On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 03:14:04PM -0700, Brendan Moran wrote:
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> > Agreed. Has anyone really thought through how to attach the
> > breadboard to the PCB? In an ideal situtation both the onboard I/O
> > pins and the onboard peripherals will be available from the
> > breadboard.
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> Yes.  And though I've mentioned it before, I'll say it again for your
> benefit.
>
> There are two simple methods for doing what you are talking about.
>
> The first is to place a x (probably 40) pin IDC connector on the
> board, and a x-pin DIP to ribbon connector plugged into that.  Quick
> and easy, but the ribbon gets in the way.

Right. Makes sense. Does a 40 pin skinny dip connector exist?

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> The second is to use two bent SIP connectors.  One mounted each way
> up, so that they come out in the alignment of a DIP.
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> ex:
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>    --| |
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> Not my usual ASCII art, sorry bout that.
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> Either of those methods should work, but you will need one set of
> elongated SIP pins for it to be fully effective.

Has anyone ever tried to access a breadboard from the bottom? Just wondering
because the CCS Software Prototyper has a small breadboard that claims to have
access to the I/O pins yet doesn't seem to have any interface on the top.

BAJ

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