Circuit Board Prototyping Tips and Tricks
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2016
- This video describes different prototyping techniques that can be used to build your own project circuit board. Veroboard or Stripboard is available from your local electronics supply store or online: www.amazon.com/ST3U-StripBoar...
Veroboard boring tool:
Here is a link: www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239... - Věda a technologie
First, thank you. Second, finaly somthing beyone "basic". I appreciate the effort, diversity, and accumulated knowledge.
Really wish there were more YT videos like this in 2020's. I miss the old retro style of minimum grade recording. This video BTW is gold! I doubt there is a better introductory on soldering then this.
one of the very best video on the topic. Clear presentation. Impressive. Thanks for this contribution
4:08 that explains a lot of trouble I got doing a RF controlled servos project I'm doing... great tips!
Thank you for this! Was looking to make the jump from solderless breadboards, and a lot of sites seem to miss that out.
Glad I could help!
A very nostalgic feeling from your video, thanks for the upload very informative crisp and clean content!!!
Thanks for the feedback!
Your video is terrific! Your content density is superb. Your video compels me to give Veroboard a try. That's something I wouldn't have considered previously because I wasn't familiar with using a boring tool to make the isolation channels on the thing. I always wondered how and who would use these things. Thanks to you, now I know.
You're welcome ... glad it helped. Thanks for the visit and the feedback.
Excellent. Thank you for showing all these various methods.
You're welcome!
This is awesome, thanks so much. Tube amps still use terminal strips, which are fantastic fun to build.
You're welcome.
Great, I've never tried the Veroboard before, looks like a great way to go. Thanks.
Matrix board is another option.
Perfect. This effectively illustrated how to use these different types of boards which will inform my first-time purchase. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! I learned a lot. Thanks for clearing up any confusion about prototyping and making connections.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome presentation!
Thanks for showing the various options, new and old. Did wire wrap during the late '70s. Recently became a 'maker', using solderless breadboards w/SBCs & MCUs. Just discovered Fritzing PCB design software, which has a great GUI that allows easy breadboard and circuit design migration to PCB layout. The files can be uploaded to online mfrs for inexpensive fabrication and quick turnaround time.
Hope this is helpful for your viewers. 😎
Great tip!
Great info. thanks for posting, I really found it helpful.
Cool history lesson - Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much, this is the next step I was looking for.
You are welcome!
Very informative video. Thank you very much. You should go more indepth with the Manhatan and the Dead Bug in further videos
Thank you for being so informative
loved your Cosmac Elf. I still have mine from 1976
The first microprocessor I wrote code on ... kind of miss those days.
Excelent video! Can you talk more about the wire wrapping tool or, I don't know, make a video about the use of that tool. Thanks.
Thank you! Good overview
This is amazing, thank you. I have learned a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, I learned a lot and subbed!
Welcome to the channel!
A informative and well made video thanks for your assistance.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome,
A great video, full of info, no crappy music and full of useful info.
Liked, Saved, & Subscribed
Question, if I may, where do you get the breadboards with the screw downs? The self adhesive ones peal off after a while
Thanks for the feedback. The company that made those breadboards ( Continental Specialties ) is no longer in business but if you check eBay you might find them there.
thanks for the video, you showed the info i was looking for beautifully. it seems that the veroboard is the best way to do this. I was hoping to avoid boring the board and getting the ones with isolated holes but i think that is more hustle trying to connect the components with their leads/solder
Glad it was helpful!
Veroboard also make good heating elements. czcams.com/video/WT9xWyLK-Ic/video.html
Forgot all about flea clips! Nice overview.
VERY USEFUL, THANKS
I like your videos a lot, very informative👍🏼
Thanks for the feedback!
very good video
Freaking awesome, Sir. Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks - good video
Very informative and good efforts.
Thanks for the feedback!
Beautiful prototyping examples! Thank you for making this video with many useful tips. How do you make the wires hug the surface of the veroboard? Hot glue?
