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You don't really have a choice if you wanna use high quality SMD parts, like a SOT-3 and a LQFP 32 or something. ------ That being said, there is a lot you ca
by dragontamer 4y ago
You don't really have a choice if you wanna use high quality SMD parts, like a SOT-3 and a LQFP 32 or something.
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That being said, there is a lot you can do with hand wiring and DIP parts. And Microchip still makes PDIP uC like AVR DD, ATtiny, MCP6002, and other important parts for projects.
So PDIP / through hole is still alive, but you gotta set your expectations way low. All the MOSFETs and OpAmps and such are just worse, all good parts these days are seemingly surface mount only.
- wombat_trouble 4y agoYou can use surface-mount-to-DIP breakout boards. They add a buck or two per part, but that's generally OK for prototyping.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoThat is essentially going out of your way. It's like forgetting why you were using THT and perfboard in the first place. Maybe not technically, because sure you could have a stock of common adapter blanks already on hand, allowing you to build right now, which was the point, but it's getting very close to blowing that point if you're using smt parts on adapter pcbs on tht perf boards. I guess it's still practical while still developing on solderless protoboards.
- wombat_trouble 4y agoI'm not sure what you're saying... there is a clear benefit to perfboard and protoboards: they let you prototype instantly, without waiting for PCBs to be manufactured. An earlier critique of that approach was that some parts are no longer available as through-hole. I'm pointing out that there is a simple workaround that still lets you prototype quickly. Generic breakout boards are around $1 a piece and you don't need them custom-tailored to a project.