Breakout Elements
Description
The size is chosen specifically to agree with the Sparkfun polygonal proto-boards. This, however, isn't compatible with my previously published dodecahedral protoboard thing: the scale needed adjusting to accommodate all shapes of protoboard.
I have tested and provided instances for 3 different sparkfun boards : the small 3.3v boost converter, the Arduino pro-mini, and the EasyDriver stepper motor driver. The standard Arduino required a holder too large for my build platform, but printing the holder in sections would work. Sometimes some trimming and adjustment was required as MakerBot did not build the part to exact specification.
update : I added breakout_revised.scad.
This file adds support for a default 2x2 piece with cutaways for connectors between the hinges. I think its a good candidate for a standard circuit board element. The revised script also significantly cleans up the code style. See radioshack.stl and isp.stl as example outputs of the revised script.
compatible with thingiverse.com/thing:5859
Instructions
-2- Use OpenScad script to generate custom holder
-3- Print ( on Makerbot : calibrate oozebane, use comb, set width such that snaps are double-walled, but with little infill. )
-4- Clean
-5- If necessary trim out slots for pins using a razor knife.
-6- Assemble
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Yes, looks like the circuit has become the enclosure. That capacitor already looks like a knob sticking out. Combine one of these things with the battery pack files and there you go! Now on to some nice silkscreen designs...
Now that people have begun printing PCB holders I wonder how it will affect PCB design. I believe we are seeing the birth of something new.
I agree. "Case" design can change. Can you imagine sticking an OLED on one of these, and some buttons on another, and having the ability to reconfigure/bend your electrinics based on your mood. Just resnap things.
Or, you're going on a longer trip, so you snap in a larger batter pack, or bigger display, or more memory, or...
I think it is pretty exciting.
MRule, you should join the Flattr site so I can Flattr you!
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Wouldn't it be good if one of these was embedded in a panel: http://www.adafruit.com/index....
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