Zeppelin Design Labs MACCHIATO, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...MINI DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER Assembly Manual MACCHIATo...

Page 2: ...PRODUCTS The MACCHIATO SOFTWARE is COVERED BY the Creative Commons Share Alike license which means you are free to add or build upon THE circuit idea AND THE SOFTWARE in any way your creativity allows...

Page 3: ...analog synths in a tiny low cost lightweight package What started out as a bulky and brainy musical experiment in electronics is now available to everyone as a one evening project with years of musica...

Page 4: ...low a few tutorials can make their own electronic devices Although very versatile microcontrollers are not very good at handling audio Typically Arduino is only capable of making simple beeps like you...

Page 5: ...d medium or small sized tip conical or chisel shape One with a temperature control and a stand is best 4 Wet sponge or dry solder cleaning pad 5 Wire strippers 6 Flush cutters or small diagonal cutter...

Page 6: ...ith the parts and their names If ANYTHING is missing first double check we double checked before sealing the box at our lab If it s still missing EMAIL US right away at info zeppelindesignlabs com If...

Page 7: ...1 IC 26 38 Integrated Circuit Amplifier LM386 DIP 8 U3 1 IC 40 13 Optocoupler 6N138 DIP 8 U4 1 IC 80 50 Voltage Regulator 5V 100mA U2 1 LS 10 10 Loudspeaker 1 8 Ohm 1 W SP1 1 PC 70 02 Macchiato PCB 1...

Page 8: ...11 C10 C11 C12 C8 C13 C9 C1 C5 C14 D1 D2 LED FA 60 37 FA 90 25 HD 05 03 P1 J1 P3 P2 U3 U4 U2 SP1 PC 70 02 PL 10 70 PL 10 90 VR1 VR9 R20 R17 R18 R21 R14 R22 R19 R1 R13 R3 R5 R10 R12 R2 R4 R11 R15 R16 S...

Page 9: ...nstalled on the component side of the board which is the side that has the part labels on it The other side of the board is called the solder side which as the name implies is the side on which the le...

Page 10: ...your Macchiato operates then you may want to look into modifying this software and re programing the chip Instructions for this process can be found in the Macchiato Reference Manual Let s begin 1 St...

Page 11: ...cuit boards made so some of the component values printed on the circuit board have changed Figure 3 does show the correct component values so please use it to cross check your work Resistors are not p...

Page 12: ...d ORANGE WHITE BLACK BROWN BROWN Bend the leads g Install the 10 ohm 10R resistor R20 labeled BROWN BLACK BLACK GOLD BROWN Bend the leads h Install the 560K resistors R3 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R12 labeled...

Page 13: ...D Make a mark on the shorter LED lead 18mm below the LED 11 Locate the 2mm heat shrink Part CB 90 11 and place it over the longer lead of the LED 12 if you wish you may shrink it with your soldering i...

Page 14: ...a Ceramic Caps There are six 100nF yellow ceramic caps C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C14 We will install five of them now and one of them toward the end of the assembly process Place capacitors C1 C2 C3 C4 and C5 in...

Page 15: ...rked 2A 223 J 22 The 47nF cap C9 is marked 2A 473 J 23 These caps are not polarized the leads can go into either hole 21 22 23 i Place the 4 7nF cap C13 in its place and bend out the leads ii Place th...

Page 16: ...and the cap might burst The white stripe on the case indicates the negative lead of the cap 24 STRIPE NEGATIVE SHORT LEAD ROUND PAD NO STRIPE POSITIVE LONG LEAD SQUARE PAD Make sure you orient the cap...

Page 17: ...white stripe around it 27 It goes like this WHITE STRIPE SQUARE PAD NO STRIPE ROUND PAD Gently bend the leads like you did for the resistors 27 Place both diodes in their locations on the board 28 29...

Page 18: ...to moderately high voltages Unfortunately humans are not sensitive to static electricity at these levels in fact most people can t even feel a static discharge less than around 1000 volts So it is eas...

Page 19: ...re is a matching shape on the PCB graphic Also the dot on the IC near pin 1 should line up with the square pad on the board 35 Press the amp down snugly with your fingertip Mount the PCB in your clamp...

Page 20: ...eads through the PCB and press this component into place 40 Bend the leads out on the other side of the board Solder and clip the leads 41 42 40 41 42 8 Headphone Jack J1 Install the headphone jack at...

Page 21: ...or This component will be attached to the solder side of the board across the DC power jack Lay the capacitor down flat on the solder side of the PCB the leads of the cap should be between the facing...

Page 22: ...the board and solder the leads 55 56 54 55 56 13 Potentiometers VR1 VR9 Install the control pots You will manipulate these components more than any other so be careful to seat them securely against t...

