On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 00:16 +0000, Peter Washington wrote: > Hi Peter > > > I was given a Stamp Processor for Christmas, and in order to play with > > it, I want to be able to add bits without soldering them on to the pcb. > > The pcb has a header strip by each of the I/O ports. Can anyone tell me > > where I can get jacks and/or jumper cables that will attach to these > > header pins? I can't find them at RS or Maplins. > > What you probably need is "Prototyping Bread Board" which Maplin DO sell. > > It looks like an array of holes, in rows of 5 that are connected > together, and longer rows in groups of 5, running at right angles that > are intended to carry power. > > http://www.maplin.co.uk/components/pcb/breadboards > > Hope that helps > > > Thanks, > > > > Peter M. > The Stamp came with a prototyping breadboard with Power (9v battery) and serial connection, and header strips beside the pinouts of the IC.
I have now found a small supply of jumper leads in my computer junk drawer. They are cables usually used for connecting sound from a CD drive to the motherboard and they are just the right size for these header pins. Three wires to a cable, two ends gives six jumpers that can be cut up for connecting to Leds and switches and whatever. Job Done. Cheers all. Peter M. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-02-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
