Components & Parts / Headers

XBees are so cute and tiny but if you're using them in a circuit you'll be annoyed to find that your classic 0.1" headers don't fit them! That's because they use 2mm spacing instead of 2.54mm spacing. That's why you need special sockets like these ones! As of Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 we are selling two sockets together instead of just one! These sockets have 10 pins, spaced 2mm apart. Check the...

These two Female Stacking Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! What do they do? They stack. Put the headers through your Feather and then you can not only plug them into a solderless breadboard, but you could attach circuitry on top as well Note : Comes with one 12-pin and one 16-pin header, Feathers not included

We've carrying a new 1.27mm pitch 2x5  Mini SWD 0.05" Pitch Connector . It's a tinier, bite-sized version of the Box Header used on our SWD Cable Breakout Board. Instead of a full shroud, there's a half-shroud with a key-notch. It'll takes a lot less space on your board! The header alone is great if you want to incorporate this piece of hardware with your own software. We're specifically selling it so...

These two  Female Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! What do they do? They get soldered on either side of the Feather board. Now you can plug in FeatherWings to add more capability to your portable project. Unlike our Feather Stacking Headers, they aren't designed to 'stack', but they're more compact. Note: Comes with one 12-pin and...

These two  Short   Female Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! These headers are particularly cute and tiny with a body height of just 5.0 mm they are the best way to minimize the amount of space your Feather project takes up, but still maintain that flexible configuration. "Normal" socket headers have an 8.5mm body height so this...

Give yourself a lift with this 2x20 female socket header that has slightly longer than usual pins . You can plug this into your Raspberry Pi GPIO port and then plug a HAT or Bonnet or Phat on top. Especially useful for Bonnets that have slim headers on the bottom, but you want them to clear some of the components on the Pi, or fit into a case nicer. The header body is a standard 8.5mm. The pins are 6mm tall, so they're securely plug...

If we could eat headers, we'd have them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  But we can't :( So we're making the best of it and selling them! This 2x20-pin strip male header is a great way to add pins to 2x20 0.1" holes in a PCB.  They're also perfect companion piece to our 2x20-pin right-angle female header.

This 0.1mm pitch  2x2 Female Header  is the perfect boost to use with boards that use the 4-pin 'PoE' header on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, like the Raspberry Pi PoE HAT! It's a great pairing to the 2x20 socket riser header to get a full lift. Use this wee GPIO header along with a 40-pin stacking header to utilize the PoE HAT with another add-on board. This header plops on the 4-pin header of the Raspberry Pi. Great...

This 1.27mm pitch, 2x5 male SMT Box Header is the same one used on our SWD Cable Breakout Board. The header alone is great if you want to incorporate this piece of hardware with your own software. We're specifically selling it so you can solder it onto our nRF52 Feather to add SWD debug/connect capabilities. You could also straighten out the SMT pins to solder into a thru-hole connector. This little guy will snap right into any 10-pin...

This little 2x5 (10 pin - 0.1 spaced) IDC Breadboard Helper is great in conjunction with any of our 10-pin IDC cables. It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a breadboard or Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so standard, but a royal pain to use with breadboards, this is a good and cheap hack for...

These three Stacking Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! Great for putting something a-top your ItsyBitsy, like this AirLift bitsy add-on. Also works great for 'short' Teensy boards - not Teensy 3.5 or 3.6 long style boards. Note:  Kit includes two 14-pin and one 5-pin header.  ItsyBitsy not included.  Don't need all that stack?...

These three Short   Female Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! These headers are particularly cute and tiny with a body height of just 5.0 mm they are the best way to minimize the amount of space your ItsyBitsy project takes up, but still maintain that flexible configuration. "Normal" socket headers have an 8.5mm body height so this saves...

The "poor woman's" Raspberry Pi A+ / B+ / Pi 2 cobbler! This combo of 2x20 pin (0.1 spaced) header and socket is for our popular GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model A+/B+/Pi 2 (40 pins).  It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a  breadboard or  Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so...

Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics, and this header is one better with extra long pins on both sides. This makes it great for connecting things together that have two sockets - especially solderless breadboards. We also use these with our female-female socket jumpers to create female-male and male-male jumpers! Each pack contains 5 x 16-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1"...

These three  Short   Male Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! These headers are particularly cute and tiny and are designed to match perfectly with our shorty female header kit for ItsyBitsy. Note that you could use normal header with those headers, but these are short and don't need clipping.  Note: Kit includes two 14-pin and one 5-pin header....

If your soldering isn't quite up to scratch, or you just don't own a soldering iron yet, then these nifty hammer headers  from Pimoroni might be just what you need.  Absolutely no soldering required! All that's needed is a few gentle taps with a hammer and whammo! Your header is securely attached to your Pi Zero, Bonnet, HAT or pHAT. Make sure to carefully read Pimoroni's guide for fitting hammer headers. The...

Headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Stacking headers are a twist on the standard/common male and female header sets. In this case you have one header that has a socket on one end, and a long...

Three rows in a right angle header!? Yes! These chunks of 0.1" header has yet-another-row - handy for when you want to connect cables that come in sets of three, like perhaps sensors, or servos. These plug into any standard 0.1" spacing perf-boards or other PCBs and work nicely with our female-ended wire sets. Comes in a set of four pieces, each piece is 3 rows by 4 rows. You can stack these next to each other in any direction. We...

These two SMT Socket Headers  alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business!  These headers are particularly cute and slim and are designed to match with FeatherWings. It's harder to solder than thru-hole type headers, but for reflow-friendly builds these headers are recommended! We use these on all types of 'Wings, from the CRICKIT...

If we could eat headers we'd have them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  But we can't :( So we're making the best of it and selling them! This 2x20-pin strip, right-angle female header is a perfect companion piece to our 2x20-pin Dual Male Header.  It's a great way to add right-angle capability to a 2x20 pin circuit board either by attaching the right-angle male headers to the board and having a right-angle female...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains five 36-pin short female headers, 0.1" pitch. These headers are very short for fitting into tight spaces with a height of just 5mm instead of the 'standard' 8mm. Female headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for...

This  2x8 (16 pin - 0.1" spaced) IDC Breadboard Helper  is great in conjunction with any 16-pin IDC cables. It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a  breadboard or  Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so standard, but a royal pain to use with breadboards, this is a good and cheap hack for...

This little  2x3 (6 pin - 0.1 spaced) IDC Breadboard Helper  is great in conjunction with our 6-pin IDC cable. It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a  breadboard or  Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so standard, but a royal pain to use with breadboards, this is a good and cheap hack for...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten 36-pin short break-away male headers, 0.1" pitch. These headers are very short for matching with our short female headers. Normal male headers are a little longer and need to be cut down to be as slim as possible. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things together,...

If your soldering isn't quite up to scratch, or you just don't own a soldering iron yet, then these nifty hammer headers  from Pimoroni might be just what you need. They come in both male and female, and use crafty little retaining nubbins to grip tightly into the holes on the PCB. Absolutely no soldering required! All that's needed is a few gentle taps with a hammer and bazinga! Your header is securely attached to...

Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breadboard, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of ten! Each pack contains 10 x single row, right angle male 1x36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1" grid and broken apart easily with pliers or...

Never get frustrated with 2mm-pitch modules again! Each one of these 40-pin break-apart header packs contains 5 pieces of 40-pin, 2mm pitch headers. Great for when you need to connect to something with 2mm pitch. Stack these headers side by side or break them apart to receive your desired length. They are even gold plated to ensure longevity without oxidation.

The "poor woman's" Raspberry Pi cobbler! This combo of 2x13 pin (0.1 spaced) header and socket is for our popular GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model A and B.  It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a breadboard or Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so standard, but a royal pain to use with...

