Omega Breadboard Adaptor?

Leif Bloomquist

So the Omega (2, 2+) have 2mm pitch on the pins, instead of the 0.100" (2.54mm) pins that are used on all common breadboards and prototyping boards. So it's not possible to directly place the Omega on a breadboard, which would be handy in some situations.

An adaptor would be excellent - something analogous to Sparkfun's XBee breakout which has the same pin spacing issues.

Are there any plans to provide such a thing, or is there a third-party one out there?

If not, I'm tempted to whip one up quickly - it's a simple 1:1 pin mapping.

Would anyone else be interested?

If so, are there any other features I should add (reset pin, power regulator, ?)

Stephen Tunney

@Leif-Bloomquist Count me in! That'd be amazing! I've been speaking about this very issue in another thread. Preferably someone I could sandwich between the onion and the mini-dock would be phenomenal!

Stephen Tunney

Also, I know this thing is $15 but would it work?

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/10-pcs-lot-Prototype-PCB-for-UNO-R3-Shield-Board-DIY-Combo-2mm-2-54mm/316973_32303172177.html

Stephen Tunney

Actually, here

http://www.proto-advantage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3800104

Two of these for $6 USD is much more affordable

Stephen Tunney

and... even cheaper $1.99

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/chip-quik-inc/F200T254P10/F200T254P10-ND/5978231

Kevin Sidwar

As another alternative I've found that the Adafruit Pi Cobbler Breakout fits onto the expansion board and allows you to do a very makeshift breakout to a breadboard. It's actually 4 pins short and doesn't break out the outer 4 pins from the expansion dock but those are all duplicated by other pins that are broken out.

More expensive than some of the other ideas here but if you have some laying around from your Raspberry Pi days like me it works in a pinch.

Pi Cobbler Expansion Dock Breakout