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Page 2: ...GH THEIR PRODUCTS The aLTURA SOFTWARE is COVERED BY the Creative Commons Share Alike ATTRIBUTION NON COMMERCIAL license which means you are free to add or build upon THE circuit idea AND THE SOFTWARE...

Page 3: ...musical instrument which he initially called the Thereminvox In 1927 he left the USSR to tour Europe in promotion of his invention performing to large audiences and receiving mixed reactions His tour...

Page 4: ...back in the 1960 s designing and selling theremin kits before he revolutionized popular and electronic music with his modular synthesizers At Zeppelin Design Labs with our love of electronic instrume...

Page 5: ...DI specification These devices will not necessarily respond to the Altura as described herein In these cases you may need to fiddle a bit with your synthesizer to get it to behave Alternatively you ca...

Page 6: ...int you with the parts and their names If ANYTHING is missing first double check we double checked before sealing the box at our lab If it s still missing EMAIL US right away at info zeppelindesignlab...

Page 7: ...stance Sensor 2 HE 20 01 Single Row Header 14 pins In one or more pieces 1 HE 25 28 28 pin IC Socket For U1 1 HE 30 01 6 pin Tall Stackable Header For Display 2 IC 30 60 AtMega328P PU Microcontroller...

Page 8: ...C2 C8 C1 Y1 D1 LED DISPLAY FA 60 37 FA 90 25 FA 64 30 HD 05 03 P1 P3 HD 60 10 TD 20 01 HE 20 01 HE 25 28 HE 30 01 U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 PCB PL 10 72 PL 10 73 PL 10 90 VR1 VR7 VR8 R1 R2 R3 R13 R4 R11 R14 R12...

Page 9: ...5 50 watt with a good medium or small sized tip conical or chisel shape One with a temperature control and a stand is best 5 Wet sponge or dry solder cleaning pad 6 Wire strippers 7 Flush cutters or s...

Page 10: ...bench CAUTION Solder fumes are not healthy for you The fumes consist of vaporized flux which can irritate your nose lungs and even your skin You MUST work in a space where the air drifts away from yo...

Page 11: ...r convenience the board has silk screen outlines indicating where the components should be placed along with text indicating the part number and the component value 2 Hold the component in place with...

Page 12: ...at 90 degrees and solder one of the legs on the component side 2 Once the header is tacked down by one leg finish soldering the rest of the legs on the same side of the board 3 4 Do the same thing wi...

Page 13: ...n you must use your digital multimeter to measure the resistance of each resistor Resistors are not polarized meaning they can be installed into their holes in either direction It doesn t matter which...

Page 14: ...2 labeled BROWN BLACK BLACK RED BROWN Bend the leads 13 14 d You should have a whole forest of bent leads coming out the solder side of the board 15 Now you can turn the board solder side up and solde...

Page 15: ...d goes in which hole You will notice one end of the diode body has a white stripe around it 19 Our rule for installing diodes goes like this WHITE STRIPE SQUARE PAD NO STRIPE ROUND PAD Gently bend the...

Page 16: ...is covered in detail in the Altura Reference Manual a Carefully break two pieces of three pins each from the row of headers 24 Place each of them in the P2 position on the PCB The short pins go throu...

Page 17: ...28 29 30 31 7 Capacitors There are two different types of capacitors in this kit ceramic 32 and electrolytic 33 We will place them in the PCB one type at a time and then solder them all in at once 32...

Page 18: ...the 100nF capacitors in their respective places on the PCB and bend the leads out on the back 36 37 Electrolytic Capacitors There is one 220uF cap C1 Electrolytic capacitors ARE POLARIZED there is a r...

Page 19: ...static electricity and could easily be damaged if they are exposed to moderately high voltages Unfortunately humans are not sensitive to static electricity at these levels in fact most people can t e...

Page 20: ...ke to learn more about your Altura or even modify the software to behave differently please visit our Github page You can use the popular development environment Arduino to edit and modify the code Si...

Page 21: ...sily into the holes you may have to gently bend the leads closer together pushing each side of the chip down on a flat surface 46 47 Notice the divot at one end of the chip There is a matching shape o...

Page 22: ...rom the top 52 then iii flip the board over and solder the pins on the solder side 53 52 53 d CD4050 Hex Driver U4 This hex driver takes the MIDI data generated by the microcontroller and sends it out...

Page 23: ...n a flat surface 56 Once the pins line up to the socket holes push the IC snugly into place 58 59 56 57 58 59 10 Voltage Regulator U5 This component is shaped like a three quarter moon and looks very...

Page 24: ...board as in the picture Bend the leads on the back and solder them in place Clip the leads 62 63 12 Potentiometers VR1 VR7 a Install the pots Make sure they are all seated securely and flush against...

Page 25: ...clipping the short leads 68 69 13 DC Power Jack P1 Press it snug to the board Double check that it is sitting flush and square to the edge of the board 70 Solder the pins on the solder side 71 70 71 1...

Page 26: ...check it is flat against the board and then solder it in 77 79 77 78 79 16 Power Light LED a Place the LED in the LED standoff part ST 60 10 Pass the leads in through the two small holes in the cappe...

Page 27: ...closest to the back edge of the PCB Make sure the LED s flat side is parallel with the back edge of the PCB Twist the LED if necessary to align these edges This prevents the leads twisting inside the...

