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Is there a socket for the 328P?

timb

I can't tell in the main product photos, is the ATmega328P in a socket or soldered directly to the board? It kind of looks like it's soldered on...

 

If it is soldered in place, that's a really dumb move. One of the great things about the Ardino Uno (and by proxy, the Gertboard) is the 28-pin DIP socket for the MCU. This means it's super easy to replace if you damage the chip with an improper voltage. It's going to be a complete PITA for me to de-solder (and risk damaging the board) just to add a $0.28 socket that should have been included from the start.

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  • It's in a socket in the picture on Farnell's website and in the picture in the user manual.

     

    (Actually it's easy to protect the board if you don't care about the chip if you need to remove it -  carefully cut all the pins on the chip with a small pair of cutters or a new scalpel blade and then desolder the pins one at  a time. You can clean the board up with solder wick (often works better than solder suckers) - no question that sockets are easier but DIP chips aren't that hard to get out if you don't want to save them)

     

    MK

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  • It's in a socket in the picture on Farnell's website and in the picture in the user manual.

     

    (Actually it's easy to protect the board if you don't care about the chip if you need to remove it -  carefully cut all the pins on the chip with a small pair of cutters or a new scalpel blade and then desolder the pins one at  a time. You can clean the board up with solder wick (often works better than solder suckers) - no question that sockets are easier but DIP chips aren't that hard to get out if you don't want to save them)

     

    MK

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