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2 Cables-to-go #02666 10ft M/M DB25 Cable <html:br class="break"/>
31 Clippard #EV-3M-12 12V N/C 3-Way Mouse Valve <html:br class="break"/>
4 Clippard #15481-8 8 port mouse valve manifold <html:br class="break"/>
11 Clippard UT0-4 (10-32 x 1/8 I.D. elbow) <html:br class="break"/>
22 Clippard CT4 <html:br class="break"/>
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31 Clippard CT-4 (10-32 x 1/8 I.D) <html:br class="break"/>
<html:h3 class="heading-1">Clippard 11755-ENP <html:br class="break"/></html:h3>
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2 100k ohm resistors <html:br class="break"/>
1 10k ohm resistor \ &#xD;
1 7k5 ohm resistor <html:br class="break"/>
2 220 ohm resistors <html:br class="break"/>
1 470 ohm resistor <html:br class="break"/><html:p class="paragraph"/>
4 8-way isolated 220 ohm resistor nets <html:br class="break"/>
4 8-way bussed 470 ohm resistor nets <html:br class="break"/>
4 8-way isolated 1k ohm resistor nets <html:br class="break"/>
4 8-way bussed 10k ohm resistor nets<html:p class="paragraph"/>
3 DB25 female ports<html:p class="paragraph"/>
33 T-1 LEDs<html:p class="paragraph"/>
Molex connectors<html:p class="paragraph"/>
17 Fairchild #HCPL-2731 2 channel opto-isolator <html:br class="break"/>
4 Toshiba #UNL2803A 8 channel darlington array <html:br class="break"/>
1 Code Mercanaries DIP-40 IO-Warrior<html:p class="paragraph"/>
<html:b class="bold">Assembly notes, pcb revision 0.9</html:b><html:p class="paragraph"/>
LEDs for valve activity (only) are reversed from silkscreen. Short lead to short to squared side on board.<html:p class="paragraph"/>
center of a 220/10k ohm voltage divider on input pin (18)<html:p class="paragraph"/>
reorder port 3, pins 10-13.<html:p class="paragraph"/>
reorder led traces: cut trace to led 27 pin 2 on top layer.<html:p class="paragraph"/>
<html:b class="bold">Assembly order</html:b>&#xD;
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<html:li>individual resistors</html:li>
<html:li>c2</html:li>
<html:li>hcpl 2731s</html:li>
<html:li>isolated resistor nets (dip)</html:li>
<html:li>bussed resistor nets (sip)</html:li>
<html:li>leds</html:li>
<html:li>sockets</html:li>
<html:li>can capacitors</html:li>
<html:li>power terminal</html:li>
<html:li>usb socket</html:li>
<html:li>db sockets</html:li>
<html:li>populate sockets with ics</html:li>
</html:ol><html:b class="bold">Cable Color Code</html:b><html:p class="paragraph"/>
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25 white&#xD;
24  gray/black&#xD;
23 gray&#xD;
22 violet/white&#xD;
21 violet&#xD;
20 blue/white&#xD;
19 blue&#xD;
18 aqua&#xD;
17gr/black&#xD;
16 gr/white&#xD;
15 green&#xD;
14 y/black&#xD;
13 yellow&#xD;
12 pink/black&#xD;
11 pink &#xD;
10 orange black&#xD;
9 orange white&#xD;
8 orange&#xD;
7 r/b&#xD;
6 r/w&#xD;
5 r&#xD;
4 br/w&#xD;
3 br&#xD;
2 bl/w&#xD;
&amp;<html:font color="brown">#49; black&#xD;
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<html:b class="bold">Cable Pinnings</html:b><html:p class="paragraph"/>
cables are pinned identically, though only cable 3 uses pins 12 + 13 for input, and cable 3 does not use all connections for valves.<html:p class="paragraph"/>
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1, 25&#xD;
2, 24&#xD;
3, 23&#xD;
4, 22&#xD;
5, 21&#xD;
6, 20&#xD;
7, 19&#xD;
8, 18&#xD;
9, 17&#xD;
10, 16&#xD;
11, 15&#xD;
12, 13&#xD;
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