I have some spare room on a PCB panel that I am preparing to order. So, I thought I would include some DIY Prototyping Boards. I laid out one board as a traditional Vero/Strip board and another as if it were a breadboard. (I use KiCad.)
I have used breadboards and perf board, but I have never used Vero/Strip board, or a PCB board set up as a breadboard. Are there any layout, or use, tips that I should know?
For Vero/Strip board, there are parallel tracks, on one side, and no tracks on the other. I understand that the top tracks are made with wires running perpendicularly to the bottom tracks. I am wondering why the top tracks that are to be made with wire can't be copper traces, as on the bottom, but still run perpendicularly. The unused portions would be cut away, as on the bottom. What do you think?
Are there any other board types that I should consider? (I already have plenty of good quality perf board.) Please and thank you!
This is what I have on this panel, so far... The parallel traces on the bottom of the Vero/Strip board do not show so well, but they are there. And, I did remove the solder mask from over the traces, to make cutting them easier. I saw that tip online.