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− | The title of this page may need to be changed. There is a lot of loose usage of protoboard, proto-board, breadboard.... In any case they all seem to come back in some way to more casual, one off methods of circuit construction. Breadboard, I have heard, originated in the early days of electronics when the wooden kitchen breadboard was re-purposed to be the foundation of a | + | The title of this page may need to be changed. There is a lot of loose usage of protoboard, proto-board, breadboard.... In any case they all seem to come back in some way to more casual, one off methods of circuit construction. Breadboard, I have heard, originated in the early days of electronics when the wooden kitchen breadboard was re-purposed to be the foundation of a circuti. Cooks beware. Perhaps their highest form was in the Atwater Kent Breadboard Receivers [http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/ak.htmlhttp://www.amug.org/~jthomas/ak.html The online Museum of Atwater Kent Breadboard Receivers] and [http://www.sparkmuseum.com/BREADBD.HTM Atwater Kent Breadboard Receivers]). |
There are many links to the topic: | There are many links to the topic: | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadboard Breadboard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadboard Breadboard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] | ||
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*[http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-use-a-breadboard-also-known-as-a-protoboard-189729/ How to use a breadboard, also known as a protoboard] Video | *[http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-use-a-breadboard-also-known-as-a-protoboard-189729/ How to use a breadboard, also known as a protoboard] Video | ||
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*[http://www.instructables.com/id/Large_Bread_Board_from_IDE_Cables_breadboard_on_t/ Large Bread Board from IDE Cables, breadboard on the cheap] | *[http://www.instructables.com/id/Large_Bread_Board_from_IDE_Cables_breadboard_on_t/ Large Bread Board from IDE Cables, breadboard on the cheap] | ||
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*[http://www.instructables.com/id/5V-breadboard-mini-PSU/ 5V breadboard mini PSU] | *[http://www.instructables.com/id/5V-breadboard-mini-PSU/ 5V breadboard mini PSU] | ||
− | + | Fairly closely related to bread/proto boards are development boaards. Typically they have some basic circuitry ( a power supply and a microprocessor for example ) and a area for prototyping. See [[Microcontroller#Development_Boards]]. | |
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== More Tips == | == More Tips == | ||
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*Many parts have leads that are to small to stand up to the pressure. Solder them on to headers to give them nice strong, easily inserted leads. | *Many parts have leads that are to small to stand up to the pressure. Solder them on to headers to give them nice strong, easily inserted leads. | ||
− | *In one salvage job I found some "double ended" headers, long pins on both ends. These can be very handy because once plugged in they can be used to let you plug in female connectors ( like those on hard drive cables ( but just one of the two sides ) to the board. | + | *In one salvage job I found some "double ended" headers, long pins on both ends. These can be very handy because once plugged in they can be used to let you plug in female connectors ( like those on hard drive cables ( but just one of the two sides ) to the board. Pictures coming in a bit. Hard part to find. But wait, you can solder two regular headers back to back. |
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− | + | *Expanding on the "double ended" header above. Right angle headers are long enough to bend the pins so they are long on both sides. Take a dual row one and bend the pins to fit across the gap at the center of the proto board. Then you can plug in a dual plug like those on hard drive cables. Pictures comming in a bit. |