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.
10-pin 2x5 Socket-Socket 1.27mm IDC (SWD) Cable - 150mm long
SKU: AF-1675 | Brand: Adafruit
A 150mm IDC ribbon cable with 10-pin 2×5 socket connectors at 1.27mm (0.05") pitch on both ends. Designed for SWD (Serial Wire Debug) programming and debugging connections commonly found on ARM Cortex development boar...
Delivered by Wed 28 Oct
50-pin 0.5mm Pitch FPC Flex Cable - 250mm / 10 long
SKU: AF-1682 | Brand: Adafruit
This 50-pin FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) cable is ultra-thin and flexible, ideal for tight spaces where a round cable would be too bulky. At 250mm (10″) long with 0.5mm pitch contacts, it's a common format used in d...
Delivered by Wed 28 Oct
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 30AWG Black
SKU: AF-2003 | Brand: Adafruit
Super-flexible, silicone-sheathed stranded-core wire in black. The silicone insulation is incredibly soft and supple, making this wire ideal for wearable electronics, robotics, and any project where the wiring needs t...
Delivered by Wed 28 Oct
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 26AWG White
SKU: AF-1882 | 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 Wed 28 Oct
USB Micro-B Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1833 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board gives you easy access to all 5 pins of a USB Micro-B connector via standard 0.1" header pins. It's a simple way to add USB 5V power to a project, interface with a USB-capable microcontroller, or pr...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
5V SPST DIL Reed Relay
SKU: TB-SY4036 | Brand: Little Bird
This small, lightweight 5V SPST reed relay is designed for PCB mounting in a standard DIL (Dual In-Line) package. It switches up to 1A DC with a low 0.1W power consumption, making it suitable for low-power switching a...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
27k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0606 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 27kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W. Same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film resistors, these metal film resistors offer tighter ±1% tolerance for applications requiring greater precision. S...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
8 MHz Ceramic Resonator / Oscillator
SKU: AF-1872 | Brand: Adafruit
This 8 MHz ceramic resonator is a breadboard-friendly oscillator with built-in load capacitors, making it a simple drop-in timing source for microcontrollers. With 0.5% accuracy, it's well suited for everyday electron...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
5mm Plastic Flat LED Holder - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-2175 | Brand: Adafruit
Keep your 5 mm LEDs securely mounted with these lightweight plastic LED holders featuring a flat finish. Simply slot the LED through the opening and it snaps into place — no tools or hardware needed. The flat bezel si...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
IDC Breakout Helper - 2x5 (10 pin)
SKU: AF-2102 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×5 (10-pin) IDC breadboard helper makes it easy to connect standard 10-pin IDC ribbon cables to a breadboard or Perma-Proto board. The two-piece design consists of a pin-through socket that straddles the centre ...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
DB9 Female Connector For RS232/RS422/RS485
SKU: DF-FIT0109 | Brand: DFRobot
A solder-tail DB9 female connector for RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 serial communication interfaces. This widely used connector type is a staple for connecting serial devices, industrial equipment, and legacy computing ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
2mm 10 pin Socket Headers (for XBee) - Pack of 2
SKU: AF-366 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 10-pin socket headers are designed specifically for XBee modules, which use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes two sockets — one for each side of the XBe...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
Quick Disconnects - Female 2.8mm (Pack of 5)
SKU: SF-PRT-14424 | Brand: SparkFun
Sometimes referred to as “spade connectors,” these quick disconnects are really useful as power connectors in prototyping or in projects that are repeatedly assembled and disassembled. The shape of these connectors al...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Qwiic JST Connector - SMD 4-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-14417 | Brand: SparkFun
Here is a tiny 4-pin Qwiic 1mm JST connector. This connector is used on all of our Qwiic-based boards and can be used to create your own I2C-based device compatible with the Qwiic system!Additionally, this connector w...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
Screw Terminal Block: 3-Pin, 5 mm Pitch, Side Entry (4-Pack)
SKU: PL-2441 | Brand: Pololu
These side-entry screw terminal blocks have a pitch of 5 mm (0.197″). Each block has three terminals for the stripped ends of 22 – 14 AWG wires, and units can slide together to make longer strips. They ar...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
EL Wire Male/Female Set (30cm)
SKU: DF-FIT0177 | Brand: DFRobot
A pair of in-line power wire connectors designed for connecting EL wire to an inverter. These JST 2.5 mm free-hanging cable assemblies latch securely, making them ideal for projects where you need a detachable wiring ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
2mm Pitch 25-Pin Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-2672 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 25-pin female socket headers are perfect for connecting to modules and boards that use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes five 25-pin strips that can be ...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
LED - RGB Diffused Common Cathode
SKU: SF-COM-09264 | Brand: SparkFun
Ever hear of a thing called RGB? Red, Green, Blue? How about an RGB LED? These 5mm units have four pins - Cathode is the longest pin. One for each color and a common cathode. Use this one LED for three status indicato...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct
Female Housing Pin(PH2.54)-2P
SKU: DF-FIT0207 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a 2-pin female housing pin with a pitch of 2.54mm(0.1"). You can make customized cables that mate with the 0.1"-spaced pins. NOTE: Does not include metal crimp pins (Crimp Pins for Female Housing Pi...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Universal Pre-Punched Experimenters Board - Large
SKU: TB-HP9554 | Brand: Little Bird
A versatile prototyping board with a doughnut-pad layout for building electronic circuits. Each pad is separated from its neighbours by approximately 0.5 mm, providing electrical isolation while making it easy to brid...
Delivered by Tue 6 Oct