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BreadShield

forrestbao·BreadShield·KiCAD/BreadShield.kicad_pcb

BreadShield PCB layout, top view — open source board by forrestbao

About the BreadShield PCB

BreadShield is an open source PCB design by forrestbao, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 72.4 × 59.6 mm, with 2 components from 2 distinct parts.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts and displays & leds designs in this gallery.

From the project

The Arduino shield for breadboards

BreadShield is a shield that maps Arduino pins to breadboard ties without jumper wires. It inserts into both of them, firmly bridging them together mechanically and electrically.

Watch this video to see BreadShield in action!

To order, scroll down to see our distributors.

Many projects start with connecting an Arduino and a breadboard using jumper wires. But jumper wires can easily become too many to manage, forming a mess of spaghetti that is difficult to trace, debug, and swap:

BreadShield, from the project README
From the project README

BreadShield bill of materials (BOM)

2 components, 2 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_01x23_Male
J1
1
Conn_01x04_Female
J5

BreadShield design files

The KiCad project lives in the forrestbao/BreadShield repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

BreadShield: common questions

How big is the BreadShield PCB?

The BreadShield measures 72.4 × 59.6 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the BreadShield?

2 components, from 2 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the BreadShield design files?

From the forrestbao/BreadShield repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the BreadShield design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, which forrestbao chose for the repository.

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