This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Adapter, Breakout Boards category on DigiKey.com
Products in this family provide increased convenience of access to the electrical contacts of a connector, integrated circuit, or similar device by providing interconnection between a component placement area (typically for a fine-pitch, surface mounted integrated circuit) and an interconnect area typically having a much larger distance between pin centers. A common application is accommodating the use of solderless breadboards as a prototyping method for components that are not available in breadboard-compatible packaging.
SelectionCharacteristics
Proto Board Type: Indicates a device package style accommodated and the alternative packaging/mounting scheme to which the device is adapted.
Package Accepted: Indicates which specific device package, style, or type the adapter board can accept.
Number of Positions: How many different discrete contact points the device bears.
Pitch: Indicates the center-to-center spacing between adjacent pins.
Board Thickness: Indicates the nominal thickness of the circuit board material from which a product is constructed.
Material: Indicates the material composition of the device.
Size / Dimension: The physical dimensions of the device. Usually given in Length by Width, in Inches (Millimeters).
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | LCQT-SOIC8-8 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | A880AR-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Aries Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | SOCKET ADAPTER SOIC TO 8DIP |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | BOB-13655 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1568-1123-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | SparkFun Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | SOIC TO DIP ADAPTER 8PIN 1=4 PCS |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | PA0064C |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 315-PA0064C-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Chip Quik Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | QFN-24-THIN TO DIP-24 SMT ADAPTE |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1862 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1528-2043-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Adafruit Industries LLC |
| DESCRIPTION | JST-PH 2-PIN R/A BREAKOUT BOARD |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
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