Components & Parts / Headers

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

These Socket Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the Raspberry Pi Pico, and you're in business! Socket headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting things, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. These particular ones are designed to match up with boards that have two rows of 20 pins, so...

If your soldering isn't quite up to scratch, or you yet don't own a soldering iron, then these nifty 0.1"/2.54mm standard pitch press-fit headers might be just what you need. Absolutely no soldering required! All that's needed is a few determined squeezes with some pliers, and whammo! Header is securely attached to the board with a press-fit connection that will get...

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.

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its 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! Each pack contains five 36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch. They're even gold plated so they...

Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breakout or 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 36-pin long headers, 0.1" pitch, that can be stacked next to each...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This 0.1" inch 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 higher, 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...

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...

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten candy-colored 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of colored plastic instead of classic black. You get 2 of each color: red, yellow, white, green and...

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...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five candy-colored 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little...

These three Short Male Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with our ItsyBitsy boards, and you're in business! These 2.54mm / 0.1" pitch 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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 pins as...

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...

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...

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...

This handy double-row, 34-pin 2x17 IDC Box Header is a slightly smaller version of the 2x20 pin IDC Box Header, often used for floppy disk drive interfacing! But could be useful for other things that have a 34-pin IDC connection requirement. One header per order.

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.

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 pins as...

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...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five blue 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little extra...

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"...

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...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten red 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of red plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great...

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten blue 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of blue plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're...

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...

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten white 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of white plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains red white 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little extra...

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...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five yellow 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little extra...

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...

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...

These two Stacking Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the Raspberry Pi Pico, and you're in business! What do they do? They stack. Put the headers through your Pico and then you can not only plug them into a solderless breadboard or perma-proto, but you could attach circuitry on top as well. If you want the Pico up top for access to the boot button,...

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....

These Socket Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the Raspberry Pi Pico, 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 Pico project takes up, but still maintain that flexible configuration. "Normal" socket headers have an 8.5mm body...

These two Short Plug / Male Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the Raspberry Pi Pico, and you're in business! These 2.54mm / 0.1" pitch headers are particularly cute and tiny and are designed to match perfectly with the Pico and our short socket headers. Note that you could use normal header with those sockets headers, but these are short and don't...

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...

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...

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...

The small, but mighty 0.05" Pitch Thru-hole Female Socket Header 2x5 10-pin. We had an extra batch of these headers when we were adding the PM2.5 Air Quality Sensor with I2C Interface to our breakout board, and we're specifically selling the header by itself so you can solder it onto your sensor project. These also match up with SWD connectors if that's something you...

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...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five white 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little extra...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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. This version includes one piece of male header along with some crafty little retaining nubbins to grip tightly into the holes on the PCB. If you need both male and female headers, check out this version!...

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...

Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or break-away header, etc. We go through these real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of five! Each pack contains five green 20-pin 0.1" pitch female headers. These are a little extra...

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten yellow 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of yellow plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're...

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten green 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of green plastic instead of classic black. Breakaway headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're...

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...