Multiboard Electronics

The Multiboard electronics, sometimes referred to old electronics are usually used in the MKII and MKIV Brewers. Some of the earlier MKIII brewers may also be running the multiboard electronics. The multiboard electronics consist of the primary power supply¹ (PPS), secondary power supply, Card cage boards, and the heatsink.

¹Note, both multiboard and single board electronics both have an PPS, however the multiboard uses a 24V/15V/5V power supply while the single board electronics uses 24V/12V/5V power supply. The latest brewer's produced by Kip and Zonen (around Brewer # 250) uses the TDK-Lambda NV175 series power supply. The single Electronics board uses NV1-4G5TT, where the multiboard uses the NV14G5FF.

Card Cage

There are 7 cards that are needed for a brewer to be in operation. The following list is the order the boards are in from top to bottom.

IO Board (A)
IO Board (B)
IO Board (C)
Microprocessor/RCA board
Clock Board
Analog to Digital Board
Photon Counter Board

For Diagnostics purposes, the minimal amount of boards required to communicate to the brewer from a computer is just the Microprocessor/RCA board and the Photon Counter Board. All the other boards can be removed. This will help diagnose if there is a bad board causing communication issues.

Cardcage Motherboard Signals

Component side				Solder Side
Pin	Mnemonic	Signal Flow	Discription	Pin	Mnemonic	Signal Flow	Discription
A	TPA-P	Out	System Timing Pulse 1	1	DMAI-N	In	DMA Input Request
B	TPD-P	Out	System Timing Pulse 2	2	DMAO-N	In	DMA Output Request
C	DB0-P	In/Out	Data Bus	3	RNU-P	—	Run Utility
D	DB1-P	In/Out	Data Bus	4	INT-P	In	Interrupt Request
E	DB2-P	In/Out	Data Bus	5	MRD-N	Out	Memory Read
F	DB3-P	In/Out	Data Bus	6	Q-P	Out	Programmed Output Latch
H	DB4-P	In/Out	Data Bus	7	SCO0-P	Out	State Code
J	DB5-P	In/Out	Data Bus	8	SCO1-P	Out	State Code
K	DB6-P	In/Out	Data Bus	9	CLEAR-N	In	Clear-Mode Control
L	DB7-P	In/Out	Data Bus	10	WAIT-N	In	Wait-Mode Control
M	A0-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	11	-5V/-15V	—	Auxiliary Power
N	A1-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	12	+24V	—	Auxiliary Power
P	A2-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	13	Clock Out	Out	Clock from CPU Osc.
R	A3-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	14	N0-P	Out	I/O Primary Address
S	A4-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	15	N1-P	Out	I/O Primary Address
T	A5-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	16	N2-P	Out	I/O Primary Address
U	A6-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	17	EF1-N	In	External Flag
V	A7-P	Out	Multiplexed Address Bus	18	EF2-N	In	External Flag
W	MWR-N	Out	Memory Write Pulse	19	EF3-N	In	External Flag
X	EF4-N	In	External Flag	20	+12V/+15V	—	Auxiliary Power
Y	+5V	In	+5VDc	21	+5V	In	+5 volts dc
Z	GND	In	Digital Ground	22	GND	In	Digital Ground

Wiring Harness

Note: These wiring harness are based on CBSN brewer setup. Your brewer wiring may vary slightly

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -TOP

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
P104	EDAC 332-044-500-258
TB1	Cinch 20-141
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
P111	Cannon DEMA9S
P113	Cannon DEMA9S
PEN1	OST OSTVIN02A150

