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Post by mrkoggs on Feb 23, 2021 20:06:23 GMT
Received my DIY Kit in the post the other day but I'm a bit confused about the pcb. Does anyone know if there is any documentation or tutorials anywhere that go into a bit more detail about how the board is laid out?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by pt3r on Feb 23, 2021 20:20:32 GMT
This picture shows how to orient the bottom pcbs when attaching the connector pins for the controller pcb. See how the righthand side read O1 O2 O3 O4. these are the pins that connect to the output connector strip on the controller board. This picture shows the pcb with the central VCC and GND rails that are connected to the GND and PCB pins on the left hand side.
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Post by admin on Feb 23, 2021 22:14:24 GMT
Received my DIY Kit in the post the other day but I'm a bit confused about the pcb. Does anyone know if there is any documentation or tutorials anywhere that go into a bit more detail about how the board is laid out? Thanks in advance! This is a great question, but unfortunately there is currently no documentation available for the DIY module. It's really made for more experienced DIYers like @p3tr who will just figure it out. Sometime in the future I would love to have a detailed guide on the wiki, similar to this: wiki.aemodular.com/pmwiki.php/AeDiy/AeDiy |
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Post by mrkoggs on Feb 24, 2021 7:00:38 GMT
Thanks guys. I guess I was thinking more about the connections on the controller board. Didn't really trust myself to track the etchings correctly haha. But I suppose I'm best off just going for it and being extra careful. Failure is the mother of success after all
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Post by pt3r on Feb 24, 2021 8:53:52 GMT
Thanks guys. I guess I was thinking more about the connections on the controller board. Didn't really trust myself to track the etchings correctly haha. But I suppose I'm best off just going for it and being extra careful. Failure is the mother of success after all No real mysteries here; the placing of the different components is quite straightforward. Just make sure to install the front panel and the spacers before you commit to the soldering of the leds and switches. As you can see on the picture these are not supposed to be flush with the pcb, but rather aligned to the front panel. And of course respect the polarity on the leds but that is a given:-).
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