A method for soldering pins to a Microcontroller (MCU)
Socketing a MCU can be a lifesaver when building a keyboard kit. Because de-soldering them from a board is an exercise in aggravation (not impossible, just irritating).
(Photo by gogurt enjoyer#8035)
- First, get a breadboard and stick some female pin headers into it that matches the width of your MCU pins.
- I recommend applying some Kapton tape to avoid the solder following the pin down into the socket and making a permanent connection
- Then pierce the Kapton tape with a pin to make it easier to insert them.
- You can now insert the pins into the sockets.
- Then you place the MCU in place and solder it to the pins.
- When finished it will look something like this.
Now you can plug your MCU into the female header sockets you attached to your board.