This basic, affordable connection component features single or multiple lines of metal contacts embedded within a plastic housing. Pin headers are soldered to the circuit board and mate with female receptacles, ribbon cable connectors, or jumpers. The standard pitch for these pins is 2.54 mm.
Heard on the job
Solder a standard 0.1-inch pin header onto the UART port so we can hook up the serial console.
Also heard as
- header
- breakaway header