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Extralife Instruments Super Sixteen Build Manual

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Super Sixteen Build Guide
1.1 - Resistors
Install the through-hole resistors by bending the leads and inserting them through the
vias, bending the leads, flipping the PCB, and soldering them. They can go in either way
but it's good to keep all the color codes facing the same way.
1.
Install the twelve 1K (1 kiloohm) resistors (brown, black, red, gold)
R103, R104, R105, R106, R107, R108, R109, R110, R111, R112, R113, R116
2. Install the five 10K resistors (brown, black, orange, gold)
R102, R114, R115, R117, R118
3. Install the one 1M (1 megaohm) resistor (brown, black, black, yellow, brown) (blue body)
R101
Guide v1.1 - April, 2021
CPU Board (smaller PCB)
Install the resistors in this step in the highlighted locations.

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  • Page 1 Super Sixteen Build Guide Guide v1.1 - April, 2021 CPU Board (smaller PCB) 1.1 - Resistors Install the through-hole resistors by bending the leads and inserting them through the vias, bending the leads, flipping the PCB, and soldering them. They can go in either way but it's good to keep all the color codes facing the same way.

  • Page 2: Ceramic Capacitors

    1.2 - Diodes Install the diodes like the resistors, but be careful that they are polarized. The stripe on the diode body must match the stripe on the PCB silkscreen. Install the two 1N4001 diodes - larger black plastic diode with silver stripe.
  • Page 3 1.4 - ICs / Chips First, install the smallest IC - the Winbond W25Q80DV flash memory chip (U104) in the corner of the PCB. This is an SOIC-8 surface-mount package. It is the only surface-mount part in the project. It comes in a small black plastic tray which is a piece of a "reel"...
  • Page 4 Next, install the larger through-hole ICs. Straighten the legs of each IC by pushing them against a flat surface. Insert them into the PCB and be careful to install them in the correct orientation by matching the "divot" and/or "dot" at one end of the IC with the matching symbols on the PCB silkscreen.

  • Page 5: Electrolytic Capacitors

    1.6 - Transistors and Regulators Install the small TO-92 package transistors by inserting them into the board, bending the leads out, and soldering them. The flat side of the device must match the flat side on the PCB silkscreen. Install the four 2N7000 MOSFET transistors Q101, Q102, Q103, Q104 2.
  • Page 6 1.8 - Pin & socket header connectors The dual-row connectors for power and ICSP, J101 and J104 are installed on the top of the PCB and soldered on the back, like the other components on the board. It can be tricky to get them to stay in place. The easiest way is to use alligator clips, hemostats or locking tweezers.
  • Page 7 Control Board (larger PCB) NOTE: You should have already soldered the pin headers on the Control PCB in the previous step! 2.1 - Resistors Install the through-hole resistors on the Control Board. Install the twelve 100 ohm resistors (brown, black, brown, gold) R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 2.
  • Page 8 2.2 - Ceramic Capacitors and Diode Install the ceramic capacitors and the one remaining diode. Near each IC you'll place a pair of two ceramic caps, one 100nF and one 100pF. The BAT 85 diode mounts near the bottom of the board, between the gate output jack and the potentiometers.
  • Page 9 2.4 Transistors NOTE - Updated April 2021 The transistors are easy to install - just bend the leads, and solder as usual. However, please take note of the orientation of the 2N3906 transistors, which may not match the silkscreen. On PCBs labeled version 2.2 and earlier, the silkscreen orientation is reversed.
  • Page 10 2.5 - Tactile Switches Next you can install all twenty-one 6mm tact switches. It's very important that they all sit flat against the PCB so that the button caps line up properly with the front panel. Push them down and they should "click" against the PCB as the "gull-wing"...
  • Page 11 2.7 - 3.5mm jacks Remove the front panel and set the PCB on a flat surface. The WQP518MA jacks have 3 pins, and one is sprung outward. This outer pin can be bent out to provide some spring tension and hold the jacks in place while the front panel is installed.

  • Page 12: Seven Segment Display

    2.8 Electrolytic Capacitors The electrolytic capacitors on the control board must be bent sideways to lay flat against the PCB in order to fit in the space underneath the front panel (see photo). Bend the leads before inserting them in the PCB or soldering, as it will not be possible to do so afterward! There should be enough just space between the potentiometers for the capacitors to lay flat on...
  • Page 13 2.10 - LEDs Installing the LEDs should be fairly straightforward if the panel is mounted properly. You must be sure to orient all of the LEDs correctly, by placing the short leg of the LED in the square pad/hole on the PCB.

  • Page 14: Front Panel Assembly

    Front panel assembly 3.1 - Inspection & cleanup Congratulations! You've finished the soldering and have earned a break. Drink some tea, take a nap, etc, because there's a little more work to do and it's not a good idea to rush through it. When you're refreshed and ready, take this chance to perform a thorough visual inspection of both PCBs.
  • Page 15 flat in the knob body, and pushing it on until it is nearly flush with the front panel. The four knobs with an indicator line go on the potentiometers and the one knob without a line goes on the encoder. Congratulations! You've finished building the Super Sixteen. Practice and enjoy!