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Arduino BLINK Blueprints

You're reading from   Arduino BLINK Blueprints Get the most out of your Arduino to develop exciting and creative LED-based projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785284182
Length 134 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Utsav Shah Utsav Shah
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Introduction to breadboard


Prototyping is the process of testing out an idea by creating a preliminary model from which other products can be developed or formed. The breadboard is one of the most fundamental pieces for prototyping electronics circuits. As it does not require any soldering, it is also referred to as a "solderless board".

Structure of a breadboard

Almost all modern breadboards are made up of plastic. A modern breadboard consists of a perforated block of plastic with numerous metal clips under the perforations. The breadboard has strips of metal underneath the board and holes on top of the board. In the following image, you can see the structure of the breadboard:

The main structure of the breadboard is made up of a main central area, which is a block of two sets of columns, where each column is made up of many rows. All of these rows are connected on a row-by-row basis.

Using a breadboard

The breadboard has many strips of copper beneath the board that connects the holes as shown...

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