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.
2.5mm Pitch 5-pin Cable Matching Pair - JST XH compatible
SKU: AF-4875 | Brand: Adafruit
A matching pair of 5-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
2.5mm Pitch 2-pin Cable Matching Pair - JST XH compatible
SKU: AF-4872 | Brand: Adafruit
A matching pair of 2-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
555 Timer
SKU: SF-COM-16473 | Brand: SparkFun
The classic 555 timer/oscillator IC from Texas Instruments — one of the most versatile and widely used integrated circuits in electronics. With just a few external resistors and capacitors, it can generate timing dela...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Soldering Work Station 6 Flexible Arms with fan
SKU: LB-LS2120 | Brand: Little Bird
This soldering station has 6 flexible arms with high quality silicon alligator clip to hold your project while you solder.Specification:Lens Diameter:60mmMagnification:3XLED:42 SMD LED LightsCharge:Under 5V 1.5A...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Bulk 47ohm Resistors - 500 pack
SKU: LB-LS0317-47 | Brand: Little Bird
These are your run-of-the-mill 1/4 Watt 5-band resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 47 ohm resistors are great for general use. These thick-lead versions of the resis...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable - 10 Wire 1 Meter Long - 28AWG Black
SKU: AF-3890 | Brand: Adafruit
For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game. We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
915MHz LoRa Antenna RP-SMA - 1/2 Wave 2dBi
SKU: SF-WRL-14876 | Brand: SparkFun
A 1/2-wave 915MHz LoRa duck antenna with 2dBi gain and an RP-SMA connector. Designed for the 860–960MHz band, this 200mm antenna is ideal for extending the range of LoRa nodes and other sub-GHz radio modules. Specifi...
Delivered by Mon 5 Oct
Colorful Square Tactile Button Switch Assortment - 15 pack
SKU: AF-1010 | Brand: Adafruit
Little clicky switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The pins are normally open (disconnected) a...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
High Speed Optoisolator - 6N137
SKU: SF-COM-15105 | Brand: SparkFun
This diode-transistor photocouplers consist of an LED, optically coupled to a high speed photodetector to transmit electrical signals between circuits while still isolating your system from higher voltages. The 6N137 ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Potentiometer Control Rotary Knob Blue
SKU: LB-LS0071 | Brand: Little Bird
The knob is designed to set directly on the potentiometer's ridges so it's an easy & secure fit. It has a nice feel, with a solid grip, tweaking it is quite fulfilling This is the blue version and it has a nice dee...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Rocker Switch - On/Off/On (Round)
SKU: SF-COM-14978 | Brand: SparkFun
This little round on/off/on toggle switch is rated up to 10A at 125VAC and can be panel mounted in a 20mm diameter hole. It’ll also look pretty slick in your project!
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
2.1mm DC Power Jack with Slide Switch
SKU: AF-3642 | Brand: Adafruit
A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in slide switch, giving you simple on/off control for devices that lack a dedicated power switch. It shares the same PCB footprint as a standard non-switched barrel jack, so it dro...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
5V 1.5A Linear Voltage Regulator - 7805 TO-220
SKU: AF-2164 | Brand: Adafruit
The classic L7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 package, capable of delivering a clean, regulated 5.0 V output (±2%) from an input voltage of 7–35 V. With built-in current limiting and thermal shutdown protecti...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-2448 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TB6612 Breakout is a compact dual H-bridge motor driver that can spin two DC motors bidirectionally, step one bipolar or unipolar stepper, or fire two solenoids — all at up to 1.2A continuous per channel ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Desoldering Pump
SKU: DF-FIT0216 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact, spring-loaded desoldering pump (solder sucker) for removing solder from PCB joints and through-holes. The ProsKit DP-366D features a double oil-sealed piston for guaranteed leak-free suction and a soft foam...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Servo extension cable 150mm
SKU: DF-FIT0296 | Brand: DFRobot
A 150mm servo extension cable for reaching servos mounted further from the controller than the servo's built-in lead allows. Male connector plugs into the controller, female connector mates with the servo. Also works ...
Delivered by Mon 5 Oct
SparkFun RJ11 Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-14021 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun RJ11 Breakout, two simple breakout boards for the common 6-pin RJ11 connector. These little boards can easily have one of our RJ11 6-Pin Connectors to work with common telephone cables. Each bo...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
3mm LED Pack (50 pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0244 | Brand: DFRobot
A pack of 50 basic 3mm LEDs in five colours — 10 each of red, green, yellow, white, and blue. Handy for prototyping, indicator lights, and Arduino projects. Specifications Forward Voltage – 1.8–2.2V Max Current – ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
2mm 10pin XBee Socket
SKU: SF-PRT-08272 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2 mm pitch 10-pin socket mates with XBee radio modules from Digi, allowing you to mount your XBee without soldering it directly to a PCB. You'll need two of these sockets to connect to all 20 pins on an XBee modu...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep