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.
10 Position Header Connector 0.100" (2.54mm) Through Hole, Right Angle Gold
SKU: LB-732-2865-ND | Brand: Little Bird
A 10-position single-row right-angle header with gold-plated pins at standard 2.54mm (0.1") pitch. Through-hole mounting for PCB soldering, with pins oriented at 90° for horizontal mating with female connectors or jum...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2x17 (34 pin) IDC Box Header - 0.1" / 2.54mm Pitch
SKU: AF-5357 | Brand: Adafruit
This double-row 2×17 (34-pin) IDC box header with 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch is commonly used for floppy disk drive interfaces and other legacy 34-pin IDC ribbon cable connections. The keyed box header ensures correct cable...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
DIY Magnetic Connector - Right Angle Four Contact Pins
SKU: AF-5358 | Brand: Adafruit
If you love power adapters or toys & gadgets that have magnetic connections, you can now experiment with these futuristic connectors easily. It's sorta like a DIY "MagSafe-styled" connector, with four 0.1" spaced cont...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
micro:bit Edge Connector - PTH, Right Angle (80-pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-17252 | Brand: SparkFun
The micro:bit Edge Connector allows you to expand the capabilities of the micro:bit development platform. This version of the connector features 80, right angle, PTH pins. Add this part to your board to create a handy...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Extended GPIO Female Header - 2x20 Pin (13.5mm/9.80mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-16764 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2x20 pin female header is meant to allow you to extend the reach of any board with the standard 2x20 GPIO pin footprint like the Raspberry Pi, Google Coral, and NVIDIA Jetson. You can also solder it to Pi HATs th...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Header - 2x5 Pin (Male, 1.27mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-15362 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a super small, 2x5 pin male PTH header. This header is in the common configuration for JTAG applications. Each pin has a spacing of 1.27mm in between each other and can be cut down to smaller increments if the...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Bag of 25 White LED 5mm
SKU: LB-WHITE5MM | Brand: Little Bird
We all know that you can never get too many LEDs. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This is a pack of 25 LEDs all conveniently packaged in a nice reusable bag. Make that next project shine!Features:25 bright white LEDs
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
20-pin 0.1 Female Headers - Rainbow Color Mix - 5 pack
SKU: AF-4160 | Brand: Adafruit
A rainbow pack of five 20-pin female headers, with one of each colour: red, yellow, white, green, and blue. Standard 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch, perfect for colour-coding connections on perfboard and PCB projects. This pack ...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
LED - Green with Resistor 5mm (25 pack)
SKU: SF-COM-14563 | Brand: SparkFun
A pack of 25 green 5mm LEDs with built-in resistors, eliminating the need for external current-limiting resistors. Operating from 3.0V to 5V, these LEDs are ready to connect directly to your power source — no calculat...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
IC Socket - for 20-pin 0.3 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2204 | Brand: Adafruit
An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 20 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 20 pins (2x10) a...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
IC Socket - for 16-pin 0.3 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2203 | Brand: Adafruit
An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 16 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 16 pins (2x8) an...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
IC Socket - for 8-pin 0.3 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2202 | Brand: Adafruit
IC sockets let you insert and remove chips easily from assembled kits and projects — no desoldering required. Solder the socket into your PCB or protoboard, then simply press the chip in when you're ready. Swap chips ...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
36-pin Swiss Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-3646 | Brand: Adafruit
Precision-machined Swiss-pin female socket headers for a tight, reliable fit. Unlike standard stamped-metal headers, Swiss-pin sockets use machined round contacts that grip the matching Swiss-pin male plugs securely —...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Breadboard-friendly MIDI Jack (5-pin DIN)
SKU: AF-1134 | Brand: Adafruit
A sturdy, breadboard-friendly 5-pin DIN MIDI jack with all pins on standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) spacing. Perfect for adding MIDI input or output to your Arduino or microcontroller project without any adapter boards. This ...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
2x20 Socket Riser Header for Raspberry Pi HATs and Bonnets
SKU: AF-4079 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20 female socket riser header features slightly longer-than-standard pins, adding extra height between your Raspberry Pi and any HAT, Bonnet, or pHAT mounted on top. This additional clearance helps boards clear...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Diffused 'Piranha' Super-flux RGB (tri-color) LED (10 pack)
SKU: AF-1451 | Brand: Adafruit
Diffused 5mm tri-colour LEDs with separate red, green, and blue chips inside a square "Piranha" (super-flux) package. With a 90° viewing angle and up to 3000mcd combined brightness, these LEDs are great for colour mix...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
1M Ohm 1 Watt Carbon Film Resistors - Pack of 2
SKU: TB-RR2846 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of two 1 MΩ carbon film resistors rated at 1 W continuous power. These through-hole axial resistors feature colour-coded bands for easy identification and solder legs for breadboard or PCB mounting. Specificat...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Break-away 0.1 2x36-pin strip dual male header (10 pieces)
SKU: AF-1539 | 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
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
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