The 0.100" (2.54 mm) pitch matches standard DIP spacing, so the footprint drops onto perf-board or 0.100" header-compatible layouts without a custom land pattern. Tin-plated phosphor bronze pins carry 5 A per contact — signal-level current, not bus-level power — and the through-hole termination keeps the joint reliable through wave solder.
At 7 positions this header fills an odd-count BOM line that a standard 2x4 or 2x5 dual-row header cannot match without leaving a position unloaded. The 0.100" pitch and 0.200" (5.08 mm) mating pin length are shared across the Bergstik II family, so the mating receptacle is a standard 0.100" pitch single-row housing — no special keying or polarisation to chase.
Mates with any standard 0.100" pitch single-row receptacle housing that accepts 0.025" square pins — the Bergstik II receptacle housings (series 78211, 78212) or generic 0.100" pitch female headers.