Hi Lindy,
Normally the banana sockets on these power supplies unscrew and you can
trap some wires on them if you don't want to get the banana plugs. And than
you can connect it to your breadboard.
On your demo board the headers are a very good idea.
You are having a very common problem, I have this kind of problem all the
time and I within reason can get pretty much anything I need at work, I
always find that I am missing something... and it really is a pain.
Just keep going,  when you get something going it is a great feeling.
Best Regards
                         Luis
On 16 Oct 2013 20:01, "Lindy Mayfield" <Lindy.Mayfield@sas.com> wrote:

> I started putting together some inexpensive hobby things so that I can
> play with FPGA's.  I got advice from here which was great.
>
> But I'm finding that when I order stuff, I'm expected to know what/how to
> connect things.  Now, I've done PIC's on a breadboard, with PIC dev kits,
> and LED's and even a serial interface to my PC.  After a while I understa=
nd
> what I need to know, but I'm starting into a new realm and I'm a bit lost=
..
>
> First, I ordered a DC Regulated Power Supply.  It came with a "box" and a
> couple of fuses.  This is what I got:
> http://www.extech.com/instruments/product.asp?catid=3D39&prodid=3D210
>
> I expected connectors (like I have with my multimeter) that plug into the
> + and -.  I got nothing.  I see it reads "banana  plug output terminals..=
.."
>
> What cables would I use for "playing" around with breadboards and such?
>
> I think I could find the right banana plugs if I searched hard enough, bu=
t
> also there is a chance I'd get the wrong thing.  (Which can be expensive.=
)
>
> Now this is even more confusing for me.  I took the advice of some and go=
t
> the Lattice MachX02 7000HE Breakout Board.
>
> http://www.latticesemi.com/en/Products/DevelopmentBoardsAndKits/MachXO2Br=
eakoutBoard.aspx
>
> Around the edges are holes that don't look like anything that I can "stic=
k
> a breadboard wire into."  I've never seen those before.  There is the
> assumption that I know what I need to use, and I don't.  What pins or
> connectors would I use to work with this board?
>
> And if I did find my banana clip from the DC power supply, I don't see
> anything that I could stick into these holes.
>
> I'm really excited to play with FPGA's now that I've gotten some cool
> things in the post.  But now I'm like a kid on christmas who finds out th=
at
> santa forgot to bring batteries.  :-(
>
> Thanks for the help!
> Lindy
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