SunFounder Thales Kit, Manual

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SunFounder Thales Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico, Release 1.0
2.2 Components Introduction
2.2.1 Breadboard
A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics. Originally the word referred to a literal bread
board, a polished piece of wood used for slicing bread.[1] In the 1970s the solderless breadboard (a.k.a. plugboard, a
terminal array board) became available and nowadays the term “breadboard” is commonly used to refer to these.
It is used to build and test circuits quickly before finishing any circuit design. And it has many holes into which
components mentioned above can be inserted like ICs and resistors as well as jumper wires. The breadboard allows
you to plug in and remove components easily.
The picture shows the internal structure of a breadboard. Although these holes on the breadboard appear to be inde-
pendent of each other, they are actually connected to each other through metal strips internally.
If you want to know more about breadboard, refer to: How to Use a Breadboard - Science Buddies
Example
Hello, Breadboard!
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