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SMD Adapters from Adafruit

Posted on 2017-01-20 by Lucky Resistor

Today most chips are only available in SMD packages, therefore I often need adapter boards for prototyping. There are only a few manufacturer of adapter boards and they are often very expensive. I think the reason for the high price is, because most of this boards are made to replace DIL chips in devices with SMD ones. So this boards require a certain quality for this productive use.

For prototyping this is not my greatest concern. In most cases I am happy to get chips working and be able to experiment with them. I am aware there are many limitations on a breadboard, so the adapters do not have to be electrical perfect for my use. Spending $6-$9 per adapter, often for a single use, for a chip which costs only a few cents seems wrong to me.

Now I discovered, Adafruit has a nice set of SMD adapter boards in their shop. You always buy a set of three, six or even more, and they have different package sizes on both sides. It is exactly what I would expect from an adapter board for prototyping.

The boards left and right are the same. Just the front and backside of the same board.
The boards left and right are the same. Just the front and backside of the same board.
The boards left and right are the same, just the front and backside of the boards.
The boards left and right are the same, just the front and backside of the boards.

Have a closer look in Adafruits shop here, here and here.

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