QRP Labs QCX-mini - Fit Controls PCB to Main PCB

3.41 Install microcontroller
Install IC2, the programmed ATmega328P microcontroller, in the 28-pin DIP socket on the
main QCX-mini PCB.
Be very careful to ensure that the dimple on the chip is aligned with the dimple on the 28-
pin DIP socket, which itself should already be aligned with the dimple on the PCB
silkscreen.
Note that IC pins are always slightly splayed outward and will not fit into the socket. It is
necessary to gently apply pressure on each row of pins on a flat surface such as the
workbench, to be able to fit the IC into the socket.
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