I use 22 or 24 solid gauge wire and bend then down after soldering and they will hug the board.
Informative video. Thank you for taking the time.
Thanks for the feedback.
And that was on 24th Dec - even more appreciated. 'Going to move my thesis project from a breadboard to a veroboard right now, thanks!
great vid, thanks a lot
You're welcome!
For the wire-wrap technic you can add plastic label with pin number.
Never die, you legend....
Good info.
Thanks for the feedback.
Nice!
i have a small project. with everything working on the breadboard. now its time to transfer it to a circuit board like your examples and to install in an enclosure. I am totally brain-locked on how to take my components and wiring from the breadboard to the circuit board.
It gets easier with practice. Mount all your components on a piece of Vero stripboard similar to your breadboard layout. Use the boring tool to make isolation channels as necessary. Finish off with jumpers installed from the top.
5:04 That *Manhattan* technique looks like creating art on a copper plate. Do they sell those square "islands" on the board?
It looks a bit hard to solder because of the thermal dissipation of the parts.
The Manhattan technique is basically a do it yourself project. You cut out your own islands from a bare copper clad PCB and glue them to the main board. This allows you to become very creative and your final product can look like art.
Excellent video. Where would I find the boring tool that you use to create isolation channels with veroboard?
You can find them in various places online:
www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239g-veroboard-cutting-tool.html
Hi, I am a first time viewer and new to making projects using these type of boards. Great video for the beginner. One question, How did you create the isolation channels, can I use a small drill? Thank you for this video..... Have a nice day....
Yes .. you could use a small drill or you can buy a boring tool made for the Vero strip boards.
Here is a link: www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239g-veroboard-cutting-tool.html
The hole-driller does not work for two-row connectors, because you'd need to cut in-between the holes to make it fit. I have used a serrated curved scalpel blade from a plastic model store, originally designed for cutting plastics.
Is there a better tool, more suitable to the task?
I use an Xacto knife and a straight edge and cut out a narrow strip between the rows.
If I am using a lot of two-row headers I get the ones that straddle a strip and then use my boring tool.
www.adafruit.com/product/2102
I Watched this CZcams video by Mr. Maker ....How to make Mp3 player at Home ! I really want to make this but I'm having a hard time getting this type of pcb board! Is there an alternative ?
Are there large protoboards with isolationchannels still available somewhere? They do not need to have edge connectors. But needs to be fairly large
They are harder to come by as PCB prototyping has become inexpensive with fast turnaround time.
You can check with Vero Technologies or Vector Electronics.
www.verotl.com/circuitboards/protoboards
you could also see those strips on old radios
Great video! an unrelated question. what is the wire joining two adjacent contacts in the middle of the board that you can see at minute 6:22: under the resistors
I normally install wire loops on the board to hook up scope probes for testing but in this case the wire loop is the Vcc ( 5 volts ) power connection and the other wire loop connected to pin 8 of the IC on the right is the ground connection.
@@0033mer Thanks for the answer. That is actually very useful :)
Link for the pci and apple pc development boards ?
Hi great vid, where did you get your bore tool from? Cheers
Here is a link: www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239g-veroboard-cutting-tool.html
Great video. Where do you purchase cases like the blue one you show at 5:18?
They are made by Hammond. Any local electronics supply store should carry them. www.hammfg.com/electronics/small-case/plastic/1591t
I’m interested in trying wire wrapping as an alternative to soldering my arduino and small circuit projects. Any suggestions for making a starter kit of supplies that you can recommend? Thanks!!!
Get some bare perfboard, wire wrap sockets, wire wrap tool with 30 gauge wire to get started. www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/wire_wrap_is_alive_and_well
Your local electronic supply store should have these items. www.leeselectronic.com
0033mer awesome , thanks for the great resources, I’m giving it a go!!!
Using the Veroboard, how did you isolate the 10 header pins on the top middle of the board?
Cut a narrow isolation channel using a Xacto knife. It takes a bit of practice. If you cannot make that work you can buy 10 pin headers that will straddle the Vero strip. store.qkits.com/technological-arts/idc-ribbon-cable-to-breadboard-adaptor-10-pin-adidc10-m.html
Where did you get that tool to cut isolation channels in the veroboard? I just picked up some veroboard and I was going to use a dremel, but that tool looks less messy and more controllable. Great channel, btw.
Here is a link: www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239g-veroboard-cutting-tool.html
You can also use a Stanley knife or similar for making the isolation channels. Tip is to plan your isolation channels first and cut them before soldering any components to the board.
Good video, have a question, at @3.49 of the video you have breadboard that has a wider isolation channel, where can I pick one of these up at. I do a lot of work with larger Micro Controllers and this would be great to have.
The Experimenter 600 is no longer available, so your best bet is to check on Ebay. You can also remove the power bus strips from two boards and straddle microcontrollers between the two.
@@0033mer Thanks for the reply, it is not the same trying to piece together a board...lol. Not sure why they would stop production of a board that has unique value.
The large semiconductor companies are cutting back on DIP packages because of the cost as compared to surface mount (SMD) devices. NXP is the only company that makes an ARM microcontroller in a DIP package and that might soon disappear. One day we might not see microcontrollers in DIP packages which is sad for students who want to breadboard them.
Hi, just curious, are there ways to cut vero board to smaller sizes from a large sheet
at home?
Using a straight edge score both sides along a row of holes with a razor knife to get the desired size.
Put the scored row along the edge of a table and push down to snap off the board.
what board size sir using here? tell us early as possible i am eagerly waiting for ur response.........
This board for the PC looks very interesting. Was this an open-source project that you can share with us? Can you recommend any literature for a hello world project here? I always wanted to learn how to make a simple PCI card that just turns an led on/off and reads a button state but I couldn't find anything, especially devkits that don't cost several 100 of euros. For the Windows driver there are official tutorials in c# and c++.
The PC card was used in a Fire/Ambulance dispatch system. The dispatcher could select each fire hall from the computer console and also bring up VHF radios throughout the city for communications. The board was the communication link to all locations using dedicated phone lines. The code was written in LMI Winforth.
Hi, I am trying to get hold of a board like the one you are holding at 45s. Does anyone know where I can get this ?
That particular board was originally from Radio Shack (Archer) back in the day.
Proto boards like that are hard to find as chip manufacturers are dropping the DIP package and going surface mount.
The best place to look is Vector Electronics: www.vectorelect.com/prototyping-boards.html
Digi- Key is a distributor. Be aware, they will be pricey.
Thanks for the link, I've been trying to find a nice Eurocard board. In case you're still curious, these guys also sell a bunch of specialized protoboards, including one with an XT card edge connector like at 45s
www.circuitspecialists.com/xt--bus-prototyping-boards
in that very last board you showed what AWG wire is that ?
24 AWG
Question. At 1:55 you talked about plastic box enclosures. The ones you showed in the video are green blue. Did they come like that or did you paint them that color?
They were bought that color at a local electronics supply store.
@@0033mer 👍
TNK U . Very nice . Subscrybed.
Thanks. Is there a prefered board for power circuirs? 2A at 5v.
To lower the resistance of the copper strips for larger current applications you can parallel the copper strips and add a layer of solder on the larger current circuits to cut down on strip heating. The strip board can handle 2 Amps but there will be some heating. czcams.com/video/WT9xWyLK-Ic/video.html
@@0033mer great 👍
Could you post an amazon affiliate link to your favorite Vector / vero / stripboard? Most of the ones that I look at dont have the build in channels like the one in your video.
The part number for the Vero stripboard is: Vero 01-0021. Many large electronic supply companies should carry it.
www.newark.com/vero/01-0021h/veroboard-121-92x101-6mm/dp/95M0362
The "vector board" that you showed appeared to have more than 40 copper strips. Is that correct and when did you get them from?
Thanks.
The board is actually called "Veroboard" or the generic name "Stripboard". I have a habit of calling all boards Vector boards.
