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Prototyping

If you are looking to build a circuit to verify that it works you will need to make a prototype. It is an easy way to test your design and great for debugging your projects.

Find products that help you make prototypes of electronic circuits including many types of connector like cables, wires, headers, pins and sockets. A wide selection of breadboards and tools for PCB fabrication amongst other products associated with prototyping.

  • Rfid Reader Breakout (Sen-13030) - Writers

    RFID Reader Breakout (SEN-13030)

    SparkFun
    £2.17 inc VAT
    £1.81 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a simple breakout board for our RFID readers. The RFID Reader Breakout converts the 2mm pins to bread board friendly 0.1" head...

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  • 5V Step-Up/step-Down Voltage Regulator S7V8F5 - Active Components

    5V Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S7V8F5

    Pololu
    £11.81 inc VAT
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    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Pololu step-up/step-down voltage regulator S7V8F5 is a switching regulator (also called a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) or DC-t...

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  • Stackable Header - 8 Pin - Connectors

    Stackable Header - 8 Pin

    Generic / OEM
    £0.46 inc VAT
    £0.38 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is an 8-pin female header, with extra long legs -- great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". RESOURCES Datash...

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  • Ic Hook With Pigtail - Connectors
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    IC Hook with Pigtail

    Generic / OEM
    £5.34 inc VAT
    £4.45 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION These are good quality IC test hooks with a male connection wire. Instead of a single hook, these have two hooks that are capable of gr...

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  • Analog/digital Mux Breakout (Bob-09056) - Active Components
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    Analog/Digital MUX Breakout (BOB-09056)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £5.87 inc VAT
    Current Price £4.57 inc VAT
    £3.81 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a breakout board for the very handy 16-Channel Analogue/Digital Multiplexer/Demultiplexer CD74HC4067. This chip is like a rota...

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  • Inventors Kit For Bbc Micro:bit With 10 Experiments - Kits
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    Inventors Kit for BBC micro:bit with 10 Experiments

    Kitronik
    £24.95 inc VAT
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    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This Inventor's Kit for the BBC micro:bit by Kitronik is the perfect way to get started with programming and hardware interaction with ...

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  • Rotary Encoder Breakout - Illuminated (Rg/rgb) (Bob-11722) - Breakout Boards

    Rotary Encoder Breakout - Illuminated (RG/RGB) (BOB-11722)

    SparkFun
    £3.36 inc VAT
    £2.80 ex VAT
    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This is a clever little breakout board for both the RGB and R/G illuminated rotary encoders. On one side, it breaks out all of the RGB ...

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  • Breadboard Mini (Linkable Blue) - Breadboards
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    Breadboard Mini (Linkable, Blue)

    Generic / OEM
    £1.44 inc VAT
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    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION These small, handy breadboards are big enough for most simple jobs and make development work much easier and faster. They can also be l...

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  • Jst Sm - Female Housing (3 Pin) - Connectors
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    JST SM - Female Housing (3 pin)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.14 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.04 inc VAT
    £0.03 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a 3-pin JST SM Female housings. They're type SM and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/connector. In...

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  • Qwiic Shield For Arduino (Dev-14352) - Shields

    Qwiic Shield for Arduino (DEV-14352)

    SparkFun
    £7.32 inc VAT
    £6.10 ex VAT
    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION The Qwiic Shield is an easy-to-assemble board that provides a simple way to incorporate the Qwiic Connect System with your Arduino-base...

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  • Solenoid Valve 12V - 3/4 (Rob-10456) - Hardware
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    Solenoid Valve 12V - 3/4" (ROB-10456)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £9.23 inc VAT
    Current Price £7.18 inc VAT
    £5.98 ex VAT
    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION Have you ever wanted to control the flow of a liquid using your computer or microcontroller, but didn't know how? Well, here's how: Th...

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  • Ad-13 Advanced Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards

    AD-13 Advanced Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
    £36.77 inc VAT
    £30.64 ex VAT
    10 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This large, high-quality breadboard is great for prototyping and testing circuits, it has 5 colour coded screw terminals located at the...

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  • Stackable Header - 10 Pin - Connectors
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    Stackable Header - 10 Pin

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.47 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.14 inc VAT
    £0.12 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a 10-pin female header, with extra long legs -- great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". RESOURCES Datash...

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    Original Price £0.47 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.14 inc VAT
    £0.12 ex VAT
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  • Screw Terminal Block - 2.54Mm Pitch (3-Pin) - Connectors
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    Screw Terminal Block - 2.54mm Pitch (3-Pin)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.59 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.28 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION These are simple 3-position screw terminals with 2.54mm pitch pins. Rated up to 150V @ 6A, this terminal can accept 30 to 18AWG wire. ...

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  • Jst Sm - Male Housing (3 Pin) - Connectors
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    JST SM - Male Housing (3 pin)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.14 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.04 inc VAT
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    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This is a 3-pin JST SM Male housings. They're type SM and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/connector. In a...

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  • Stamped Aluminum L-Bracket For Nema 17 Stepper Motors - Hardware

    Stamped Aluminum L-Bracket for NEMA 17 Stepper Motors

    Generic / OEM
    £3.99 inc VAT
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    4 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This black anodized aluminium bracket lets you securely mount typical NEMA 17-size stepper motors to your project. The bracket features...

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  • Jst Ph Housing Pins - Connectors
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    JST PH housing pins

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.05 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.02 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION These are tiny metal pins for the JST PH housings that we sell. You will need one pin for every 'hole' that your housing has. Ideally, ...

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  • 140-Piece Wire Kit - Connectors
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    140-Piece Wire Kit

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £4.79 inc VAT
    Current Price £1.66 inc VAT
    £1.38 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This basic set contains 10 pieces of each of 14 different lengths. The small transparent plastic case has 5 compartments. The amount of...

