How To Safely Connect a Breadboard to Raspberry Pi

This video shows how to use a T-Cobbler to connect a breadboard to a Raspberry Pi (any generation with a 40-pin GPIO). Working with GPIO headers requires care and using the T-Cobbler with a ribbon cable instead of individual wires lowers the risk of damaging the Pi through wiring or coding mistakes.

This video shows what works for me. I do not power down the Pi when I connect or disconnect the breadboard as I know what I am doing and I am willing to accept the risk. My recommendation to you is to always safely power off the Pi before connecting or disconnecting circuits to the Pi GPIO which presents the lowest risk of damage to the Pi if you make a mistake.

0:00 Intro
1:17 Why Using Single Wires Is a Bad Idea
3:09 The T-Cobbler Connector
4:39 The Ribbon Cable
5:37 Connecting the Pi
9:05 How to Use a Breadboard with the T-Cobbler

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