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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x8-Pin, Straight
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×8-Pin Straight Female Header is a double-row, 16-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. The 2×8 layo...
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The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×8-Pin Straight Female Header is a double-row, 16-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. The 2×8 layout is a versatile medium-density connector used across a wide range of embedded and prototyping applications.
A 16-pin dual-row configuration is commonly used for LCD module interfaces, wider bus connections, and custom breakout boards that need a balance of pin count and compact size.
Key Features
- 0.1″ (2.54 mm) Pitch – Industry-standard spacing compatible with perfboard and PCBs
- Straight Orientation – Mounts perpendicular to the PCB for standard vertical connections
- 2×8-Pin Configuration – Double-row, 16-position socket
- Through-Hole Mounting – Solders directly to standard PCBs
Ideal For
- LCD and display module interfaces
- Wide bus and data connections
- Custom breakout boards
- Prototyping and board-to-board interconnects
Package Contents
- 1× 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×8-Pin Straight Female Header
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- Headers
- Rows of connector contacts on a fixed pitch (commonly 2.54 mm) used to link a board to a breadboard, jumper wires, or another board. They come as male pin headers and female socket headers; when a module ships with pre-soldered headers it can be used straight away, whereas bare pads require soldering the pins yourself.
- LCD
- LCD stands for liquid crystal display, a screen technology that uses a backlight and liquid crystals to show images or text. It matters because LCD modules usually need a display driver and enough controller pins or a bus interface to send image data.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board (PCB) is a board, usually rigid, with etched copper tracks that connect electronic components together without loose wiring. Components are mounted on the board and signals route between them through the copper layout.
- through-hole
- A mounting style where the component leads pass through holes in a circuit board and are soldered on the other side. Through-hole parts are often easier to handle and solder by hand, which is useful for classroom and hobby projects.
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