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.
Black Snap Action Keyboard Switch - PCB Mount
SKU: TB-SP0721 | Brand: Little Bird
This black snap-action keyboard switch is a PCB-mount, single-pole momentary pushbutton. The switch is normally open (SPST) and closes only while the button is depressed, making it suitable for keyboards, keypads, con...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
LED - Infrared - 940nm
SKU: PI-COM0613 | Brand: Pimoroni
A clear 5mm infrared LED operating at 940nm wavelength. Ideal for generic IR systems including remote controls, proximity sensors, and touchless object detection. Specifications Wavelength: 940nm (infrared) Forwar...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit Half-size Perma-Proto Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit
SKU: AF-1148 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Half-size Perma-Proto Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit combines a prototyping board with a built-in Pi Cobbler breakout. Solder the included 2×13 box header onto the board, connect a 26-pin GPIO ribbon cab...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
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 Thu 2 Jul
Arcade/Button Quick-Connect Wire Pair - Set of 10 pairs
SKU: AF-1152 | Brand: Adafruit
These quick-connect wire pairs make wiring arcade-style and metal buttons fast and simple. Each wire comes as a pair with two 0.11" quick-connect terminals pre-crimped onto 20cm long wires, terminated together in a JS...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
JST PH 3-pin Plug to Color Coded Alligator Clips Cable
SKU: AF-4030 | Brand: Adafruit
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with grippy mini alligator clips. We're carrying these to match up with any of our boards or breakouts with 3-pin 'STEMMA' connector...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Membrane 1x4 Keypad + Extras
SKU: AF-1332 | Brand: Adafruit
Punch in your secret key into this numeric membrane keypad. This keypad has 4 buttons, and since every key has its own wire line, no matrix code is required - just treat these like every day switches. The membrane is ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Breadboard Base for Pibow
SKU: PR-PIM086 | Brand: Little Bird
A laser-cut acrylic base plate that replaces the bottom layer of a Pibow case, adding a secure mounting area for breadboard prototyping alongside your Raspberry Pi. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3, A+, Zero, and Zero W...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
4xAA Press-Stud Battery Holder - Default
SKU: PI-COM1304 | Brand: Pimoroni
A 4×AA battery holder with press-stud (snap) termination, providing a portable power source for wearable and on-the-go projects. With four alkaline AA batteries, it delivers approximately 6V with 7,000–10,000 mAh of c...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Thu 2 Jul
Diffused 'Piranha' Super-flux RGB (tri-color) LED (10 pack)
SKU: AF-1451 | Brand: Adafruit
Diffused 5mm tri-colour LEDs with separate red, green, and blue chips inside a square "Piranha" (super-flux) package. With a 90° viewing angle and up to 3000mcd combined brightness, these LEDs are great for colour mix...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Red
SKU: AF-1445 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in red. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel. K...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Flex Perma-Proto - Half-sized Breadboard Flex-PCB
SKU: AF-1518 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Flex Perma-Proto is a half-sized breadboard-layout prototyping board made from ultra-thin polyamide film. It bends, twists, and can even be cut to shape with scissors — perfect for wearables, curved enclo...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
6mm SPST Micro Tactile Switch
SKU: TB-SP0603 | Brand: Little Bird
A normally open SPST micro tactile switch in a compact 6×6mm package. This single-action momentary push button is designed for PCB mounting and is suitable for a wide range of electronics projects and prototyping appl...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun