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The Kit

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Hints and Tricks

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The Kit

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Mounting Options

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Mounting Options

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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_navigation GNSS] antenna
 * Components to mount on the PCB (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, ICs, etc.)
-* Bill of materials (BOM). There's also an [https://muonpi.org/bom/ibom.html interactive online version] which simplifies the search for components on the board and has a place-and-tick checkmark for the already mounted components to maintain the overview during soldering.
+* Bill of materials (BOM). There's also an [https://muonpi.org/ibom.php interactive online version] which simplifies the search for components on the board and has a place-and-tick checkmark for the already mounted components to maintain the overview during soldering.
 The individual components of the kit are fixed to a name tag using tape, as can be seen in the picture.

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−	This is a guide on how to populate our MuonPi-PCB~~, using~~ the ~~construction~~ kit. You can ~~get~~ a kit or a fully assembled PCB by contacting us [http://www.muonpi.org/contact.html here].	+	This is a guide on how to populate our MuonPi-PCB based on the soldering kit. You can obtain a kit, a fully assembled PCB (limited availability) or only the unmounted PCB by contacting us [http://www.muonpi.org/contact.html here].

	All components in this kit (except for the pin headers) are surface-mount devices (SMD).		All components in this kit (except for the pin headers) are surface-mount devices (SMD).

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 * When soldering the edge-mount SMA connector, make sure to supply enough heat (or power) to the soldering iron tip. On the other hand, do not stay with the tip too long at the connector since an excess of heat may damage the connectors dielectric.
 * Be careful when soldering the u.Fl (miniature coax) connectors. Do not let the solder touch the connector rim! Apply plenty of solder to the Gnd pins to bridge the gap to the lateral pads.
 == Testing the board ==

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 == The Kit ==
-The Kit contains all the parts you need to set up your very own particle detector using your Raspberry Pi.
+The Kit contains all the parts you need to set up your very own Raspberry Pi based particle detector.
 Contents of the Kit are:
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 * Bill of materials (BOM). There's also an [https://muonpi.org/bom/ibom.html interactive online version] which simplifies the search for components on the board and has a place-and-tick checkmark for the already mounted components to maintain the overview during soldering.
-The individual components of the kit are glued to a nametag using tape, as can be seen in the picture.
+The individual components of the kit are fixed to a name tag using tape, as can be seen in the picture.
 [[File:Parts-packaging.jpg|thumb|Example of how parts in the detector PCB kit are packaged]]
-Because of the size and difficulty labeling the parts, they are packaged using paper labels and clear tape.
+Because of the size and difficulty labeling the parts, they are packaged using paper labels and clear Scotch tape.
 Getting the parts out of their packaging has to be done quite carefully, as they are easy get lost. Also, remove the Scotch tape from the ICs very slowly to prevent sudden static discharge which would destroy the chips.

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 [[File:Parts-packaging.jpg|thumb|Example of how parts in the detector PCB kit are packaged]]
 Because of the size and difficulty labeling the parts, they are packaged using paper labels and clear tape.
-Getting the parts out of their packaging has to be done quite carefully, as they are easy to lose.
+Getting the parts out of their packaging has to be done quite carefully, as they are easy get lost. Also, remove the Scotch tape from the ICs very slowly to prevent sudden static discharge which would destroy the chips.
 == Tools ==

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 === Mounting Options ===
 The BOM specifies multiple mounting options, such as: "Full", "Single Channel", "External Bias Supply", "Fixed Input Polarity".
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 ! Mounting Option !! Description !! Do Not Mount !! Mount !! Modify !! Remarks
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-| Full || dual channel, dual polarity, on-board bias supply || R515,L503,R115/R215,LED406,P400 ||  ||  || Default mounting option
+| Full || dual channel, dual polarity, on-board bias supply || R515, L503, R115/R215, LED406, P400 ||  ||  || Default mounting option
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 | Single Channel || Channel 1 only, default input configuration || D502, L200, R200, R202, R203, R204, R205, R206, R212, R215, R301, R302, R305, R309, R312, R404, R513, C200, C201, C202, C203, C204, C205, C210, C211, C301, C302, C305, U200, U202, U504, LED404, X2 ||  ||  || single channel
 |}
 The default configuration of the kit contains only one scintillator, therefore only one channel of the detector electronics will be used at a time.

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 The BOM specifies multiple mounting options, such as: "Full", "Single Channel", "External Bias Supply", "Fixed Input Polarity".
 "External Bias Supply" and "Fixed Input Polarity" were used by us in the development and will not be discussed here further.
 The default configuration of the kit contains only one scintillator, therefore only one channel of the detector electronics will be used at a time.
 In that case, the "Single Channel" mounting option would be sufficient.