The two main companies making protoboards are Vector (USA) and Vero (UK). The board shown is 8X12 inch 78 strips, a size which is hard to find. I got it here: www.rpelectronics.com/prototyping/circuit-boards-busboard/thru-hole-boards
They do not stock that size but if you look online you probably can find some with more than 40 strips.
Vector board == Veroboard?
How did I never realize that is why those enclosures had those ridges on the inside?!
what's the wide-isolated breadboard called and where can you buy them?
The company that makes them is no longer in business.
can we solder modules like the hc05 and esp8266 to veroboard
Yes, they are .1 inch spacing so they will fit.
@@0033mer thank you 😁
Can you please give the exact name of that device you use for cutting channels in veroboard that you call a "boring tool" at 1:35. It makes beautiful channels but a search on Amazon doesn't find it. Thanks.
Here is a link: www.rpelectronics.com/r22-0239g-veroboard-cutting-tool.html
Thank you
It is called a "spot face cutter"
Can the vectoboard be cut?..
I wanna try a project with it,but i dont know whre to start...
You can buy pre-cut vero/vectorboard that fit into standard enclosures or you can cut your own to fit. Score the top and bottom with a razor knife, put the score on the edge of your work-table and snap it off. www.rpelectronics.com/881-420306.html
@@0033mer thank you so much...
how-to soldering a ground terminal
Where do you get enclosures from?
Hammond Manufacturing:
www.hammfg.com/electronics/small-case
I first used veroboard in 1996 for KHB (ERT). Cg Omar is Azlin, my classmate's father.
Such a courageous male teacher.
13x40=
40. Roughly. Approximation.
62 students get all subjects A grade the following year. 1996+1
His daughter, my classmate went to MRSM|PC.
Neither one of those boards was burned-up. How come? You never connected the power supply?
Are circuit boards copy righted?
That is a complex subject and would require a complex answer. IC manufacturers copyright their "mask works" used in the production of an Integrated Circuit.. A PCB is a different story with a lot of gray areas. Each individual case outcome would vary in a court of law.
0033mer Just curios, Thanks for answering. I have one more question: I’m 39, do you think it would be wise for me to get into electronics tech working for myself? I’ve been self employed for the last 10 years and couldn’t imagine working for anyone else.
I am retired and still do industrial electronic repairs and consulting. There are lots of opportunities out there if you are determined and willing to put in the time and effort. Check out my video: czcams.com/video/6MWVAh1V1c4/video.html
1. do not solder stuff into breadboards.
I think you should consider changing the title of your video. I did find it informative but not in a way I expected or hoped. Still, thank you for making this video.
This video is a nice introductory about (historic) options to prototype .. but I've yet to see the "prototyping tips and tricks" that were promised in the title. So I'm still calling it simple clickbait (unfortunately).
Almost every video on my channel is a "prototype" project, so look around, you might find something of interest.
czcams.com/video/U9_1AWc7e2c/video.html
I think you're canadian
You are correct .. I am canadian. What gave it away? :o)
the o in breadboard. Grew up in new brunswick
I can't watch these videos because of an inherent grammatical error. It is NOT sodder, it is solder, it has a letter "L". Please respect the English language better.
The word "solder" comes from the french word "soudure" which we get the verb "souder"
I am Canadian with french heritage so the "l" is silent like in the word "salmon"
The word can be pronounced both ways depending if you live in the UK or North America.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/solder
I am certified in soldering by Pace who are involved in university training and companies like NASA.
Pace and the manufacture Kester pronounce solder with a silent "l".
czcams.com/video/vIT4ra6Mo0s/video.html
I am sure the viewers understand both pronunciations.
In my personal opinion, it isn't really important how you pronounce that word, this isn't an english class after all! ;) What *IS* important is getting the info about the electronics across to the viewer, in which you succeed very well.
Greetings from Denmark.
If you must be pedantic then you should know it is an error in pronunciation, not an error in grammar!
"Please respect the English language better."