Fonitronik CASCADE Manuel utilisateur

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FONITRONIK

CASCADE OVERVIEW

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DIY INSTRUCTIONS

This document gives detailed instructions that assume you have purchased a

complete kit from www.thonk.co.uk. It also assumes no previous knowledge

of electronics. To learn to solder try http://youtu.be/I_NU2ruzyc4 and the

Adafruit guide to excellent soldering – http://bit.ly/1l77tF4

Watch and understand that whole YouTube video! If you’re not achieving the

results shown in the video then you need to buy new tools or seek advice.

You will not end up with a working module otherwise.

TOOLS REQUIRED

Soldering iron, tweezers for SMD parts, snipe nose pliers, wire strippers,

small flat head screwdriver and diagonal cutters AKA snips AKA side-

cutters. A Digital Multimeter is always helpful for checking for bad solder

joints and continuity. Thonk sell a range of inexpensive tools here -

http://bit.ly/1jxqF3n

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SOLDER JOINTS

Your solder joints should look like those shown as ‘OK’ below, they should

have that neat conical shape on BOTH sides of the PCB. If they don’t look

the same on both sides then stop! Work out why from the soldering guides

linked and don’t continue until you are getting those results.

This isn’t about perfectionism, you are very likely to end up with a destroyed,

damaged or defective unit if you’re not hitting that standard.

This photo is from the Adafruit guide to excellent soldering - bit.ly/1l77tF4

and is reproduced under an Attribution-Sharealike creative commons license

- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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VCA BUILD INSTRUCTIONS

Start by emptying the whole of the

Cascade bag A into a bowl or container.

This makes it much easier to pick parts as

you need them and you’re a lot less likely

to lose anything.

Start by soldering the two 10R Resistors

into positions F1, F2 as shown.

NOTE! You should have nice shiny solder

cones on BOTH sides of the board. If you

have not then re-evaluate your soldering

technique and equipment and revisit the

YouTube video linked on page 1 and the

‘good joints’ image on page 2.

Next solder the three 680R Resistors into

positions R23, R25, R27 as shown.

NOTE! You are getting those nice shiny

solder cones on BOTH sides of the board

right?

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Next solder the four 1K Resistors into

positions R6, R12, R18, R19 as shown.

Next solder the three 4.7K Resistors into

positions R22, R24, R26 as shown.

Next solder the three 20K Resistors into

positions R5, R11, R17 as shown.

You should only have slots for 10K

resistors left on the PCB now, quickly

double check that before proceeding.

Next solder the fifteen 10kResistors into

positions R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R9, R10

R13, R14, R15, R16, R20, R21, R28

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Next solder the single 5.1V Zener Diode

into position Z1 as shown.

NOTE! Orientation is vital. The Black ring

on the diode should be furthest from the

Z1 text.

NOTE! Diodes can be damaged with a

long exposure to the heat of the iron.

Solder neatly and quickly, you should

achieve the nice shiny solder cones

mentioned previously on both sides of the

board without needing to apply heat for

longer than 3 seconds per joint.

Next solder the five 8 pin IC Sockets into

positions IC1, IC2, IC3, IC4, IC5 as

shown. Make sure the notches in the

sockets match the silkscreen, they should

all face in the same direction, with the

notch facing away from the Z1 diode.

notch

10.

Next solder the two blue 100n capacitors

into positions C3 & C4.

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11.

Next solder the ten orange 10n capacitors

into positions C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10,

C11, C12, C13 & C14

12.

Next take the 3 pin male header and

solder into position JP1 as shown.

After soldering put the red shunt into

position as shown, on pins 1 & 2.

13.

Next solder the shrouded power header

into position as shown. The square hole in

the side of the plastic shroud should face

outwards from the centre of the board.

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14.

Next solder the two 10uF Electrolytic

Capacitors into positions C1 & C2.

NOTE! Orientation is vital. The longer lead

on the part should be positioned in the

square pad marked with the plus/positive

symbol.

The negative lead side can be identified

with the grey stripe down the cylindrical

body of the capacitor.

15.

Next solder the 20 pin female socket

header into position as shown. It is

important that you solder the header onto

the other side of the PCB or the PCB

may clash with any adjoining modules.

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16.

Next take the five TL072 ICs out of the

protective ESD packaging and position

with the circle on the top face at the same

end as the notch in the socket and

silkscreen.

NOTE! You will need to bend the pins on

the IC inwards slightly so they are at 90

degrees to the body of the chip. They will

come slightly splayed out. This can be

done safely by clasping the 4 pins in a pair

of pliers and very gently bending inwards

together. Repeat for the other side.

NOTE THIS IMAGE IS ROTATED 180 DEGREES

COMPARED TO PREVIOUS PAGES

17.

You have now finished the back board. If it’s late at night then maybe it’s time to

sleep !(best soldering advice in the world).

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18.

Start by emptying the whole of the

Cascade bag B into a bowl or container.

This makes it much easier to pick parts as

you need them and you’re a lot less likely

to lose anything.

19.

First you may need to modify the

potentiometers if they have the small anti-

rotation tag that protrudes from the top

surface of the pot body as indicated.

The easiest way is to snap off with pliers, it

comes off very easily. If you cut or file it off

be careful not to damage the thread on the

shaft.

20.

Next position the three pots and six jacks

into position as shown but DO NOT

SOLDER yet.

21.

Carefully place the panel into position.

Hand-tighten a nut and washer on the

middle pot to hold the panel and PCB

together.

Now you can solder the 3 pots and 6 jacks

into position. This is 33 solder joints in

total; make ensure you do them all.

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22.

Next remove the panel and put the LEDs

into the PCB with the longer lead going

into the hole marked with a + sign but DO

NOT SOLDER yet.

Carefully place the panel into position and

hand tighten a nut and washer on the

middle pot to hold the panel and PCB

together.

You now want to carefully guide the LEDs

into position so they stick as far through

the holes on the panel as possible. They

will probably grip into place in the hole but

it’s advisable to bend the leads out to stop

them moving once you have them into

position. You can now solder them into

place.

23.

Remove the panel again (last time!)

Now you will solder the two 10 pin headers

into position as shown. They should be

facing AWAY from the potentiometers.

24.

You can now put the panel into position

and finally tighten the six small nuts into

position on the jacks, and the three

washers and nuts into position on the pots.

Put the knobs into place.

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