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  • Rh-74 Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards
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    RH-74 Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
    £44.99 inc VAT
    £37.49 ex VAT
    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This large, high-quality breadboard is great for prototyping and testing circuits. It has 4 colour coded screw terminals located at the...

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  • 9V To Barrel Jack Adapter - Cables And Adapters

    9V to Barrel Jack Adapter

    Generic / OEM
    £3.04 inc VAT
    £2.53 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This adapter consists of a 9V battery clip and a standard 5.5*2.1mm centre positive barrel jack, it supplies to power any device needin...

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  • Rh-32 Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards

    RH-32 Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
    £23.99 inc VAT
    £19.99 ex VAT
    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This medium sized, high-quality breadboard is great for prototyping and testing circuits. It has 3 colour coded screw terminals located...

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  • Serial Basic Breakout - Ch340G (Dev-14050) - Breakout Boards

    Serial Basic Breakout - CH340G (DEV-14050)

    SparkFun
    £8.59 inc VAT
    £7.16 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout is an easy-to-use USB-to-Serial adapter based on the CH340G IC from WCH. It works with 5V and 3.3V ...

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  • Header Row Right Angle 3 Rows (Pin/male) - Connectors
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    Header Row Right Angle 3 Rows (Pin/Male)

    Generic / OEM
    £2.39 inc VAT
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    1 review

    DESCRIPTIONThis is a 40 x 3 right angle pin header. The individual sections are segmented, so it's easy to cut them to match your requirements. 0.1...

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  • Si5351A Clock Generator Breakout Board - 8Khz To 160Mhz (Id: 2045) - Breakout Boards

    SI5351A Clock Generator Breakout Board - 8KHz TO 160MHz (ID: 2045)

    Adafruit
    £8.99 inc VAT
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    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Si5351A clock generator breakout from Adafruit allows you to generate any clock frequency from 8Khz up to 160MHz. The clock generat...

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  • Hook-Up Wire - Brown - Solid Core (Prt-08027) - Cables And Adapters
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    Hook-up Wire - Brown - Solid Core (PRT-08027)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £3.17 inc VAT
    Current Price £2.47 inc VAT
    £2.06 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Standard 22 AWG solid Brown hook-up wire. Use this with your breadboard or any project in which you need sturdy wire. Comes in small sp...

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  • Jst Ph Plug Housing 2 Pin - Connectors
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    JST PH Plug Housing 2 pin

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    Original Price £0.05 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This is a 2-pin JST plug housing. They're type PH (the smaller type) and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/...

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  • Ad-14 Advanced Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards

    AD-14 Advanced Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
    £37.51 inc VAT
    £31.26 ex VAT
    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This large, high-quality breadboard is great for prototyping and testing circuits, it has 5 colour coded screw terminals located at the...

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  • Opto-Isolator Breakout (Bob-09118) - Active Components

    Opto-isolator Breakout (BOB-09118)

    SparkFun
    £5.34 inc VAT
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    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a board designed for opto-isolation. This board is helpful for connecting digital systems (like a 5V microcontroller) to a high...

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  • Microsd Breakout (Id: 254) - Breakout Boards

    MicroSD Breakout (ID: 254)

    Adafruit
    £7.99 inc VAT
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    1 review

    DESCRIPTION Not just a simple breakout board, this microSD adapter goes the extra mile - designed for ease of use. To use with an Arduino, connect ...

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  • Cold Splice Wire Tap (Ub) - Wire-Tap Splice - Connectors
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    Cold Splice Wire Tap (UB) - Wire-tap Splice

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    Original Price £0.22 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION Kiss those days of heat-shrink, melted jacketing and clumsily-arranged third-hand tools goodbye! Go 'cold splice' with these snap-able ...

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  • Header Row 40 Pin - 2 Rows - Connectors
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    Header Row 40 Pin - 2 Rows

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £1.00 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.19 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION 40 way pin header with 2 rows - Extremely useful for making prototyping connections, mounting DIL or SIL components. FEATURES Connec...

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  • Breadboard Power Supply 5V/3.3V (Prt-00114) - Cables And Adapters
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    Breadboard Power Supply 5V/3.3V (PRT-00114)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £11.35 inc VAT
    Current Price £8.83 inc VAT
    £7.36 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION Here is a very simple breadboard power supply kit that takes power from a DC wall wart and outputs a selectable 5V or 3.3V regulated v...

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  • Breadboard Mini (Linkable Red) - Breadboards

    Breadboard Mini (Linkable, Red)

    Generic / OEM
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    DESCRIPTION These small, handy breadboards are big enough for most simple jobs and make development work much easier and faster. They can also be l...

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  • PCB Green TRF Foil - PCB Fabrication
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    PCB Green TRF Foil

    PulsarProFX
    £9.77 inc VAT
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    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTION GreenTRF is used to seal the toner "circuit image" after it has been transferred to the circuit board. Toner is a very porous material....

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  • I2C Non-Volatile Fram Breakout - 256Kbit / 32Kbyte (Id: 1895) - Active Components

    I2C Non-Volatile FRAM Breakout - 256Kbit / 32KByte (ID: 1895)

    Adafruit
    £10.79 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION FRAM, or Ferroelectric Ram, is the coolest new data storage method that all fashion magazines are talking about. Oh, wait, no that's qu...

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  • Breadboard - Translucent Self-Adhesive (Clear) - Breadboards
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    Breadboard - Translucent Self-Adhesive (Clear)

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    DESCRIPTION This is a medium sized solderless breadboard, made from near translucent plastic. It has 2 power buses, 30 columns, and 10 rows - a tot...

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