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 5mm LED Pack - 5 LEDs each in 5 Colors - 25 Pack
SKU: AF-4203 | Brand: Adafruit
A pack of 25 diffused 5mm LEDs in five colours — white, blue, green, yellow, and red (5 of each). These classic through-hole LEDs are bright enough for daytime visibility and diffused for a wide viewing angle, making ...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable - 4 Wires 1 Meter Long - 30 AWG Black
SKU: AF-3889 | 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 silicon...
Delivered by Fri 25 Sep
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 6 Oct
Rotary Potentiometer - 100k Ohm, Logarithmic (Panel Mount)
SKU: SF-COM-14624 | Brand: SparkFun
A panel-mount rotary potentiometer with a 100 kΩ logarithmic taper. Turn the knob and the resistance changes smoothly — ideal for volume controls and other audio applications where a logarithmic response matches human...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Black
SKU: AF-3164 | Brand: Adafruit
Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible...
Delivered by Fri 25 Sep
ProtoShield Prototype Extension Board With Mini Breadboard Experiment Plate For Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0093 | Brand: Little Bird
Description:The ProtoShield is prototype expansion board with 2 LEDs and 2 button, which can be used directly and more convenience. All the pins and power have been lead out. It is very suitable for building prototype...
Delivered by Fri 25 Sep
2-Pin Wire Joints (3-pack)
SKU: AF-3786 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2-Pin Wire Joints provide a quick, solder-free way to connect two wires together. Simply press the curved arm to open the aperture, insert the wire, and release — the spring mechanism holds the wire securely in ...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
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 25 Sep
Potentiometer with Built In Knob - 10K ohm
SKU: AF-4133 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 10K ohm linear potentiometer with a built-in knurled plastic knob — no separate knob needed. The 0.1" pin spacing plugs directly into a standard breadboard, making it perfect for prototyping and quick adjust...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
Adafruit SMT Breakout PCB for QFN or TQFP - 44 pin
SKU: AF-1162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SMT Breakout PCB for 44-pin QFN or TQFP packages lets you easily prototype with surface-mount chips on standard solderless breadboards. One side accommodates a 44-pin QFP footprint while the other support...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
4-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set
SKU: AF-578 | Brand: Adafruit
A matched pair of 4-wire cables with JST SM connectors — one plug and one receptacle — for easy plug-and-unplug connections. Each cable is 15cm long with a latching connector that stays secure during use but disconnec...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
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 Mon 19 Oct
Mini SWD 0.05 Pitch Connector - 10 Pin SMT Box Header
SKU: AF-4048 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 1.27 mm (0.05") pitch 2×5 mini SWD box header with a half-shroud and key-notch. A smaller alternative to full-shroud SWD headers, taking up much less board space while remaining compatible with standard 10-p...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
WS2811 NeoPixel LED Driver Chip - 10 Pack
SKU: AF-1378 | Brand: Adafruit
The WS2811 is the driver IC used in NeoPixel LED strips and pixels. In this SOIC-8 package, it lets you build your own addressable RGB LEDs by driving a single common-anode RGB LED or three individual single-colour LE...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct
USB DIY Connector Shell - Type Mini-B Plug
SKU: AF-1389 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your own USB connections without slicing apart a USB cable and soldering those thin wires inside. These DIY "USB shells" are available in USB A plug, micro B, mini B and USB A socket.Each shell comes with a tw...
Delivered by Mon 19 Oct