diff --git a/.zk/notebook.db b/.zk/notebook.db index fa4b79e..f20afbd 100644 Binary files a/.zk/notebook.db and b/.zk/notebook.db differ diff --git a/zk/Breadboards.md b/zk/Breadboards.md index 8fa6f5e..d77c6f9 100644 --- a/zk/Breadboards.md +++ b/zk/Breadboards.md @@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ created: Sunday, June 23, 2024 # Breadboards -## Contact pins +## Contact holes -- Beneath the plastic casing, the contact holes are connected to one another - making a continuous circuit connection +Beneath the plastic casing, the contact holes are connected to one another +making a continuous circuit connection ## Terminal strips -The holes in the middle portion. They are connected in groups of five and -comprise two groups separated by the ditch. The terminal strips are not -connected accross the ditch thus each of the two strips are electrically -separate. +The contact holes in the middle section, arranged in groups of five and +designated by letters + +The terminal strips are not connected accross the ditch thus each of the two +strips are electrically separate regions (A-E and F-J). + +## Bus strips + +The contact holes on the outer edges of the breadboard, designated by numbers +(1-30). The chief role of the bus strips is to manage the power to the circuit. +You will typically use the positive bus strip on one side for the voltage source +and the negative bus strip on the other side for the ground outlet. ## Related notes