A breadboard is a pre-made generic board for prototyping.
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How do I pick a part that goes into a breadboard when I order it?
I have just bought some 555 timers and they are timers for microelectronic circuits...could anyone tell me what I need to search for in order to get larger ones which will fit a breadboard? Thanks
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What gauge of single strand wire works well with breadboards?
I brought some single strand wires hoping to prototype on the breadboards. Unfortunately it was too small to properly fit into the breadboard holes. So my question is which gauge fits well on those ...
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Why are breadboards laid out in strips of five?
The canonical breadboard layout consists of two strips of five contact points for every column, separated by a divider that allows you to accommodate DIP-style ICs. Is there a special reason why the ...
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What are the male pin ends on stranded jumper wires called?
I have a pile of stranded breadboard wires, but need to buy or make more. The red one on the left have a solid metal pin, a molded plastic barrel, and stranded wire, and was purchased at Amazon. Most ...
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PIC keeps resetting: Am I seeing side-effects from breadboard use?
I'm using PIC18F4680 and am having problems running it form a 40 MHz external clock source or 10 MHz crystal in HSPLL mode. Using 10 MHz crystal in HS mode seems to be fine and 5 MHz crystal in HSPLL ...
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Cannot light up the LED on breadboard
I have a single AA battery, I used duck-tape to attach wires to - and +. I tried to attach wires directly to the legs of the LED (without resistor) to see if it burns out, just for playing around. But ...
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Why doesn't this work? (Simple Circuit)
Honestly this is almost embarrassing to ask, but I might as well suck it up and ask why (even though it's probably obvious)
Assuming I plug in that 9V battery into the +/- connections, the LED will ...
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How to remove DIP ICs from breadboard?
I am new with electronics and I have some issues removing DIP ICs from breadboard after testing something with them. I end up bending their legs if I pull them with bare fingers or pliers.
Is there ...
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LM555CN chip acting weird
I'm in high school computer engineering, and I'm experimenting with the 555 Timer chip on my own. I'm using the Electronic Experimenter Box.
Pin 8 is connected to +5V
Pin 1 connected to ground
LED1 ...
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Powering a breadboard with USB
I've recently become quite interested in building small breadboard computers. I've been reading a site that seems to be aimed for beginners, that builds a simple breadboard computer using the 6502 and ...
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How to use 200 mil DIP components on solderless breadboard?
I recently got my hands on some miniature DIP relays, and would like to prototype a circuit with them on a solderless breadboard. Unfortunately, these relays have standard 100 mil pin spacing, but 200 ...
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Can a switching power supply be built on a breadboard?
I'm toying with the idea of putting together a switching power supply (my first), using something like the LT1076-5 or the LM2576 controller ICs. These ICs have low external parts counts, and a ...
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Breadboard/veroboard and SMT
By now, through-hole components have almost completely disappeared from consumer devices and also professional PCBs.
But what is the alternative to build breadboard-veroboard for SMT technology? ...
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How to connect 2mm surface mount component to 2.54mm breadboard
I have an RF link module with surface mount connectors 2mm apart. This is the datasheet.
How would I connect this to a breadboard with 2.54mm spacing?
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RESOLVED: General Pspice and 555 timer question regarding precision
I have been experimenting with values recorded using a multimeter versus the voltages (rms) simulated using capture. I simultaneously setup a circuit using a breadboard and draw the exact same circuit ...
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Virtual Breadboard design
I am building a open source application in which digital circuits can be built on breadboard using IC, wires, LED and some off board components(clock, 7-segment etc). I have made a initial design of ...
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Variable resistor
I'm starting with electronics and I don't have a lot of resistors.
Every new project I try to do, I have to buy new resistors, but they take a long time to arrive.
What's the solution?
What variable ...
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solder pins for stripboard to breadboard
This might be a really daft question but...
My breadboard accepts 0.6-0.8 wire sizes. I have a load (about 50) SMD chips soldered to breakout boards, the boards have 1mm holes for pins, same as ...
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Benifits of using Breadboard instead of PCB
What are the main advantages of using breadboard instead of PCB?
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Help breadboarding a circuit?
I've been building a light based alarm system, using an LDR, Op Amp, AND gate, some resistors, and an output of buzzers..
Here's my circuit so far... It beeps when it senses light as well as being ...
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Arduino: How to make a final prototype?
I've been working with my Arduino starter kit for a while and learning the basics of electronics. Now, I have a project that I would like to move off from the standard bread board that came with the ...
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Solderable solderless breadboards
Is there such thing as a breadboard that can you can add solder to directly to make a prototype design more permanent? Eventually the design will need to be translated onto an actual PCB but in the ...
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Can you put a 120vac positive line into a breadboard?
Is there anything I need to know about putting a 120vac positive line in my breadboard? (Like, for example, if it's a bad idea to do that to begin with.) It will just be a christmas lights strand at ...
