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How do I connect electronics to the GPIO?
From the course: Raspberry Pi: GPIO
How do I connect electronics to the GPIO?
- [Instructor] In this course, we'll be building projects. That means connecting electronics to your Raspberry Pi GPIO. The most common way to do this is with a breadboard and jumpers, but you can also use wire wrap, breakout headers, and even soldering. Some are acceptable and have advantages. What I don't recommend is soldering electronics directly to the GPIO. In some cases, this may work, but directly connecting to the GPIO pins is for advanced development. So let's first talk about using a breadboard. Get a breadboard with a blue and red line across the outside edges. The red line of holes can be used to supply a common 3.3 volt DC and the blue line of holes can supply a common ground. To connect from the Raspberry Pi GPIO, you'll need jumper wires. One end should be female and one end should be male. You'll also need some male-to-male jumper wires to connect between points on the breadboard. You'll…
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