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Breadboard circuit design

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Once the engineer has made a preliminary design on paper, the initial electronic concept design is often built up using either a breadboard or plug board as shown above. This allows the electrical engineer the freedom to experiment easily while testing out the design. A variety of electronic systems may be prototyped by using breadboards, from simple small circuits to entire CPUs. Of course, complex circuits can become unmanageable on a breadboard due to the large amount of wiring necessary. These circuits are "breadboarded" on the computer using simulation software.