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- Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:15 am #62890 Hello All,

Is there any explanation to why the breakout boards for the ESP8266 12e are NOT breadboard friendly??

I mean, the breakout board does FIT the breadboard, but it leaves ZERO room for using the pins with jumpers, and I have to use two breadboards (see screenshot), and that is just annoying.

Do you know where I can get narrower breakout boards for the ESP8266 12e ?

Thanks,
Marcelo

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- Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:03 am #62918 I have done a while ago this one, especially for using it on a breadboard : ESP8266 nEXT EVO



also Bare PCB's are available for direct order from DirtyPCB's website: http://dirtypcbs.com/store/designer/details/6858/525/esp8266-cbdb-next-evo-devboard

You can see it here on a standard breadboard, it has also connected on top a 16CH PWM Extension Board:

nEXTEVO_PWM_ext_Board_test_1.jpg

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ESP8266 MPDMv4 AC MAINS Dimmer Home: http://esp8266-projects.com/2016/04/mpdmv4-mains-dimmerswitch-html/
Available on Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/nEXT_EVO1/universal-ac-mains-dimmer-mpdmv41/

- Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:38 am #62924

Is there any explanation to why the breakout boards for the ESP8266 12e are NOT breadboard friendly??

Because the person who designed the breakout board did not understand our needs.

I have made my own board that allows one set of holes free in the breadboard. Unfortunately it was part of a panel of boards and I don't have gerber files of it alone.