Of course, the jumpers (BOOT and RESET) and connectors in the schematic can just be breadboard wires if you don’t want to mount actual pins. The USB “connector” assumes that pin 2 is ground ...
The original hardware can be a bit pricey in 2023, so [nanochess] has built one of his own on a breadboard ... Behind the mess of wires is a surprisingly simple circuit with only a few logic ...
(Without Microcontroller Board) Breadboard and Power Supply Modules-Include various LEDs, resistors, buttons, capacitors, a few transistors and diodes etc. With jumper wire and Male-female dupont ...