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If you are building circuits from parts, you're going to need a breadboard. Maybe more than one. | If you are building circuits from parts, you're going to need a breadboard. Maybe more than one. | ||
Keep your wiring neat and tidy. Some parts need to be close to the chip pins in order to work correctly. | Keep your wiring neat and tidy. Some parts need to be close to the chip pins in order to work correctly. | ||
As part of your planning, list the prototypes you're going to do and how they relate to what you are trying to build. | |||
Try to focus on one prototype at a time. | |||
Check your circuits more than once. Did you know that what makes the microchips work is the magic smoke contained inside? If you mis-wire something you can let this magic smoke out and the chip will no longer work. | Check your circuits more than once. Did you know that what makes the microchips work is the magic smoke contained inside? If you mis-wire something you can let this magic smoke out and the chip will no longer work. | ||