A board that is used to interconnect electrical components in a meaningful manner is called a breadboard.
A breadboard is not a hardwired board. It is a solderless board.
- It is different from a perforated board in the sense that it does not require soldering as a perf-board.
It has two types of sections.
- Rows: Generally used for power supply connection. This entire row is shortened horizontally. They are also called rails.
- Columns: It is used for connecting components like resistors, capacitors, inductors, LEDs, etc. Each point on a particular column is shortened, and they are called terminals.
Major advantages of breadboard
- High design modification:
The opposite of the PCB, that has a more rigid design and can not be modified easily. Breadboards are very easy to modify, as you just have to pull one component and insert the other one into the breadboard.
- Cheap:
As the design is reusable. It can be used for unlimited times to modify and redesign new circuits.
- No heavy investment required:
If you want to make some basic circuits. You just have to buy a breadboard, components, wires, power supply, etc., and you are good to go, unlike PCB manufacturing, which requires complex and expensive machinery.
Major Disadvantages of Breadboard
- It doesn’t have too many disadvantages when we see the investment vs usefulness/ learning part. But when we want to make complex circuits with hundreds of components or more, then it is required to use PCB manufacturing.