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Ton Blokker PA0KLT PAOKLT LCD Synthesizer kit Manual issue V5.4 or S!CO"D #SS$! PCB %an Ver&uyn '0BBL

SDR-Kits PA0KLT Si570 VFO Synthesizer Kit for SECOND SS!E PC"

#PORTANT ( This Manual is or Kits su))lie& ro* $ %&ne '0$0 or PCB *arkin+ E(0$75 or hi)her

Fig 1: PAOKLT PCB Second Issue with Coilcraft WBC!1 transfor"er fitted

1. Introduction:

The ,stan&alone, PAOKLT V-O Synthesizer kit uses the Silion La/s Si50 1O Lo2 noise

Synthesizer hi) ontrolle& /y a At*el Me+a 3 or At*el Me+a 33 Controller 2ith onnetions to

an eternal 6 or 70 harater 7 lines LCD Dis)lay an& a 86 ste) rotary eno&er or tunin+.

-re9ueny o:era+e is ro* ;.5 M


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2. Brief Specification:

Stan&alone Lo2 "oise V-O Synthesizer suita/le as Si+nal 'enerator= Loal Osillator or

V-O et 2ith +oo& re9ueny sta/ility or *any A*ateur Fa&io Proets.

Si50 GS*ooth Tunin+H Al+orith* ( "o interu)tion o r out)ut 2hen Si50 is tune&

2ithin ?@( ;500 ))* o last Coarse -re9ueny o**an&. 86 ste)s@rotation /y ir*2are.

;7 -re9uenies *ay /e store& in Me*ory in t2o Me*ory Banks

-re9ueny o:era+e o)tions &e)en&in+ on Si50@Si5 ty)e itte&E

Si50CAC C#OS (.5#/z - $0 #/z at ;V )k)k S9uare 2a:e CMOS Out)ut 1'20

#/z 3ossi4e 4&t not )&6r6ntee8

Si50BBC LVDSE (.5 #/z - '20 #/zat 0.V )k)k LVDS le:el

Si50BBB LVDSE (.5 #/z - 2$0 #/zat 0.V )k)k LVDS le:el 1#69 :;5 #/z

3ossi4e 4&t not )&6r6ntee8

Si50DBA CMLE (.5 #/z - :;5 #/z< :70 #/z - $$(; #/z 6n $'$( #/z -$;$7.5 #/z at ty)ially .5V )k)k CML le:el. n PA0KLT Kit ty3i+6y (.5 #/z -

$;$7 #/z +ontin&o&s +o=er6)e is o4t6ine in 3r6+ti+e 4&t not )&6r6ntee

Si5C-C CMOSE ;.5 M


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3. Bill of Materials

The ollo2in+ )arts are su))lie& in the /asi kit.

Parts *arke& in /lue are o)tions as or&ere& /y you.

C6&tion - This #6n&6 is 633i+64e to Kits s&33ie &3 to #6y ($st '0$0 >ith PC" ,6r?in) E(0$75$ orhi)her 46t+h n&,4ers

#the PCB su))lie& has V7;30;)rinte& on the trak si&e then you ha:e a -#FST #SS$!PCB

an& this *anual is"OTa))lia/le Please &o2nloa& PAOKLT Asse*/ly an& O)erations

MA"$AL or -#FST #SS$! PCB.

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Pcs/kit Part Value Remarks

1 C1 10uF Electrolytic Radial

5 C2, C3, C4, C5 1uF Ceramic 0805 SMD Blue stripe

8

C, C!, C8, C",

C10, C11 100#F Ceramic 0805 SMD $ %o mar&i#'

2 C12 1#F Ceramic 0805 SMD $ Blac& Stripe

3 R1, R3 4&! 0(25) yello* +iolet red 'old

1 R1 4&! ad-usta.le

1 R4 4! o/m 0() $ CD Bac&li'/t ello* +iolet .lac& 'old .ro*#

1 D1 1%4001

1 3 F33B 3(3 D Re'ulator 220

1 4 !805 5 Re'ulator 2201 1 Me'a8$1 or Me'a88$206 67 Firm*are mar&ed

1 C Soc&et 28 pi# D 9or 1 28 pi#

1 61 2 pi# /eader plu' :;8 $ ;12< 0(1= male

1 62 3 pi# /eader plu' :>F ut< 0(1= male

1 63 CD >eader 14 pi# DC Male

1 64 u? Co## >eader 20 pi# DC Male

1 @1 CD Co##ector 14 pi# DC 9emale

1 @2 u? Co##ector 20 pi# DC 9emale

1 6CB 607 SDR$7its $ mar&ed E301!51 :see 9i' 1ise the

LCD is36y >i 4e estroye.

