What is this breadboard looking thing called?

[PainterGuy]

hi everyone,

would you tell me what is this breadboard looking thing called?

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3985/breadboard.jpg

i searched for reasons why breadboard is called breadboard but did not find any answers. do you know reasons?

many thanks for any help you can give.

cheers

 

[sophiecentaur]

People used to build prototype circuits using a piece of board (hence 'breadboard) with nails or screws to support components and stop them skating around. We're probably talking Valves, here.

 

[Bob S]

See http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2734155

 

[PainterGuy]

See http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2734155

many thanks sophiecentaur and Bob S.

Bob S i do not ask where i can find vreadboard! but thing in picture has so many other things on it. breadboard is only a part of this big thing.

i am grateful for your help. please keep helping me without confusing me.

cheers

 

[sophiecentaur]

The thing in the picture is a small 'development kit' for trying out simple circuits. It's got all you need. The components fit into the little holes ( suitable for DIL packages and discrete items). You can connect power and a meter to what you've designed and it's all in one place. It's a bit limited but much more convenient than solder and trailing wires. Much better than just a computer simulation, too.

 

[Proton Soup]

i can't even find one at digi-key that has a built-in power supply. chances are it is either very old, homemade, or part of an educational lab somewhere.

 

[KingNothing]

Generally, these types of things are called prototyping boards, development boards, or development kits. They are common for building and testing microcontroller and mixed A/D circuits.

This one is probably some low-budget frankenstein of parts. Note how the DMM is unbranded, the breadboard has no line numbers, and one of the potentiometers is labeled "CLOCK PLUSE" (spelling error).

 

[Phrak]

dudes. The guy just wants to know why they're called 'BREAD BOARDS'.

Go here for an image.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1920s_TRF_radio_manufactured_by_Signal.jpg"