Befaco NOISE PLETHORA Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
THANKS FOR CHOOSING ONE OF OUR KITS!


 !
"#
$$

!%
&'(&'')*#
$'$
'+,-.+)/+0()+1 -
HAVE FUN!
BAG A
RESISTORS
&2multimeter
3 1 & 4(&'
55 677 ' .8.9.65.6:.6;.<<.<=.55.5;.5>.:<.:5
.:=.:9.;6.;5.;:.;;.;>.;9.>;.87.8=
.8:.88.89.677.675.67=.67:.67;.67>
.666
6= 6 ' .6.5.<7.<6.<;.<>.=5.==.=>.>7.>:
.679.667.66<
9 =>7 ! .8<.97.96.9<.95.9:.9;.98.99
8 96 , .=.66.<9.5<.=;.=8.:7.;7
8 557 ) .6<.6=.5=.5:.=9.:6.:8.;<
> 55 ) .>5.86.85.8;.8>.676.67<
= <<7 . .6>.58.::.;=
= 6<7 ' .:.57.;8.>>
5 5*5 ) .69.=7.:>
5 667 ' .>.<5.=<
5 => ! .;.<:.=:
5 59 ) .68.59.:;
5 6< ' .<.<8.=6
< <77 . .9=.9>
< <= . .67.56
< 67 ' .>6.><
< 6: ' .>=.678
6 :; ? .>9
6 <> . .>8
1
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
DIODE
observing their polarity
(&'
3 1 4(&'
5 64=6=8 6<:
< 64:86>@A 5=
FERRITE

/
3 4(&'
< /6/<
OPEN ICs FOAM
ICs
Place the sockets@B &
A
3 1 4(&'
:  C8 &< &= &> &9 &6<
<  C6= &8 &67
=  C68 &6 &5 &: &;
BAG B
CAPACITORS
D&
##$$$.EE&
3 1 & 4(&'
69 677 67= &6&<&=&65&6=&6:&69&<6&<5&57&5:&5;&59&=7&=6&=<
&=:&=8&:5
8 <>7 <>6 &5&9&6<&68&<7&<<&<>&<8
; 6 6% &=5&==&=;&=>&=9&:7
= :; :; &8&6>&<=&5<
6 6:7 6:7@.A &5=
6DO NOT PLACE! &:6
2
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS
1*@@FAA
3 1 & 4(&'
> 67/ 67/ &;&67&<;&56&5>&58&:<
; << << &:&>&66&6;&<:&<9
6 =>/ =>/ &55
REGULATORS
'G(&'
H
3 1 4(&'
6 C*=7=7 .+?E6
6 -*.E>87: :1I.+?
POWER CONNECTOR
J(),+.K(&'
ICs
( &B &

3 1 4(&'
= C7>< &< &= &> &9
6 C7>= &8
= -55<7 &6 &5 &: &;
6 *&(;7<< &6<
6 *&(;7<= &67
Now it’s a good moment to split the boards apart. We will consider “Control Board”
the PCB with mechanical components and “Main board” the one with the power
connector.
3
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
BAG C
PIN HEADERS
((L@ A

3 ( 4 4(&'
< << &)46&)45
< <: &)4<&)4=
6 <8 &)4:
SOCKET CONNECTORS
(

3 ( 4 4(&'
< << M&)46M&)45
< <: M&)4<M&)4=
6 <8 M&)4:
PREPARING TEENSY AND CODEC
4Make sure orientation and placement is good before soldering.
SOCKET CONNECTORS
(&'((&'Nbut do
not solder them.
3 N ((&'
< 68 &66
< 606= C
(
(Teensy@USB facing upAcodec@Befaco name facing upA
gently.
Double check they all are perfectly straight, )proceed to solder
them all, both at PCB and teensy, Pushing down the teensy and codec gently.
CHECK OUR VIDEO TUTORIAL IF YOU HAVE FURTHER DOUBTS.-- > Follow the QR -->
4
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
POGO PIN HEADER
.(((&'
Double check they all are perfectly straightand solder them. If not they might move and cause trouble!
3 N ((&'
6 <0: '66=
3 POSITION SWITCHES
( G(&'
Double check they all are perfectly straight and solder them.
3  4(&'
5 *<5 ,6,<,5
SPACERs
&)4.)C(&'@A

You’re nearly at the end, but the next part is critical and takes a good bit of concentration. If you’re
feeling a bit strained, a break would de9nitely help. Reply to those unread messages or prove
someone wrong in Internet, for example. Mechanical parts are really delicate and will need your full
attention.
FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS MOUNTING TIPS:
4&.  &-C(

*  NOT (&'OOO
(
#
'


2

MINI-JACKS
(E"(&'"
%
D
Gand solder them all!"
G
5
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
OPEN POTS BAG
'(" 
POTENTIOMETERS
4(&'don't solder them yet!  Before going ahead, take this in
consideration:
* Check pot holes 9rst. If some are too tight, make them bigger with thin tweezers.
* Pots are really tight. Be SUPER CAREFUL when soldering, as its easy to burn headers or short with close by pins and
exposed vias. Pay special attention when soldering F_ATEN_1, POT_A2 or POT_A1
*POT_A1, POT_A2, and CUTOFF_1 need one of the location lugs to be cut, check silkscreen for details.
3  4(&'
6: @5A'677 ()I-6()I-<&P)//I6/I-+4I6.+I6()I'6()I'<
&P)//I</I-+4I<.+I<?. I3!.+I5&P)//I5/I-+45
SWITCH
(don't solder them yet!
3  4(&'
6 *)< 
ENCODER
G(&'

Don't solder it yet.
LED
(C+(&'don't solder it

3  4(&'
6 .C+< C+I6
7 SEGMENT DISPLAY
(@ &Aminding that dot will face down (Segment dot) but don't solder them yet.
FRONT PANEL
(plastic windows.
both sides.P
- front panel"-N

6
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
FINISH YOUR BUILD!
E#-A Mini-jacks 'A Pots and encoder.
E&
E+G(&'
9nally solder O
E/C+
E/C+G(
E( knobs
E&
E& power ribbon cable#@E6<1A

(&'-@JE6<KA

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
&DIY P'

#
E6& unplug
4(with the teensy alone
EG
E<Alwaysunplug+P'
7
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
8
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
9
NOISE PLETHORA V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Feb 2022
10
  • Page 1 1
  • Page 2 2
  • Page 3 3
  • Page 4 4
  • Page 5 5
  • Page 6 6
  • Page 7 7
  • Page 8 8
  • Page 9 9
  • Page 10 10

Befaco NOISE PLETHORA Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual

Ask a question and I''ll find the answer in the document

Finding information in a document is now easier with AI