17 Feb
2010
17 Feb
'10
6:31 p.m.
On 2/16/2010 1:43 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
What I don;t get is _why_ there's this aversion to soldering.
It is not difficult to solder thsi sort of thing. Anyone with the manual
dexterity to fit IDC connectors, split and stip ribbon cable, etc, could
do it. The equipment required is not hard to get or expensive (a good
soldering iron costs less than many evaluation boards, it costs a lot
less than the stuff you need to do microcomputer development). What is
the problem?
-tony
I am missing something here. The purpose of a microcontroller is to
control something. You have to build an interface between the
microcontroller and whatever it is goign to control. And like it or not,
building that interface is going to involve some soldering.
I think that last part is the part you're missing. Many people will do
anything to not solder, so they will use accessories with pigtails,
wirenuts and spade connectors, or crimp connectors or IDC connectors
with ribbon cable split out to individual wires, with wirenuts to other
wires, etc. I am sure I'm missing some of the non-solder-based
connection methods, but you get the idea.