professorOwl_org: Introduction to Breadboards

Breadboard Basics

Breadboards are used for rapid-prototyping of electronic/computer circuits:

  • Allows for rapid design cycles, but speed comes at a cost.
  • The cost is weaker circuit performance.
  • Weaker performance is due to parasitic capacitiance and inductance.
  • For most digital circuits, the parasitics do not overwhelm the processor.
Breadboard connectivity; PCB similar to layout of 400-tie-pt Breadboard