MSOP to DIP suggestion? Which ones do you like?

cslammy

Time to step outside the familiar area of prototyping with DIP IC's

I am going to try to get a MCP4728 (MSOP) going on my breadboard. I have a 3M breadboard which is 100 mil, DIP style.

As far as I can tell there are no DIP versions of this chip available and there never have been. So I need an adapter I figure.

Any suggestions which adapter board is favorable? For instance I see Adafruit has a 12 pin converter, with someone dropping an 8 pin on there (?)

https://www.adafruit.com/product/1211

The chip I need to DIP-ify is this one:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/22187e.pdf

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Grumble · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 5:36 am Post subject:

I use these a lot;
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-SOT23-SOP10-MSOP10-Umax-SOP23-to-DIP10-Pinboard-SMD-To-DIP-Adapter-Plate-0-5mm/32785936712.html
They are 2 sided for 2 different sizes.
50pcs for 1.69€ and 0.03€ transportation costs (to the Netherlands)

JovianPyx · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:00 am Post subject:

Perhaps try Schmartboard

DrJustice · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:31 pm Post subject:

cslammy · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:45 am Post subject:

cslammy · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:48 pm Post subject:

grantb3 · Joined: Jul 31, 2009 Posts: 29 Location: USA

I do this quite a bit. MSOP10 to DIP for the MCP4728. Proto-Advantage.com used to sell a ready made unit. Not sure if they still do or not. One constraint I have is that it needs to be a 0.3" wide DIP when complete.

I think this is it, sans chip. You should inquire if they still sell it with the chip installed:

http://www.proto-advantage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2200031 (they are also on Amazon and maybe eBay)

One thing I find ESSENTIAL is that the MSOP solder pads need to extend well out from the chip footprint or it's a nightmare to solder. I think the bare PCB adapters I've gotten off eBay have been as good as anything I've tried from Aries to NKC Electronics. My preference is the long pads as mentioned, and tinned copper. This is the easiest to solder. And a microscope. I got one from Amscope that 10x and 30x for $130 maybe.