jimmayhugh
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I like to use a socket on my Teensy3.x projects to allow me to re-use the Teensy3.x device.
Lately there has been a lot of discussion concerning the fragility of the extra pin pads on the underside of the board, and how they don't hold up well to repeated insertions and extractions. It seemed to me that there was a need for a little more structural rigidity. To that end, here's my solution:
I got some snappable dual row .1"x.1" headers, like you might find at Adafruit, ebay, etc. I also got some right-angle headers.
After breaking off one 2x14 section of the dual header, I carefully removed seven of the straight pins from the inner section, and replaced them with 7 right-angle pins that I carefully removed from the right angle header. I also removed the two pins that are next to VIN and 3.3V on the inside. I trimmed the right angle pins to cover just the pads on the underside of the Teensy3.x. I then did the same thing to a 2x7 section. The result looks like this (sorry for the photos, but none of my cameras work well closeup):
I then place all of the headers in the Teensy3.x:
And solder everything with a fine-tipped soldering iron. The dual headers add some mechanical rigidity, and allows the Teensy3.x to be used with a socket.
I've also created an Eagle Library that uses the pinouts for the device.
It takes a little work, but if you like to re-use your Teensy3.x, it may come in handy.
Lately there has been a lot of discussion concerning the fragility of the extra pin pads on the underside of the board, and how they don't hold up well to repeated insertions and extractions. It seemed to me that there was a need for a little more structural rigidity. To that end, here's my solution:
I got some snappable dual row .1"x.1" headers, like you might find at Adafruit, ebay, etc. I also got some right-angle headers.
After breaking off one 2x14 section of the dual header, I carefully removed seven of the straight pins from the inner section, and replaced them with 7 right-angle pins that I carefully removed from the right angle header. I also removed the two pins that are next to VIN and 3.3V on the inside. I trimmed the right angle pins to cover just the pads on the underside of the Teensy3.x. I then did the same thing to a 2x7 section. The result looks like this (sorry for the photos, but none of my cameras work well closeup):
I then place all of the headers in the Teensy3.x:
And solder everything with a fine-tipped soldering iron. The dual headers add some mechanical rigidity, and allows the Teensy3.x to be used with a socket.
I've also created an Eagle Library that uses the pinouts for the device.
It takes a little work, but if you like to re-use your Teensy3.x, it may come in handy.
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