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.
12mm Momentary Push Button Dome with Wires - Red
SKU: LB-LS3381-R | Brand: Little Bird
A 12 mm panel-mount momentary push button with a smooth dome-shaped cap in red, pre-wired with 20 cm red and black leads for easy connection. Normally open — pressing the button closes the contacts. Key Features Pr...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Bulk 330ohm Resistors - 500 pack
SKU: LB-LS0317-330 | 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 330 ohm resistors make excellent LED current limiters and are great for general...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
JST SH 4-Pin Cable - Qwiic Compatible - 100mm Long
SKU: AF-4210 | Brand: Adafruit
This 4-wire cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on both ends. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching f...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Gravity: IO Expansion Shield for Arduino V7.1
SKU: DF-DFR0265 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot Gravity IO Expansion Shield V7.1 simplifies Arduino prototyping by breaking out all digital and analogue pins into colour-coded 3-pin (Signal, Voltage, Ground) Gravity connectors. Plug in sensors, actuator...
Delivered by Mon 5 Oct
Solid-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - Black
SKU: AF-290 | Brand: Adafruit
Perfect for bread-boarding, free wiring, etc. This spool of solid-core wire is easy to solder to. When bent it keeps its shape pretty well. We like to have a few spools of this stuff around. We suggest picking up wire...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Breadboard trim potentiometer [10K]
SKU: AF-356 | Brand: Adafruit
These are our favorite trim pots, perfect for breadboarding and prototyping. They have a long grippy adjustment knob and with 0.1" spacing, they plug into breadboards or perfboards with ease. This is the same pot t...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
100pcs Solder Seal Heat Shrink Tube Butt Wire Connector Terminal Waterproof 4 Size
SKU: LB-LS2788 | Brand: Little Bird
A 100-piece assortment of solder seal heat shrink butt connectors in four sizes. These connectors combine soldering, insulation, and waterproof sealing into a single step — just apply heat and the solder ring melts to...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: LB-LR0024 | Brand: Little Bird
The rotary encoder is an electro-mechanical switch. Its output signal can be used to determine the direction that its knob is being rotated. Not only that, but it is also capable of continuous rotation, unlike a regul...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
160 pcs 5mm 8 Colours Tactile Push Button
SKU: LB-LS0199 | Brand: Little Bird
A colourful assortment of 160 miniature tactile push buttons in eight different colours, neatly organised in a handy storage container. Perfect for adding colour-coded inputs to your electronics projects. Key Feature...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Alligator to Jumper Female 20cm 10 pin
SKU: LB-LR0293-29 | Brand: Little Bird
These compact jumper cables feature a premium female header on one end and a grippy mini alligator clip on the other — perfect for breadboarding with non-header-friendly boards and components. Clip onto a micro:bit, C...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Alligator to Jumper Male 20cm 10 pin
SKU: LB-LR0293-30 | Brand: Little Bird
These compact jumper cables feature a premium male header pin on one end and a grippy mini alligator clip on the other — perfect for breadboarding with non-header-friendly boards and components. Clip onto a micro:bit,...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Bakelite Universal Perfboard Plates - Pack of 10
SKU: AF-2670 | Brand: Adafruit
Make your next project as you imagine it with prototyping perfboards that can easily be cut with scissors like these Bakelite Universal Perfboard Plates! We wanted a perfboard that was both customizable a...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Arduino and Breadboard Holder
SKU: SF-DEV-11235 | Brand: SparkFun
The Arduino and Breadboard Holder is a sturdy plastic base plate that keeps your Arduino and breadboard neatly organised during prototyping. The board mounts with two included screws using the standard Arduino mountin...
Delivered by Mon 5 Oct
Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6 (150mm)
SKU: AF-1950 | Brand: Adafruit
Premium female-to-female jumper wires in a convenient 20-pin ribbon cable, perfect for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCBs. Each wire is 150mm (6") long with 0.1" (2.54mm) female header contacts...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Premium Male/Male Jumper Wires - 20 x 3 (75mm)
SKU: AF-1956 | Brand: Adafruit
A pack of 20 premium male-to-male jumper wires in a convenient ribbon cable format. Each wire is 75 mm (3") long with 0.1" (2.54 mm) male header contacts on both ends, fitting cleanly onto standard-pitch headers. The...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
DIY Kit Five-Pointed Star Breathing Light Gradient LED Light
SKU: LB-LS2701 | Brand: Little Bird
Star shaped learn to solder kit.This five-pointed star LED light is a great way to learn how to solder. The kit includes all the necessary components to create a beautiful and unique light. This is a great proje...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Sensitive SW-520D Ball Switch
SKU: LB-LR0309-54 | Brand: Little Bird
This is a ball tilt switch. When the switch is vertical the switch is ON. When put horizontal the switch is OFF. All materials are manufactured using environmentally friendly raw materials, in line with ROHS ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Adafruit Perma-Proto Half-sized Breadboard PCB - Single
SKU: AF-1609 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto Half-Sized Breadboard PCB mirrors the layout of a standard half-size solderless breadboard, making it simple to transfer prototyped circuits to a permanent soldered board. With 30 rows of 5-ho...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Adafruit Perma-Proto HAT for Pi Mini Kit - No EEPROM
SKU: AF-2310 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto HAT for Pi Mini Kit is a full-sized prototyping daughter board for any Raspberry Pi with a 2×20 GPIO header (Pi Zero, A+, B+, Pi 2, 3, 4, 5). It provides a grid of 0.1″ soldering holes connect...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Schottky Diode
SKU: SF-COM-10926 | Brand: SparkFun
A 1N5819 Schottky diode rated at 1A and 40V. Schottky diodes are characterised by their low forward voltage drop (typically ~0.3V) and very fast switching speed, making them ideal for flyback protection on motor drive...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep