# IDC Breakout Helper - 2x20 (40 pin)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA2270 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breakout-helper-2x20-40-pin.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breakout-helper-2x20-40-pin.html.md))

The "poor woman's" Raspberry Pi A+ / B+ / Pi 2 cobbler! This combo of 2x20 pin (0.1 spaced) header and socket is for Adafruit's popular GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $5.20 (inc GST) — $4.73 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $4.58 (exc GST) · 50+ $4.49 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## Description

The "poor woman's" Raspberry Pi A+ / B+ / Pi 2 cobbler! This combo of 2x20 pin (0.1 spaced) header and socket is for Adafruit's popular [GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model A+/B+/Pi 2 (40 pins)](https://core-electronics.com.au/gpio-ribbon-cable-for-raspberry-pi-model-b-40-pins.html). It comes in two parts, a 'pin-through' socket and a male header. The socket straddles the center of a [breadboard](https://core-electronics.com.au/half-size-breadboard.html) or [Perma-Proto](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-perma-proto-half-sized-breadboard-pcb-single.html) 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 prototyping

Works best when soldered in place. Adafruit have used these to prototype on a solderless breadboard but some customers report their breadboards don't play nice with the shorter pins so your mileage may vary.

**Each order comes with one socket and one header.** Breadboard, Perma Proto and IDC cable not included!

We also have helpers for:

- [2x16 Pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breadboard-helper-2x16-32-pin.html)
- [2x13 Pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breadboard-helper-2x13-26-pin.html)
- [2x8 Pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breadboard-helper-2x8-16-pin.html)
- [2x5 Pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breadboard-helper-2x5-10-pin.html)
- [2x3 Pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-breadboard-helper-2x3-6-pin.html)

![//www.youtube.com/embed/vaBsSENOSWw?start=136](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/hqdefault_48650100eb8.jpg)

## Technical Details

- Dimensions (assembled): 51mm x 8mm x 17mm / 2" x 0.3" x 0.7"
- Dimensions (header): 51mm x 5mm x 12mm / 2" x 0.2" x 0.5"
- Dimensions (socket): 51mm x 8mm x 8mm / 2" x 0.3" x 0.3"
- Weight (assembled): 4.5g

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/2/2/2270-04.jpg)