# 40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Female Socket Header

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4905 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
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Here is an easy solution for extending your Raspberry Pi's GPIO capabilities. This is a 40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Female Socket Header Adapter

## Pricing

- **Price:** $6.95 (inc GST) — $6.32 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $6.13 (exc GST) · 50+ $6.00 (exc GST)

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## Description

## Description

Here is an easy solution for extending your Raspberry Pi's GPIO capabilities. This is a **40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Female Socket Header** Adapter

Use this adapter, which will act as an extender for all 40 pins to give you a streeeeetch. Simply plug the socket side into the Raspberry Pi. Then, keeping an eye where Pin 1 is, insert your[ FPC ribbon cable](https://core-electronics.com.au/flex-cables-for-raspberry-pi-camera-various-sizes.html) into the 40-pin flex connector.

[You can use any 40-pin 0.5mm FPC with 'A-B' connections](https://core-electronics.com.au/40-pin-0-5mm-pitch-fpc-flex-cable-with-a-b-connections-25cm-long.html). If you want to extend the FPC, [a 40-pin extender can be snapped on](https://core-electronics.com.au/40-pin-fpc-extension-board-200mm-cable.html). Finally, you can use a matching adapter board to tack on your HAT or bonnet of choice on the other end

Note that some HATs, like the Sense HAT or Bonnets with a slim connector on the bottom [will need/benefit from adding a socket 'riser' / 'lifter'](https://core-electronics.com.au/2x20-socket-riser-header-for-raspberry-pi-hats-and-bonnets.html) to the HAT to give the cable more connector body to grip onto. Take a look at the HAT or accessory you're trying to extend. **If there isn't a chunky connector on the *bottom* of the HAT, pick up a riser!**

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