Prototype Screw/Terminal Block Shield Board Kit For Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 DIY

A great bit of kit but with my poor eyesight and less than steady hands, I found it a little bit difficult to solder everything in place! I really should have paid the extra for the pre-assembled model! But good nevertheless!

At first I was put off by the price, but after wiring and re-wiring this thing for the past few weeks I'm really glad I invested. The screw terminals do their job absolutely fine, and the labelling is all perfect unlike on the Arduino itself. The board feels very solid and the pins fit perfectly, I'm very glad I bought a full size board rather than the ones that come in two halves, the result is that this board is very robust.

When I read the description of this terminal shield I got the impression that I would need to assemble it myself. However, it arrived fully assembled and ready to use. I have it fitted to an Arduino Mega and it works well.I have used other Arduino terminal shields and this one allows easier access to each terminal connection.Fitting to the Arduino took time and care to ensure all the pins lined up. The board is considerably larger than the Arduino board so it’s important to check you have space.POSITIVES - Price, easy to connect to I/O terminals, clearly numbered, fully assembled with space in the middle to solder other connections or components on.NEGATIVES - Bigger than other terminal shields, lining up the pins takes time and care.

Sadly I was missing one of the black 8 pin connectors, otherwise it would be a 5* rating

Got one for my flight sim home cockpit project. Makes life so much easier, and worth every penny.

The pins on this do not connect properly with Mega board. Spent a good portion of my day wiring things up , nothing ,zilch. Removed board and went back to Arduino mega only .. works immediately. Don’t bother

Decent prototyping/screw shield. Construction is a bit fiddly if you're not used to it, but not hard (I'm terrible at soldering and managed to get it done). The reset switch that's supplied is microscopic and very hard to solder - given the state of the result I'd probably advise not bothering with it unless you're an expert.Alas this board doesn't come with a 6 pin header for the ICSP so you'll have to order one of those separately if you need it (for putting eg. a network shield on top).

Looks okay but didn't come with one of the 8pin connectors