboard PCBs. Each board mirrors the layout of a tiny solderless breadboard (plus power rails) with 5-hole connected pads, four power bus rails, and clear si...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Panel Mount 100K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [100KB]
SKU: AF-1831 | Brand: Adafruit
This potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. It's a fairly standard linear taper 100K ohm potentiometer, with a grippy shaft. It's smooth and easy to turn, but not so loose that it will...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Solder - 1/4lb Spool (0.020) Special Blend
SKU: SF-TOL-10242 | Brand: SparkFun
We don’t want to hype this solder TOO much, but this could possibly be the best solder in the world. There, we’ve said it. This is a special blend made specifically for us and we love it. It all started as a quest ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Perma Proto Bonnet Mini Kit
SKU: AF-3203 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto Bonnet Mini Kit is a prototyping daughter board sized for the Raspberry Pi Zero. It plugs directly onto the Pi's 2×20 GPIO header and provides a grid of 0.1″ soldering holes connected in a fam...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Premium Male/Male Jumper Wires - 40 x 3 (75mm)
SKU: AF-759 | Brand: Adafruit
Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 3" (75mm) long and come in a 'strip' of 40 (4 pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" male head...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Fuse 5mm 125VAC 5A
SKU: SF-COM-09772 | Brand: SparkFun
A standard 5 × 20 mm glass cartridge fuse rated at 5A / 125V AC. When current exceeds 5A, the internal filament breaks and opens the circuit, protecting your electronics from overcurrent damage. Compatible with standa...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 40 x 6 (150mm)
SKU: AF-826 | Brand: Adafruit
A ribbon of 40 premium female-to-male jumper wires, 150mm (6") long, in 10 rainbow colours (4 wires per colour). Each wire has a 0.1" (2.54mm) female header socket on one end and a 0.1" male pin on the other, fitting ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun