We’ve been working hard to bring you a conundrum* of new protoboards and other handy items to go with them (*conundrum – a collective noun used to describe massive amounts of protoboards inhabiting our shelves). This issue of Friday new products features roughly half of the whole selection we offer, which can cover pretty much any projects you decide to do. Can cover, you guessed it, with boards:
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SB830 Solderable PC BreadBoard (single-panel compatible) $6.50 BusBoard makes lots of great prototyping PCBs. Here’s a convenient one that matches a regular 1-panel PC breadboard, with handy top-print overlay, and thinner interconnections for friendly track cutting. |
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SB1660 Solderable PC BreadBoard, Double-sized $12.00 BusBoard makes lots of great prototyping PCBs. Here’s a convenient one that matches a double-wide PC breadboard. |
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BR1 Solderable PC BreadBoard (single-panel compatible) $6.50 BusBoard makes lots of great prototyping PCBs. Here’s a convenient one that matches a regular 1-panel PC breadboard. |
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BB-2 Zig-zag solder prototyping board, 80x100mm $5.66 Zig-zag patterns on this single-sided prototyping board makes it particularly convenient to solder your circuit down into something permanent. |
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PadBoard-3U Protoboard, Pad-per-Hole, 160x100mm $5.66 For the ultimate in protoboard flexibility, here’s a one-pad-per-hole, plated-through, double-sided board from BPS. |
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PowerBoard-3U, 6-hole strip Solder protoboard $10.78 This traditional soldering protoboard is very similar to a solderless breadboard, but has a monster set of power distribution rails running through it. It also accommodates a 96-pin VME backplane connector for slotting connectivity. |
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ProtoBoard2H-2, 2-hole Strips, 100x80mm solder Protoboard $5.66 Long strips of copper too much for you? Complex zig-zags drive you nuts? Here’s a nice compromise – solder prototyping with pairs of connected pads. |
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ST2 StripBoard solder protoboard $5.66 It doesn’t get more standard than a large, traditional stripboard for soldering your experiments! |
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SMTpads-Size3U-Thin 50x50mil Pads Protoboard for SMT $12.99 SMD parts are becoming easier to find than old “finger-friendly” ones. Have some of these SMT pad-compatible breakout boards for your next tiny project. |
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SMTpads-Size3U, 200x100mil Pads Protoboard for SMT $12.99 SMD parts are becoming easier to find than old “finger-friendly” ones. Have some of these SMT pad-compatible breakout boards for your next tiny project. |
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ProtoBox-1593K-BK Protoboard and Case Kit $7.23 Got the circuit breadboarded, tested, and ready for field-testing. Ummm… sure would be nice to build that onto a nice protoboard and case shell wouldn’t it? |
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PCB Mounting Adhesive Standoffs 8-Pack $2.75 If you need to tuck a circuit board someplace and you can’t fit a screw, use these handy low-profile, self-adhesive PCB standoffs |
Well, if you were trying to make a telescopic toothpick-shooting badger model, our protoboards might not prove helpful, but even then! Give it a try, you never know…
Wee, more protoboards! Now this is the last batch, we don’t got no more. Next time it will be something else, I promise.
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PadBoard-1 Pad-per-Hole, 80x50mm Solder Protoboard $3.75 A tight and tidy one-pad-per-hole, plated-through, double-sided board. Ideal for wildly-wired, small projects! |
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PadBoard-2, Pad-Per-Hole, 80x100mm Solder Protoboard $6.82 For the ultimate in protoboard flexibility, here’s a one-pad-per-hole, plated-through, double-sided board from BPS. |
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ProtoBoard2H-1, 2-hole Strips, 1 sided, 50x80mm $3.11 Long strips of copper too much for you? Complex zig-zags drive you nuts? Here’s a nice compromise – solder prototyping with pairs of connected pads. |
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ProtoBoard2H-3U, 2-hole Strips, 100x160mm Solder Protoboard $10.78 Long strips of copper too much for you? Complex zig-zags drive you nuts? Here’s a nice compromise – solder prototyping with pairs of connected pads. |
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ProtoBoard-3U, 6-hole Strips, 1 sided, 100x160mm $10.78 This traditional soldering protoboard is very similar to a solderless breadboard, but also accommodates a 96-pin VME backplane connector for slotting connectivity. |
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StripBoard-1, 80x50mm Solder Protoboard $3.11 Medium size stripboard protoboard, featuring full-width solder points. |
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StripBoard-3U, 160x100mm Solder Protoboard $10.78 Stripboard make for fast prototyping for simple circuits. |
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SMTpads-Size1, 80x50mm, 50x50mil Pad SMT Protoboard $3.75 This 50mil-pad breakout is best for larger SMD components on 50mil or 100mil pitch spacing, with a ground plane. |