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
1	HG Lamp Q704B	1	TFE	22	Grey	80	9	P105
2	HG Lamp Q704C/24V	2	TFE	22	Orange	45	9	TB1
3	HG Lamp Q704E	3	TFE	22	Grey	80	10	P110
4	Lamp RTN	4	TFE	20	Green	105	14	TB1
5	GND	5	TFE	22	Black	50	14	TB1
6	Output for Pen-ray HG Relay	6	TFE	20	Brown	80	3	PEN1
7	HT Supply -VE In	7	TFE	22	White	80	12	P105
8	HT Supply - Feedback	8	TFE	22	80	White	25	P105
8	SPS Test points HV	8	TFE	22	White	15	3	TP3 HV
9	-15V	9	TFE	22	Blue	45	12	TB1
10	~~SPS Test point RATE~~	10	~~TFE~~	22	~~Blue~~	13	8	~~TP8 Rate~~
11	~+10V	11	TFE	22	White	80	17	P105
12	+15V	12	TFE	22	Red	40	5	TB1
13	Thermistor output 2	Onboard Connector					2	J101
14	HV Ref Return	14	TFE	22	Black	80	8	P105
15	HV CTRL IN	15	TFE	22	Blue	80	21	P105
16	Temp 0 V (Ground 6)	16	TFE	22	Black	50	15	TB1
17	HV+5V REF Out	17	TFE	22	Yellow	80	24	P105
18	Thermistor output 3	Onboard Connector					1	J101
19	SPS Testpoints TEMP	19	TFE	22	Red	15	2	TP2 Temp
19	Thermistor output 1	Onboard Connector					3	J101
20	Thermistor 1	20	TFE	24	Brown	40	3	P113
21	GND	21	TFE	22	Black	40	3	P113
22	HT Supply -12V	22	TFE	22	Violet	100	2	R1
22	SPS Testpoints -12V	22	TFE	22	Violet	20	9	TP9-12V

Notes:
HT - Refers to the original high voltage module (Centronics PS 336-10-2000-ND+F DC-DC PS) that is mounted to the Heatsink.
HV - Refers to the new high voltage module (Ultravolt - 2AA24-P20-M) that is mounted to the heatsink
TP#xx - Refers to the test point bracket Pen-ray Relay - Refers to the external Pen-ray HG controller. This replaces the traditional mercury filament bulb with a pen-ray style mercury lamp.
Rate Meter (Pin 10) - Rate test points has been grounded off on the old SPS and left unused on the new SPS.
Pin 6, 14, 15 and 17 previously has no connection on the old SPS

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -Bottom

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
P104	EDAC 332-044-500-258
TB1	Cinch 20-141
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
P111	Cannon DEMA9S
P113	Cannon DEMA9S

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
1	Shutter +24V / RCL	A	TFE	22	Blue	80	2	P105
2	Shutter 0V (GND 3)	B	TFE	22	Black	60	18	TB1
3	Shutter RCL / Q303E	C	TFE	22	Green	80	3	P105
4	Shutter RCL / Q303B	D	TFE	22	Green	80	14	P105
5		E	No Connection
6	Shutter Motor / Q303C	F	TFE	22	Green	80	15	P105
7	Std Lamp +15V/RCL	H	TFE	22	Red	80	6	P105
8	Std Lamp 0V (GND 1)	J	TFE	22	Black	55	17	TB1
9	Std Lamp Q103E/RCL	K	TFE	22	Violet	80	7	P105
10	Std Lamp Q103B	L	TFE	22	Violet	79	20	P105
11	Std Lamp Q103B	M	TFE	22	Violet	79	20	P105
12	Thermistor 2	N	TFE	24	Red	40	4	P113
13	Thermistor 2	P	TFE	24	Green	40	5	P113
14	Thermistor 2	R	TFE	24	Brown	40	6	P113
15	Thermistor 3	S	TFE	24	Red	40	7	P113
16	Thermistor 3	T	TFE	24	Green	40	8	P113
17	(GND 6)	T	TFE	22	Black	55	16	TB1
18	Thermistor 3	U	TFE	24	Brown	40	9	P113
19	Thermistor 1	V	TFE	24	Red	40	1	P113
20	Thermistor 1	W	TFE	24	Green	40	2	P113
21	+15V	X	TFE	22	Red	45	7	TB1
22	HT SUP. D/A (0 to +5V)	Y	No Connection
23	HT SUPPLY 0V (GND 2)	Z	TFE	22	Black	80	13	P105

Card Rack- BA-W36 - P112

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
P112	DAMA15S
TB1	Cinch 20-141
SW1	Push button

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
1	GND	1	TFE	22	Black	45	15	TB1
2	GND	2	TFE	22	Black	45	15	TB1
		3	No Connection
		4	No Connection
		5	No Connection
		6	No Connection
		7	No Connection
7	~~Reset CLR~~	7	~~TFE~~	22	~~Grey~~	35	2	~~SW1~~
8	-15V	8	TFE	22	Blue	40	11	TB1
9	+5V	9	TFE	22	Yellow	40	3	TB1
		10	No Connection
11	+15V	11	TFE	22	Red	35	6	TB1
		12	No Connection
		13	No Connection
		14	No Connection
15	+24V	15	TFE	22	Orange	10	40	TB1

