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11 – Accessories
One of the great things about the Raspberry Pi is the number of
peripherals, expansion boards, connectors, and components
that you can use with it. Here is a selection of a useful accessories
that you can use with the projects and information in this guide.
USB to TTL Cable
This handy cable connects to a PC using the USB
connector, and to the Pi using individual female
sockets that fit directly onto the serial port pins of
the Pi’s GPIO header. The built-in circuitry handles
voltage level conversions.
http://www.vilros.com/usb-to-ttl-cable.html
40-pin GPIO Ribbon Cable
A female to female cable for connecting external
circuits to the Raspberry Pi. It can also be used to
connect male to male jumper cables to the Pi when
prototyping your circuits on a breadboard.
http://www.vilros.com/40-pin-gpio-ribbon-
cable.html
Jumper Wires
Jumper wires (also called “jump wires”) have
reinforced ends that make it easy to connect
components on a breadboard, or make
connections with devices that have female sockets.
http://www.vilros.com/jumper-wires.html
Breadboard
A standard, 400-hole breadboard is invaluable for
prototyping and testing your circuits. Their use is
explained in Chapter 7 – Controlling Input and
Output Pins on page154.
http://www.vilros.com/breadboard.html