New products: 0.1″ (2.54 mm) screw terminal blocks

We are excited about our new 0.1″ terminal blocks because they can typically be soldered to PCBs in place of standard 0.1″ male and female headers, offering alternative board-to-wire connection options that can be especially convenient in cases where you know you will be dealing with stripped, unterminated wires. For example, the following picture shows an 8-pin terminal block spanning the control connections of a VNH5019 motor driver carrier:

There are some low components (e.g. resistors and capacitors) near the motor driver’s 0.1″ holes, but the terminal block is able to comfortably sit on top of them. In cases where there is not sufficient clearance from tall, nearby components, it might be possible to use the terminal blocks on the bottom side of the PCB. The following picture is an example of this, with a 4-pin terminal block used for the motor and motor power connections of a DRV8801 motor driver carrier:

And in case these pictures are giving the illusion of large PCBs rather than tiny terminal blocks, we have for your viewing pleasure a picture of these terminal blocks in a 0.1″ prototyping board (Adafruit’s Perma-Proto prototyping PCB) next to some standard 0.1″ male header pins:

These terminal blocks cannot be combined into longer strips or placed side-by-side on a 0.1″ grid, so you will need to get the exact lengths required by your application. Fortunately, we have nine lengths to choose from, from two pins through ten pins!

Related products

	Screw Terminal Block: 2-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry (4-Pack)
	Screw Terminal Block: 3-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry (3-Pack)
	Screw Terminal Block: 4-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry (2-Pack)
	Screw Terminal Block: 5-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry (2-Pack)
	Screw Terminal Block: 6-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry
	Screw Terminal Block: 7-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry
	Screw Terminal Block: 8-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry
	Screw Terminal Block: 9-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry
	Screw Terminal Block: 10-Pin, 0.1″ Pitch, Side Entry