Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The Slice of Pi is available from Ciseco's web shop at
http://shop.ciseco.co.uk/
slice-of-pi/
.
Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate
The Prototyping Pi Plate by Adafruit is based around the same general principle as Ciseco's
Slice of Pi. The add-on is provided in kit form, and offers you a prototyping surface along
with easy access to the Pi's GPIO pins (see Figure 16-4). Unlike the Slice of Pi, however, the
Prototyping Pi Plate is a full-coverage board built to the same size as the Pi itself. As a result,
the plate offers a much larger area to work with than the Slice of Pi, allowing for larger cir-
cuits to be constructed. The Prototyping Plate also features 3.5 mm
screw terminals
for con-
necting the pins, making it easy to use ordinary wire to make strong temporary
connections—although 2.54 mm holes for male or female headers are also provided should
you want to use those instead.
Figure 16-4:
The Adafruit
Prototyping Pi
Plate
