Befaco Midi Thing v2 Assembly Manual

Midi Thing v2 - ASSEMBLY GUIDE Rev. May. 2024
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This manual has been written considering the common issues that people often experience in our
workshops. The order in which the components are placed on the board is meant to make assembly as easy as possible.
Some steps are not obvious, so even if you're an experienced DIYer please read the steps thoroughly before starting.
If this is your first project, please read this article before you start assembling the kit:
www.befaco.org/howto/
You will be soldering both boards at the same time. Keeping them in the panel together, until stated to split them, might
help you through the build. Check last pages of the Build for PCB pics to help you identify components.
POWER CONNECTOR
Solder the power connector at "X2", ensuring the position is correct: it must be placed over the silkscreen marking with
the pins facing the edge of the PCB.
PREPARING TEENSY
In order to place Teensy properly straight, we will first place the Sockets on the pcb without soldering, then pin headers
into these sockets. This will allow us to easily place and solder the Teensy.
SOCKET CONNECTORS
Place all pins on the PCB to fit Teensy size, at components face, but do not solder them.
Qty Size
2 1X14
Place pin headers into the sockets. It's the long ping that will fit into the sockets.
Place Teensy board on the pins, check the image for orientation. Do this gently, Once all pins are in place, proceed to
solder them all.
Place on PCB
Long side
1