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Connections On Breadboard: The Diagram Shows How The Breadboard Holes Are Connected

A breadboard is used to temporarily build and test electrical circuits without soldering. It has rows of metal terminals arranged in a grid that allow components to be connected easily and swapped out quickly. Circuits are built by inserting components into the appropriate rows on the breadboard based on the connections in the circuit diagram. The breadboard provides power buses and connections between terminals to route signals and power between components.

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Connections On Breadboard: The Diagram Shows How The Breadboard Holes Are Connected

A breadboard is used to temporarily build and test electrical circuits without soldering. It has rows of metal terminals arranged in a grid that allow components to be connected easily and swapped out quickly. Circuits are built by inserting components into the appropriate rows on the breadboard based on the connections in the circuit diagram. The breadboard provides power buses and connections between terminals to route signals and power between components.

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A breadboard is used to make up temporary circuits for testing or to try out an idea.

No soldering is required so it is easy to change connections and replace components.


Parts will not be damaged so they will be available to re-use afterwards.
Almost all the Electronics Club projects started life on a breadboard to check that the
circuit worked as intended

Connections on Breadboard

Breadboards have many tiny sockets (called 'holes') arranged on a 0.1" grid. The leads
of most components can be pushed straight into the holes. ICs are inserted across the
central gap with their notch or dot to the left.

Wire links can be made with single-core plastic-coated wire of 0.6mm diameter (the
standard size). Stranded wire is not suitable because it will crumple when pushed into
a hole and it may damage the board if strands break off.

The diagram shows how the


breadboard holes are
connected:

The top and bottom rows are


linked horizontally all the
way across as shown by the
red and black lines on the
diagram. The power supply is
connected to these rows, + at
the top and 0V (zero volts) at
the bottom.

I suggest using the upper row of the


bottom pair for 0V, then you can use
the lower row for the negative supply with circuits requiring a dual supply (e.g. +9V, 0V, -9V).

The other holes are linked vertically in blocks of 5 with no link across the centre as
shown by the blue lines on the diagram. Notice how there are separate blocks of
connections to each pin of ICs.

Large Breaboards
On larger breadboards there may be a break halfway along the top and bottom power supply rows. It is
a good idea to link across the gap before you start to build a circuit, otherwise you may forget and part
of your circuit will have no power!

Building a Circuit on Breadboard

Converting a circuit diagram to a breadboard layout is not straightforward because the


arrangement of components on breadboard will look quite different from the circuit
diagram.

When putting parts on breadboard you must concentrate on their connections, not
their positions on the circuit diagram. The IC (chip) is a good starting point so place it
in the centre of the breadboard and work round it pin by pin, putting in all the
connections and components for each pin in turn.

The best way to explain this


Monostable Circuit Diagram
is by example, so the process
of building this 555 timer
circuit on breadboard is listed step-by-step below.

The circuit is a monostable which means it will turn on the LED for about 5 seconds
when the 'trigger' button is pressed. The time period is determined by R1 and C1 and
you may wish to try changing their values. R1 should be in the range 1k to 1M .

Time Period, T = 1.1 × R1 × C1

For further information please see 555 monostable.

IC pin numbers
IC pins are numbered anti-clockwise around the
IC starting near the notch or dot. The diagram
shows the numbering for 8-pin and 14-pin ICs, but
the principle is the same for all sizes.

Components without suitable leads


Some components such as switches and variable
resistors do not have suitable leads of their own
so you must solder some on yourself. Use
single-core plastic-coated wire of 0.6mm
diameter (the standard size). Stranded wire is not suitable because it will crumple
when pushed into a hole and it may damage the board if strands break off.

Building the example circuit


Begin by carefully insert the 555 IC in the centre of the breadboard with its notch or
dot to the left.

Then deal with each pin of the 555:

1. Connect a Monostable Circuit on Breadboard


wire
(black) to
0V.
2. Connect the 10k resistor to +9V.
Connect a push switch to 0V (you will need to solder leads onto the switch)
3. Connect the 470 resistor to an used block of 5 holes, then...
Connect an LED (any colour) from that block to 0V (short lead to 0V).
4. Connect a wire (red) to +9V.
5. Connect the 0.01µF capacitor to 0V.
You will probably find that its leads are too short to connect directly, so put in a wire link to
an unused block of holes and connect to that.
6. Connect the 100µF capacitor to 0V (+ lead to pin 6).
Connect a wire (blue) to pin 7.
7. Connect 47k resistor to +9V.
Check: there should be a wire already connected to pin 6.
8. Connect a wire (red) to +9V.

Finally...

 Check all the connections carefully.


 Check that parts are the correct way round (LED and 100µF capacitor).
 Check that no leads are touching (unless they connect to the same block).
 Connect the breadboard to a 9V supply and press the push switch to test the
circuit.

If your circuit does not work disconnect (or switch off) the power supply and very
carefully re-check every connection against the circuit diagram.

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