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.
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 25ft 26AWG - White
SKU: AF-2518 | 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 Mon 27 Jul
4x4 Matrix Keypad
SKU: AF-3844 | Brand: Adafruit
A sturdy 4×4 matrix keypad with 16 buttons, providing a durable tactile input option for microcontroller projects. This hard-button keypad offers a more robust feel compared to membrane keypads, making it well-suited ...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Small PCB Test Points (100 pack) - Red
SKU: AF-3825 | Brand: Adafruit
Testing is an important step in board manufacturing. And it can be super tricky on a fully populated PCB. So how can you test connections when you have an assortment of components blocking your probe? The...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
IC Socket for 40-pin 0.6 Chips - Pack of 3
SKU: AF-2207 | Brand: Adafruit
These 40-pin IC sockets let you insert and remove DIP chips without soldering them directly to your PCB. Solder the socket into your board once, then swap chips freely — useful for prototyping, testing, or any project...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Rotary Potentiometer - 100k Ohm, Linear (Panel Mount)
SKU: SF-COM-14622 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. With this rotary potentiometer just turn the dial and the resistance changes. This potentiometer has a ¼" metal knurled shaft diameter, solder ...
Delivered by Tue 14 Jul
Configurable Spring Terminal Blocks - 3 Pin 0.1 Pitch R/A - x 5
SKU: AF-1074 | Brand: Adafruit
Spring terminal blocks will simplify your wiring and make your project more rugged. Instead of soldering wires to your perf board, solder in these 0.1" pitch terminal blocks. There's a little spring contact so you ...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Board Edge Mounting Kit - Pack of 4
SKU: AF-1116 | Brand: Adafruit
Board edge mounting standoffs designed to grip standard 1.6 mm (0.062") thick PCBs by the edge or corner — no mounting holes required. An elegant solution for securing boards like the original Raspberry Pi or any PCB ...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 20 pin - pack of three
SKU: AF-1206 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SMT Breakout PCB for 20-pin SOIC or TSSOP packages lets you easily prototype with surface-mount chips on standard solderless breadboards. One side accommodates a 20-pin TSSOP footprint while the other sup...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
SMT Breakout PCB Set For SOT-23, SOT-89, SOT-223 and TO252
SKU: AF-1230 | Brand: Adafruit
Beguiled by a fancy new chip, regulator or transistor that is only available in a SOT23-3, SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SOT-223, SOT-89, or TO-252 pinout? This set of breakout PCBs will make your life much much easier and get...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
SMT Test Socket - SOIC-28 Wide Breakout
SKU: AF-1281 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in SOIC Wide packages. This test sockets ...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
SMT Test Socket - TSSOP-28 Breakout
SKU: AF-1280 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in TSSOP packages. This test sockets is g...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
SMT Test Socket - SOIC-16 Narrow Breakout
SKU: AF-1283 | Brand: Adafruit
You know those ZIF sockets we have for DIP chips? Well these are just like that but for SMT parts! Yeah, that's right, now you can program and test out your favorite new parts in SOIC-16 or smaller packages. This test...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Breadboard-friendly RGB Smart NeoPixel - Pack of 4
SKU: AF-1312 | Brand: Adafruit
This is the easiest way possible to add small, bright RGB pixels to your project. We took the same technology from our Flora NeoPixels and made them breadboard friendly, with two rows of 3 x 0.1" spaced header on e...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Wire Wrap Thin Prototyping Repair Wire - 200m 30AWG Blue
SKU: AF-1446 | Brand: Adafruit
This stuff is called "wire-wrap wire" because it used to be used for wire-wrapping high-speed digital circuits on a special kind of contact board. It's pretty rare to see wire-wrapping in these days of low-cost PCB...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Yellow
SKU: AF-3167 | 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 flex...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Blue
SKU: AF-3166 | Brand: Adafruit
This silicone-insulated wire is exceptionally flexible and soft while remaining impressively tough — making it the go-to choice when standard PVC-covered wire can't keep up. Its silicone sheath handles extreme tempera...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Solder-free Stackable Banana Plugs 4mm - Pack of 5 Multi Color
SKU: AF-3694 | Brand: Adafruit
These Banana Plugs not only look great, they're also solder-free and stackable! Banana plugs are often used on test equipment, tools, synthesizers and other electronic patch panels. Each connector is designed ...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Burgundy
SKU: AF-1503 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in burgundy. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control pane...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
0.1 36-pin Strip Right-Angle Female/Socket Header (5 pack)
SKU: AF-1542 | Brand: Adafruit
These single-row right-angle female headers with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch are an essential building block for electronics projects. Use them to add right-angle socket connections to perfboards, PCBs, and prototyping setups...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
USB Mini-B Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1764 | Brand: Adafruit
Simple but effective - this breakout board has a USB Mini-B connector, with all 5 pins broken out. Great for pairing with a microcontroller with USB support, or adding USB 5V power to a project.Comes with one fully...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul