Here’s a no-PCB Arduino that doesn’t obscure the DIP ... allowing it to be used in a breadboard or DIP socket. You can see a walk through of the components in the clip after the break.

I recently wanted some breadboard setups for students ... The code is simple. Just like the Arduino has a lot of helper library routines, mbed provides most of what you need to drive the devices ...

You’ll also need some jumper cables to interface the different parts of your Arduino project with the breadboard. While certain boards, like the Uno series, need a male-to-female wire ...

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