Assembly Instructions of the Dutchtronix AVR Oscilloscope Clock, Hardware 3.1, Standard kit
Please use the pictures and parts list below as a reference. Most of the components can be easily identified and they are clearly marked on the PCB. Here is some extra information:
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The five 10K resistors R1-R5 have color codes Brown Black Orange | |
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The three 1K resistors R6-R7 and R14 have color codes Brown Black Red | |
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The 470R resistor R9 has color codes Yellow Violet Brown | |
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The 4K7 resistor R8 has color code Yellow Violet Red | |
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The red LED D1 and green LED D2 has 2 uneven legs. The longer leg is the +, the shorter one the -. The positive side (+) of this LED is clearly marked on the PCB. | |
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The BAT-42 diodes D3-D4 come on a strip. | |
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There is 1 transistor, a 2N3904. Bent the base leg of this transistor towards the curved part of the transistor body and straighten the other 2 legs. Now you have the transistor triangle which can be inserted in the board. | |
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The ATmega328p is pre-programmed with both the boot loader and the Clock firmware. |
Pay attention to:
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Capacitor C1-C2, C5, C18, C3-C4 are ceramic, non-polarized capacitors. The Electrolytic Capacitors C6-C8 and C17 are polarized. | |
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The front of the Backup battery (lettering) is the + side. The battery legs will need to be squeezed a little to fit in the holes; be careful doing this so the legs don't break. Please bend the unused tabs on the battery away to reduce any risk of shorting the battery. The positive (+) side of the battery is clearly marked on the PCB. | |
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Do not insert any components in the vias, which are small holes to transfer a signal from one side of the board to the other side. | |
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Install the Power (2-pin) polarized header with the flat back towards the center of the board in the location marked "VCCPOWER". | |
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On-Off switch S3 is optional in the "Standard" kit. Please use a short wire to permanently connect the lower 2 legs of this switch (the holes with clearly visible traces) | |
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The terminals CH1 and CH2 are easiest installed when done as the first item on the PCB; solder them on the bottom side. | |
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All ICs are oriented (pin 1) towards the left of the PCB. | |
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Install a 2 pin header in the location marked "1PPS" and then put one of the supplied shunts on the 2 pins. | |
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Install a 3 pin header in the location marked "VCCSELECT" and then put one of the supplied shunts on the 2 pins closest to the "VCCPOWER" polarized header. | |
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If installing IC6 (the FT232RL USB chip), do this as early as possible, but certainly before installing the 10-pin ISP header. | |
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Resistor R7 is marked incorrectly as 2K. This should be 1K and this is the value supplied in the kit. | |
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Trimpot R8 is marked incorrectly as 2K. This should be 1K and this is the value supplied in the kit |
The following components are unpopulated in the "Standard" kit:
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J1, J2. These are on-board BNC connectors | |
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X1, IC5, C12-C16: These are the RS-232 level conversion circuit plus connectors | |
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TXROUTE, RXROUTE, RS232: these are headers for the RS-232 interface | |
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IC6, C9, C10, C11, L1, X2: these are the USB interface components | |
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ISP: AVR programming interface | |
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S3: On-Off switch |
Cable Connection:
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The easiest method to power the AVR Oscilloscope clock is to use an external wall wart, voltage range 7-15V, with a 5.5 mm (external diameter) center positive DC connector. When using such a wall wart, there is no need for the power cable described below. | |
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The AVR Oscilloscope
Clock kit can also be powered by an external 5V regulated power
source. The clock side connector needed to make a cable to connect to the Power
(2-pin) polarized header is included with the kit. These parts consist of 2 crimp
connectors and 1 terminal housings. The Power (2-pin) cable can also be used
to power another device from the AVR Oscilloscope Clock (when using an
external wall wart). To make the AVR clock side of this Power cable, you need to attach two crimp pins to the
two power cable wires. A
special
crimping tool is preferred but you can also use pliers and use a tiny
bit of solder to make sure the connection is secure. Once the crimp pins are
attached, you just slide them into the 2 position terminal housing. Make
sure you line up the + and - sides properly:
the +(positive) of the header is on the side of
the Led D1, the –(negative) is next to the header marked "VCCSELECT". Your connector must match this. |
Other instructions:
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Install components in order of increased height. For example do the probe connectors (CH1, CH2) first, followed by the IC sockets, the resistors and the diodes. This way, you can lay the board face down while soldering the bottom side. | |
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Do not install the 3 ICs initially. When complete, before applying power, test the voltage at the junction of diodes D3 and D4. It should read about 3V from the backup battery. Next apply power and test the IC power supply points (IC1 pin 7, IC2 pin 15, IC3 pin 8). If that all tests OK, install the ICs (watch the orientation) | |
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After the first power up, the RTC may report a low battery status. This usually goes away after a couple of power cycles. It can also be cleared by writing the correct time to the clock (long push on the button switch enters Time Set mode) followed by a clock reset. See the FAQ for more details. |
Pictures of the assembled board:
Push button switch S2 is now included
Firmware is now V3.5a
Parts List Dutchtronix AVR Oscilloscope Clock
hardware 3.1 Standard kit
| Printed Circuit Board | 1 | PCB | |
| ATmega328p-20 Microcontroller | IC1 | 1 | Preprogrammed CPU |
| AD7302 D/A Converter | IC2 | 1 | Creates Voltage levels |
| NXP/Philips RTC PCF8563 | IC3 | 1 | RTC |
| LM7805 | IC4 | 1 | Power Supply regulator |
| Lithium battery | BATTERY | 1 | Keep time when turned off |
| 22 pF caps | C3-C4 | 2 | For Atmega Crystal |
| 100 nF cap | C1-C2,C5,C18 | 4 | Power stability |
| 10 uF cap | C7-C8 | 2 | Power stability |
| 100 uF cap | C6,C17 | 2 | Power stability |
| 10K pull-up resistors | R1-R5 | 5 | Glue |
| 1K resistor | R6-R7,R14 | 3 | Glue |
| 470R Resistor | R9 | 1 | LED current limiter |
| 4K7 Resistor | R13 | 1 | Intensity Inverter |
| 1K Trimpot | R8 | 1 | Reference Voltage |
| 3 mm red led | D1 | 1 | Power indicator |
| 3 mm green led | D2 | 1 | User Interface |
| BAT-42 schottky diodes | D3-D4 | 2 | Battery Protection |
| 1N4001 diode | D5 | 1 | Reverse polarity protection |
| 28 pin socket | IC1 socket | 1 | CPU |
| 20 pin socket | IC2 socket | 1 | DAC |
| 8 pin socket | IC3 socket | 1 | RTC |
| 20 Mhz crystal | Q1 | 1 | CPU Crystal |
| 2N3904 NPN | Q3 | 1 | Intensity Inverter |
| 32Khz crystal | Q4 | 1 | for RTC |
| Momentary Tactile switch | S1-S2 | 2 | User Interface |
| Power Jack | J1 | 1 | Power connector |
| PC Board Terminals | CH1-CH2 | 2 | Probe connectors |
| shunt for headers | SHORT | 2 | |
| 2-pin header | JP6 | 1 | INT0 feed |
| 3-pin header | GND | 1 | Ground for probes |
| 1-pin header | Z | 1 | Intensity Control |
| 1-pin header | ZINV | 1 | Intensity Control |
| 3-pin header | VCCSELECT | 1 | Power source Selection |
| 2-pin power connector header | POWER-M | 1 | Power |
| 2-pin power connector socket | POWER-F | 1 | Power |
| Crimp Pins | 2 | for female connectors |
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