Breadboards Electronics Breadboards Terry Sturtevant Wilfrid Laurier University May 1, 2012 Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here it is rotated, so it fits on the page better. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here it is rotated, so it fits on the page better. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what is looks like from the back, with the paper removed. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what is looks like from the back, with the paper removed. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a different breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a different breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a different breadboard. Note that it has two rows along the top and bottom, and numbers along the sides. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a third breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is a third breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what is looks like from the back, with the paper removed. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what is looks like from the back, with the paper removed. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what is looks like from the back, with the paper removed. Note the breaks halfway along the rows on the top and bottom. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards The connections underneath the breadboard allow you to easily connect things on the top of the breadboard. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what a section of the first one looks like, in the normal orientation. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here is what a section of the first one looks like, in the normal orientation. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s what it the section looks like from the back. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s what it the section looks like from the back. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This row is connected internally Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This row is connected internally but not to this! Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This row is connected internally but not to this! Rows across the trough are not connected to each other. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This column is connected @ R @ Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This column is connected @ R @ ?? This column may or may not break halfway down the board. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Chips go over the trough Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Chips go over the trough With a normal chip, this will allow four connections to each pin. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Chips go over the trough With a normal chip, this will allow four connections to each pin. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Chips go over the trough With a normal chip, this will allow four connections to each pin. Make sure the chip has no bent pins! Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Vcc is usually upper right Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Vcc is usually upper right Use the right column for Vcc . Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Vcc is usually upper right Use the right column for Vcc . Only use red wires for Vcc . Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards GROUND is usually lower left Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards GROUND is usually lower left Use the left column for GROUND. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards GROUND is usually lower left Use the left column for GROUND. Only use black wires for GROUND. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s an example of how that looks in the lab. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s an example of how that looks in the lab. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards With more than one chip, the “busses” down the sides become more obviously useful. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards With more than one chip, the “busses” down the sides become more obviously useful. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards With the power connected, it looks like this. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards With the power connected, it looks like this. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s a close-up of one way to connect the alligator clips to the bench supply: Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards Here’s a close-up of one way to connect the alligator clips to the bench supply: Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This way is better; note the clips are very firmly attached and can’t short out to one another. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards This way is better; note the clips are very firmly attached and can’t short out to one another. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards If you have multiple breadboards, they can be daisy-chained together. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards Breadboards If you have multiple breadboards, they can be daisy-chained together. Terry Sturtevant Electronics Breadboards