Hi Folks,
I guess this is as good a place as any to ask this
I'm new to arduinos but have done a bit of programming, not having any trouble getting up and running.
My question concerns wiring stuff together.
The uno I'm using has all female headers on it, no problem, strip the end off a 22 gauge wire and it plugs right in.
But many of the gadgets I'm messing with have male headers in them.
How do I make up wires with female ends to attach to these?
So far I've just bought what I needed but that gets pricey fast
What do I need to make a wire with a female header end on it?
I assume I need some tool, a link maybe?
I use old cdrom to soundcard cables a lot. they have four conductors and you can rearrange the wires to suit. and they are cheap as i have a bunch that i save over the years.
I'm a high school "shop" teacher and next year I'm going to teach a class in digital electronics
My background is with mechanical stuff so this is kind of new ground for me.
Most of what I'm supposed to do is pre-wired kit type stuff but I'd like to go a bit further and show the kids how to come up with stuff on their own, but this requires custom wiring
I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to buying pre-made stuff, I need to equip 20 kids
just looking for ideas
The link to amazon is an option, thanks
I would use the female crimp pins in the side bar of the first link above along with the crimping tool. Then use some heat shrink sleaving to cover up most of the exposed pin.
D-R, the female headers used on Arduino boards are convenient for stacking shields
but not very good for making permanent connections otherwise. A lot of people
use them with male jumpers and whiteboards, but that's mainly good for an
afternoon experimental lashup, not a robust system. The jumper cables with male
pins aren't really great either, as you have a round pin butting against a thin
spade terminal --> minimal contact area.
Probably 99% of other embedded controller boards use male headers rather than
female, and you can make robust permanent connections to those using some of
the crimp pins the other guys mentioned, as well as IDC connectors.
Also, a lot of boards used in robotics and other apps use 3-row male headers
for connecting R/C servos and sensors, etc. I wrote up a page on various
connectors and cables that may be of use, http://www.ot-hobbies.com/resource/3-rows.htm
Thanks for all the replies.
I think I'll get a hold of some crimp connectors and a crimping tool.
It's a lot of work but, hey, I'm a shop teacher, I have access to free labor
Seriously, the kids will learn a lot. I have a CNC router and I hope to find time to make some custom PCB's and demonstrate that approach to them also.
Another factor is that the square female pins which fit over the square male pins
have a 3A current rating. I doubt that round wires in the thin spade female terminals have
close to this.
