PerfMate for Pico
PerfMate for Pico is a perfboard-style prototyping board designed for Raspberry Pi Pico (not included), designed to give you an easy way to make projects more permanent and reliable, moving from looseĀ jumper wiresĀ andĀ breadboardsĀ to a proper soldered PCB!
The PerfMate has a large single perfboard-style soldering area i.e. theĀ pads/holes are not connected. Some customers prefer this style, and some prefer connected, breadboard-style 'lanes'. If breadboard-style is more your thing, check out the ProtoMate for Pico instead.
The perf-style soldering areaĀ isĀ surrounded by the Pico's GPIO, giving you easy, close access to any of the Pico's 40 GPIO pins. PerfMate also includes rails on one side of the board, great for making banks of power pads for your project. These are connected in lanes, indicated by the gold pad bridges and white frames. You can cut the trace bridges between the rail pads if you want to disconnect them from each other.
The package includes a small tactile button that you can solder to the dedicated RST pads on the left of the board, providing an easy, compact way to include a reset button in your Pico project.
Plan your circuit and pinsĀ (then check it at least twice!), fit your components to the board, thenĀ solderĀ them along with anyĀ prototyping wireĀ connections. WeĀ include a set of female socket headersĀ with the PerfMate, to use as a socket for your Pico. We recommend soldering the headers lastĀ to make it easier to get to the components from the underside. You can also solder a Pico H directly to the board for a more compact setup.
Pico and mounting hardware (standoffs) not included.
Key Features
š§ Large perfboard-style soldering areaĀ (20x16)
šĀ All IO pinsĀ broken out
š¤ļø Rails to make banks for regularly used pins (such as 5V/GND)
š Reset button included to solder to the dedicated RST pads
šŖĀ ENIG (Gold) PCB platingĀ for oxidation resistance and durability
āļø A big ol'Ā REAR SIDE labelĀ to remind you which way up to solder the board
š©Ā M2.5 mounting holes because M2 is just silly
šø 2x 20-pin Socket headersĀ included!
Board Layout
Resources
- Assembly Guide
- A4 Printable Planning Sheet
- STEP file (PCB)
Dimensions
Package Contents
- 1x PerfMate for Pico
- 2x 20-pin female headers
- 1x Tactile button
Pico and mounting hardware (standoffs) not included.
Product Information
Product Information
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Shipping & Returns
Description
PerfMate for Pico is a perfboard-style prototyping board designed for Raspberry Pi Pico (not included), designed to give you an easy way to make projects more permanent and reliable, moving from looseĀ jumper wiresĀ andĀ breadboardsĀ to a proper soldered PCB!
The PerfMate has a large single perfboard-style soldering area i.e. theĀ pads/holes are not connected. Some customers prefer this style, and some prefer connected, breadboard-style 'lanes'. If breadboard-style is more your thing, check out the ProtoMate for Pico instead.
The perf-style soldering areaĀ isĀ surrounded by the Pico's GPIO, giving you easy, close access to any of the Pico's 40 GPIO pins. PerfMate also includes rails on one side of the board, great for making banks of power pads for your project. These are connected in lanes, indicated by the gold pad bridges and white frames. You can cut the trace bridges between the rail pads if you want to disconnect them from each other.
The package includes a small tactile button that you can solder to the dedicated RST pads on the left of the board, providing an easy, compact way to include a reset button in your Pico project.
Plan your circuit and pinsĀ (then check it at least twice!), fit your components to the board, thenĀ solderĀ them along with anyĀ prototyping wireĀ connections. WeĀ include a set of female socket headersĀ with the PerfMate, to use as a socket for your Pico. We recommend soldering the headers lastĀ to make it easier to get to the components from the underside. You can also solder a Pico H directly to the board for a more compact setup.
Pico and mounting hardware (standoffs) not included.
Key Features
š§ Large perfboard-style soldering areaĀ (20x16)
šĀ All IO pinsĀ broken out
š¤ļø Rails to make banks for regularly used pins (such as 5V/GND)
š Reset button included to solder to the dedicated RST pads
šŖĀ ENIG (Gold) PCB platingĀ for oxidation resistance and durability
āļø A big ol'Ā REAR SIDE labelĀ to remind you which way up to solder the board
š©Ā M2.5 mounting holes because M2 is just silly
šø 2x 20-pin Socket headersĀ included!
Board Layout
Resources
- Assembly Guide
- A4 Printable Planning Sheet
- STEP file (PCB)
Dimensions
Package Contents
- 1x PerfMate for Pico
- 2x 20-pin female headers
- 1x Tactile button
Pico and mounting hardware (standoffs) not included.
