(German: Stiftleiste, Buchsenleiste)

These come in very handy for making plugable connections. Though hopefully with time these will be replaced with more sewable alternatives, for now they are an okay solution. It is nice to get the break-away option, as this saves time cutting them with the knife and losing the ones in between.

They come in different sizes (streight and angled), the standard spacing is 2.5mm, which is also the spacing on perfboards. The XBee modules have 2.0mm spaced male headers, which require the equivalent females and a breakout board, since they can’t fit the regular perfboard.

Headers:

Sparkfun >> https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=headers

Low-Profile Headers:

male smd >> http://www.toby.co.uk/content/catalogue/products.aspx?series=SLT1-xx-B1-R-039
male through-hole >> http://www.toby.co.uk/content/catalogue/products.aspx?series=LT1-xxx2-R-040-028
female smd >> http://www.toby.co.uk/content/catalogue/products.aspx?series=B13b-XxXX-BGABB1-G
female through-hole >> http://www.toby.co.uk/content/catalogue/products.aspx?series=B13-XxXX-BG1-G

Super-Low-Profile Headers (3.05mm):

Parts not listed on site, place order by email with sales@toby.co.uk:
male >> TSM-118-04-F-SV (datasheet)
female >> SSW-118-04-F-S (datasheet)

Manufacturer links (with great customizable options!!!):
male (pins) >> http://www.samtec.com/connectors/standard-board-to-board/100-inch-square-post/terminals.aspx
female (sockets) >> http://www.samtec.com/connectors/standard-board-to-board/100-inch-square-post/sockets.aspx