Breadboard to Veroboard in no time. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: hgg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 08:54:09 am
content: Hi,You probably already know this but you might have some other or betterideas as well.One annoying thing is when you have a working circuit on a breadboardand you need to transfer it to a veroboard for permanent soldering.You might make mistakes in the new layout/wiring, and then spend a lotof time debugging your otherwise perfectly working circuit. ..Well, I've found an online store that sells various veroboards but it also sellssome in the same pinouts as most breadboards. Itshttp://www.veroboard.com/and here is a sample board. Its theVeroBread...840 Point Breadboard Epoxy FiberThe idea is that you line up the Verobread on top of your breadboard,hold it in place with some pins at the four corners, build your test circuitand when everything is working, you pull out the Verobread with allcomponents attached in the correct positions ready to be soldered.Ok, I haven't tried it yet and I not aware of its limitations, but you get the idea.Maybe the IC's might not have long enough pins to reach the breadboard,but an IC socket might. I will give it a go.Has anybody tried that or a similar way? Any experience with that company?Does anybody know if there are other stores as well that sell similar boards ?Thanks.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 08:57:53 am
content: This looks pretty cool, it feels like this could be pretty useful for more complicated circuits with several ICS, I'm definitely getting some.

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 09:39:59 am
content: I'll be looking into this.

author: chickenHeadKnob
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 10:04:25 am
content: These types of perfboard analogs of a 830 or 840 tie point breadboard are very common and old news. For example from Dipmicro in Canada:Dipmicrohttp://www.dipmicro.com/store/PCB-PB4Bwhich has some smd component mounting features the vero board above lacks.dipmicro has other sizes and styles as well. I'm sure you can find similar on ebay.

author: denelec
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 02:21:35 pm
content: Radio-Shack used to sell a veroboard that matched their breadboard.This is from the 1980 catalog...

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2014, 06:35:25 pm
content: Quote from: hgg on February 09, 2014, 08:54:09 amI've usedthis one from BusBoard Prototype Systems.I got it at my local electronics store.Adafruit sellsa variety of similar boards.

author: hgg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2014, 09:24:33 am
content: Radio Shack from 1980! Not bad. What happened?Do they still sell them?Most of the Adafruit boards have no interconnected strips.I have some and they are of a very good quality though.I've just bought some from veroboard.com to try them out.

author: electronics man
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 03:53:32 pm
content: this looks like a similar producthttp://proto-pic.co.uk/adafruit-perma-proto-half-sized-breadboard-pcb-3-pack/

author: hgg
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:00:14 pm
content: Columns are not interconnected.

author: Len
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:08:06 pm
content: Quote from: electronics man on February 10, 2014, 03:53:32 pmYes, that's the Adafruit one I linked above.

author: Len
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:08:20 pm
content: Quote from: hgg on February 10, 2014, 04:00:14 pmWhat do you mean? They're connected the same way as a solderless breadboard, so you can transfer a circuit directly from a breadboard. Isn't that what you were talking about in your first post?

author: hgg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:13:28 pm
content: In a normal breadboard for example, points A12, B12, C12, D12 and E12 are shorted.In the board you've posted, they are not. You will have to solder them together.

author: electronics man
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:20:30 pm
content: i just noticed that mabe they are conicted you just cant see the traces through the solder mask

author: Len
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:21:11 pm
content: Quote from: hgg on February 10, 2014, 04:13:28 pmTheyareconnected. That's the whole point, those boards mimic a solderless breadboard. Read the product description and look at the pictures:http://www.adafruit.com/products/590

author: casinada
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timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:25:02 pm
content: http://proto-pic.co.uk/adafruit-perma-proto-full-sized-breadboard-pcb-3-pack/The smaller version doesn't have a picture of the back, this one shows that it does exactly connected as the protoboard and I assume that the small version is the same.

author: hgg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2014, 04:27:30 pm
content: Yes, you are right, they are connected.

author: hgg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2014, 08:09:43 pm
content: I've just received the boards from veroboard.com.Not impressed...One of the three came with some form of corrosion and they generally feel cheap.At least they don't smell.PCBI also have a small one from Adafruit and the difference in quality is huge!Adafruit A+++++The original idea though works perfectly! I aligned the board on top of another breadboardand hold it in place at the four corners. Works great!