WHITEKNUCKLES
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These 'sideboards' have proved surprisingly convenient but I have been unable to find anything like them in my searching. Has anyone knowledge of something similar or would there be any interest in them?
All are single sided, the DIL version was intended to use standard components soldered on the surface but SM components are easier to use.
Using socket/pins harvested from turned pin IC sockets as through connections, no contact points are lost on the solderless breadboard. Extra sockets for download, resistors and capacitor makes each 'sideboard' an independent entity with all the facilities and function of the Picaxe.
The developed circuit can be transferred to Veroboard or protoboard with the normal Picaxe connections or the 'sideboard' can be soldered or socketed into place. The socket/pins may be for horizontal or vertical mounting but apart from the three download sockets they may be dispensed with for simple projects, the holes or pads offering good anchorage for cables.
The vertical 'sideboard' can be inserted into the centre of the breadboard for improved connectivity. Oddly, I find that when the 'sideboard' is parked over the edge of the breadboard I see the 'working' circuit in a different light.
Dave
All are single sided, the DIL version was intended to use standard components soldered on the surface but SM components are easier to use.
Using socket/pins harvested from turned pin IC sockets as through connections, no contact points are lost on the solderless breadboard. Extra sockets for download, resistors and capacitor makes each 'sideboard' an independent entity with all the facilities and function of the Picaxe.
The developed circuit can be transferred to Veroboard or protoboard with the normal Picaxe connections or the 'sideboard' can be soldered or socketed into place. The socket/pins may be for horizontal or vertical mounting but apart from the three download sockets they may be dispensed with for simple projects, the holes or pads offering good anchorage for cables.
The vertical 'sideboard' can be inserted into the centre of the breadboard for improved connectivity. Oddly, I find that when the 'sideboard' is parked over the edge of the breadboard I see the 'working' circuit in a different light.
Dave