If your soldering isn't quite up to scratch, or you just don't own a soldering iron yet, then these nifty hammer headers  from Pimoroni might be just what you need.  Absolutely no soldering required! All that's needed is a few gentle taps with a hammer and whammo! Your header is securely attached to your Pi Zero or pHAT/bonnet/HAT. Make sure to carefully read Pimoroni's guide for fitting hammer headers. These...

Get a precision fit with these lovely machined 'Swiss pin' headers. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains five 36-pin male plug headers, standard 0.1" pitch.  We also stock its female socket counterpart that these fit with. You cannot use regular stamped-metal headers with swiss pin as they will not fit Female headers are like the duct tape of...

Get a precision fit with these lovely machined 'Swiss pin' headers. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains five 36-pin female socket headers, standard 0.1" pitch.  We also stock its male plug counterpart that these fit with. You cannot use regular stamped-metal headers with swiss pin as they will not fit Female headers are like the duct...

Socket (female) header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards or PCBs to allow 22AWG wire or male header to connect, etc. We go through these gals real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains 5 x right angle female 36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1" grid. They aren't...

This  2x16 (32 pin - 0.1 spaced) IDC Breadboard Helper  is great in conjunction with any 32-pin IDC cables.  It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a  breadboard or  Perma-Proto and then header plugs into the top of the socket. Since IDC cables are so standard, but a royal pain to use with breadboards, this is a good and cheap hack for...

If you want to do more with the BBC micro:bit, getting those pins from the card-edge connector is going to be your first hurdle. Unlike many dev-boards, the micro:bit isn't breadboard friendly. That makes the 'bit durable and easy to manufacture but means you need a special connector. This surface-mount edge connector is designed specifically for the micro:bit. It's very slim and fully SMT so its a breeze to automate. It also only...

Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breadboard, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains 5 x dual row, right angle male 2x36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1" grid and broken apart easily with...

Never get frustrated with 2mm-pitch modules again! Each one of these 25-pin female socket header packs contains 5 pieces of 25-pin, 2mm pitch headers. Great for when you need to connect to something with 2mm pitch. Stack these headers side by side or break them apart to receive your desired length. They are even gold plated to ensure longevity without oxidation. They are not break-apart but you can cut them with diagonal...

This is a connector that fits directly to the edge contacts of a BBC micro:bit. The connector has 80 pins, but because of the different widths of the micro:bit edge contacts, some of the micro:bit contacts will map to more than one of this connector's pins. Also, the back half of the pins are not used at all. The edge connector gives access to all the important pins on the bottom edge of the micro:bit. Check the datasheet for the pin...

Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breadboard, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of ten! Each pack contains 10 x dual row male 2x36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1" grid and broken apart easily with pliers or...

Socket (female) header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards or PCBs to allow 22AWG wire or male header to connect, etc. We go through these gals real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains 5 x dual row female 36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1" grid. They...

If you want to do more with the BBC micro:bit, getting those pins from the card-edge connector is going to be your first hurdle. Unlike many dev-boards, the micro:bit isn't breadboard friendly. That makes the 'bit durable and easy to manufacture but means you need a special connector. This surface-mount edge connector is designed specifically for the micro:bit. It's very slim and fully SMT so its a breeze to automate. It also only...

Socket (female) header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards or PCBs to allow 22AWG wire or male header to connect, etc. We go through these gals real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains 5 x dual-row right angle female 36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each other on a 0.1"...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and  more headers ! Each pack contains ten 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. We gave these in bags of 10, in classic black as well as red, yellow, white, green and blue . There's also a variety pack with 2 each of the non-black colors. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things...

Three rows!? Yes! These chunks of 0.1" header has yet-another-row - handy for when you want to connect cables that come in sets of three, like perhaps sensors, or servos. These plug into any standard 0.1" spacing perf-boards or other PCBs and work nicely with our female-ended wire sets. Comes in a set of four pieces, each piece is 3 rows by 8 rows. You can stack these next to each other in any direction