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.
Diffused LED - RGB 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-11120 | Brand: SparkFun
Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.Features: Forward Voltage (R/G/B): 2.0 / 3.2 / 3.1V Forward Current: 20mA Intensity (R/G/B): 550 / 25...
Delivered by Fri 20 Nov
Pogo Pins Spear Head (10 pack) [P75-LM3]
SKU: AF-394 | Brand: Adafruit
Pogo pins are little spring-loaded contacts, very handy for making jigs, or making momentary (but electrically solid) contacts. We use them by the dozen for making programming and testing jigs but they're handy also i...
Delivered by Thu 3 Dec
Raspberry Pi GPIO Shrouded Header - 2x20
SKU: SF-PRT-13054 | Brand: SparkFun
A 2×20 shrouded (boxed) header designed to match the Raspberry Pi GPIO pinout. It provides a keyed, polarised connection point so you can run a ribbon cable from your Pi's GPIO to a breakout board, HAT prototype, or c...
Delivered by Wed 11 Nov
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Wed 11 Nov
36-pin 0.1 Female header - pack of 5!
SKU: AF-598 | Brand: Adafruit
Female headers are one of the most versatile components in electronics — perfect for connecting things together, soldering to perfboards, creating sockets for wires, or pairing with break-away male header strips. This...
Delivered by Thu 3 Dec
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Thu 3 Dec
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 Thu 3 Dec
40-pin FPC to Right Angle 2x20 IDC Female Socket Header
SKU: AF-4909 | Brand: Adafruit
A 40-pin FPC to right-angle 2×20 IDC female socket header adapter board. Converts a standard 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC/FFC cable connection into a Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO socket, allowing you to extend or relocate y...
Delivered by Thu 3 Dec
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 Thu 3 Dec
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 Thu 3 Dec
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Fri 20 Nov
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Thu 3 Dec
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 Thu 3 Dec
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 Wed 11 Nov
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 Wed 11 Nov