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.
Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip right-angle male header (10 pack)
SKU: AF-1540 | Brand: Adafruit
Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breadboard, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
10-pin 2x5 Socket-Socket 1.27mm IDC (SWD) Cable - 150mm long
SKU: AF-1675 | Brand: Adafruit
A 150mm IDC ribbon cable with 10-pin 2×5 socket connectors at 1.27mm (0.05") pitch on both ends. Designed for SWD (Serial Wire Debug) programming and debugging connections commonly found on ARM Cortex development boar...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
UV/UVA 400nm Purple LED 5mm Clear Lens - 10 pack
SKU: AF-1793 | Brand: Adafruit
Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these 5mm clear UV / Purple LEDs. These emit UV 'blacklight' in the UVA spectrum so they are great for projects with fluorescent materials referred to as UV/blacklight-...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
5V SPST DIL Reed Relay
SKU: TB-SY4036 | Brand: Little Bird
This small, lightweight 5V SPST reed relay is designed for PCB mounting in a standard DIL (Dual In-Line) package. It switches up to 1A DC with a low 0.1W power consumption, making it suitable for low-power switching a...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
27k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0606 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 27kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W. Same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film resistors, these metal film resistors offer tighter ±1% tolerance for applications requiring greater precision. S...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Screw Terminal Block: 3-Pin, 5 mm Pitch, Side Entry (4-Pack)
SKU: PL-2441 | Brand: Pololu
These side-entry screw terminal blocks have a pitch of 5 mm (0.197″). Each block has three terminals for the stripped ends of 22 – 14 AWG wires, and units can slide together to make longer strips. They ar...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2mm Pitch 25-Pin Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-2672 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 25-pin female socket headers are perfect for connecting to modules and boards that use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes five 25-pin strips that can be ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Universal Pre-Punched Experimenters Board - Large
SKU: TB-HP9554 | Brand: Little Bird
A versatile prototyping board with a doughnut-pad layout for building electronic circuits. Each pad is separated from its neighbours by approximately 0.5 mm, providing electrical isolation while making it easy to brid...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Infrared Sensor Jumper Wire - 3-Pin JST
SKU: SF-SEN-08733 | Brand: SparkFun
Three pin JST connector with red, black, and yellow colors. 5 inch wire outs. This cable comes fully assembled as shown and connects directly to many different Sharp sensors. Quick and easy, this cable will save yo...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
RJ45 Ethernet MagJack-Compatible
SKU: SF-PRT-08534 | Brand: SparkFun
Ethernet is now ubiquitous with embedded systems. Before you can get your set-top box on the internet, you’ll need one of these single port, RJ45 ethernet jacks with built in transformer (magnetics), status LEDs, a...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Resettable Fuse PTC
SKU: SF-COM-08357 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a handy little device that can save your system from smoking. A resettable fuse (also known as a PTC) is a resistor that has very unique properties. For this model, if your circuit tries to draw more tha...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Screw Terminals 3.5mm Pitch (3-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08235 | Brand: SparkFun
Screw Terminals with 3.5mm 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 125V @ 6A. Terminal ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
BNC Male Plug Terminal Block
SKU: AF-2888 | Brand: Adafruit
A BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman) male plug with a screw terminal block for solderless connections. Use stranded or solid-core wire and a small screwdriver to create custom wiring jigs for test equipment, video signals,...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun