c3Bridge: advanced C3 prototyping board with 10pin module support (product page up)

Bill Henning

DHL dropped off five different PCB production runs for me today!

I already mentioned the new blue miniPro's in the miniPro thread, and I briefly mentioned c3Bridge in OBC's "A Disturbing Trend" thread, so I may as well officially announce it.

I am attaching jpeg's of the front and the back of the bare board, as well as some shots of boards stacked on a C3 so you can see some of the possibilities!

c3Bridge features:

- C3 header patterns
- C3 mounting holes
- 10 pin EXP connector pattern for P0-P7
- 10 pin EXP connector pattern for P16-P29
- beautiful PCB layout by Sapieha
- 3V3, 5V and GND power distribution holes
- 3x4 mini proto area meant for voltage regulation
- high density NON-bussed prototype pattern
- silk screened labels


c3Bridge is the second in my *Bridge series of prototyping boards that also allow the use of 10 pin modules on Propeller boards that don't provide native support for them.

ppBridge for the Propeller Platform was the first board in the *Bridge series. Next boards in the series will be qsBridge (for the new Parallax QuickStart board), and boeBridge (for the Board of Education - designed for the Stamp version, however it should also work on the upcoming PropBOE from Parallax.

I will have approximately 20 different 10 pin modules at UPEW - all of them production boards, available for ordering on May 21,2011 (UPEW)

MSRP:

$14.95USD+s/h for one c3Bridge, including a snap apart 40 pin male header, and two 10 pin female headers
$18.49USD+s/h adds a 170 pin solderless breadboard to what is included in MIK-C3PR-B

Volume discounts are available for schools and distributors.

(Add $3.00 per c3Bridge to substitute a stacking 40 pin connector for the 40 pin male header, it is easy to cut it down to 32 pins so you can stack multiple c3Bridges on your c3)

Bill Henning

Here is a comparison shot between the Parallax C3 prototype board and c3Bridge.

Enjoy!

Bill

Bill Henning

Mikronauts c3Bridge is now shipping; please see the first post for pricing, and the post above for a comparison shot with the Parallax C3 prototype board.

Not only is c3Bridge a great prototyping board with almost twice the holes for your C3, it also lets you mount two Mikronauts 10 pin modules!

miniMods, MCP3208, DIG-8-IN-V, DIG-8-OUT-V and much more will be shipping shortly!

Bill Henning

I finally had time to add a product page for c3Bridge on my site:

http://www.mikronauts.com/c3bridge/

I added a new SKU, which adds one of those nice 170 point breadboards to c3Bridge for solderless prototyping with the C3!

I should be receiving the breadboards on Tuesday (courier willing), everything else is in stock.