The reset switch (SW1) has been removed because it could be accidentally hit with the desiccant container

Heatsink (External)- BA-W36 - P105

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
TB1	Cinch 20-141
P104	EDAC 322 044-500-258
P111	Cannon DEMA-9S

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
1	Shutter Motor +24V	1	TFE	22	Orange	55	8	TB1
2	Shutter Motor Feedback	2	TFE	22	Blue	80	A	P104
3	Shutter Motor Q303E	3	TFE	22	Green	85	C	P104
4	+15V - 5V REG	4	TFE	22	Red	55	5	TB1
5	Std Lamp +15V	5	TFE	22	Red	50	4	TB1
6	Std Lamp +15V	6	TFE	22	Red	80	H	P104
7	Std Lamp Q103E / RCL	7	TFE	22	Violet	80	K	P104
8	0V HV REF RTN	8	TFE	22	Black	80	14	P104 (TP)
9	HG Lamp Q704B	9	TFE	22	Grey	80	1	P104
10	HG Lamp Q704E	10	TFE	22	Grey	80	3	P104
11	HG GTL3 Lamp	11	TFE	20	White	140	9	P111
12	HT Supply VE I/P -12V	12	TFE	22	White	80	7	P104
13	HT Supply GND	13	TFE	22	Black	55	14	TB1
14	Shutter Motor Q303B	14	TFE	22	Green	80	D	P104
15	Shutter Motor Q303C	15	TFE	22	Green	80	F	P104
16		16	No Connection
17	+15V to R6 (~+10V)	17	TFE	22	White	80	11	P104
18	Std Lamp Q103B	18	TFE	22	Violet	80	L	P104
19	Std Lamp Q103C	19	TFE	22	Violet	80	M	P104
20	Std Lamp Source	20	TFE	20	Red	140	5	P111
21	HV CTRL I/P	21	TFE	22	Blue	80	15	P104 (TP)
22	+24V	22	TFE	22	Orange	55	9	TB1
23	HG Lamp Q704C +24V	23	TFE	22	Orange	55	2	P104
24	HV +5V REF OUT	24	TFE	22	Yellow	80	17	P104
25	HT Supply Feedback	25	TFE	22	White	80	8	P104

HG & STD Lamp - BA-W36 - P111

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
TB1	Cinch 20-141
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
P104	EDAC 322-044-500-258

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
1	STD LAMP GND	1	TFE	20	Black	110	17	TB1
2	N/C	2					N/C
3	N/C	2					N/C
4	N/C	2					N/C
5	STD Lamp V+	5	TFE	20	Red	150	20	P105
6	HG Lamp RTN	6	TFE	20	Green	110	4	P104
7	N/C	2					N/C
8	N/C	2					N/C
9	HG Lamp V+	9	TFE	20	White	150	11	P105

Power LED - BA-W36

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
TB1	Cinch 20-141

Internal Destination		Origination					External Destination
Position	Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
LED	GND	1	TFE	22	Black	110	18	TB1
LED	+5V	2	TFE	22	Yellow	100	3	TB1

Terminal Block - BA-W36 - TB1

This is the Terminal block that is installed under the Secondary Power Supply

Connector Number	Connector Part Number
TB1	Cinch 20-141
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
P104	EDAC 322-044-500-258
P2	Molex 0039012245
P105	Cannon DBMA-25S
LED	Molex 03-06-2011
P112	Cannon DAMA-15S
P104	EDAC 322-044-500-258
P111	Cannon DEMA-9S
R1	Ohmite 95J10R

Internal Destination			Origination					External Destination
Position		Function	Pin	Wire Type	Gauge	Colour	Length(CM)	PIN	Connector
+5V	2	Primary Power Supply	2	TFE	22	YEL	60	3	P2
	2	SPS Test Point +5V	2	TFE	22	YEL	30	5	TP5 +5V
	3	Primary Power Supply	3	TFE	22	YEL	61	15	P2
	3	+5V to Card Rack	3	TFE	22	YEL	34	9	P112
	3	Power Indicator	3	TFE	22	YEL	71	2	LED

