Michael | Nov. 27, 2023

Jim | Aug. 29, 2021

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Bernard | Oct. 11, 2020

David | Dec. 14, 2019

Matt | June 23, 2018

Corey | May 15, 2018

Good, but the documentation is lacking.

I realize the designer has answered at least two people who said there was no documentation, and their is some. What is not mentioned in the docs is that the pictures show a different board than what is currently shipping. In the pictures, the pogo pins are soldered in the holes that have the pinout labeled. This seems logical, since you can then line the pins with the target, assuming they are labeled. And the current board shows pin one in the same place as the pictures at the edge of the board. However the current board clearly states "Pogo pin side" on the opposite side of the board, where there is no pinout! When I looked carefully, and read the documentation, nothing was mentioned about this anomaly. Since the silk screen is only on the "Top" of the board, and the pogo pins go out the bottom, it does not mean that the pins go out that side.
I guess it does not really matter, the pins will work either way, you just have to make sure you plug the cable in correctly, but I think I want the pogo pins to be labeled, not the connector, which means that you can look down the side of this board and see pin one on the target, as opposed to pin one being in the middle of this board.
I am still not sure what "Pogo pin side" is supposed to mean, but the pictures have not been updated, so it took me a while to work it out. I'm ignoring the"Pogo pin side" label.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Aug. 27, 2021

The holes on the "pogo pin side" end are slightly larger than the holes on the opposite end, which is intended to accept the 2x3 pin header. This is because the diameter of the pogo pins is somewhat larger than the 2x3 header pins.

William | Nov. 6, 2017

Good product - no documentation.

The pogo adapter works as designed to connect and program ATMEL chips. The product did not come with any documentation. One had to review pictures on the tindie website and carefully read the markings on the PC boards to derive the assembly of the components.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Nov. 6, 2017

There is documentation available, including assembly instructions under the “Documentation” link on the product page here on Tindie.

Charlie | Oct. 15, 2017

Steve | Sept. 12, 2017

Edward | July 13, 2017

Perfect for AVR ISP in-circuit programming

Promptly shipped and easily assembled - probably took me 30-minutes and I was going slow and careful. No documentation but not a lot was needed - I just referred back to the two photos in the tindie listing. I placed a piece of cellophane tape over the holes for the pogo pin top while soldering the lower board in order to keep them at the same height, soldering the lower board and next the upper board - of course after removing the cellophane tape.

I was going to make my own adapter but this was easier and just as economical.

I highly recommend this product - IF you have the tools, i.e., soldering iron, etc. If not then try and find one already assembled.

I didn't rate Documentation or Communication because (1) there is no documentation (use the photos); (2) I didn't attempt any communication.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | July 13, 2017

Thanks for your kind words!

If you look near the bottom of the right hand column of the product page, there is a documentation link that will take you to the build instructions.

That said, the build instructions are almost identical to the technique you used. :)

Spencer | July 31, 2016

J.R. | Feb. 8, 2016

Sahil | Nov. 21, 2015

Cj | Sept. 11, 2015

Useful contraption, very good value.

Shipped quickly and arrived without issue, all pieces present and accounted-for.

Note that this is a KIT, which means it ships unassembled. I didn't notice this when I bought it, but it does say so right on the project page. So I was a bit surprised, but that's on me.

Requires a bit of time and patience to assemble, but the design doesn't show any obvious room for improvement. Time invested in assembly is very quickly paid back by the convenience afforded.

Ideal for low-profile microcontroller designs that can't tolerate the height of a permanent 6-pin firmware programming header. Very valuable during active development or low-volume flashing of such designs.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Sept. 11, 2015

Thank you for your review. The only reason I don't offer an assembled one is that once it's assembled, it's much harder to protect the pogo pins from being mangled in shipping. By contrast, the kit is flat, and the boards serve to help protect the pins from being bent (at least, not quite as easily).

Armando | May 15, 2015

Bad product

In the package there are only five pogo pin's instead of six.
Holes for inserting the pogo pin's are too small and it is impossible to put pin's in them.
This is a bad buy.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | May 15, 2015

I'm very sorry that a pin was missing. I'll be more than happy to ship you another one at no cost.

The pins are a tight fit, but I've made a number of them and they do fit and work.