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Review of MB102 Solderless Breadboard 830 Tie Points 2 buses, bread power supply and jumper cables.

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Review of MB102 Solderless Breadboard 830 Tie Points 2 buses, bread power supply and jumper cables. Introduction A solderless prototype breadboard allows the development of circuits for testing of designs as well as development of software for Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266 development boards and sensors. MB102 Power Supply This device can plug into the power rails of the breadboard and can supply 5Volts and 3V3 with an 2.1mm power jack with an  input voltage: 6.5-12 V (DC) or USB power supply at 700mA. MB102 Breadboard The breadboard has 830 tie points with two power supply rails.  Breadboard Jumper cables Consisting of 65PCS: 49 pcs 120mm length*2 8 pcs 150mm length*2 4 pcs 200mm length*2 4 pcs 240mm length*2 Where to buy ebay seller - alice1101983 Conclusion The quality of the breadboard is very good i recommend getting this set. Ideal for beginners and hobbyists.

Which driver to install for Arduino, ESP32 or ESP8266 Development boards

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Introduction When you first receive your development board you will want to plug it into your computer. What happens when your computer doesn't recognise it? You become annoyed, frustrated and confused. So what to do? It turns out that these boards have interface chips or Integrated Circuits (IC) that require drivers so that they can communicate to your computer. Chip Identification So how to identify the interface chip This is a CH340 IC that can be seen to have 16 pins and in a rectangular shape. Instructions for installing CH340/CH341 drivers. This is a CP2102 or CP2104 IC that is a square shape. Instructions for installing drivers for CP210x

Review of ESP8266 NodeMCU Development Board V3

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Review of  ESP8266 NodeMCU Development Board V3. Introduction After ordering my package from ebay it arrived 14 days later which is quite good from China. It maybe different from where you are located. I opened the package to reveal that the condition was excellent. Condition Well packed with foam padding to protect the pins. Inside of a sealed Anti-static bag. Listing The listing on ebay indicated that it was a NodeMCU board one of the advantages of using this is that it is well supported. Lots of documentation, circuit diagrams, pinouts etc. Inspection Breadboard friendly: Yes when placed on a prototype board it leaves one pin free on either side of the dev board, however, there is no pin labeling on the top of the board which is mentioned in the sellers description. Close examination of the board revealed no errors and is a clean board. USB to UART chip used: CH340 LiPo Battery support: no Setup Installing the ESP8266 core instruction