Point-to-point construction

Okay kiddo, have you ever played with Legos before? Well, point-to-point construction is like building with Legos, but on a much larger scale.

It's when we build something by connecting individual pieces directly to each other, without any kind of framework or base. Imagine if you had to build a house by only connecting the bricks directly to each other without any foundation or walls pre-built. That's hard work, isn't it?

Similarly, when we are building electronic circuits, we can use point-to-point construction. We start by laying out all the small parts like resistors, capacitors, and diodes on a flat surface. Then, we connect them to each other using wires or small metal connectors directly from point to point.

It's like playing a game of connect the dots! We connect each dot (or point) in the pattern, using wires, until we have connected all the pieces together.

The advantage of point-to-point construction is that it's very convenient for small or one-off builds, because we don't have to spend time and money on making a custom printed circuit board. However, it can also be more time-consuming and harder to troubleshoot if something goes wrong with the circuit, because all the connections are so close together.

So, the next time you build something with Legos, remember how point-to-point construction is a bit like connecting the dots to make something cool!