Stacking headers, the bane of my Digi-Key experience.

photomankc

So I keep looking for two varieties of board stacking headers I can't seem to determine the correct term to find them:

1.) Arduino shield style male/female where the bottom solder tails extend below the board far enough to plug into female sockets on another board or a breadboard and the top is a female socket for the next board in the stack.


2.) Male/male style that are the same except the both the top and bottom have pins to fit into female sockets above and below.


I can't seem to find these on that site (or Mouser) to save my life and I see people making boards with them all the time so I wonder if anyone has part number for something serviceable for this and doesn't mind sharing?

Ron Czapala

Like these?? http://www.adafruit.com/products/85

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Try Jameco:

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2137756_-1

-Phil

RDL2004

If you want to order something like 3M, FCI, or TE parts from Mouser or Digi-Key, you may need to just find a part that's the correct general style and download the manufacturer's data sheet so that you can decode the part numbers for the correct pin length.

davejames

...dude --> Samtec:
http://www.samtec.com/connectors/standard-board-to-board/screw-machine/sockets-terminals.aspx

Also might find some applicable items here:
http://www.king-cart.com/phoenixent/frontpage=yes

jazzed

photomankc wrote: »

So I keep looking for two varieties of board stacking headers I can't seem to determine the correct term to find them:

I have lots of 8 pin male/female 0.1" pitch stacking headers.

Short male/female headers are also a nice solution for stacking little boards
Don't use the short headers with solder-tail sockets.

I should send you a care package.

photomankc

Yeah I have the Arduino type in your first picture but they are marketed mostly in packs and in those specific sizes. If I want 18 or 20 positions I don't want to assemble from the odd's and ends sizes I now have left of those. I just seem to hit a wall finding a part number for them. I'd like to order from Digi since I have a bag of other stuff I need from them too. I can't believe they don't have them.

jazzed

photomankc wrote: »

Yeah I have the Arduino type in your first picture but they are marketed mostly in packs and in those specific sizes. If I want 18 or 20 positions I don't want to assemble from the odd's and ends sizes I now have left of those. I just seem to hit a wall finding a part number for them. I'd like to order from Digi since I have a bag of other stuff I need from them too. I can't believe they don't have them.

The other sizes are custom and cost for minimum order quantities is prohibitive for a hobby operation. It's unclear why Digikey and Mouser don't carry such things.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Jameco also sells these headers a la carte (6- 8- and 10-position):

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2144614_-1
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2144631_-1
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2177627_-1

-Phil

jazzed

Ah, I see now.

One would have to gouge the customer for it to be worthwhile to sell the other sizes.

photomankc

jazzed wrote: »

The other sizes are custom and cost for minimum order quantities is prohibitive for a hobby operation. It's unclear why Digikey and Mouser don't carry such things.

LOL, ok well I guess I assumed to much then. That sort of explains why I see them on this or that website now and again but can't find them in the catalogs. Jameco, while expensive on those at least has them in a 10-pos size that would be more useful to me than a bag of Arduino-specific parts.

I guess I see a bit more clearly why propeller platform went the way it did.

bombledmonk

This is a bit of an end-around for finding something on digikey, but they do have this kit which includes a set of loose headers...
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/PROTO-SHIELD/1188-1055-ND/3471397

Has anyone found a part number from one of the big manufacturers (Molex, AMP, TE, Semtech, etc) that fits the bill? It could be as simple as asking for something to be stocked if they know what to stock. It's happened before.

This particular part number is hard to find and has no picture, but the leads look like they are ~ .4" long (-03 parts). Don't hold me to that though.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/SSQ-104-03-G-S/SAM1198-04-ND/1111557
A Digi-key wizard pointed me that direction. Both the samtec SSQ and SSW might also be targets because it looks like the leads of the -04 parts can be .584" long.
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=sam1198+-03-&stock=1&ColumnSort=1000011&quantity=1

Duane Degn

Cluso99 has some 9-pin stackable headers he has offered to sell.

RDL2004

3M's 929 Series pin header strips have pin lengths up to 0.91" You'd have to check the data sheet to get a part number with all the other options specified (number of pins, rows, finish) so that you could see if anybody stocked what you need. Don't know if they have any long pin sockets though.

http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=66666UuZjcFSLXTtmXME5x46EVuQEcuZgVs6EVs6E666666--

Cluso99

Yes, I have 1x9 and loner 1x6. I use 0.64sq (standard pin hdr size) whereas the ones you have shown are 0.60x0.40 which means you should not turn one header 90 degrees to the one below. I use mine in a square on 1" sq pcbs.