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SMTpads-Size2, 100x80mm, 50x50mil Pad SMT Protoboard $6.82 This 50mil-pad breakout is best for larger SMD components on 50mil or 100mil pitch spacing, with ground plane. |
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SMTpads-Size2, 100x80mm, 50x50mil Pads,SMT Solder Protoboard $6.82 This 50mil-pad breakout is best for SMD components on 50mil or 100mil pitch spacing, with a duplicate set of pads on the other side (no ground plane). |
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SMTpads-Size1, 80x50mm, 50x50mil Pad SMT Protoboard $3.75 This 50mil-pad breakout is best for larger SMD components on 50mil or 100mil pitch spacing, with a duplicate pad arrangement on the backside. |
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SMTpads-Size2, 100x80mm, 100x100mil Pad SMT Solder Protoboard $6.82 This 100mil-pad breakout is best for larger SMD components on 50mil or 100mil pitch spacing, with a ground plane on the other side. |
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SMTpads-Size3U, 100x100mil Pads, 1 Side Pads, 1 Side Ground, Unplated Holes $12.99 SMT parts are pretty common. This massive 3U size solder protoboard features 100x100mil pads on a large 160x100mm surface. Has ground plane on other side. |
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SMTpads-Size1, 80x50mm, 200x100mil Pads, SMT Solder protoboard $3.75 For REALLY large SMD devices, the 200x100mil pads on this smaller protoboard will make construction much easier. Has ground plane on other side. |
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SMTpads-Size2, 100x80mm, 200x100mil Pads, Solder Protoboard $6.82 For REALLY large SMD devices, the 200x100mil pads on this protoboard will make construction much easier. Has ground plane on other side. |
It might be flying solar powered noodles, haunted samosas or gilded lardsicles… I highly doubt we’d have these exact items, but something not less exciting!
Lets contabulate! And that means, as I recently learned, to cover with boards, which in our case are – breadboards. Today’s breadboard coverage is only partial, as we have other stuff to show off too:
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Synapse “Getting Started” Transmitter Bundle $49.99 Add a Wii Nunchuck and battery to this bundle and you’ll have a simple Joystick and 2 button interface for all kinds of wireless applications. Team this bundle up with a few Synapse Receiver bundles to control multiple high power LEDs! |
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Synapse “Getting Started” Receiver Bundle $56.50 Wireless control of RGB lighting, my my how technology is progressing! Team a few of these bundles up with a single Synapse Transmitter bundle to have multiple high power LEDs controlled by a Wii Nunchuk! |
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OpenBeam Extrusion 360mm Length $4.25 This is the ‘beam’ part of ‘Open Beam’, the central building component for the system. |
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OpenBeam Extrusion 600mm Length $6.75 This is the ‘beam’ part of ‘Open Beam’, the central building component for the system. |
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SB830 Solderable PC BreadBoard (single-panel compatible) $6.50 BusBoard makes lots of great prototyping PCBs. Here’s a convenient one that matches a regular 1-panel PC breadboard, with handy top-print overlay, and thinner interconnections for friendly track cutting. |
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SB1660 Solderable PC BreadBoard, Double-sized $12.00 BusBoard makes lots of great prototyping PCBs. Here’s a convenient one that matches a double-wide PC breadboard. |
Without a doubt, breadboards are better than any other boards (dreadboards, for example, or plain wood plank-type boards) because of the bread part. Especially with butter. And jam. Sometimes with peanut butter, or jello. For some of us, with caviar even. Mmmmm, is it time for lunch yet?
Busboard makes some good quality prototyping solder circuit boards. The SB5 is particularly handy, as it snaps into 4 sub-boards so you can size your board to the project, and save the rest for later.
Features:
- 74 x 97mm board Snaps into 4 sub-boards
- Each sub-board features power rails and 5-hole strips
- Lead-free, RoHS compliant
Specifications:
- Double-sided FR4 construction
- Silkscreen indication of connected pads
- 1064 plated 0.042″ holes, 0.1″ centers
- Anti-tarnish finish
- 74 x 97mm (2.8 x 3.8″)
Busboard Prototype Systems has created this funky little pattern on their single-sided solder breadboards that quite useful. Instead of simple left/right extensions to pads, this design brings pins from both sides of an IC to a common side… and more. We came up with five handy ways to use the Zig-zag protoboards, including:
- Gather all pins from an installed IC to one edge of the board (makes for an easy ribbon-cable attachment!)
- Use extra pad pins to add debug or breakout headers between chips connections
- Super-easy twinning/buffering signals across multiple chips (think teaming up LED or motor drivers like a team of horses!)
- Simple fanning out of signals to multiple ICs
- Easy multiplexing of signals from microcontrollers to external dataflow control chips
It’s a bit daunting to see the board up close, but see our convenient usage examples for how to best use a Zig-zag board!