Page 28: ...nd black wires together 89 Thread the twisted pair of wires through the hole in the PCB Make sure the holder is not resting on top of the wires 90 d Mount the holder to the PCB with three M3 screws 91...

Page 29: ...ughly You will need this number if you request assistance or service 95 19 3 Digit Display The 7 segment 3 digit display is installed into the female headers that we installed first onto the board a T...

Page 30: ...ce sensors but we can temporarily hook them up now for testing a Slide the 4 pin female header on the ribbon cable onto the male header on the distance sensor The two ridges on the female header shoul...

Page 31: ...t place and soldered everything correctly it should work a Clear off a large space on your bench Make sure the distance sensors are plugged into the PCB but not touching the board Plug in a fresh batt...

Page 32: ...there if your playing style calls for adjustment More information about the articulation can be found in the Altura Reference Manual 110 111 Congratulations Your Altura Theremin MIDI Controller is com...

Page 33: ...paper Be sure the template prints to 100 full size Compare the scale on the template to an actual ruler WHAT YOU WILL NEED 1 Straightedge 2 X Acto knife or other sharp hobby knife 3 Sharp scissors 4 R...

Page 34: ...t Use rubber cement 5 6 You will peel the template off again later 5 6 Special Instructions for Cereal Box a Align one of the template fold lines with an existing fold in the cereal box 7 Look at the...

Page 35: ...10 5 Cut slits in Tabs A K Carefully cut along the solid lines with the tip of your blade 12 11 12 6 Cut out some of the holes a Cut out the four tiny screw holes from the cabinet bottom It s okay if...

Page 36: ...tter knife to carefully score every dotted fold line 17 18 Be gentle with Tabs A K Be as accurate as you can The quality of the finished product depends heavily on this step 17 18 8 Use a thumbtack or...

Page 37: ...ld the tabs flat and burnish again 23 If you have any trouble keeping these hems glued down tight clamp them with binder clips Now leave it alone until the glue dries thoroughly 21 22 23 24 11 Apply t...

Page 38: ...still in place neatly settle the label onto the card stock Securely hold down one end of the label with binder clips 29 Remove the pins f Remove the backing from the free end of the label 30 Cut off...

Page 39: ...ot holes and the LED hole Completely remove the black dots leaving the white rings 34 Alternatively you could use a 1 4 round hole punch but you will have to be very precise since the punched holes wi...

Page 40: ...slots 38 39 38 39 14 Form up the the rear of the box a Apply glue to the mating faces of tabs D E F G at the back corners of the box 40 b Form the back left corner Burnish the connection thoroughly w...

Page 41: ...If necessary hold the corner together with a binder clip while the glue sets 45 46 c Repeat for the front right corner 47 44 45 46 47 16 Install the Sensors a Slip nylon washers over two coarse thread...

Page 42: ...cable backwards it won t hurt anything except that the sensor won t work 52 53 d Close the lid over the LED the 3 digit display and the seven pots 54 You may need to push the LED and 3 digit display a...

Page 43: ...right through the cardboard 56 57 18 Add some custom labels if you wish Add the information labels to the front or bottom of the cabinet The remaining stickers can adorn your Altura Theremin in a vari...

Page 44: ...rap of plywood or particle board for a work surface 1 X Acto knife or other sharp hobby knife 2 Super Glue cyanoacrylate Use the gooey kind NOT the runny liquid kind 3 Plastic cement for acrylic liqui...

Page 45: ...d magnets This is the inside surface so they face up Once you ve got it figured out peel the paper off just the inside surfaces Leave it on the outside surfaces as long as you conveniently can This wi...

Page 46: ...work surface or it might look better when it hangs over the edge 6 7 4 Attach the FRONT and BACK a When you have decided on the best way to attach the FRONT apply glue to the insides of the notches on...

Page 47: ...hey are stuck together in a little slug Magnets of course are polarized It will be VITAL later on to keep track of the magnet s polarity a Mark the top magnet on one side with a permanent marker pick...

Page 48: ...D place a droplet of SuperGlue into one of the divots on top of the SENSOR MOUNTs f Maneuver a magnet into the divot MARKED SIDE DOWN CAUTION If you mess up this step the LID will NOT seat onto the ca...

Page 49: ...f the white line 17 b Cut out the rectangle for the 3 digit display Cut to the inside of the white line 18 c Trim the corners 19 20 17 18 19 20 d Cut out the seven pot holes and the LED hole 21 22 Cut...

Page 50: ...ug the ribbon cables from the PCB Install a sensor into the cabinet with the ribbon cable directed downward 25 b Use a 2 Philips screw driver and two coarse thread M3x10 screws part FA 64 30 to instal...

Page 51: ...o the cabinet underneath the ribbon The PCB should pop into place when the ON OFF switch finds its hole 29 c Flip the cabinet over and use four M3x6 screws part FA 60 37 to secure the PCB 31 d Plug th...

Page 52: ...tle it over the LED the 3 digit display and the seven pots 35 and tape it to the lid along one side 34 35 c Remove the lid from the cabinet Peel away and cut off about half of the backing 36 Carefully...

Page 53: ...you prefer for ready reference 41 40 41 f Add the ping stickers to the ends of the cabinets Add a pinstripr or two to taste and your Altura is done 43 42 43 That s it You re ready to wave Please see t...

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