HAWK-800 Constructions and Installations Instructions –
Construction
Assembling the HAWK-800 Board
Step 1 – Prepare a work space
First, you need to prepare a suitable workspace. Find a flat surface to work on such as a kitchen table or work bench. You
will need a flat area about 1 meter square (3 feet x 3 feet). I recommend using a soft cloth laid over the surface in order to
avoid scratching your synthesizer.
Step 2 – Install all components into the HAWK-800 board
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Find the HAWK-800 printed circuit board and carefully inspect the board for damage, broken tracks. Use a
multimeter to check that the bottom ground plane is not shorted to the top power plane (+5V). Contact technical
support if you think you have identified any suspected problems with the board.
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Locate five (5) of the 28 pin IC sockets and one (1) of the 16 pin IC sockets.
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Also locate three (3) of the 74HC138, one of 74HC08, one of 74HC32 and one of 74HC174.
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CAUTION
: For the following task, take extra care to ensure that you do not handle the logic chips by their pins.
Hold each chip by the plastic ends to avoid touching the pins.
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Using the picture below as a guide, install the logic chips and the 16 pin socket. Take special care to ensure that
the orientation of the chips is as shown in the picture. All notches and or pin 1 indentations are in the upper
position in the picture. The notches are shown in the picture with a white “V”.
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Using the picture below as a guide, install the five (5) of the 28 pin sockets. Notice that the notch for each 28 pin
socket is also to be installed in the upper position. The notches are shown in the picture with a white “V”.
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Take care to ensure that all pins for all chips and sockets protrude through to the back of the printed circuit board.
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