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ProtoZero
The ProtoZero is a prototyping board for the Raspberry Pi Zero, that also fits the A+, B+ and Pi2. The ProtoZero is a breadboard-style prototyping board f...
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The ProtoZero is a prototyping board for the Raspberry Pi Zero, that also fits the A+, B+ and Pi2.
The ProtoZero is a breadboard-style prototyping board for the new Raspberry Pi Zero (and the first ever Pi Zero based Kickstarter campaign).
It's designed to make it easy to move your messy Raspberry Pi breadboard projects to a PCB.
Simply add your components to the prototyping area, connect GPIO, power and GND as required - solder it all up and away you go!
Features
- Full breakout of the PiZero's 40-Pin GPIO header, ready to connect to your project
- 154 holes of prototyping area - set in lanes of 3+ to make it even easier to connect your components to the Pi
- Labelled GPIO numbers and printed lanes on both sides on the board
- High-quality ENIG (Electroless nickel immersion gold) PCB plating
- Female GPIO header included
The only assembly involved is the soldering of the GPIO header.
Make sure the header is fitted in to the PCB with the main 'PROTOZERO' text on the underside like the image below:
You should then solder the header from the top face of the PCB, ensuring the header is fitted to the outer GPIO section:
Jargon buster
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.
- GND
- GND is the ground or reference connection (0 V) for a circuit. When connecting two devices together, their grounds must be joined so both agree on what counts as a low or high signal.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- 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.
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