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.
0.1 (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housing: 2x6-Pin 5-Pack
SKU: PL-1914 | Brand: Pololu
These 2×6-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 twelve-wire c...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Assembled Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing for all Feathers
SKU: AF-2926 | Brand: Adafruit
The Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing kit is like the Golden Eagle of prototyping FeatherWings (eg. majestic, powerful, good-looking). To start, you get a nice prototyping area underneath your Feather, wi...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - Basic Yellow 5mm x 100
SKU: SF-COM-09594 | Brand: SparkFun
A standard 5 mm yellow LED — the essential building block for power indicators, status lights, sensor circuits, and blinking displays. Specifications Colour – Yellow Size – 5 mm (T-1 3/4) Forward Voltage – 2.0V t...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
DIY Magnetic Connector - Straight 7 Contact Pins - 2.2mm Pitch
SKU: AF-5468 | Brand: Adafruit
These DIY magnetic connectors let you add MagSafe-style snap-together connections to your own projects. Each set includes two matching halves with seven spring-loaded pogo pins at 2.2 mm pitch and embedded magnets tha...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
JST PH 4-pin Horizontal Connector (10-pack)
SKU: AF-4392 | Brand: Adafruit
Designing boards with plug-n-play connectivity is a snap, with STEMMA connectors. Here's a pack of 10 of our favorite 2mm pitch connector - the JST PH 4 pin. These are the horizontal style. You can use these w...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
JST SH 4-pin Vertical Connector (10-pack)
SKU: AF-4328 | Brand: Adafruit
A 10-pack of JST SH 4-pin vertical connectors with 1 mm pitch through-hole mounting tabs. These micro connectors are compatible with the Qwiic/STEMMA QT ecosystem, making them perfect for adding I²C connectivity to cu...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header
SKU: AF-4904 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC to straight 2×20 IDC male plug header adapter board. Converts a standard 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC cable connection into a male GPIO plug, allowing you to connect HATs and Bonnets at a distance from your...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
40-pin FPC to Right Angle 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header Adapter
SKU: AF-4897 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC to right-angle 2×20 IDC male plug header adapter board. Converts a standard 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC cable connection into a male GPIO plug, allowing you to connect HATs and Bonnets at a distance from y...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Female Header - 2x18
SKU: SF-PRT-16581 | Brand: SparkFun
A 2×18 pin female header with standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) pitch spacing. Mates perfectly with the Alchitry Br Prototype Element Board and other 0.1"-spaced dual-row male headers. Specifications Configuration – 2×18 (36...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Header - 2x5 Pin (Female, 1.27mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-15363 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact 2×5 pin female through-hole header with 1.27 mm (50 mil) pitch. This is the standard configuration used for JTAG and SWD debugging connections on microcontroller boards. Specifications Configuration – 2×5...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip male header - Blue - 10 pack
SKU: AF-4150 | Brand: Adafruit
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers!Each pack contains ten blue 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip male header - Various Colors
SKU: AF-4154 | Brand: Adafruit
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten candy-colored 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra ...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
IC Socket for 40-pin 0.6 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2207 | Brand: Adafruit
These 40-pin IC sockets let you insert and remove DIP chips without soldering them directly to your PCB. Solder the socket into your board once, then swap chips freely — useful for prototyping, testing, or any project...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 10-pin
SKU: AF-2142 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 10-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 maint...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
330k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0632 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 330kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W (½W) with 1% tolerance. These through-hole axial resistors are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film types, making them a drop-in upgrade where high...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Rotary Potentiometer - 100 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1005 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Resistor Grab Bag (pack of 580)
SKU: PI-COM-B005 | Brand: Pimoroni
580 resistors (29 values, 20 pieces of each) go into this great starter pack (or refill!) with a wide range of useful values. The kit contains 20 each of:10Ω22Ω47Ω68Ω100Ω120Ω150Ω180Ω220Ω270Ω330Ω470Ω560Ω680Ω1kΩ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Configurable Spring Terminal Blocks - 3 Pin 0.1 Pitch R/A - x 5
SKU: AF-1074 | Brand: Adafruit
Spring terminal blocks will simplify your wiring and make your project more rugged. Instead of soldering wires to your perf board, solder in these 0.1" pitch terminal blocks. There's a little spring contact so you ...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Breadboard-friendly RGB Smart NeoPixel - Pack of 4
SKU: AF-1312 | Brand: Adafruit
This is the easiest way possible to add small, bright RGB pixels to your project. We took the same technology from our Flora NeoPixels and made them breadboard friendly, with two rows of 3 x 0.1" spaced header on e...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
0.1 36-pin Strip Right-Angle Female/Socket Header (5 pack)
SKU: AF-1542 | Brand: Adafruit
These single-row right-angle female headers with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch are an essential building block for electronics projects. Use them to add right-angle socket connections to perfboards, PCBs, and prototyping setups...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug