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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-08-13 15:09 in General Discussion
Hello All,

What experiences have you had with putting your Basic Stamp
prototype circuits together on breadboards? I'm aware of capacitance in
breadboards, but are there other issues that I should know of compared to a
final PCB version of the same circuit?

Thank You,

Tim


Timothy Medema
CrystaLite, Incorporated
3307 Cedar St. (425) 745-6000 800-666-6065
Everett, WA 98201 Fax: (425) 257-0232

www.crystaliteinc.com
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-08-12 18:04
    Hi Tim,

    As long as you stay away from high frequency applications, I think it should
    be OK with breadboards.
    I've made some test circuits (dual thermometer with LCD, real time clock,
    relay switching...) with a breadboard without any problem... except some
    wires poping out of the board... then I used thicker wires, and it's OK.
    And I always put a 10 or 47 µF capacitor on the supply lines of the
    breadboard itself.

    Phil.

    Original Message
    From: "Timothy Medema" <timm@c...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:49 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Breadboard Prototyping...


    >
    > Hello All,
    >
    > What experiences have you had with putting your Basic Stamp
    > prototype circuits together on breadboards? I'm aware of capacitance in
    > breadboards, but are there other issues that I should know of compared to
    a
    > final PCB version of the same circuit?
    >
    > Thank You,
    >
    > Tim
    >
    >
    > Timothy Medema
    > CrystaLite, Incorporated
    > 3307 Cedar St. (425) 745-6000 800-666-6065
    > Everett, WA 98201 Fax: (425) 257-0232
    >
    > www.crystaliteinc.com
    > <mailto:timm@c...>timm@c...
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-08-12 19:30
    Thanks for your feedback Phil - much appreciated.

    Tim


    At 07:04 PM 8/12/2002 +0200, you wrote:
    >Hi Tim,
    >
    >As long as you stay away from high frequency applications, I think it should
    >be OK with breadboards.
    >I've made some test circuits (dual thermometer with LCD, real time clock,
    >relay switching...) with a breadboard without any problem... except some
    >wires poping out of the board... then I used thicker wires, and it's OK.
    >And I always put a 10 or 47 µF capacitor on the supply lines of the
    >breadboard itself.
    >
    >Phil.
    >
    >
    Original Message
    >From: "Timothy Medema" <timm@c...>
    >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    >Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:49 PM
    >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Breadboard Prototyping...
    >
    >
    > >
    > > Hello All,
    > >
    > > What experiences have you had with putting your Basic Stamp
    > > prototype circuits together on breadboards? I'm aware of capacitance in
    > > breadboards, but are there other issues that I should know of compared to
    >a
    > > final PCB version of the same circuit?
    > >
    > > Thank You,
    > >
    > > Tim
    > >
    > >
    > > Timothy Medema
    > > CrystaLite, Incorporated
    > > 3307 Cedar St. (425) 745-6000 800-666-6065
    > > Everett, WA 98201 Fax: (425) 257-0232
    > >
    > > www.crystaliteinc.com
    > > <mailto:timm@c...>timm@c...
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-08-13 00:37
    All my Stamp and AVR stuff is done on those small perf-boards (2 x 3) laid
    out for 0.400 DIPs like you get at Radio Shack. We have a local shop that
    makes a much better version of the board, but its the same layout. I use 26
    ga telephone wire or 26 ga buss wire for all my connections other than
    external sensors, etc...

    Prototyping is done on a solderless breadboard. Never had a problem with
    things doing what they shouldn't with either method.

    Original Message

    > What experiences have you had with putting your Basic Stamp
    > prototype circuits together on breadboards? I'm aware of capacitance in
    > breadboards, but are there other issues that I should know of compared to
    a
    > final PCB version of the same circuit?
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-08-13 15:09
    Rodent,

    Thanks for taking the time to provide input regarding your experience.

    Much appreciated,

    Tim

    At 06:37 PM 8/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
    >All my Stamp and AVR stuff is done on those small perf-boards (2 x 3) laid
    >out for 0.400 DIPs like you get at Radio Shack. We have a local shop that
    >makes a much better version of the board, but its the same layout. I use 26
    >ga telephone wire or 26 ga buss wire for all my connections other than
    >external sensors, etc...
    >
    >Prototyping is done on a solderless breadboard. Never had a problem with
    >things doing what they shouldn't with either method.
    >
    >
    Original Message
    >
    > > What experiences have you had with putting your Basic Stamp
    > > prototype circuits together on breadboards? I'm aware of capacitance in
    > > breadboards, but are there other issues that I should know of compared to
    >a
    > > final PCB version of the same circuit?
    >
    >
    >
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