Proto (P-0+o) - Prototyping board

Name: Proto (P-0+o) - Prototyping board
SKU: 16805
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.94 (8 reviews)

(8 Reviews)

A prototyping board for modular synths, central bus with V+ GND and V-5*10cm, 33 rows, EURORACK Power jack

Designed by Sourcery Studios in Sweden

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A prototyping board for modular synths, central bus with V+ GND and V-5*10cm, 33 rows, EURORACK Power jack

Proto is a prototyping board for faster build of circuits which use DIL/DIP ICs but also for general prototyping. It was made during a period where I did A LOT of modular synth modules. And I wanted …

Proto is a prototyping board for faster build of circuits which use DIL/DIP ICs but also for general prototyping.

It was made during a period where I did A LOT of modular synth modules. And I wanted to make the process of making these modules faster. One of the tedious bits of any prototyping board experience is connecting all the voltage and ground connections. This board has a bus down the middle with quick solder pads to get one of the three buses to that row of pins. In a modular unit which usually uses +V, Gnd and -V this is a quick way to connect power to all ICs but also connecting ground and power to any pins on ICs and other components anywhere in the board. Each "side" of the middle bus consists of two 3 padded regions that is easily soldered together to a 6 padded region if more that three pads are needed at a junction.

It might take some getting used to, but once you start using it you dont want to go back... The central bus is such a timesaver when it comes to routing voltage and ground.

550 Throughhole solder pads in total divided on 33 rows with 16 throughhole pads on each row divided according to this: 2-3-3-B-3-3-2 where the B stands for the middle bus.

Check this link to find a few videos on how to use the Proto board for a few simple projects: http://qrgan.com/6056

Version 0.5 fixes and issue with the row numbering, and moving some soldering pads closer to each other. Version 0.6 added the 5V from the euro power and a connection matrix so you can choose which power line to use to which central bus. This is not mandatory to use and you can still use eg. dupont cables to attach power to the central bus. Also a breakout row of holes has also been added to the eurorack power if caps and resitors is wanted before connecting to the central bus.

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Product: (4.88)

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Mark | Oct. 2, 2024

Great board for prototyping.

I do a lot of prototyping and even build my own systems but the layout of this board is really ideal for eurorack foo. Thanks!

Sjoerd | Oct. 10, 2021

Great product and excellent support from the seller

I had some questions regarding shipment; seller was extremely helpfull and friendly. Shipping to the Netherlands was quick; the boards are of great quality and use.

Alexander | Sept. 20, 2020

nice person, great product

Excellent protoboards. Kristian even added some tiny adaptor boards (SMD to DIP) to the package, thanks!

Martin | May 20, 2020

a well thought out board design

I like the layout of these boards. build quality looks ok. There is no documentation (none is needed) and i didn't have to communicate with the seller, but you have to rate, so based on other products i've given good ratings.

Kasper | Nov. 6, 2019

simple, but good

This is perfect for prototyping Eurorack format modules. I did some previous ones on stripboards, but the central power rail on this one makes layout easier. Be sure to watch the instruction video before you start soldering. power connectors need to be soldered BEFORE the ICs. Small caveat, not a mistake this is by design and because you would not have the powerrail otherwise.

Roy | Oct. 3, 2019

Super awesome

Kristian is very helpful, and have made a bunch of videos about modules, and how to use this board. The board works great, and it saved me a bunch of patchwork with this supernice layout, and the mods I've done became super simple because the board is very versatile. This will be my go to board for the modules that require big chips, or more then one chip, because I don't need to route the common signals using wire. This will probably work very good for multiple small modules as well

Dan Christopher | June 28, 2019

Thumbs up!

Can't recommend these enough! Exactly what I have been looking for.. I always mess up when going from breadboard to proto board, these boards really makes things a lot easier

John | June 17, 2019

The Proto is well thought out. A+

I bought these to make my DIY modular synth projects a little easier. The PROTO works well with the 10 pin eurorack power supply header. The Proto is perfect for experimenting. I also ordered some power supply kits from Kristian as well and thy were fun and easy to build. My order came so quick. Everything was great. Check out Kristian's you tube series "Modular in a Week". This was my first Tindie experience and I couldn't be happier! great job Kristian!

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