Aforementioned PY32 chip on a deadbug harness made out of a pin header and solid core wire. The center pad of the PY32 QFN package is soldered directly onto a pin. The rest of the pads are connected to pins via solid core wire. The pin header is clamped in pcbite-like standoffs.
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