Zeppelin Design Labs QUAVERATO MIDI MOD, Assembly Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Assembly Instructions QUAVERATO MIDI MOD ...

Page 2: ...ING THROUGH THEIR PRODUCTS The QUAVERATO SOFTWARE is COVERED BY the Creative Commons Share Alike ATTRIBUTION NON COMMERCIAL license which means you are free to add or build upon THE circuit idea AND THE SOFTWARE in any way your creativity allows but any derivatives must be shared using the same license 110118 WHAT YOU WILL NEED 3 WHAT S IN THE BOX 4 POPULATING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD 7 THE CHASS...

Page 3: ...ldering gun or a cold heat iron good quality 15 50 watt with a good medium or small sized tip conical or screwdriver shape One with a temperature control and a stand is best Also make sure you have a way to clean the tip a wet sponge or a dry solder cleaning pad 2 2 Philips Screw Driver 3 Flush cutters or small diagonal cutters 4 Needle nose pliers 5 Clamp or vise 6 Solder sucker or solder braid o...

Page 4: ...ur lab If it s still missing EMAIL US right away at support zeppelindesignlabs com If we goofed and shorted your kit we will get replacement parts in the mail to you as soon as possible If you lose or damage anything we will be glad t o sell you replacements Some of the parts in this kit are fairly common and you might be able to find them at your local electronics or hobby shop but they can also ...

Page 5: ...S 80 40 Resistor 1K R2 1 CP 30 18 Ceramic Capacitor 1uF C1 1 DI 20 01 1N4007 General Purpose Diode D1 1 IC 40 13 Optocoupler 6N138 DIP 8 U1 1 HE 20 01 Header Single Row 4 Pins P1 1 CB 06 10 4 Pin Header Cable Connects to the Quaverato PCB 1 HD 40 41 1 8 TRS Audio Jack J1 1 PC 10 03 MIDI Mod PCB 1 CB 30 10 Female MIDI to 1 8 Male TRS Adaptor 1 TP 20 10 Foam Tape 1 ...

Page 6: ...6 Figure 3 Component Values and Locations ...

Page 7: ...l be installed on the component side of the board which is the side that has the part numbers on it The other side of the board is called the solder side which as the name implies is the side on which the legs of the components are soldered to the board Proper technique for installing and soldering components to a circuit board is demonstrated through several great resources on Instructables and Y...

Page 8: ...the resistance of each resistor Resistors are not polarized meaning they can be installed in their holes in either direction It doesn t matter which lead goes in what hole The two resistors in this circuit are installed standing upright on the PCB so bend one lead nearly parallel with their bodies and install them standing up 1 2 1 2 a Start with the 220 ohm resistor R1 This resistor is labeled RE...

Page 9: ... The diode is installed standing up like the resistors but it is polarized meaning it matters which direction it is installed Notice the white stripe on one end of the body of the diode 6 The lead closest to this white stripe goes into the hole with the square pad Bend the other lead nearly parallel with the body and install the diode as in the picture 7 8 Bend the leads out on the back 9 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 10: ...d As a rule of thumb don t keep your iron on any leg longer than two seconds and make sure the chip stays cool enough to touch If you find you have a hard time keeping the IC from getting too hot just solder one leg at time and let the chip cool off before proceeding to the next leg a The IC has a specific orientation If you install it wrong the MIDI mod will not work These optocouplers have a dot...

Page 11: ...st of the pins 15 16 Don t forget to re solder the tacked pin from the bottom The pins are too short to snip off so you can leave them 15 16 9 1 8 TRS Audio Jack J1 Install the 1 8 jack at J1 Make sure all the pins on this jack are straight Line up the pins to the slots in the PCB and press the jack snug to the board 17 18 While holding the jack in place flip the board over and solder the pins 19 ...

Page 12: ...st the circuit board Tack one pin on the end of the row down with solder while you hold the header in from the top 21 Once one pin has been tacked on you can solder the other pins in place 22 Remember to properly re solder the tacked on pin 20 21 22 23 The PCB is now done Put it aside while we modify the chassis of the Quaverato ...

Page 13: ... the Quaverato kit your pedal is still in pieces skip to 2 1 Use your 2 Philips screwdriver to remove the two screws in either side of the pedal 1 Use your pliers to remove the two plastic nuts from the 1 4 jacks 2 The bottom half of the chassis is now loose and you should be able to slide the two halves of the chassis apart 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 14: ...king sure the template doesn t move from that position use a few pieces of tape to hold it in place 7 8 5 6 7 8 3 With a center punch or a sharp nail like object such as a nail punch a divot in the chassis at the location indicated on the template 9 If you use a hammer and nail do not stand the chassis up on top of the table as we did here You might badly bend the chassis Instead hang the chassis ...

Page 15: ...hen use larger bits to increase the hole size a Place the block of wood behind the face of the chassis that will be drilled as in the picture Mount the chassis and piece of wood in a vice to hold it steady with the surface to be drilled facing up 11 b Start by drilling a 1 8 3 mm hole Put the bit in the chuck as far deep as it will go Align the bit to the divot you made and start drilling on low s...

Page 16: ...tool or a large drill bit about 7 16 12 mm 14 Deburr the chassis on both sides of the hole to allow the jack and circuit board to sit flush against the inside of the chassis 15 14 15 We are now ready to flash the MIDI compatible software onto your Quaverato ...

Page 17: ...e ZDL Updater program from our website www zeppelindesignlabs com and install it on your PC sorry neither MacOS nor Linux is supported at this time Run the Updater and click the to open the Help file Read this carefully to complete the installation 2 Plug in the 6 pin ribbon cable header from the USBTinyISP into your Quaverato as in the picture 1 Please note the orientation of the ribbon cable on ...

Page 18: ...on Review the troubleshooting procedures PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 1 Apply the foam tape to the edge of the Quaverato s circuit board as shown in the picture Don t let it overhang the board 1 2 1 2 2 Attach the 4 pin ribbon cable to the header on the MIDI board 3 4 3 Attach the MIDI board to the chassis with the 1 8 jack nut 5 6 The board should be parallel to the bottom of the chassis with the sold...

Page 19: ...o make sure the wire is not twisted Close the chassis Make sure the power jack is properly lined up with its square hole on the chassis and that it didn t end up behind the hole 9 7 8 9 5 Replace the 4 screws and two nuts you removed earlier 10 11 10 11 That s it Your Quaverato is ready to be controlled by your favorite MIDI controller or sequencer or DAW Please see the Quaverato MIDI User Manual ...

Page 20: ...ILOT STEP UP GRADUALLY TO FINAL HOLE SIZE BE CAREFUL USE DRILL PRESS IF POSSIBLE TOP EDGE ZEPPELIN DESIGN LABS 2950 N WESTERN AVENUE CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60618 USA www zeppelindesignlabs com SHEET 1 OF 1 REV DATE 10 29 2018 SCALE 1 1 QUAVERATO MIDI MOD DRILL TEMPLATE ...

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