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- This bulletin has been taken from the OSUNY files from 82/83
-
-
- This bulletin will deal only with the basic contruction,
- troubleshooting and adjustment of the blue box. If you would
- like to know the specific job of a ny part in the circuit just
- write me a msg and I will be glad to answer it.
-
-
- We all know that the touch tones frequencies are composed of two
- tones (Two different freqs.) so t hat is the reason why we have
- 2 VCO'S ( Voltage controlled oscilators). We will call these
- VCO#1 and VCO#2. If you have noticed VCO#1 and VCO#2 are exactly
- the same type of circuits. That is why only one was drawn. But
- remember that whatever goes for VCO#1 also goes for VCO#2. Both
- VCO'S are composed of a handfull of parts. one chip two cap
- acitors 2 resistors and five potentiometers. All of this will
- give you (when properly calibrated) one of the freqs. necessary
- (the other one will come from VCO#2) for the operation of the BB.
- Both of these freqs. will be mixed in the speaker thus forming
- the required tone.
-
- This is one of the most sophisticated designs I have ever made.
- Why?. because other designs will drain the battery after 10 -
- calls! This design will make them last 10 months!!!!!!. But
- never the less don't forget to put in a switch for on and off.
- Ok let's build the two VCO'S and calibr ate the unit before we
- get to the keyboard contruction.
-
-
- VCO CONTRUCTION
- === ===========
- TOOLS REQUIRED
-
- 1 ocilliscope (recomended but not re quired)
- 1 Freq. counter (REQUIRED)
- 1 Volt meter " " "
- Electronics tools (Pliers,drill, screwdrivers, etc)
-
-
- PARTS
-
- R1 1.5K RESISTOR 5%
- R2 1K RESISTOR 5%
- C1 .1uf ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 16V DC
- C2 .01uf ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR (MYL AR) 16VDC
- IC1 2207 VCO CHIP BY EXAR ELECTRINICS
- remember the above it is only for VCO#1 but the same goes for
- VCO#2.
-
- R3-R4 150 OHM RESISTORS 5%
- C3-C4 .1 uf ELECTROLITIC CAPACITOR 10VDC
- P1-P10 200K TRIMMER POT - 20 TURNS
- DIODES USED IN THE KEYBOARD ARE 1N914 TYPE (40 OF THEM)
- AND 13 SWITCHES FOR THE KEYBOARD SPST. MOMENTARY.
-
- SPKR= YOU CAN USE A TELEPHONE SPEAKER FOR THIS(IT WORKS BEST)
- BUT REMEMBER TO TAKE OUT THE DIO DE THAT IS CONNECTED
- ACCROSS IT.
- ****************************************************************
- IMPORTANT NOTES
-
- 1 DO NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE THAN A MYL AR CAPACITOR FOR C2
- 2 PINS 10,9,8 SHOULD BE TIED TOGETHER AND BE LEFT FLOATING.
- 3 ALL RESISTOR SHOULD BE 5%! NOTHING ELSE
- 4 A TELEPHONE SPEAKER GIVES THE BEST RESULTS
- *****************************************************************
-
-
- TROUBLE SHOOTING
-
- By now you should have constructed the two VCO'S on a bread
- board or anything that please s you.
-
- Check for cold solder joints, broken wires, polarity of the
- battery, etc.........
-
- Before we apply power to the VCO'S we have to adjust the pots
- for their half way travel point. This is done by turning them 21
- turns to the right and then 10 turns to the left. Do the same
- for all ten of them.
-
- Now apply power to the unit check to see that you have power in
- the chips by putting the positive lea d of your volt meter on pin
- 7 and the negative lead on pin 12 . If you don't have anything
- there turn off the unit ant REC HECK THE WIRING.