: ire +onne+ts to P( Pin $ See i+ 7. Cla*) into a s*all :ie. Turn the

:ie until the ri//on a/le is soli&ly )resse& into the onnetor.

C6&tionE O:er(ti+htenin+ *ay &a*a+e the onnetor.

Fe*o:e a 7** insulation ro* the en& o eah o the 2ires. Feer to -i+ 6. an&

Sol&er the 4 2ires to the LCD *o&ule. O/ser:e onnetions as sho2n in i+ 5. %)in onnets to LCD )in = %7 )in 7 to LCD )in 7 et

LCD "6+?i)ht +onne+tions %$ Caution ( the ollo2in+ instrutions are only

:ali& or LCD *o&ules su))lie& /y SDF(KitsE $se the t2o 2ires re*o:e&

)re:iously an& sol&er one 2ire ro* LCD Pin to LCD Pin 6. Sol&er one en& o

the 4 Oh* resistor to LCD *o&ule )in 5 an& the other en& o the resistor to Pin 7

o the LCD *o&ule. This is sho2n in i+ 6.

A! Conne+tor %' -it the re9uire& len+th o 6 2ay ri//on a/le on the 70 Jay

onnetor %7 si*ilarly to ho2 you )re)are& the a/le or the LCD *o&ule. Caution

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the re& oloure& 2ire shoul& onnet to )in o P4= Notethe orret orientation

o the )ins or %7 is sho2n in -i+ 7. Pin (Pin 70 are reser:e& or uture

use.

The ta/le /elo2 sho2s the essential onnetions re9uire& to su))ort the

our )ush/uttons !SC an& M!M an& the Fotary !no&er or Tunin+.

Ta#le 1: Au$ Connector %&

Rot6ry En+oer The 74 ste) eno&er enhane to 86 ste)s &ue sot2are o*es

stan&ar& 2ith a ,lik *ehanis*, 2hih an /e easily &isa/le&. This is )reerre&

/y *ost users. Please see A))en&i or *o&iiation instrutions.

Vie2e& ro* the /ak o the eno&er an& 2ith the )ins ain+ &o2n= sol&er

2ire ro* )in '"D to Let )in o the eno&er.

The 2ire ro* Pin Fotary ontrol A is sol&ere& to the Fi+ht lu+.an& the

2ire ro* Pin 3 Fotary Control ,B, to the *i&&le lu+. See A))en&i . i+ 7.

AVR Chi3 inst66tion

C6&tiono/ser:e !SD )reautions /y +roun&in+ yoursel 2ith a !SD stra) or

re9uently touhin+ the stations !AFT< onnetion.

#nstall the )ro+ra**e& AVF AT Me+a3 or AT Me+a33 into the 73)in soket. #t

*ay /e neessary to +ently /en& all the )ins sli+htly irst /eore the AVF 2ill it


$irin% !u& onnector ' (2 )mates *it+ P4,Pin -escription Remark

1 Ba#d Select utput ptio#al use

2 Ba#d Select utput B ptio#al use

3 Ba#d Select utput C ptio#al use

4 Ba#d Select utput D ptio#al use

5 esse#tial co##ectio#

esse#tial co##ectio#

! Rotary Co#trol G= esse#tial co##ectio#

8 Rotary Co#trol GB= esse#tial co##ectio#" M Mode Select i#put ptio#al use

10 ;5 output ptio#al use

11 %D esse#tial co##ectio#



14 SSBHC) Select i#put ptio#al use

15 SBHSB Select i#put ptio#al use

1 C7 i#put ptio#al use

1! 6B2 I D4 Future se

18 6B3 I D5 Future se

1" 6B4 I D Future se

20 6B5 I D! Future se

cursor pus/.utto#

/cursor pus/.utto#

0S pus/.utto#

M0Mpus/.utto#


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into the #C soket. Chek that the noth o the AVF )oints to2ar&s the loation

2here the Si50 2ill /e *ounte& later. See )hoto on )a+e .

niti6 F&n+tion6ity test

At this sta+e the kit is ully asse*/le& 2ith ee)tion o the S#50.

A&ust Preset Fesistor FV to ullAnti +o+?>ise)osition

Connet ?3V ( 7V DC Po2er to P on the PCB ( o/ser:e )olarity. Current

onsu*)tion shoul& /e no *ore than ;0*A at this sta+e.

The LCD Sreen shoul& &is)lay the Jelo*e Messa+e as sho2n in -i+ 6. ater

Po2er u) an& the -re9ueny shoul& han+e 2hen turnin+ the Tunin+ Control.

