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