-
- When you get the right voltages on the chips, connect a diode to
- a piece of wire (look at fig. 2 for the orientation of the
- diode) from ground to any pot at point T (look carefully at the
- schematic for point T it is label ed T1-T10 for all pots) You
- shold be able to hear a tone, if no t dissconnect the lead and
- place the speaker close to your ear and if you hear a chirp like
- sound, this means that the two VCO' S are working if you don't,
- it means that either one or both of the VCO'S is dead. So in
- this case it is allways good to ha ve an ocilloscope on hand.
-
- Disconnect the speaker from the circuit and hookup the
- ocilliscope to one of the leads of the speaker and t he ground
- from the scope to the ground of the battery. Connect ag ain the
- ground lead with the diode connected to it from grou nd to any
- pot on the VCO that you are checking and you should see a
- triangle wave if not turn the pot in which you are appl ying the
- ground to until you see it. When you do see it do the the same
- for the other VCO to make sure it is working. (a mplitude is
- about 2VAC)
-
- When you get the two VCO'S working you a re set for the
- adjustment of the individuals pots...
-
- ADJUSTMENT
-
-
- Disconnect the speaker from the circu it and connect a freq.
- counter (the positive lead of the counte r to one of the speakers
- leads that belongs to VCO#1 or connect i t to pin 14).
-
- Connect the negative lead to the batt ery negative and connect
- the jumper lead with the diode f rom ground to pot number 1 T1 .(
- The first pot number 1 point T1) If you got it working you should
- hear a tone and get a reading on the counter. Adjust the pot for
- a freq. of 1700hz and continue doing the same for pots 2-5
- except that they get d ifferents freqs.
-
-
- P1= 1700hz
- P2= 1300hz
- P3= 1100hz
- P4= 900hz
- P5= 1500hz
-
- Now disconnect the freq. counter from t he speaker lead of
- VCO#1 or from pin 14 (which ever you had it attac hed to at the
- beginning) and connect it to the speaker lead of VCO#2 or to pin
- 14 of VCO#2 and perform the same adjustments to P6-10.
-
- P6= 1100hz
- P7= 700hz
- P8= 900hz
- P9= 2600hz MAGIC NUMBER!!!!!
- P10= 1500hz
-
- When you finish doing all of the pot g o back and recheck them
- again.
-
-
- KEYBOARD
-
- If you look at fig-2 you will see that the keys are simple
- switches connected to ground and two diodes on th e other end.
- These diodes are used to simplify the construction of the
- keyboard because otherwise the distribution of the ground signal
- fo r both VCO'S would have been done mechanically. One diode
- will go to VCO#1 and the other will go to VCO#2. Fig-3 shows the
- arrangement of th e keys on the keyboard.
-
-
- Below is a table that will hel p you connect the keys to
- required VCO'S pots.
-
- TO TO FREQ OUT FREQ OUT
- KEY POT ON VCO1 POT ON VCO2 PIN 14 VCO1 PIN 14 VCO
- C 1 6 1700 1100
- 0 2 10 1300 1500
- E 1 10 1700 1500
- 1 4 7 900 700
- 2 3 7 1100 700
- 3 3 8 1100 900
- 4 2 7 1300 700
- 5 2 8 1300 900
- 6 2 6 1300 1100
- 7 5 7 1500 700
- 8 5 8 1500 900
- 9 5 6 1500 1100
- X - 9 ---- 2600
-
- **************************************** *******************************
- * REMEMBER THAT FIG-2 IT IS THE SAME FOR EACH KEY EXCEPT THE "X" WHICH*
- * ONLY TAKES ONE DIODE. *
- **************************************** *******************************
-
-
- As a final word you can build this in any type of enclosure and
- should never be used to make free ca lls using the telephone
- lines. I hope this bulletin will clear a ny question you may had
- on the blue boxes.
-
- If you have any question please
- leave me a msg. and I will be very glad to
- answer it.
- TXS
- MR. AMERICA
-
- Ps. I would like to thank my keyboard, my fingers, and me for
- helping me write this bullettin. Without their help I would have
- never finish this project.