A&ust Preset Fesistor FV or ,/est ontrast, on the LCD Sreen.

S2ith o Po2er an& re*o:e lea&s ro* P.

Si570 nst66tion

#n this inal ste) the Si50 hi)s 2ill /e installe&. C6&tiono/ser:e !SD

)reautions /y +roun&in+ yoursel 2ith a !SD stra) or re9uently touhin+ '"D

onnetion.

Feer to i+ 7. an& oat PCB )a&s *arke& an& 4 or the Si50 2ith a s*all a*ount

o sol&er. Loate Si50 )in in&iate& /y a &ot on the ase an& ali+n 2ith )a& sho2n in i+ 7 /elo2. Plae Si50 o:er the )a&s an& sol&er )in to the )a&s

seure the hi) to the PCB. Chek ali+n*ent. "et sol&er all re*ainin+ )a&s to the

PCB. Make sure there is a s*all /o2 o sol&er onnetin+ the si&e )a& o the Si50

to the PCB )a&. Chek all onnetions= es)eially i )a& an& 3 are )ro)erly

sol&ere& to the PCB )a&s. Co**on reason 2hy AVF &oes not talk 2ith the

Si50 hi). Note reently su))lie& Si50 hi)s ha:e t2o tiny )a&s on eah si&e o

o )a& an& )a& 3. These are or -atory use only an& shoul& NOT/e onnete&.

Fin6 F&n+tion6ity test

1 8 Connet ?3V ( 7V DC Po2er to P on the PCB ( o/ser:e )olarity. Current

onsu*)tion shoul& /e no *ore than 00(50*A &e)en&in+ on Si50 ty)e.

The LCD Sreen shoul& &is)lay the Jelo*e Messa+e ater Po2er u) an& the

-re9ueny shoul& han+e 2hen turnin+ the Tunin+ Control.

Connet a F- Counter= Osilloso)e to the Si50 out)ut to hek F- out)ut is

o/taine&. Alternati:ely hol& the antenna lea& o a o**uniations reei:er near

the Si50 out)ut ter*inal an& hek 2hether the Si50 F- si+nal is au&i/le.

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fig &: To' Co"'onent 'lace"ent (iew PA)KLT PCB !*ote location Pin 1 of P+ and P

Fig +: Botto" Co"'onent Place"ent (iew PA)KLT PCB !*ote location Pin 1 of P+ and P



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-i+ 4E Ciruit Dia+ra* o PA0KLT Synthesizer Only or 7n& issue PCB



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Fig ,: Interfacing the PA)KLT S-nthesi.er

Notes

. LCD Dis)lay su))lie& /y SDF(Kits ( /akli+ht onnetionsE Connet )in 6 to )in

'"D an& Pin 5 :ia a 4 Oh* resistor to )in 7 ?5V

7. C 0u- eletrolyti is re9uire& to sto) osillation on ;.;V su))ly. C7 is u- a)aitor in

)arallel

;. Fotary eno&erE Vie2e& ro* rear 2ith )ins ain+ &o2nE '"D I Let= B I Mi&&le an& A

I Fi+ht

4. Ca)aitor olour o&in+E u- 0305 I /lue= n- 0305 I /lak= 00n- 0305 I no

olour@no stri)e

5. Si5 Chi) Su))ort is )ro:i&e& ro*-ir*2are :ersion V4.8 on2ar&s. This

allo2s -M Mo&ulation o the F- Carrier.

Pin VC o Si5 shoul& /e set to

.65V DC an& the Mo&ulatin+ Au&io

a))lie& :ia a Ca)aitor o 0.u ( u-.

.65V DC an /e o/taine& /y sol&erin+ a

4k resistor ro* )in to '"D an&

another 4k resistor ro* )in to ;.;V

su))ly rail. See i+ure to the ri+ht

Si,/1 AF "odulation In'ut "odification



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Ta#le &: Band Select Out'ut on A0 Connector %& 'in 12 &2 + and 3A2 B2 C2 45

Fig 6: LC4 Connections and / Oh" 7esistor soldered to 'in 1, with lin8

to 'in & 39,5; Pin 16 is lin8ed to 'in 1 3


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6. >it onfi%uration ptions:

A nu*/er o o)tions are a:aila/le &e)en&in+ on the ty)e o Si50 hi) or&ere&

an& ty)ial a))liations are sho2n in i+ . Feasons or usin+ a transor*er areE

Mathin+ the Si50 CMOS &e:ie 2hih has a))ro 700 Oh* out)ut i*)e&ane to a 50

Oh* loa& /y usin+ a 4E transor*er. $) to ?7&B* out)ut o:er 50 Oh*s *ay /eo/taine& this 2ay. Please note the Si50 CMOS only has one F- out)ut.

