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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.
> >
> > 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?

Not sure, but I'll do a quick search. (time elapses) Yes, Digikey has
them.  They're CWR-130-40-0000 and cost 4.06USD in 1s and they fall
to 1.96USD in quantities of 250.  They have phosphor bronze contacts
with gold plating.  Should do the trick, I think.

> >
> > 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.
> >
> > ex:
> >
> >      |
> >      |--
> >    --| |
> >    | | |
> >    |   |
> >    |   |
> >
> > Not my usual ASCII art, sorry bout that.
> >
> > Either of those methods should work, but you will need one set of
> > elongated SIP pins for it to be fully effective.

I still think the SIP style is a nice solution.  Look at it this way:
It's really easy to do. One right-angle SIP mounted to the top, one
right-angle SIP mounted to the bottom.  I think that gives the
spacing of a skinyDIP, so you can just plug the board vertically into
the breadboard.

> 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.

Yes, I've seen that.  It's not too tough to do.  Here's the trick:
cut away the foam or coating on the bottom of the breadboard where
you want to connect the pins, the solder pins to them.  Then solder
the breadboard down like any other component.  Works well on a hobby
basis but for a manufacturin basis, it's probably more expensive than
it's worth.

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