prototyping – Experimental Engineering

Raspberry Pi GPIO Experiment Board Improvements

July 28, 2012July 28, 2012 The Engineer

Here are the first set of mods & improvements to the RasPi Experiment board. Instead of the solder-point experiment space, I have added a standard mini-breadboard, even though it’s a little too long to fit on the board properly. In the DIP breakout, is a MAX232 TTL-RS232 interface IC, useful

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Rare Veroboard Design Tools – Stripboard Magic

October 3, 2011August 3, 2017 The Engineer

Stripboard Magic Stripboard Magic is a Windows application for designing PCB layouts on stripboard (aka prototyping board, aka Veroboard). It was released by a British company called Ambyr which ceased trading a long time ago. The interface is a quite primitive and a little strange but the program is functional

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