MEP EP#363: Breadboarding for Success

MacroFab Engineering Podcast

English - January 29, 2023 02:04 - 1 hour - 83 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: MEP EP#362: It is 2023, Why Does Footprint Design Still Suck?

Next Episode: MEP EP#364: Product of many Imaginations

MEP EP#363: Breadboarding for Success

Breadboarding your circuits

Why even do it?

Time savings
Quick check of your ideas
Leave breadboard assembled for future pcbs

Breadboards do not break physics - all the same rules apply
What you put into it you get out

Cleanliness matters
Plan out your circuits

You will likely find that you do not need extra jumpers if you plan the circuit

Measure and bend leads - 0.1” pitch
Use good components
Use the bus strips for power and ground
You can get away with high voltage if you plan for isolation
Keep connections short. If the components can be the connection that is ideal
Feedback and shorts - keep them short

Know the limitations - breadboard what you need

Breadboards may not be a one stop shop - use them to prove what you need to