====== Z280RC Pictorial Assembly Guide ======

This is a step-by-step guide for assembly of Z280RC.

1. Assemble EPM7128SQC100 and HY5118164 first, followed by SMD capacitors and resistors. Observe the polarity marks of the SMD capacitors.

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2. Install SMD capacitors and resistors on the solder side. Do not install R16-R23.

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3. Install 1×6 serial port connector, LED, SIP resistors and IC sockets.

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4. Install super capacitor, 2.1mm x 5.5mm jack, voltage supervisor, clock crystal and reset button. The arrow marking on the super capacitor points at the negative terminal.

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5. Install the 68-pin PLCC socket. The mitred corner of the socket should match the silkscreen.

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6. Do not populate the board with Z280 nor oscillator. First connect Altera programming cable to the 2×5 header and power up the board. Program the Altera CPLD and verify the part is correctly programed.

7. Populate Z280 and 29.49MHz oscillator. Connect CP2102 USB-serial adapter to the serial port, do not jumper T5 (Bootstrap), set terminal software to 115200, odd parity, 8 data bit, 1 stop and no handshake. Set delay-per-line to 1 millisecond. Power up the board and send the file "loadngo.hex". If terminal displays several lines of dots followed by a sign-on message, proceed to step 8.

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8. Solder the 44-pin CF adapter. This completes the assembly of Z280RC.

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