tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post1576557220584072582..comments2023-08-30T04:01:25.904-04:00Comments on Scientific Instruments Using the TI MSP430: Question for ReadersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-5792072639143223012010-07-25T07:58:56.074-04:002010-07-25T07:58:56.074-04:00The professional way is to put the more robust par...The professional way is to put the more robust part of a connection (socket / plug pair) where it is more difficult to replace.<br /><br />In this case that would be to put the male header on the board. Because it is more robust. The female headers wear out more easily, therefore belong at the wire. A wire is more easy to replace then a soldered socket on a PCB.<br /><br />The Arduino people got that wrong. They got quite a few things wrong, this is one of the more glaring things they got wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-15746939606175343922010-07-20T02:19:54.818-04:002010-07-20T02:19:54.818-04:00Just use a female-female pin adapter if you need t...Just use a female-female pin adapter if you need to. Or a male-male adapter. No big deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-25635053484444117352010-07-19T14:58:27.545-04:002010-07-19T14:58:27.545-04:00OCY: If you want to use a ribbon cable then you ca...OCY: If you want to use a ribbon cable then you can make a breadboard that has a two row male pinheader for the ribbon cable. This also uses both rows and all wires of the ribbon cable.<br /><br />The breadboard can then use one row male pinheaders to connect to the female pinheaders on the LaunchPad.plazmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-30092115760386560002010-07-19T14:14:20.737-04:002010-07-19T14:14:20.737-04:00Plazma,
Guess I should have dug a little deeper. ...Plazma,<br /><br />Guess I should have dug a little deeper. Thanks for clarifying that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144862918620225279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-15675462803422844472010-07-19T13:55:39.283-04:002010-07-19T13:55:39.283-04:00The advantage of using pins is that you can use ri...The advantage of using pins is that you can use ribbon cables (3M?) to connect to other boards.<br /><br />But for LaunchPad, you will need two such cables and can only use half of the wires in each cable.OCYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239312711831523449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-89181750890110082772010-07-19T13:39:08.203-04:002010-07-19T13:39:08.203-04:00Most Arduino boards have female headers on board. ...Most Arduino boards have female headers on board. Except the one on the front page :)<br /><br />http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Boardsplazmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853820565211362966.post-29497880603111248722010-07-19T12:56:30.371-04:002010-07-19T12:56:30.371-04:00Female headers on board is a better choice IMHO. C...Female headers on board is a better choice IMHO. Contacts are protected and easy to connect bare wires.<br /><br />I used to put pinheaders on board but that was only because others also do so. No better explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com