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Wiring
The Diamond Controller is designed to be mounted on a 2 x 14500 battery pack fitted with a
speaker. It has a micro USB socket for connecting the board to a computer and a double row,
0.1” pitch, 18 pin connector for wiring the batteries, speaker, switch and LEDs. You can find a
suitable mating connector
The board is encapsulated in a black polyurethane resin that protects the components and
improves heat dissipation.
Although the sensitive parts are not exposed and there’s no need to solder anything on the
board,
ESD precautions should be observed!
That’s electrostatic discharge, a phenomenon
by which the static electricity accumulated into your body and clothing can discharge on the
board with destructive effects. If you search the web you’ll find plenty of informative material
about ESD protection, so here are just two basic rules that should keep you safe and require
no training or equipment at all:
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Do not touch the metallic parts of the board unless absolutely necessary!
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Discharge yourself before working with the board by briefly touching a metallic part of a
grounded appliance (refrigerator, coffee machine, anything that plugs into a wall socket
with 3 pins)!
The safest way to work with an electronic board would be to wear a grounded wrist band.
5. TECHNICALITIES
