How to add arduino pro mini to PCB

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Hi,

So I want to put the arduino pro mini on a printed circuit board, I just don't know where to find a suitable socket, can someone help?

Also, what the hell do I do with all those strangely located pins like A4 and A5? Doubt there exists a socketboard planned for them

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If you are going to put it on a PCB that implies that the PCB has a purpose and that there will be other components on the PCB

So why not design your own PCB which leaves you free to position single pin sockets anywhere you like

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Ok, understood, guide me, how do I know where to put the pins? how to know how far to place the parallel female pins?

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PCB design programs such as EasyEDA already have footprints designed for the Pro Mini

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I am using Kicad. So the pro mini can be directly soldered to the PCB through its pins? No need for a socket?

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Yes.

Make sure you have the right Pro Mini pin layout, there are a few variations.

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Whether you use a socket or not is up to you, but of you want to you can solder the Arduino pins directly to the PCB but that makes the Arduino difficult to remove should you need to

If you use pins and dockets consider using low profile pin sockets if height above the PCB is a problem

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