Si50 LVDS an& CML &e:ies ha:e t2o )ush()ull o*)li*entary out)uts. $sin+ a 4E

transor*er 2ith a entre ta) on the )ri*ary allo2s o*/inin+ the t2o out)uts an&

*athin+ into 00 Oh*s. An MM#C a*)liier MAV or e9ui:alent 2ill )ro:i&e 7&B

+ain...

The seon&ary o the transor*er shoul& /e +roun&e& at one en& to o/tain sin+le en&e&

out)ut re9uire& 2hen usin+ oa a/le to onnet to other iruitry.

Si50 CML &e:ie has t2o )ush()ull o*)li*entary out)uts. !ah F- out)ut *ay /e

interae& &iretly into a 50 Oh* Loa& or ee& a MM#C A*)liier sta+e ie MAV

The ollo2in+ transor*ers ha:e /een use&E

ho*e/re2 transor*er. This onsists 5 turns 0.7** 2oun& triiliar on a B"4;(7407 ore

u) to 700 M


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Fig /: 7F Out'ut configuration o'tions for &nd =dition PCB

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7. peratin% instructions P!;>?@ A Si68; V 4.; firm*are

our pus+ Buttons and t+e Rotar# @unin% control are used to operate t+e V:/ese are Cursor KAK, Cursor KK, Escape ESC , Memory MEM a#d %% :Rotary tu#i#'Co#trol6re Versions V;.0 to V;.$

The &esire& re9ueny an& *o&e is oni+ure& as ollo2s

Press C$FSOF an& keys to+ether or a/out 7 seon&s until the oni+uration *enu

a))ears.

Felease an& use C$FSOF /uttons or to selet Coni+uration O)tions to 3 as

&esri/e& /elo2. Store your seletion /y )ressin+ the M!M key

nter,ei6te Fre*&en+y 1F8 Offset #oe

Press M!M an& selet the &esire& M- Oset I#- Oset. The oset an only /e a

)ositi:e re9ueny Loal Os is hi+her than #- Si+nal -re9ueny. Press M!M to store the

oset. Press !SC to anel.

"ote . # an #-(Oset o less than $00 ?/zis s)eiie& then the #-(oset 2ill /e

re*o:e& 2ith a &elay o 5*S i the Lok PTT is ati:ate& /y +roun&in+ this line to earth.

"ote 7. # an #-(Oset o less than $ ?/zis s)eiie& then the 5 *S &elay 2ill not /e

a))lie& as is the ase or -SK

C6i4r6tion ,oe

Press M!M *o*entarily. The Si50 Crystal re9ueny is no2 &is)laye& an& *ay /e

han+e& so the S#50 out)ut re9ueny *easure& on a ounter is eatly as &is)laye& on the

LCD &is)lay. One the orrete& Crystal re9ueny has /een selete& )ress the M!M or 7

seon&s to store the ne2 :alue.

#&ti3ier 1Si570 o&t3&t fre*&en+y 1Dis36ye Fre*&en+y G #&ti3ier8

Presss M!M *o*entarily an& selet the re9uire& *ulti)lier atorE 70 or Multi)lier =

7 or Multi)lier 7= 77 or Multi)lier I 4 an& 7; or Multi)lier I 3. Press M!M or 7seon&s to store.

Def6&t Confi)&r6tion

# the oni+uration is orru)te& or 2hate:er reason the &eault oni+uration *ay /e

loa&e& in !!PFOM. Press M!M *o*entarily. Press M!M or 7 seon&s to onir* or

!SC to anel

Set #69i,&, Fre*&en+y for Si570

The *ai*u* re9ueny 2hih is su))orte& /y the Si50 &e)en&s on the installe& Si50

hi) as 2ell as the #- Oset an& the Multi)lier :alue selete&. -or ea*)leE Si50BBB

*a re9ueny is 845 M


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Confi)&rin) 'C 6res Si570

n V;.$( fir,>6reThis o)tion allo2s you to selet the orret #7C a&&ress or AVF to

o**uniate 2ith the Si50 hi). Si50 hi)s su))lie& /y SDF(Kits ro* !n+lan& or /y

To* a&&resses or ea*)le on 'er*an Su))lier uses 6reyou

*ay s)eiy any #7C a&&ress /et2een t/e# o#ly Mode

99set is remo+ed


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The &esire& re9ueny an& *o&e is oni+ure& as ollo2s

Press C$FSOF an& keys to+ether or a/out 7 seon&s until the oni+uration *enu

a))ears.