Page 23: ...to allow them to better accept the screws a Use the tip of your X Acto knife to gently flare out the ends of the screw holes just a little bit before and after photo To pre thread the holes use a 2 P...

Page 24: ...es with your soldering iron 65 63 64 65 c The wires go into the holes marked 9V Solder the red wire into the hole with the square pad Solder the black wire into the hole with the round pad Fig 66 67 6...

Page 25: ...ition to the sticker site clean the keyboard area as well Apply the serial number sticker 73 Rub it down thoroughly You will need this number if you request assistance or service 72 73 Congratulations...

Page 26: ...ints to 100 full size Compare the scale on the template to an actual ruler WHAT YOU WILL NEED 1 Straightedge 2 X Acto knife or other sharp hobby knife 3 Sharp scissors 4 Rubber cement 5 Two push pins...

Page 27: ...t Use rubber cement 5 6 You will peel the template off again later 5 6 Special Instructions for Cereal Box a Align one of the template fold lines with an existing fold in the cereal box 7 Look at the...

Page 28: ...h L 10 9 10 11 12 b Cut slits in Tabs C D Carefully cut along the solid lines with the tip of your blade 12 5 Cut out some of the holes a Cut out the five tiny screw holes from the cabinet bottom It s...

Page 29: ...can Notice the fold lines on Tabs G H I J are offset a little from the adjacent lines Following these little details will ensure an excellent fit 17 18 7 Use a thumbtack or push pin to poke two pinho...

Page 30: ...t and clamp them down with large paper clips or small binder clips 23 Now leave it alone until the glue dries thoroughly Play with your synth 21 22 23 24 10 Apply the label a Clean up any dust or stra...

Page 31: ...on fit the label down over the pins in the cabinet 28 f When you have the label neatly settled on the cabinet hold down one end with binder clips 29 Remove the pins from the cabinet g Remove the backi...

Page 32: ...les a Cutting through the label and down into the cabinet cut out the nine pot holes and the LED hole Completely remove the black dots leaving the white rings 23 24 Alternatively you could use a 1 4 r...

Page 33: ...slits If necessary use the tip of your knife to clean out and open up the slots 39 c Crease Fold 1 at the bottom of the label to stand up at about 60 or 70 degrees 38 38 39 13 Form hems at Tabs E F Pe...

Page 34: ...Also check the ON OFF switch does it pop in and out as it should If not carefully enlarge its hole a little d Tuck Tabs C D into the cabinet behind Tabs K L 46 Direct Tabs K L into the slots in Tabs C...

Page 35: ...to install them through the cabinet and into the standoffs Drive them snug but not too tight you do not want to crush your way right through the cardboard 49 49 f Add some custom labels if you wish T...

Page 36: ...a tube 4 Super Glue cyanoacrylate Liquid is fine but gooey is better 5 A few binder clips Let s Begin 1 Lay out the parts as shown to familiarize yourself with their names and orientation You are loo...

Page 37: ...achining ripples from all parts 2 3 2 3 b Console You may want to sand the long edges of the Console as shown to create a 60 degree bevel 4 this may not be necessary depending on how your console piec...

Page 38: ...ly and hold it for about a minute until the cement grabs 9a Be careful to hold it perpendicular to the Bottom Repeat for the other Side then leave it all alone for at least ten minutes or as your glue...

Page 39: ...same manner as the Back 14 15 14 15 6 Install the Magnets a Your kit includes 8 tiny powerful magnets They are polarized they like to stick together only when stacked a certain way You will need to ke...

Page 40: ...or the other pits in the Sides 20 Place all four magnets with MARKED SIDE UP 19 20 d Dry fit the remaining magnets into the little round divots in the Top and Console They should fit fine but it is sm...

Page 41: ...Point the ON OFF switch at its hole in the cabinet Back and slide the synth into place 26 Make sure the ON OFF switch works easily If it sticks or rubs in its hole remove the synth and enlarge the ho...

Page 42: ...round the outside edge of the white border 31 b Cut out the five speaker slits staying just inside the white border lines 32 31 32 c Cut out the nine pot holes and one LED hole Cut away all of the bla...

Page 43: ...hen you like how it lines up use binder clips or tape to secure one end of the label 35 34 35 e Peel and tear off about half of the backing 36 Carefully stick that end of the label down to the Top 37...

Page 44: ...the Console 42 Take particular care not to use too much glue at the ends near the Sides If the glue oozes out it could stick the lid to the Sides Replace the Top and press it gently down onto the Cons...

Page 45: ...45 That s it Apply extra stickers for a custom finish and you are ready for the concert hall Please see the Macchiato Quick Start Guide and Reference Manual to get the most out of your new Mini Synth...

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