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What is this component?
I am completely blanking on what this component is called/what it does. Can someone help me out... -_-
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What in the world is this component?
I have tried to look online but I have no idea what this is so its like spotting a needle in a haystack. It would be really helpful if someone could tell me what this is (see pic). It has a "silver ...
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Best solderless breadboard?
Simple question: What is your favorite breadboard, and why? I'm looking to upgrade mine, and am curious to see what other people use.
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How to prototype with an 8-pin 'daughter board'
I've purchased a couple of wireless transciever boards (nRF24L01), and they bring out the I/O pins in an 2x4 arrangement which fits snuggly into breadboard. However (obviously) when you do that the ...
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CharliePlexing on a breadboard
I was making a breadboard demo for a Microcontroller class. Basically my project is to make a score keeping device. I want to drive 4 seven segment displays using an atmega8. I read about charlie ...
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Prototyping a part with 2mm spacing on 0.1" matrix board?
I have an Airwave AWM682RX 5.8GHz video received and matching AWM683TX transmitter module. Oddly, one has pins spaced at 0.1", the other at 2mm.
So, what's the best way to make a part with 2mm spaced ...
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DPDT switch for on/off
Hey all,
I'm fiddling with a breadboard to make some logic gates and instead of buying spst switches, I bought dpdt switches because they were the only ones that would fit in the board. :/
Can I ...
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Pushbutton Not Working with Arduino
I am trying to get a pushbutton working with the Arduino Button tutorial (and the example sketch). Unfortunately, I was not able to find a button like the one in the example and, instead, have a ...
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IMU - 3000 with ADXL345 and Arduino
Has anyone used the IMU-3000 with an attached accelerometer? I am creating a system which interfaces the IMU-3000 and attached ADXL345 (IMU Fusion board from SparkFun) with an Arduino board to do all ...
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What are good ways to improve physical hardware reuse?
How can I select generically re-usable parts for the unique things I build?
What are good approaches for building unique devices, so that when I no longer need them,
it's relatively easy to ...
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What are these plug-like cable endings called?
I've been looking for things like the plugs displayed on these orange wires in this photo:
What are they called? I imagine that this is a part that I could buy somewhere.
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I need help with this breadboard
Let me say to set the scene, that I am a complete beginner with electronics, not having done anything since my school days. I can write code, but hardware is another thing entirely.
I got myself ...
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Standalone ATmega168, powered by 4xAA batteries
I'm making a small animating diorama as a present. There is a switch, two servos, and an LED; all being powered by four AA batteries and all controlled by an ATmega168 chip. I've prototyped the ...
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Breadboard Dimensions for making DIP PCB
I'm working on a development board which will mount on a solderless breadboard. It uses a 100 pin TQFP IC and Ethernet jack, among other things, so it would be a nightmare to get it to fit on a ...
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How long can I leave components in a breadboard?
In school, I was told not to leave components in a breadboard for extended periods of time. However, this length of time was never quantified. The reasoning was that the contacts would eventually ...
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What part is like a male header with long pins on both sides?
What is the part in the picture below? It's like a make header, but with long pins on both sides. I've got some temperature probes I've built that end in female connectors and I like to use something ...
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Breadboard component layout design
What techniques are useful when layout a circuit on a breadboard? Specifically, making it as least cluttered and readable as possible. My circuits always come out looking horrible and really messy.
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When to avoid using a breadboard
What are the cases where one should avoid using a breadboard? e.g. high frequency, noise prone circuits etc.
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My board works intermittently… when I short some pins
I'm trying to get an I2C bus working. I'm using a PIC24FJ32GA002 micro. At the moment it's not connected to any other devices. It doesn't work. I then run a screwdriver along the pins of the MCU and ...
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Is my breadboard faulty?
I'm using a breadboard to prototype my projects. On one pin of an MCU, which is an output, I'm getting a 0-3.3V signal, as expected. However, another pin has a 20mVp-p signal almost matching the other ...
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Making a binary counter for my breadboard
I have this component called a breadboard friend. It has a 9V battery that is lowered to 5v so we can power most AOI logic chips. It has a built in 555 timer and a potentiometer. It has 4 leds to ...
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How to modify stranded wire for use in protoboards?
I decided to start working with hobby electronics, but I'm having a problem finding a local source of solid wires. As far as I know solid wires are often recommended for use with protoboards because ...
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BGA Adaptor Wanted
I'm looking for a low cost adaptor/breakout board for a 64 ball BGA chip (0.8mm pitch) PDF of chip datasheet
I want to use the chip with a bread board, any suggestions?
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Is there a more economical version of this powersource prototyper the CADET
This is what I want....problem is that they are expensive, really expensive ($500). Is there a more economical version?
http://tequipment.net/ELCADET2.html
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