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With a development board: yes. But if you want to do hack something on a breadboard or make your own PCB it is really convenient to have THD ( through hole devi
by the-dude 11y ago
With a development board: yes. But if you want to do hack something on a breadboard or make your own PCB it is really convenient to have THD ( through hole device ).
The ARM used in the article is the only TDH available AFAIK.
- sokoloff 11y agoBreadboard, yes, but if you're making your own PCB, I'd argue that SMD for the micro is easier (not to include BGA, but everything with perimeter pins, I think SMD is easier, even for the home hobbyist). For SMD-only parts, there are SMD to DIP adapters readily available to let you use them on breadboards; for relatively low-frequency digital work, there's no problem using them, so being available in through-hole isn't a practical advantage.
- ChuckMcM 11y agoAnd the "winner" is something like the Teensy which is an SMD part but its mounted on a board that gives it pins like a DIP chip.
- Sanddancer 11y agoNXP makes a smaller LPC that's also PTH, the LPC810. It's only 8 pins, but it looks a lot sexier for certain designs than the ol' standby ATtiny85, because it's got things like built-in i2c. Oh, and with a mild amount of bravery, soldering SMD components isn't that difficult. A cheap toaster oven that you know damn well will never ever ever be used for making food again can do a decent enough job of doing the reflow for you.