Adafruit Intermediate Soldering Pack User manual

Intermediate
Soldering Pack
Want to learn soldering but
don’t know where to start?
This pack is perfect for the
maker who’s looking to learn
how to solder or simply hone
their skills. Each pack comes
with essential soldering tools
and kits, hand chosen by
Ladyada, that will get you
started on your soldering
journey.
ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE
16W-30W 110V SOLDERING IRON
SOLDERING IRON STAND
0.5MM SOLDER
FLUSH DIAGONAL CUTTERS
ADAFRUIT METRO 328 BRAID
MINTYBOOST KIT
MINIPOV4 KIT
KIT CONTENTS:
SKILLS: soldering, component identification, optional programming.
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Soldering Basics
Repeat for all components, then carefully clip the
excess wire leads with your diagonal flush cutters.
1Clean the board
with isopropyl
alcohol to remove
dust and oils from
handling. 2
Heat your
soldering iron to
about 700oF.
That’s about ¾ to
the max on your
adjustable iron. 3Place your
components and
bend the leads
slightly to keep
them in place.
4Hold the PCB
steady using a vise
or clamps. 5Using the area just
above the very tip
of your iron, heat
both the lead and
copper pad. 6Apply solder to the
heated joint,
pressing gently as
the solder melts.
7
Once the solder
has flowed all the
way around the
lead, remove the
solder from the
joint. 8
Remove the iron
from the joint and
allow the new
solder joint to cool
for several
seconds. 9Admire the perfect
“Hershey’s Kiss”
appearance of the
perfect solder
joint.
New to soldering? Follow the guides on arrow.com or
learn.adafruit.com to start forming perfect solder
joints every time. As a refresher:
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Adafruit METRO Board
Solder down the headers on an
Adafruit METRO 328 board.
The Adafruit METRO board uses the Atmega 328, a favorite core that also resides on the Arduino
boards. This board allows you to use 3.3V logic if desired and uses a Micro-USB port.
Detailed specifications from Adafruit.com:
ATmega328 microcontroller with Optiboot (UNO) Bootloader
USB Programming and debugging via the well-supported genuine FTDI FT231X
Input voltage: 7-9V (a 9VDC power supply is recommended)
5V regulator can supply peak ~800mA as long as the die temp of the regulator does not
exceed 150*C
3.3V regulator can supply peak ~150mA as long as the die temp of the regulator does
not exceed 150*C
5V logic with 3.3V compatible inputs, can be converted to 3.3V logic operation
20 Digital I/O Pins: 6 are also PWM outputs and 6 are also Analog Inputs
6-pin ICSP Header for reprogramming
32KB Flash Memory - 0.5K for bootloader, 31.5KB available after bootloading
16MHz Clock Speed
Compatible with "Classic" and "R3" Shields
Adafruit Black PCB with gold plate on pads
53mm x 71mm / 2.1" x 2.8"
Height (w/ barrel jack): 13mm / 0.5"
Weight: 19g
Derivative of Arduino UNO R3 Reference design
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MintyBoost® Kit
(Tin, batteries, and cable not included.)
The Adafruit MintyBoost® Kit converts the 3V from two AA batteries into a regulated 5V supply
suitable for powering devices like phones, mp3 players, and boards like the Adafruit METRO.
A complete tutorial can be found at learn.adafruit.com/minty-boost. They recommend the
following sequence for connecting the components:
1. R5 (3.3 kΩresistor)
2. R2 (75 kΩresistor)
3. R4 (75 kΩresistor)
4. R1 (49.9 kΩresistor)
5. R3 (49.9 kΩresistor)
6. C1 (0.1 µF capacitor)
7. C2 (0.1 µF capacitor)
8. D1 (schottky diode –match the stripe on the diode to the stripe on the PCB)
9. IC1 (the IC socket –not the IC itself)
10. L1 (10 µH inductor)
11. C3 (220 µF electrolytic capacitor –match the polarity as shown on the PCB)
12. C4 (220 µF electrolytic capacitor –match the polarity as shown on the PCB)
13. Wires for battery holder (red is +, black is -)
14. USB type A female jack
Insert the IC into the socket, place batteries in the battery holder, and use your multimeter to
verify the regulator is giving you 5V between the first and last lead on the USB header.
Assembly your own USB charger,
powered by two AA batteries.
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MiniPOV4 Kit
(Tin, batteries, and cable not included.)
The Adafruit MiniPOV4 kit can be assembled without any external guidance, as the value and
orientation for each component is clearly marked on the PCB. Like the MintyBoost® Kit, you will
want to solder down the IC socket rather than the IC itself. Just don’t forget to insert the IC before
powering on the kit –nothing will work without it!
Once batteries have been inserted and the device is powered on, you will see the 8 LEDs begin to
flicker after a 3 second boot period. It doesn’t look like much when its sitting still, but can create
full-color 8-pixel tall art when you move it in a dark room. The potentiometer (blue knob) lets you
change the speed, and you can program your own images by following the tutorial at:
learn.adafruit.com/minipov4-diy-full-color-persistence-of-vision-light-painting-kit/preparations
Create long-exposure light art in full
8-bit color.
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