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- Page 1 10HP Eurorack Module Built & designed in Belgium www.shakmat.com Shakmat Aeolus Seeds Building Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Push buttons ....................17 6.2.10 Jack connectors ..................18 6.2.11 Potentiometers .................... 19 6.2.12 MCP4921 ....................... 20 6.2.13 LEDsPlan ...................... 21 Front panel & LEDs ......................22 Nuts & caps ........................... 23 Powering ..........................24 Calibration ..........................24-25 Testing ..........................25-26 • www.shakmat.com... -
Page 3: Preamble
1. Preamble Thank you for purchasing a Shakmat DIY kit ! We spare no effort in our kit packing process to prevent any mistakes or missing parts. In this document as well, we do our best to describe the assem- bly process in the most practical and comprehensive way. -
Page 4: Component List & Necessary Tools
1x MCP4921 (in plastic tubbing) 1x 2x4 IC socket (in plastic tubbing) Pack 2 2x Metal potentiometers 2x Metal potentiometer nuts 15x Jack connectors 15x Jack connector nuts 2x 2.4 kΩ 1% resistor 7x White LEDs 2x M3 screws • www.shakmat.com 03/26... -
Page 5: Pcb Details
3. PCB details -12V Top PCB Front & back • www.shakmat.com 04/26... - Page 6 Shakmat Aeolus Seeds Bottom PCB Front & back Tactical Plan Front & back • www.shakmat.com 05/26...
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Page 7: Pcb Stacking
Once the PCBs are held together and correctly aligned, you can solder all the remaining points. If the PCB are not aligned re-heat the leg of the faulty header and correct alignment. • www.shakmat.com 06/26... -
Page 8: Headers Tactical Plan
Be very careful with the soldering of the female part of the headers. Once the all the components will be in place, those solder points will be very hard to reach. When everything is well soldered, disconnect the two boards and proceed to the next step with the top PCB. • www.shakmat.com 07/26... -
Page 9: Top Pcb Assembly
Check the alignment and correct with the same method as for -12V a single row header. Then, once your component is upright and flat with the PCB, solder the remaining pins. • www.shakmat.com 08/26... -
Page 10: Front
Front 5.2.1 100nF capacitor Solder the single ceramic 100nF capacitor on the front of the PCB and trim the legs flush. This capacitor has no polarity so the orientation does not matter. • www.shakmat.com 09/26... -
Page 11: Ic Socket (2X4 Pin)
PCB and if not, reheat the soldered leg and correct the alignment. Once you are satisfied with you place- ment, solder the remaining pin. • www.shakmat.com 10/26... -
Page 12: 1N4148 Diodes
PCB. Push the diodes all the way through their holes and be careful not to bend the leg too far from the diode’s body, as this can lead to shorts with the aluminium front panel. • www.shakmat.com 11/26... -
Page 13: Electrolytic Capacitors
Electrolytic capacitors (x3) Solder the three 22µF capacitors. You must pay attention to the orientation of these components. The long leg is indicating the posi- tive side, therefore it has to match the + sign on the PCB silkscreen. • www.shakmat.com 12/26... -
Page 14: 78L33
Before soldering the 78L33, bend the central leg a little to help it sit flush with the PCB. Also pay attention to the orientation, the flat & round contour of the compo- nent have to match the contour of the PCB silkscreen. • www.shakmat.com 13/26... -
Page 15: 22Kω Resistors
Bend one leg of each resistors but be careful not to bend it too far from the resistor’s body, as this can lead to shorts with the aluminium front panel. There’s no orientation to observe on resistors, simply place, solder and trim the legs. • www.shakmat.com 14/26... -
Page 16: 12 Kω Resistors
Bend one leg of each resistors but be careful not to bend it too far from the resistor’s body, as this can lead to shorts with the aluminium front panel. There’s no orientation to observe on resistors, simply place, solder and trim the legs. • www.shakmat.com 15/19... -
Page 17: Kω Resistors
Bend one leg of each resistors but be careful not to bend it too far from the resistor’s body, as this can lead to shorts with the aluminium front panel. There’s no orientation to observe on resistors, simply place, solder and trim the legs. • www.shakmat.com 16/26... -
Page 18: Push Buttons
It’s very important to solder the four push buttons flat with the PCB. If they are crooked or not thoroughly pushed through, the caps won’t pop properly through the front panel and the buttons will be hard to press. • www.shakmat.com 17/26... -
Page 19: Jack Connectors
If one of the jack is not perfectly perpendicular with the PCB, you can reheat the pads and push it down with your thumb to re-align. • www.shakmat.com 18/26... -
Page 20: Potentiometers
This little stud prevents the front panel from sitting properly. Use some small & sharp cutting pliers for this task. Cut! Then place the 2 potentiometers, push them flat all the way through the PCB, and solder. • www.shakmat.com 19/26... -
Page 21: Mcp4921
The legs of the IC are generally bent outward a bit too far to easily get them into the socket. To ease the process you can bend the leg rows inward by pushing them flat on your table, as shown below : • www.shakmat.com 20/26... -
Page 22: Ledsplan
Place all the LEDs through the PCB paying attention to the colors and orientations but don’t solder them now. LED POLARITY! Green LEDs ( Amber LEDs ( White LEDs ( • www.shakmat.com 21/26... -
Page 23: Front Panel & Leds
PCB and front panel, the two must be parrallel. Now, push every LED through their holes until they sit flush with the panel and stick to the tape. Once they are all in place, you can solder them and trim their legs. • www.shakmat.com 22/26... -
Page 24: Nuts & Caps
7. Nuts & caps Potentiometer nuts Jack nuts (x12) Screw all the nuts, on the big metal potentiometer and mini-jacks. Push button cap (x4) Pot knobs (x2) • www.shakmat.com 23/26... -
Page 25: Powering
Time potentiometer calibration and the CV inputs calibration. Before starting the procedure, make sure that no cable is plugged in the Aeolus Seeds. First, you have to set the Time potentiometer to every blank spot of the front panel print around the potentiometer, and press the Sync button once. -
Page 26: Testing
PCB to PCB headers solder points. If the LEDs are not working, check their orientation. If the potentiometers are not working, re-check the solder points. Also carrefuly check all the solder points linking the Tactical Plan to the Top PCB. • www.shakmat.com 25/26... - Page 27 CV output. If the CV output does not give any signal, take a closer look at the jack soldering points and the PCB to PCB solder points. If after this debugging you still have problem, don't hesitate to contact us at support@shakmatmodular.com • www.shakmat.com 26/26...
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