Breadboard Friendly Raspberry Zero

[Raspberry Paul]

Here's my solution for creating a breadboard friendly Raspberry Pi Zero. I used 4 x 10 way 90 degree headers bought from ebay.

The headers on one side of the Zero are placed normally, and on the other side there placed upside down.

The easiest way to solder them was to place them through the zero holes first, then maneuver the headers in to the breadboard. Then solder them carefully.

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[FTrevorGowen]

'Tis certainly a smaller "footprint" than my "serially powered" zero:
https://www.cpmspectrepi.uk/raspberry_p ... Powered.22
(Although that could have been plugged into an "ordinary" rather then a "T" cobbler)
Trev.

[mattmiller]

Now that's what I call thinking Out of The Box

[mattmiller]

Its making me think of a universal Pi -> breadboard adaptor that could be used with all models but with Pi vertically like that

[DirkS]

Its making me think of a universal Pi -> breadboard adaptor that could be used with all models but with Pi vertically like that

https://www.adafruit.com/products/2270 + http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10PCS-2X20-40 ... 2250587895 ?

[TonyD]

nice

[scruss]

Nicely done!

I was just looking at my Zero + Pi T Cobbler + ribbon cable and thinking that it'd be nice to have it all in one breadboard-friendly unit.

[alphanumeric]

This https://www.adafruit.com/products/2823 used with this https://www.adafruit.com/products/2028 will work too. It avoids having to use the ribbon cable. You won't be able to plug any hats into the Pi though. Not with the stock female headers on them anyway. The way the OP did it in the first post is pretty cool too though.

I like that they come with no headers on them. leaves lots of room for ingenious setups.

[kusti8]

I did this, but with a T cobbler and a normal male pin. Sticks out a bit, but I have the room. Saw that on Adafruit. Nice!

[alphanumeric]

I saw it on Adafruit too, but couldn't find the actual picture when I made my post. Yeah, if you have the unassembled, solder it your self cobbler, you can swap the headers around so the Pi still has a male header. There are all kinds of options if you give it some thought before heating up your soldering iron.