This single-row, 16-pin straight female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. It provides a reliable socket connection for board-to-board and board-to-wire applications.
The fixed 16-pin length makes it a good match for boards and breakout modules with 16-pin header interfaces. Standard 0.1" pitch ensures compatibility with breadboards, perfboards, and PCB footprints.
Key Features
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1×16-Pin Single Row – Fixed-length female header
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Straight Orientation – Standard vertical mounting on PCBs and perfboards
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0.1" (2.54mm) Pitch – Industry-standard spacing for broad compatibility
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Female Socket – Mates with standard 0.1" male header pins
Ideal For
- Socketing microcontroller and breakout boards
- Prototyping and breadboard projects
- Creating removable board-to-board connections
Package Contents
- 1× 1×16-pin straight female header
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
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A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- Headers
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Rows of connector contacts on a fixed pitch (commonly 2.54 mm) used to link a board to a breadboard, jumper wires, or another board. They come as male pin headers and female socket headers; when a module ships with pre-soldered headers it can be used straight away, whereas bare pads require soldering the pins yourself.
- microcontroller
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A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
- PCB
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A printed circuit board (PCB) is a board, usually rigid, with etched copper tracks that connect electronic components together without loose wiring. Components are mounted on the board and signals route between them through the copper layout.