Jon,

Soldering FT232's by hand is a doddle, I've done many. Just use a really
fine bit, flood the pads with flux from a flux pen, get the FT232
aligned right, sweat down one corner first, then the opposite corner etc
etc. If you create solder bridges between the pins, a reel of solder
wick will clean up the mess.

(if you are in the UK, I could send you an FT232BM on a 50*60mm pcb
which would be easy for you to breadboard with?)

Regards, Peter Moreton


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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Hulatt, Jon
Sent: 03 September 2003 09:08
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: [EE:] source of FT232BM ...

All,

I want to use an FT232BM for my (hobbyist) project. But, I really really
don't fancy my chances of being able to solder the LQFP package with my
soldering iron, and also this package isn't very helpful for prototyping
on
a breadboard.

Does anyone know of a supplier who either:-

- makes an equivalent chip in a larger package
- provides FT232's presoldered on an adaptor pcb (say with legs that
match
DIL32 or something)?

or does anyone else have any ideas of how I can use this chip without
investing in expensive SM soldering equipment?


Thanks

Jon

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