[sdiy] smt prototyping/breadboarding

[Eric Brombaugh]

Dave Manley wrote:
> I am looking for a proto-board with a bunch of  foot prints for various 
> SOICs, surrounded by 1206, 805, SOT23, etc.  I didn't find anything 
> except these from Bellin. They look usable, but not really what I was 
> looking for.  Anybody have alternatives to, or experience with these:
> 
> http://www.beldynsys.com

I've used these fairly often:

http://www.schmartboard.com/

They have different types - some designed for extremely easy soldering, 
others are more difficult but less expensive. Despite that I find the 
cheap ones reasonably easy to use.

Most of them have at least some pads for passives in addition to chip 
footprints. Some have ground plane.

Eric