Nabla Instruments MiniP7, Assembly And User'S Manual

Page 1: ...1 MINIP7 ANALOG DRUM COMPUTER MiniP7V2 03 Assembly and User s Manual 2018...

Page 2: ...1 7 Population of the Header 8 4 1 8 Mounting of the Spacers 8 4 2 Tuning the MiniP7 9 4 2 1 White Noise Level 10 4 2 2 Frequencies 10 4 3 Mounting the Front Panel 11 4 3 1 Front Panel 11 4 3 2 Knobs...

Page 3: ...Minipops7TM as used throughout several parts of world renown music by Jean Michelle Jarre The MiniP7 has been designed to mimic the spirit of the Minipops7TM as good as possible Please read the assem...

Page 4: ...rs 15MM SHAFT NO DET 45MM STRK SNG AUD 5 PTA4543 2015DPA103 Mouser 652 PTA45432015DPA10 100KB_PTV09_4025FB104P6 Pot_100k_Lin_BOURNS_PTV 09A 4025F B102 1 PTV09A 4025F B104 Mouser 652 PTV09A4025FB104 20...

Page 5: ...al Spec for enlarged view 4 1 1 Population of the LEDs Mount the LEDs with the pin enlargement just above the PCB Long Pin is Anode and should be the upper pin The shortest pin is Cathode and should c...

Page 6: ...the Trimmers Done T73YP201KT20 200 Ohm marked 201 P1 T73YP501KT20 500 Ohm marked 501 P5 P11 T73YP102KT20 1 k Ohm marked 102 P3 P12 P13 P16 P18 T73YP103KT20 10 k Ohm marked 103 P8 P10 T73YP504KT20 500...

Page 7: ...5 4 1 3 Population of the Slide Pots Potentiometer Done 652 PTA45432015DPA10 10k 50k Slide Pot P2 P4 P9 P14 P15 100KB_PTV09_4025FB104 9mm pot meter 100k Lin can be 50k as well P6...

Page 8: ...4 1 5 Population of the Jacks Although this can be done at this time it may be better to assemble the jacks after the PCB has been put on the front panel In the latter case be careful not to scratch t...

Page 9: ...7 Done 1502 03 Jack 3 5mm J1 J7 J8 4 1 6 Population of the Push Buttons Done B3W 9000 Y1N Sw1 Sw2 Sw3 Sw4 Sw5 Sw6 Sw7 Sw8 Sw9 Sw10 JB15HAP 1H Sw13...

Page 10: ...f the board Done 1056437 Boxed Header 2x5 HDR 1 4 1 8 Mounting of the Spacers Mount 6 spacers at their positions using an M2 5 x 6 mm bolt No springs are foreseen One can always add a spring or put so...

Page 11: ...ect button The following table shows the instrument vs button put the balance to 50 Green channel button1 BassDrum button2 SnareDrum_1 button3 SnareDrum_2 button4 CowBell button5 Bongo_Small button6 B...

Page 12: ...struments to be tuned to Using a frequency meter or audio analyzer on PC may be a quite big job to get the tuning done Another and swift approach is comparing with a software tone generator or some in...

Page 13: ...assembly of the Front Panel it s time to place the knobs 4 3 3 Connecting the Power Supply The MiniP7 has a selectable power supply to operate either under 12V or 15V conditions Place both jumpers on...

Page 14: ...hythm is in then press the respective button beneath the rhythm Whenever any button is pressed all previous selected rhythms or rhythm combination will be cleared Any of the rhythms can be combined wi...

Page 15: ...reconstructed with all pulses equally spread over time to maintain the original s artifacts As to be able to stop the external clock for undefined time in between pulses the MiniP7 generates these int...

Page 16: ...12V or 15 V 120 mA Front Panel 3U by 48 HP Analog Output Standard line level 0 7 Vrms External Sync Vin min 3V3 Vin max 15V ESD protected by 100pF cap to GND External Clock Vin min 3V3 Vin max 15V ES...

Page 17: ...15 6 2 Dimensions...

Page 18: ...16 6 3 Ref Des Positions...