{"id":385,"date":"2020-10-05T15:35:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimandnoreen.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2020-10-05T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:53:43","slug":"a-2-development-board-test-programming-jig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimandnoreen.com\/?p=385","title":{"rendered":"A $2 Development Board Test\/Programming Jig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been using LoRa (Long Distance Radio) boards<\/a> for a few recent projects. At $20 a pop, these aren’t exactly cheap. I didn’t want to dedicate one to breadboard prototyping by soldering headers to it and sought a commercial solution that would allow me to easily make a reliable temporary connection. I did not find anything like that on the market (please leave a comment if you know of such a device).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did a bit of research and learned that pogo pins<\/a> are commonly used for constructing test jigs. The downside to all the designs I saw is that they required either 3D printing parts or drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found this P75-E2 pogo pin<\/a> with a diameter that can fit into a standard breadboard. But the problem is that the pins are too long and don’t stay in alignment. As you can see in the photo, my solution is to sacrifice a second breadboard by removing all of its metal clips (pry them out from the bottom) and then stacking it on top of an unmodified breadboard. Mini breadboards like these<\/a> are cheap enough to devote a pair to each development board format you use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find that a piece of rubber electrical tape<\/a> (the kind without adhesive) or a rubber band is sufficient to keep the part in contact with the board. Here is a jig for Adafruit Feather format boards with a LoRa card on top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been using LoRa (Long Distance Radio) boards for a few recent projects. At $20 a pop, these aren’t exactly cheap. I didn’t want to dedicate one to breadboard prototyping by soldering headers to it and sought a commercial solution that would allow me to easily make a reliable temporary connection. 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