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- * Build it yourself DIGI-DROID *
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- * WARNING !! I take no responsibility for any damage to your AMIGA *
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- * If you are not handy with a soldering iron or have no electronic *
- * background please for your own sake and AMY please get some help *
- * from some one who does !!! *
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- The drawings in this file were drawn by me with out any help from
- New Tek Inc. ® 1986 nor have I even had a Digi-Droid in my hands.
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- If built properly this little addition to your Digi-View will
- make digitizing faster and more fun (also keeps those finger
- prints off of your color wheel).
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- I was able to build mine for about $25
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- You will need:
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- 1) Futaba FP-S148 (standard servo) or equivelent.
- aproximatley $21
- available from any Hobby Shop that stocks R/C supplies.
- if you have a standard size servo handy even cheaper.
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- ** Do not use a microservo as it does not rotate enough **
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- 2) 9 Pin Female SUB D connector available at Radio Shack
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- it should be a solder type connector.
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- 3) About 6 feet of ribbon cable (3 conductor) or
- any 22 gauge wire will be ok.
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- 4) Double sided foam tape available at hobby dealer.
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- SORRY... I am not a Tech writer so you will need to refer to the
- drawings alot.
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- Remove Digi-View bracket from copy stand
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- Unscrew Servo horn from servo (it looks like a cross)
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- VERY CARFULLY !!!
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- Remove wheel from the bracket (this was tough to get off!)
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- CAREFULLY !! press servo horn onto wheel as shown (Picture File WHEEL)
- it should be snug. Make certain to get the colors in the right order.
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- Now you will need your wire, phillips screwdriver, female SUB D connector,
- solder, soldering iron, short 1 inch peice of wire.
- and (optional Technician see above.)
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- Unscrew and remove back cover of servo (be careful not to remove the top
- if you see any gears you are on your own...)
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- You will see a circuit board as show in File SCHEMATIC
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- You will want to write down the colors and orientation of the RED,BLACK
- and WHITE wires on the servo.
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- Remove the wires from the servo (stop don't use your teeth!) carefully
- unsolder them so as not to short any of the contacts on the servo.
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- Get your three conductor wire feed it through the rubber grommet and
- solder the wires to the contacts of the servo as shown in file SCHEMATIC
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- ** DO NOT SHORT ANY OF THE CONTACTS ** or you will damage your computer.
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- check this with an OHM meter if you have one.
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- DO NOT do this with connector plugged into your AMIGA !!!!
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- Now take the Sub D connector (looking from the back) and solder an
- insulated piece of jumper wire.
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- from pin 4 to pin 6 (this tells Digi View that the servo is there.)
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- Attach the wire from the servo (was White) to pin 6 > SIGNAL
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- Attach the wire from the servo (was Black) to pin 8 > GROUND
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- Attach the wire from the servo ( was RED ) to pin 7 > POWER
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- ** Make sure you haven't shorted any other pins together !!! **
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- Now if all is done properly there will be no smoke.
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- Stick the servo (as shown in file FINAL ASSEMBLY) to the bracket
- with a 1 inch piece of double sided foam tape.
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- When you mount the bracket to your camera it will be backwards
- servo is next to lens (this is the correct orientation)
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- Screw the wheel onto the servo (you did save the little black screw
- didn't you!)
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- ** MAKE EXTREMELY SURE YOU FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS **
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- With power off plug the connector into JOY PORT 2
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- Turn on your Amiga
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- ******** WARNING ********
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- Try to move your mouse pointer if it does not move, ** IMMEDIATLEY **
- power down, you did something wrong !!! Recheck your wiring !!
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- Get Digi View running, goto digitize and you should see AUTO
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- Congratulations you now have a Digi Droid....
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- If not recheck all wiring.
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- Goto Digitize RED the wheel should turn.
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- if the RED filter isn't in front of your lens rotate the wheel clockwise
- (looking from the top) until it is.
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- Try green and blue..
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- if green isn't quite right in the center goto Controls Motor Cal
- and reposition the green slider (yes there is a motor cal menu)
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- Well that's it folks, have fun.
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- You may freely redistribute this ARC file as long as no fees are asked
- and all the origonal files are included.
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- If you need any help I can be reached at Channel ONE BBS (617) 354-8873
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- my name is Tim Davis
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- Just leave a message and I'll try to help.
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