diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6923af4..1324c8f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ Assembly Guides: [Board A](https://fasttube.de/bestueckung/FaSTGLETree/A.html), - Insert the coin cell with the + facing away from the tree's stem. - Keep in mind the Errata section below +## How to tell the components in the kit apart + +Since they're not labeled, you have to go off of a few clues: + +- Generally, the number of parts is the best clue. You usually have the exact amount or one more. +- Capacitors (C) have a brown body with no letters. They come on white strips +- Resistors (R) have a white bottom and black top, with white digits/letters explaining their value. They come on white strips. + - `471` means `47` with `1` 0, so 470 ohms + - `01C` means 10Kohms with 1% tolerance, no idea why +- LEDs (D) have clear tops and come on black strips. The diode direction is indicated by the trangle on their bottom side. + - 0603 LEDs are very hard to solder. Don't fret if they don't work first-try +- The big ICs are labeled with a number similar to their model number +- The rest should be guessable from the part's footprint + # Errata - [2022 version] There is a pull-up resistor missing for the button. A 10kOhm THT resistor can be soldered from the backside of the bin header to the battery holder.