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Mutagen V1.5 

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Page 1: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 1 Mutagen V1 5 BUILD GUIDE www beast tek com ...

Page 2: ...ck Black Brown 5 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R14 1K Ohm Resistor 1 Brown Black Black Brown Brown 7 R10 R11 R12 R13 R15 R16 100K Ohm Resistor 1 Brown Black Black Orange Brown 6 L1 L2 L3 3mm Red LED 3 L4 L5 3mm Bi colour LED 2 pin 2 C1 100nf Blue Monolithic Capacitor 104 1 JP1 JP4 4 Way Pin Header Single Row MALE 2 JP2 8 Way Pin Header Single Row MALE 1 JP3 7 Way Pin Header Single Row MALE 1 PJ301BM Erthenvar...

Page 3: ... C7 C10 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 100nf Blue Monolithic Capacitor 104 13 C3 C6 C11 100uf Electrolytic Capacitor 100uf 3 R12 R13 R23 10K Ohm Resistor 1 Brown Black Black Red Brown 3 R7 R8 R35 R37 R38 R39 100K Ohm Resistor 1 Brown Black Black Orange Brown 6 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10 R11 1M Ohm Resistor 1 Brown Black Black Yellow Brown 9 JP1 JP4 4 Way Pin Header Single Row FEMALE 2 JP2 8 Way Pin Hea...

Page 4: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 4 IO Board Step 1 Install and solder the six 100K resistors R10 R11 R12 R13 R15 and R16 ...

Page 5: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 5 IO Board Step 2 Install and solder the seven 1K resistors R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 and R14 ...

Page 6: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 6 IO Board Step 3 Install and solder the five 220R resistors R17 R18 R19 R20 and R21 ...

Page 7: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 7 IO Board Step 4 Cut two 8 pin pieces from the IC socket strip and solder and install into IC1 ...

Page 8: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 8 IO Board Step 5 Install and solder 100nf capacitor C1 ...

Page 9: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 9 IO Board Step 6 Cut two 4 pin one 8 pin and one 7 pin pieces from the male pin header strip Install and solder into JP1 JP4 JP2 and JP3 ...

Page 10: ...e Page 10 IO Board Step 7 Using a 6mm M3 screw attach the 11mm brass stand off IO Board Step 8 The trimmer pot needs its mounting supports trimmed in half so that they will fit into the PCB footprint Use side cutters go slow and be gentle ...

Page 11: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 11 IO Board Step 9 Install the three potentiometers into place DO NOT SOLDER THEM YET ...

Page 12: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 12 IO Board Step 10 Install the 74HC595 integrated circuit into IC1 ...

Page 13: ...to L1 L2 and L3 along with the two bi color LEDs L4 and L5 Again do not solder them yet You may need to gently ben the pins on the LEDS to allow the board to rest on the desk unless you are using something to hold the PCB off the desk Note the longer pin on the LED is the positive pin which is marked with a on the silkscreen ...

Page 14: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 14 IO Board Step 12 Carefully slide the panel over all of the seated components ...

Page 15: ...s onto the two bushed potentiometers FINGER TIGHTEN only otherwise if you overtighten the potentiometers will lift off the PCBS and or twist This was enough tension to allow me to flip the board over to solder everything without it falling apart Carefully test it out you may need to install knurled nuts onto more jacks to get more tension ...

Page 16: ...o place If you bent the LED pins to sit it against the desk bend them straight again Direct the LEDs into their holes and push them in firmly Turn the board on its side and inspect the LEDs are seated correctly and that everything is seated nicely When you are happy that everything is seated well solder the rest of the remaining jack pots and LEDs ...

Page 17: ...de Page 17 IO Board Step 15 Install the remaining knurled jack nuts Now that the potentiometers are soldered in tight you can tighten the nuts but don t go overboard Lastly install the two knobs and then move onto the Main board assembly ...

Page 18: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 18 Main Board Step 1 Install and solder the six 100K resistors R7 R8 R35 R37 R38 and R39 ...

Page 19: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 19 Main Board Step 2 Install and solder the three 10K resistors R12 R13 and R23 ...

Page 20: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 20 Main Board Step 3 Install and solder the nine 1M resistors R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10 and R11 ...

Page 21: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 21 Main Board Step 4 Cut the IC sockets into the appropriate sizes Install and solder them into place ...

Page 22: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 22 Main Board Step 5 Install and solder the 20 MHz crystal Q1 ...

Page 23: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 23 Main Board Step 6 Install and solder the inductor into R24 ...

Page 24: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 24 Main Board Step 7 Install and solder the two power diodes D1 and D2 ...

Page 25: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 25 Main Board Step 8 Install and solder the two 22pf capacitors into C8 and C9 ...

Page 26: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 26 Main Board Step 9 Install and solder the IDC power header ...

Page 27: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 27 Main Board Step 10 Install and solder the thirteen 100nf capacitors C1 C2 C4 C5 C7 C10 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 and C18 ...

Page 28: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 28 Main Board Step 11 Install and solder the 7905 voltage regulator IC5 ...

Page 29: ...ieces of male header pin from the strip and install and solder into CFG A and CFG B Main Board Step 13 Install and solder the three 100uf capacitors C3 C6 and C11 paying close attention to the polarity The longer pin is positive and the shorter negative pin is marked with a stripe ...

Page 30: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 30 Main Board Step 14 Install and solder the 7805 voltage regulator IC4 ...

Page 31: ...male headers on the back of the IO board Align and seat the main board onto the IO board then when everything is seated nicely solder the headers Separate the boards and perform a final inspection for shorts dry or missing solder joints etc When you are happy everything is perfect join the two boards back together and secure in place with a 6mm M3 screw ...

Page 32: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 32 Main Board Step 16 Install the 74HC595 into IC1 Install the CPU into IC3 ...

Page 33: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 33 Main Board Step 17 Install the seven MCP602 op amps into the remaining sockets ...

Page 34: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 34 MG Mutagen Expander optional ...

Page 35: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 35 MG Expander Step 1 Install and solder the two 2 pin male header pins ...

Page 36: ...Page 36 MG Expander Step 2 Seat the potentiometer into place Bend the support pins into place using pliers to make sure they are not sticking out DO NOT SOLDER YET MG Expander Step 3 Seat the switches and jacks into place DO NOT SOLDER YET ...

Page 37: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 37 MG Expander Step 4 Carefully slide the panel over the switches and jacks ...

Page 38: ...tch nuts and tighten Place a nut on the potentiometer and finger tighten until firm and the nut is aligned perfectly with the side of the panel The potentiometer may rise slightly from the board less than 1mm but this is okay so that the nut is aligned and not jutting out over the side of the panel ...

Page 39: ...t tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 39 MG Expander Step 6 Flip it over and solder everything into place You will need to use something to hold it whilst soldering as it will not stay upright due to the switches ...

Page 40: ...www beast tek com Mutagen Build Guide Page 40 MG Expander Step 7 Flip over and install the knob onto the potentiometer Refer to the user guide for instructions on how to connect the expander to Mutagen ...

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