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Empower your prototyping endeavors with Little Bird's comprehensive Prototyping collection, available now in Australia! We offer everything you need to bring your electronic ideas to life, from fundamental components like alligator clips and resistors to specialized elements like diodes and MOSFET power switches, all with fast and reliable shipping.

Fuel your creativity and build with confidence:

  • Alligator Clips: Establish temporary connections and facilitate easy circuit testing during the prototyping phase.
  • Resistors: Control current flow and voltage levels, playing a crucial role in various electronic circuits.
  • Diodes: Allow current flow in one direction, enabling essential functionalities like signal rectification and protection.
  • MOSFET Power Switches: Manage high-power applications with robust and efficient switching capabilities.
  • And More: Discover a diverse range of additional components like breadboards, jumper wires, prototyping shields, and more to support your projects.

Perfect for makers of all experience levels, Little Bird's Prototyping collection empowers you to:

  • Build and test circuits efficiently: Experiment with different configurations and troubleshoot issues with ease.
  • Learn electronics fundamentals: Gain practical experience with essential components and understand their functionalities.
  • Bring your ideas to life: Prototype your electronic creations before committing to final designs.

Start building today! Shop Little Bird's Prototyping collection and unlock a world of creative possibilities.

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    Breakout Board for Electret Microphone

    SKU: DF-SEN0045  Little Bird
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    This Breakout Board is Discontinued Now, We recommend Sound Sensors as a suitable replacement. Ready to add audio to your next project? Thi...

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    Beam Pluggable LED Boards by Hover Labs

    SKU: AF-3668  Little Bird
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    Beam is a beginner-friendly PCB with 120 LEDs arranged in a 5x24 grid, a great size to display text or animations in your project. Plug in one to f...

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    Pibow Modification Layers - PiTFT Plus layers

    SKU: PR-PIM092  Little Bird
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    Need to adapt your Pibow to fit your project? These handy extension layers will sort you out! While the Pibow remains the best case on the market f...

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    pHAT Diffuser

    SKU: PR-PIM309  Little Bird
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    This diffuser will give your pHAT lovely bokeh! Cut from the finest frosted perspex, this little diffusion layer will soften the lights from you...

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    pHAT Stack - Solder Yourself Kit

    SKU: PR-PIM321  Little Bird
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    A preposterous pile of peripherals on your Pi! Mix and match 3 HATs or 5 pHATs into a platter of functionality. Use pHAT Stack for specific setu...

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    Solder:Time II DIY watch kit

    SKU: AF-950  Little Bird
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    Calculator watches are back, but microcontroller watches are always in style. Make your own with this easy to solder real time watch kit from Sp...

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    Soldering Iron - 60W (Adjustable Temperature)

    SKU: SF-TOL-14456  SparkFun
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    This adjustable-temperature soldering iron is a great tool for when you don’t want to break the bank but need a reliable iron to get the job done. ...

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    XBee Module - ZB Series S2C - 2mW with Wire Antenna [XB24CZ7WIT-004]

    SKU: AF-968  Little Bird
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    We now carry the Series 2 XBee "ZigBee" modules. This is the series 2 ZigBee protocol 1mW with wire antenna. Its good for point-to-point, multip...

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    Servo Extension Cable - 30cm / 12 long -

    SKU: AF-972  Little Bird
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    Stretch out your servo connections with this flexible servo extension cord. It has a 3 pin shrouded "male" connection to plug your servo into an...

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    ULN2803: 8 Channel Darlington Driver (Solenoid/Unipolar Stepper) [ULN2803A]

    SKU: AF-970  Little Bird
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    Bring in some muscle to your output pins with 8 mighty Darlingtons! This DIP chip contains 8 drivers that can sink 500mA from a 50V supply and has ...

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    Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 6 Pieces

    SKU: AF-3448  Little Bird
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    When working with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these handy cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long, cumbersome stra...

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    Op-amp (pack of 5) - LM224N

    SKU: PI-COM0200  Little Bird
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    A handy little pack of 5 operational amplifiers! Part no: LM224N LF347N Amplifier Type General Purpose J-FET Case or Package Type DIP14 DIP14...

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    SparkFun Lumenati 90L

    SKU: SF-COM-14452  SparkFun
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    The SparkFun Lumenati 90L is a small quarter-circle board equipped with three APA102C LEDs and a single mounting position that has been designed to...

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    SparkFun Lumenati 4-pack

    SKU: SF-COM-14353  SparkFun
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    Designed to give your projects an edge in their lighting capacity, the SparkFun Lumenati 4-pack is a coin-sized board equipped with four APA10...

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    Ethernet Cable - 3 ft long

    SKU: AF-995  Little Bird
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    We have so many Internet-connected goodies in the shop, we figured it's time to carry a cable so you can easily connect them up! This cable is 3...

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    Hans 555 Timer IC - Circuit Playground Plushie

    SKU: AF-1022  Little Bird
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    Hans is the 'old man' of the group. He tends to be nervous and is often indecisive. Hans frequently changes his mind, and is a little fidgety (he o...

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    MOSFET - P-Channel 20V 24A

    SKU: PI-COM0300  Little Bird
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    If you’ve ever wondered how to control high current devices from a low-power microcontroller, a MOSFET is what you need.These MOSFETs have a very l...

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    Mini Speaker 4Ω (3W)

    SKU: PI-COM1601  Little Bird
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    These little speakers are diminutive, but the sound they pump out is surprisingly good. They're ideal for building your own small jukebox or rad...

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    Mini Photocell

    SKU: PI-COM1703  Little Bird
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    This is a very small light sensor. A photocell changes (also called a photodetector, photo resistor, CdS or photoconductive cell) resistance depend...

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    Mini Black HAT Hack3r - Fully Assembled

    SKU: PR-PIM169  Little Bird
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    Need to detach or debug your HAT? Then the Mini Black HAT Hack3r is for you! A nifty little tool that lets you access all of the GPIO pins while...

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    Teensy 3.0 + header

    SKU: AF-1044  Little Bird
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    3.0 has been replaced with 3.1 - which is even better and awesomer! We've got a few of these remaining, in case you want to pick them up at a di...

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    Aluminum SMT Heat Sink - 0.5x0.5 square

    SKU: AF-1041  Little Bird
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    If you want to heat sink a SoC, motor driver, or other surface-mount package part, you might find yourself struggling to find a good heat sink. The...

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    Small 1.2 8x8 Ultra Bright Yellow-Orange LED Matrix [KWM-30881CUYB]

    SKU: AF-1046  Little Bird
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    Make a scrolling sign, or a small video display with this 8x8 gridded yellow-orange LED matrix. Only 1.2" on a side, it is quite visible but not...

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    Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red

    SKU: AF-1054  Little Bird
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    You have some frickin' sharks at your lair, and you're thinking "it would be really great if I could attach some lasers to them" and then you see t...

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