Customers have asked us to carry basic perf-board, but we never liked the look

of most basic perf: it's always crummy quality with pads that flake off and no

labeling. Then we thought about how people actually prototype - usually

starting with a solderless breadboard and then transferring the parts to a more

permanent PCB. That's when we realized what people would really like is a proto

board that makes it easy!

This proto-board is the PCB you always wish you had, but never realized it! We

took the basic layout of a full-sized breadboard (the PCB has 60 rows instead of

63 rows) and turned that into a beautiful PCB. The top side has a white

silkscreen and the same markings you're familiar with, to make transferring

components easy. The bottom has the 5-hole pad design that matches a classic

breadboard, with 4 power bus lines on the sides, and no mask so you can easily

cut traces when necessary. We used 1.2mm diameter drill holes so even parts

with big leads will fit. All holes are thru-plated for strength - these won't peel

off with rework. The finish is a gold plate - you won't get oxidation like with

bare copper perf! There are also tons of mounting holes so you can attach the

PCB to your project box.

Comes as one PCB and one box header. You'll need to do a little soldering to

attach the box header to the PCB. but it's fast and easy to do. To connect a Pi,

you'll also need a 40-pin GPIO cable, if you don't already have one.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

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20 x dual rows 4-pin holes breaking out the GPIO cable

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2 x dual rows of 4-holes

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38 x dual rows of 5-holes

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4 power rails with positive/negative markings

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6.2" x 2.0" (160mm x 50.8mm), 0.063" thick FR4

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1.2mm / 0.047" drill hole