Olin Lathrop wrote:
>> How else does one prototype ?  If I had to etch a board for every
>> prototype I would never get a single project finished ;)
> I don't know what a "Veroboard" is, but maybe that's a different trade
> name for what was call "Protoboard" when I bought some.  These have
> strips of sockets on .1 inch centers wired together.
A Veroboard is basically a PCB with tracks running straight across the board
with holes punched at 0.1in centers. A Protoboard is also known as a
"Breadboard" or "Solderless Prototyping Board" IIRC.

> Yes, I use them for quick and dirty testing.  The biggest problem is
> not noise, but the limited circuit complexity that can fit without
> using way too many Protoboards.  I have had PICs running with 20MHz
> oscillators on these many times.  There is a template project
> including photograph at http://www.embedinc.com/pic/hos.htm.
Nice one. I've had Ubicom SXes running at 50MHz in Turbo mode on a
breadboard before. Anyone prototyped anything faster?

Later.
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