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Questions tagged [pin-headers]

A pin header (often abbreviated as PH, or simply header) is a form of electrical connector. It consists of one or more rows of male pins typically spaced 2.54 millimetres (0.1 in) apart.

Other common sizes also include 5.08 millimetres (0.2 in), 5.00 millimetres (0.197 in), 3.96 millimetres (0.156 in), 2.00 millimetres (0.079 in), 1.27 millimetres (0.05 in) and 1.00 millimetre (0.04 in).1 The distance between pins is commonly referred as pitch in the electronic community.

In the past, a pin header was known as a Berg connector, but the term fell out of favor because pin headers are manufactured by many companies.

For more info see Wikipedia: Pin header

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Male or female header on PCB?

I'm designing PCB which has pin header connectors(0.1" pitch). So my question is - Is it the standard to put female headers onto PCB and solder male headers to wires or vice versa? My idea is next: Female pin headers is better to put on PCB. Why?…
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Looking for the solution for very close board interconnect using pin headers

Here's how it looks like The small board with potentiometer is mounted above another board. I used Connfly 1.27 pitch headers with 1.7 mm body height, cutting its body to approximately 1 mm. But unfortunately I made a mistake in this design: 1…
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Are KiCad's horizontal 2.54" pin header and 90 degree pin headers equivalent?

I was experimenting with PCB layout in KiCad and noticed that the Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm > PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Horizontal footprint and a physical 90 degree pin header I have do not seem to match, as seen in this photograph: The physical pin…
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High current headers/ jumpers

The old fashioned way to configure a lot of boards is to use pin headers with their jumper cap, i.e.: https://www.tme.eu/en/details/jumper-kpl/pin-headers/connfly/ds1027-01-2ab801/ On my board I need something similar to configure a high-power…
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Solderless header pins

I have a device I'd like to hack. The manufacturer has provided JTAG through-hole connector in the PCB: Due to various personal reasons I currently cannot use/access a soldering iron. I am looking for clippable/snappable/solderless header pins…
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What is a "split peg" in a header

Specifically, I ask about the Molex 36638 series header, but I guess that it is a more common term. I searched Images for a peg, for a split peg etc. but I still have no idea what it is about. There is no further explanation in the respective…
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What is name of semi-cut headers in KiCAD?

I'm looking for a "semi-cut headers" footprint in KiCAD. Saying "semi-cut header" I mean a footprint which you can use either for soldering traditional pins or solder your board on top of other board. Like on this image: The questions are: What is…
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How do I get pin headers to reflow flat to the board?

I work for a small company as an apprentice. We build mostly mass produce double sided PCBs. We are having trouble keeping the pin headers flat to the PCB through the reflow oven process. The first side is pasted through a printer and populated by…
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What is the origin of the standard 0.1 inch pin pitch?

I'm curious which company started using the standard 0.1 in (2.54 mm) pin pitch for components. This is surprisingly difficult to Google. I see 1956 and Cicoil Corporation when it comes to ribbon cables but I doubt this was the first use. On one…
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What exact header is this?

What type of headers are used by digi-international in the Development Kit of modules xbee 868lp. Are they commercial or are they developed by Digi? Digi XBee® SX 868 Thanks and best regards, Fran Martin.
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Spacers for pins of long-pinned female headers

Do they sell just the plastic part of board spacers for single-row pin headers? If I want to use a long-pinned female header to effectively make a pass-through header (PCB top-side: female header, PCB bottom-side: male header), but I want to raise…
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Header pins stuck to breadboard

I got a MPU-6050, and with it I also got some header pins for ease of use. I connected the header pins to the breadboard and now I can't get them out. They are stuck extremely tightly and I don't want to damage them. I have tried prying it with…
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Looking for part number of 0.05 pitch of SWD and STDC14 headers

I'm looking for pin headers for SWD/JTAG and STDC-14 (SWD + VCP) interfaces. The ones that can be used together with a STD14 cable from STLink V3 mini. I found the 10-pin connector that I need on digikey: Could anybody help me to identify the part…
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What will a pin-header connection do to my voltage supply integrity?

I am working in verification and my boss came up with a new idea I should be looking into. The verification boards that we are designing for testing the microelectronics that we develop are different each time and we develop them from scratch each…
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How to tell flat flexible cable(FFC) alignment when inserting?

I have an MSR with an 8 pin FFC with contacts on one side. I don't know if there is a top and bottom and if so how to tell the orientation. There is writing on the contact side I assume to indicate alignment that looks like <- D1| D2| D3| D4| D5| …
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