Specifications:
- Board Size Factor 2: 100 x 80mm (3.94 x 3.15″), 1.6mm (1/16″) thick
- Single-sided 1oz/ft2copper FR4 circuit boards (lead free and RoHS compliant)
- Soldermasking for easy pad identification and solder control
- 2.54mm (0.1″) spaced 0.94mm (0.037″) holes, ideal for IC leads or square post headers
- 31 x 38 hole pattern, with 62 separate BusBoard traces
If you’re making your own circuits, you will come across the need for some surface-mount parts to be added to your design. Breadboard Prototyping Systems has made a series of boards that will make your task simpler!
These boards feature a square pad grid for 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, and other SMT parts needing a ground plane.
Features:
- Solid ground plane on reverse side provides easy ground connections for noise suppression.
- Grid designed with 0.180” x 0.080” rectangular pads on 0.200”/0.100” spacing
- Pad grid fits 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT23
- Unplated holes to the ground plane are spaced 4 pads apart for easy connection to the ground plane. Just insert a wire and solder both sides.
- Lead free etched copper PCB with an anti-tarnish coating to preserve solderability.
- Bridge pads or solder wires on pads to create traces wherever they are needed.
- 1/16” thin PCB is easy to cut into smaller pieces.
Specifications:
Busboard Size 2 – 100 x 80 x 1.61mm (3.94 x 3.15″ x 1/16″)
39 x 16 pad array
Four 0.125” mounting holes
High quality etched FR4 glass-epoxy circuit board. 1oz/ft2 copper.
Lead free copper PCB with an antitarnish coating for easy soldering. RoHS compliant.
If you’re making your own circuits, you will come across the need for some surface-mount parts to be added to your design. Breadboard Prototyping Systems has made a series of boards that will make your task simpler!
These boards feature a square pad grid for 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, and other SMT parts needing a ground plane.
Features:
- Solid ground plane on reverse side provides easy ground connections for noise suppression.
- Grid designed with 0.180” x 0.080” rectangular pads on 0.200”/0.100” spacing
- Pad grid fits 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT23
- Unplated holes to the ground plane are spaced 4 pads apart for easy connection to the ground plane. Just insert a wire and solder both sides.
- Lead free etched copper PCB with an anti-tarnish coating to preserve solderability.
- Bridge pads or solder wires on pads to create traces wherever they are needed.
- 1/16” thin PCB is easy to cut into smaller pieces.
Specifications:
- Busboard size 1 – 80 x 50 x 1.6mm (1.97 x 3.15 x 1/16″) Standard single height (3U) Eurocard/VME size
- 16 x 19 pad array
- Four 0.125” mounting holes
- High quality etched FR4 glass-epoxy circuit board. 1oz/ft2 copper.
- Lead free copper PCB with an antitarnish coating for easy soldering. RoHS compliant.
If you’re making your own circuits, you will come across the need for some surface-mount parts to be added to your design. Breadboard Prototyping Systems has made a series of boards that will make your task simpler!
These boards feature a square pad grid for 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, and other SMT parts needing a ground plane.
Features:
- Solid ground plane on reverse side provides easy ground connections for noise suppression.
- 92mil (that’s 0.092″) square pads on 100mil spacing for convenient DIP (100mil pitch) soldering
- Pad grid fits 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT23
- Unplated holes to the ground plane are spaced 4 pads apart for easy connection to the ground plane. Just insert a wire and solder both sides.
- Lead free etched copper PCB with an anti-tarnish coating to preserve solderability.
- Bridge pads or solder wires on pads to create traces wherever they are needed.
- 1/16” thin PCB is easy to cut into smaller pieces.
Specifications:
- Busboard Size 3: 160 x 100mm (6.3 x 3.9″), 1.6mm (1/16″) thick
- 62 x 38 pad array
- Four 0.125” mounting holes
- High quality etched FR4 glass-epoxy circuit board. 1oz/ft2 copper.
- Lead free copper PCB with an antitarnish coating for easy soldering. RoHS compliant.
If you’re making your own circuits, you will come across the need for some surface-mount parts to be added to your design. Breadboard Prototyping Systems has made a series of boards that will make your task simpler!
These boards feature a square pad grid for 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, and other SMT parts needing a ground plane.
Features:
- Solid ground plane on reverse side provides easy ground connections for noise suppression.
- 92mil (that’s 0.092″) square pads on 100mil spacing for convenient DIP (100mil pitch) soldering
- Pad grid fits 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT23
- Unplated holes to the ground plane are spaced 4 pads apart for easy connection to the ground plane. Just insert a wire and solder both sides.
- Lead free etched copper PCB with an anti-tarnish coating to preserve solderability.
- Bridge pads or solder wires on pads to create traces wherever they are needed.
- 1/16” thin PCB is easy to cut into smaller pieces.
Specifications:
- Busboard Size 2 – 100 x 80 x 1.6mm (3.94 x 3.15″ x 1/16″)
- 77 x 47 pad array
- Four 0.125” mounting holes
- High quality etched FR4 glass-epoxy circuit board. 1oz/ft2 copper.
- Lead free copper PCB with an antitarnish coating for easy soldering. RoHS compliant.



