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SM042, Assembly Manual
PCB Version 1.2
Step 5: IC Sockets
Insert all DIP IC sockets. Please pay double attention to the correct orientation. The
default orientation for chips in the module is the notch turned to the top, or to the left,
but there are chips with other directions, marked by blue areas in the picture.
These sockets are very slippy, so it’s practical to gently bend their pins towards each
other to help them fixate in the holes while you’re flipping the board over and soldering
them. It’s recommended to solder just two pins in the opposite corners of each socket
and then reflow them while pushing the socket closer to the surface of the PCB. Then
solder the remaining pins.
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