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.
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 Mon 24 Aug
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
DB9 Female Connector For RS232/RS422/RS485
SKU: DF-FIT0109 | Brand: DFRobot
A solder-tail DB9 female connector for RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 serial communication interfaces. This widely used connector type is a staple for connecting serial devices, industrial equipment, and legacy computing ...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
2mm 10 pin Socket Headers (for XBee) - Pack of 2
SKU: AF-366 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 10-pin socket headers are designed specifically for XBee modules, which use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes two sockets — one for each side of the XBe...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul
Header - 10-pin Female (PTH, 0.1)
SKU: SF-PRT-11896 | Brand: SparkFun
A standard 10-pin female header with 0.1" (2.54 mm) pitch, designed for through-hole soldering. Mates with standard 10-pin male headers for board-to-board connections, breakout boards, and prototyping. Specifications...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
200 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0555 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 200Ω metal film resistors rated at 0.5W with 1% tolerance. These through-hole axial resistors are the same physical size as standard 1/4W carbon film resistors, making them a drop-in upgrade with doubl...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
300 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0559 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 300Ω 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 highe...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - Basic Yellow 3mm
SKU: SF-COM-00532 | Brand: SparkFun
LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very standard, yellow LED. The lens is 3mm in diameter and it is diffused.
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - Super Bright Yellow
SKU: SF-COM-00530 | Brand: SparkFun
A super bright yellow 5 mm LED with a clear lens, delivering high-intensity output that's ideal for indicator lights, visual alerts, and hobby electronics projects. The clear lens provides a focused beam with excellen...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
LED - RGB Clear Common Cathode
SKU: SF-COM-00105 | 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 indic...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
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 Tue 11 Aug
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 30 Jul
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 Thu 30 Jul