>
> These things are surface mount components and pretty much have
> to be
> reflow soldered onto a PCB for production use. For development
> you might
> solder fine wires to each pad, but that would definitely not be
> easy as they
> are very fine pitch.
>
> Most of my "prototypes" these days are really "pre-production"
> PCBs. You
> read the data sheet (and trust it) to make sure you have
> selected the right
> part for the job then build it. Any unavoidable mistakes, small
> design
> changes and refinements go into the production version. Twice
> through the
> PCB shop, but time is money too. No time for playing with ideas
> any more.
>
> --
> Brent Brown, Electronic Design Solutions

> Hello...
>
> I have a pair of components that I got to play with
> with my PICs which are IR serial transceiver
> modules.  Specifically it is a pair of TFDS4500 from
> Vishay Telefunken.   (Since we are all friends here,
> I can safely say it didn't plug into my breadboard
> like I thought it would without you making fun of me
> for thinking that it would.)
>
> When I got it, however, it was weird and didn't fit
> into anything.  I thought it should have a socket to
> fit in or something like that, but I couldn't find
> anything like it to buy.
>
> I'm not sure even how to ask this question.  How do
> you test and work with components like this first of
> all?  And secondly, how do you in reality use
> something like this?  The only answer I could think
> of would be to design the housing itself when you
> design the part it fits in.
>
> Would someone please tell me how this sort of
> component fits into things?
>
> Cheers,
> Lindy
>

>
> I haven't had much luck finding non surface mount IR
> transceiver thingies in Eagle before.  My guess is
> that part is a surface mounting type.  You could
> probably just solder wires onto the terminals/pins on
> the module.  Unless of course, I have no idea what
> you're talking about, in which case, please disregard
> my post :)
>
> Cheers
>
> =====
> MJ Brush
> LeftClick.ca Internet Media Services
> mbrush@[NOSPAM]leftclick.ca

>Hello...
>
>I have a pair of components that I got to play with with my PICs which are
>IR serial transceiver modules.  Specifically it is a pair of TFDS4500 from
>Vishay Telefunken.   (Since we are all friends here, I can safely say it
>didn't plug into my breadboard like I thought it would without you making
>fun of me for thinking that it would.)
>
>When I got it, however, it was weird and didn't fit into anything.  I
>thought it should have a socket to fit in or something like that, but I
>couldn't find anything like it to buy.
>
>I'm not sure even how to ask this question.  How do you test and work with
>components like this first of all?  And secondly, how do you in reality
>use something like this?  The only answer I could think of would be to
>design the housing itself when you design the part it fits in.
>
>Would someone please tell me how this sort of component fits into things?
>
>Cheers,
>Lindy
>
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