Felease an& use C$FSOF /uttons or to selet Coni+uration O)tion as &esri/e&

/elo2. Store your seletion /y )ressin+ the M!M key

Nou an lea:e the Coni+uration *o&e /y )ressin+ !SC. This 2ill reset the AVF 2hih2ill use the o)tions 2hih 2ere store& &urin+ Coni+uration Setu).

nter,ei6te Fre*&en+y 1F8 Offset #oe

Press M!M an& selet the &esire& M- Oset I#- Oset. The oset an only /e a

)ositi:e re9ueny Loal Os is hi+her than #- Si+nal -re9ueny. Press M!M to store the

oset re9ueny. Pressin+ !SC 2ill eit the Coni+uration *o&e.

"ote # the Lok PTT is ati:ate& /y +roun&in+ this line to earth then the #- Oset

s)eiie& 2ill /e re*o:e&.

C6i4r6tion ,oe

Press M!M *o*entarily. The Si5 Crystal re9ueny is no2 &is)laye& an& *ay /e

han+e& so the S#5 out)ut re9ueny *easure& on a ounter is eatly as &is)laye& on the

LCD &is)lay. The Cursor /uttons *ay /e use& to selet the &i+it to /e han+e&. One

the ne2 Crystal re9ueny has /een selete& usin+ the Tunin+ Kno/= )ress the M!M or 7

seon&s to store the ne2 :alue. Pressin+ !SC 2ill a/ort an& eit to the #- Oset Mo&e.

"oteE # &is)laye& -re9ueny is lo2er than *easure& re9ueny then the Crystal re9ueny

nee&s to /e lo2ere& an& :isa :ersa.

#&ti3ier 1Si570 o&t3&t fre*&en+y 1Dis36ye Fre*&en+y G #&ti3ier8

Presss M!M *o*entarily an& selet the re9uire& *ulti)lier ator 2ith the ursor/uttonsE 70 or Multi)lier = 7 or Multi)lier 7= 77 or Multi)lier I 4 an& 7; or

Multi)lier I 3. Press M!M or 7 seon&s to store. Pressin+ !SC 2ill a/ort an& eit to the

#- Oset Mo&e.

Set #69i,&, Fre*&en+y 1'20 #hz for C-)r6e< :;5 for "-)r6e 6n $;$7 A-)r6e8

The *ai*u* re9ueny 2hih is su))orte& /y the Kit &e)en&s on the +ra&e o the

installe& Si50 hi) as 2ell as the #- Oset an& the Multi)lier :alue selete&. -or

ea*)leE Si50BBB *a re9ueny is 845 M


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This o)tion allo2s you to selet the orret #7C a&&ress or AVF to o**uniate 2ith the

Si5 hi). Si5 hi)s su))lie& /y SDF(Kits ro* !n+lan& or /y To* 'er*an Su))lier uses


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APPEND $ - Re,o=in) +i+?sto3 fro, Rot6ry en+oer

"oteE The rotary eno&er su))lie& has 74 liksto)s= >hi+h is enh6n+e to : ste3s 3er

reso&tion thro&)h fir,>6re 4y ete+tin) 6ition6 ste3s 4et>een e6+h +i+?sto3.

Fe*o:in+ o the liksto) is essential or the enhane*ent to resolution o 86 ste)s )er

resolution.

'ently /en& o)en the our lu+s ro* t2o at eah si&e o the eno&er an& re*o:e

the rear )late as sho2n in the )iture /elo2.

A''endi$ 1 ! Fig 1 ! Ad?usting Clic8 Sto' S'ring



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Fe*o:e the ontat asse*/ly as sho2n in the )hoto /elo2 an& loate the

ontat s)rin+.

'ently /en& the sli&in+ ontrat s)rin+ a2ay to the /ak so the )ressure on the

rotary &is is re&ue&.

#&eally you 2ant to *aintain a little )ressure ( Nou an test /y )lain+ theontrat asse*/ly /ak an& tryin+ out until you eel it is ri+ht or you.

CA!TON Do not touh or try to a&ust the three sli&in+ ontats /elo2 as it *ay

&a*a+e the eno&er an& ause errati o)eration.

Ater a&ust*ent it the rear )late an& seure /y /en&in+ the lu+s /ak in ori+inal

)osition

A''endi$ 1 ! Fig & ! Ad?usting Clic8 Sto' S'ring

En of A33eni9 $.


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