{"title":"Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate Kit for Raspberry Pi","handle":"adafruit-prototyping-pi-plate-kit-for-raspberry-pi","url":"/products/adafruit-prototyping-pi-plate-kit-for-raspberry-pi","description":"The Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate Kit snaps onto your Raspberry Pi and provides a generous prototyping area with all GPIO, I2C, SPI, and power pins broken out to labelled 0.1\" strips and 3.5 mm screw-terminal blocks. It's designed for the original Pi Model A/B but also works with any 40-pin Pi (A+, B+, Zero, Pi 2, 3, 4, 5) — though only the top 26 GPIO pins are broken out.\n\nCustom extra-tall headers raise the plate above the Pi's metal connectors, giving you a clear workspace. The board fits inside the Adafruit Pi Box enclosure with terminal blocks still accessible for easy wiring.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nDual Prototyping Areas – Half breadboard-style, half perfboard-style for flexible circuit building\n\nLabelled Screw Terminals – 3.5 mm terminal blocks along the edges for semi-permanent wiring of sensors, LEDs, and other peripherals\n\nGPIO Breakout – All 26 GPIO/I2C/SPI and power pins broken out to 0.1\" strips\n\nGeneral-Purpose Terminal Block – 4-position block broken out to 0.1\" pads for non-GPIO wiring\n\nSOIC Breakout Area – Surface-mount IC footprint for chips not available in DIP\n\nExtra-Tall Headers – Raise the plate above the Pi's connectors for clear access\n\nSnap-On Design – Attaches to the Pi and is removable later\n\n\nCompatibility\n\nRaspberry Pi Model A and B (designed-for form factor)\nRaspberry Pi A+, B+, Zero, Pi 2, 3, 4, 5 (top 26 pins only)\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nPrototyping custom circuits on top of a Raspberry Pi\nSemi-permanent sensor and peripheral wiring via screw terminals\nLearning to solder with a practical, beginner-friendly kit\nEnclosed Pi projects using the Pi Box case\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Prototyping Pi Plate PCB\n1× Extra-tall header\nScrew-terminal blocks (colour may vary: blue or black)\n\n\n\nNote: Comes as a kit requiring soldering — assembly takes about 15–20 minutes. Raspberry Pi is sold separately.\n\n\nResources\n\nPrototyping Pi Plate Assembly Tutorial\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":6564,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-801","price":31.11,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":4,"option1":"Default Title"}]}