Bubble Alarm Clock Makes Waking Up Fun(ish)

Step 6: Build the Circuit on Perfboard

Once you have a working circuit on the breadboard, it's easy to transfer everything over to perfboard to build a more permanent setup. I happened to have a couple pieces sitting around, but you can also find boards that are similar to breadboard designs, making moving the circuit easier. 

Because no holes are connected on this type of board, I wired a ground and +5V wire down the side. 

I originally soldered the LCD directly to the perfboard. Bad idea! It made troubleshooting difficult. The second time around I soldered female pin headers to the perfboard so the LCD can be removable.