breadboard
Solderless wiring platform
A breadboard is a board for slicing bread, or a prototype board used in electronics.
The electronics sense dominates: a breadboard has a grid of holes for inserting component leads and wires, allowing circuits to be assembled and tested without soldering.
I built my first amplifier on a breadboard before committing to a printed circuit.
To breadboard is to prototype this way.
Making preliminary models
- jumper wiresWires linking electrical points
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- capacitorsCharge-storing circuit components
- transistorsSemiconductor switching devices
diodes · LEDs · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · multimeter · circuit · voltage
Closed electrical pathway
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- nodeConnection point in networks
- interconnectJoin in a network
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
bus · rail · terminal · contact · row · column · distribution · strip
Casual, unskilled adjusting
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- testingExamining to evaluate
debugging · troubleshooting · trial · proof of concept · development · model · draft · preliminary
Cutting into portions
bamboo · knife · serrated · crust · serving · chopping · grooves · surface
Simplified technical diagram
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- circuit diagramDrawing of electrical connections
- planningArranging for future events
- wiring diagramElectrical layout illustration
blueprint · CAD · specifications · documentation · pinout · routing · engineering
prototyping
Making preliminary models
- jumper wiresWires linking electrical points
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- capacitorsCharge-storing circuit components
transistors · diodes · LEDs · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · multimeter · circuit · voltage · current
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- nodeConnection point in networks
- interconnectJoin in a network
trace · bus · rail · terminal · contact · row · column · distribution · strip · matrix
tinkering
Casual, unskilled adjusting
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
testing · debugging · troubleshooting · trial · proof of concept · development · model · draft · preliminary · rapid prototyping
slicing
Cutting into portions
wooden · bamboo · knife · serrated · crust · serving · chopping · grooves · surface · food prep
schematic
Simplified technical diagram
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- circuit diagramDrawing of electrical connections
- planningArranging for future events
wiring diagram · blueprint · CAD · specifications · documentation · pinout · routing · engineering
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- woodenwarewooden spoon, wooden bowl, wooden fork, wooden spoons, wooden cups
- boardsblackboard, whiteboard, chalkboard, clipboard, chessboard
- Electronics Toolssoldering iron, multimeter, oscilloscope, wire stripper, wire strippers
- makerspacelaser cutter, 3D printer, soldering iron, workbench, CNC machine
- maker hardwareArduino, Raspberry Pi, microcontroller, microcontrollers, 3D printer
breadboardprinted circuit board
Etched conductive component substrate
PCB · integrated circuit · chip · ASIC