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For Raspberry Pi prototyping, the most useful picks are GPIO breakouts + a prototyping HAT/PCB + jumper wires/breadboards.
Fast GPIO-to-breadboard prototyping (no custom PCB)
- Raspberry Pi GPIO Ribbon Cable - 40-pin, 6 (RPi 3, RPi2, B+) (40-pin, 6") helps you route the Pi’s header to a breadboard-style setup neatly.
- Jumper Jerky - Female to Female (40 leads, F/F, 185mm) is the go-to for quick wiring from GPIO pins to modules.
- Maker Essentials - Mini Breadboards Jumper Jerky bundles mini breadboards + jumpers for an easy starter prototyping setup.
Soldered “permanent prototype” boards (turn breadboard ideas into something robust)
- Adafruit Perma-Proto HAT for Pi Mini Kit - With EEPROM ($16.35) is a full-size 40-pin HAT-format protoboard with EEPROM, ideal for building a custom circuit that mounts directly on the Pi.
- PiBreak Raspberry Pi Prototyping Board ($1.10) is a compact, low-cost prototyping board with labelled GPIO breakout and prototyping area.
- Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit - with 2x20 Header ($15.95) combines a protoboard with a built-in 40-pin Pi breakout concept for more structured builds.
Helpful add-ons for learning + quick pin reference
- STEM components for Raspberry Pi ($23.35) provides common parts (LEDs, resistors, buttons, etc.) suited to Raspberry Pi electronics learning/prototyping.
- RasPiO® GPIO Ruler ($11.40) is a handy GPIO pinout reference that slips over the header to avoid miswiring.
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SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield - Bare PCB
The SparkFun Arduino ProtoShield is a bare PCB with no attached or included parts that lets you customize your own Arduino shield using whatever circuit you can come up with! You will even be able to test your circuit or project to make sure everything is working the way it should! The Spark...
SparkFun ProtoShield Kit
The SparkFun ProtoShield Kit lets you customize your own Arduino shield using whatever circuit you can come up with and then test it to make sure everything is working the way it should! The SparkFun ProtoShield Kit is based off the Arduino R3’s footprint that allows you to easily incorporate it ...
Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Half-Size PCB Kit - with 2x20 Header
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The Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Half-Size PCB Kit combines a compact half-sized prototyping board with a built-in Pi Cobbler breakout. Solder in the included 2×20 box header, connect a 40-pin GPIO cable, and you get labelled pin breakouts alongside 30 rows of breadboard-style prototy...
