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== First component on the PCB: Socket == | == First component on the PCB: Socket == | ||
− | + | Install the socket, matching the half moon notch in the socket to the shape on the board. Solder the socket in place. | |
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The third zero-ohm jumper connects the left-most prototyping column to VCC_3 directly to the right. Connect the final jumper from the middle prototyping column to GND_3, also directly to the right. | The third zero-ohm jumper connects the left-most prototyping column to VCC_3 directly to the right. Connect the final jumper from the middle prototyping column to GND_3, also directly to the right. | ||
− | Finally, install the 6-pin DIL header with one pin in each of the top two prototyping rows and across the first two columns. | + | Finally, install the 6-pin DIL header with one pin in each of the top two prototyping rows and across the first two columns. |
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== Battery box and microcontroller == | == Battery box and microcontroller == | ||
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Connect the red wire from the battery box to VCC_IN+. Connect the black wire to GND_IN. You can use the holes that would have been for a jack to provide strain relief for the battery box wires. | Connect the red wire from the battery box to VCC_IN+. Connect the black wire to GND_IN. You can use the holes that would have been for a jack to provide strain relief for the battery box wires. | ||
− | The final step for assembly of the electronics is to insert the microcontroller into its socket | + | The final step for assembly of the electronics is to insert the microcontroller into its socket. Orientation is critical: Make sure that the half-moon indentation at one end of the chip matches that on the socket and PCB. Insert it firmly, as far down into the socket as it will go. |
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== Servo motor setup and testing == | == Servo motor setup and testing == | ||
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− | Move the servo motor to the | + | Connect the servo motor to one row of the 6-pin header with the dark wire connected to ground on the right side of the board. Put batteries in the battery holder and turn it on. Allow it to go through the full range of motion. Move the servo motor to the other row of the 6-pin header to try out the other range: one or the other should work for the size of your mini-pumpkin. |
== Pumpkin Carving == | == Pumpkin Carving == |