+15V	4	Primary Power Supply	4	TFE	20	RED	58	1	P2
	4	+15V to SPS (TEMP)	4	TFE	22	RED	39	12	P104
	4	Wire Wrap 0.4 ohm	4	TFE	22	RED	51	5	P105
	5	R6 - 50 ohm 1% 5 W	5	TFE	22	RED	48	4	P105
	5	SPS Test Point +15V	5	TFE	22	RED	28	4	TP4 +15V
	6	+15V to Card Rack	6	TFE	22	RED	33	11	P112
	7	+15V to SPS (HT)	7	TFE	22	RED	42	X	P104

+24V	8	Primary Power Supply	8	TFE	22	ORG	61	8	P2
	8	R2 (1) - 3 ohm	8	TFE	22	ORG	50	1	P105
	9	+24V to SPS (HG)	9	TFE	22	ORG	41	2	P104
	9	HG Q704C / HV PWR	9	TFE	22	ORG	50	22	P105
	10	+24V to Card Rack	10	TFE	22	ORG	34	15	P112
	10	SPS Test Point +24V	10	TFE	22	ORG	25	7	TP7 +24V

-15V	11	R1(1) -15V	11	TFE	22	BLU	91	1	R1
	11	-15V to Card Rack	11	TFE	22	BLU	36	8	P112
	12	-15V to SPS (REG/TEMP)	12	TFE	22	BLU	43	9	P104
	12	SPS Test Point -15V	12	TFE	22	BLU	28	6	TP6 -15V
13	13		13	No Connection
GND	14	Primary Power Supply	14	TFE	20	BLK	64	5	P2
	14	0V GND7 (HG)	14	TFE	22	BLK	48	5	P104
	14	0V GND2 (HT)	14	TFE	22	BLK	56	13	P105
	15	0V GND6 (TEMP)	15	TFE	22	BLK	46	16	P104
	15	0V GND4 (REG)	15	TFE	22	BLK	48	21	P104
	15	GND to Card Rack	15	TFE	22	BLK	41	1	P112
	16A	0V GND6 (TEMP3)	16A	TFE	22	BLK	48	T	P104
	16A	0V GND2 (HT)	16A	TFE	22	BLK	51	Z	P104
	16A	GND to Card Rack	16A	TFE	22	BLK	43	2	P112
	16B		16B	TFE	20	BLK	69	11	+24V RTN
	16B	SPS Test Point GND	16B	TFE	22	BLK	38	1	TP1 GND
	17	Reset Switch	17	TFE	22	BLK	43	1	SW1
	17	0V GND1 (SL)	17	TFE	22	BLK	53	J	P104
	17	0V GND1 (SL)	17	TFE	22	BLK	53	J	PEN1
	17	STD LAMP GND	17	TFE	20	BLK	107	1	P111
	18	Primary Power Supply	18	TFE	20	BLK	69	17	P2
	18	Power Indicator GND	18	TFE	22	BLK	109	1	LED
	18	0V GND3 (MOTOR)	18	TFE	22	BLK	48	B	P104
	19	CASE GND	19	TFE	18	BLK	22	GND	HEATSINK BA-E21
	9	HG Lamp V+	9	TFE	20	White	150	11	P105

FAQ

Q: What are the differences between new vs old temperature circuit on the clock board?
A: Note the resistors on the top right of the boards below (New Vs Old). In the new temperature circuits, some resistors have been replaced with a jumper wire.

Q: How do I find out what LED sensor is active?
A: Depending on what you're looking for, you can use one of the 3 commands in MM GET,800GET,544GET,1056. This will yield the following

Bits	`GET,800`	`GET,544`	`GET,1056`
0	CW Switch Pressed	Slitmask @ 7
1	CCW Switch Pressed	Slitmask @ 0
2	CW AZ Sensor Blocked	Mic1 @ Max WL(Mirror side)
3	CCW AZ Sensor Blocked	Mic1 @ min WL(Bulkhead side)
4	ZE Sensor Blocked		Iris Fully open
5	FW3 Sensor Blocked(Mic2 @ Max wl in MKIII)	FW3 Sensor Blocked in MKIII	Iris Fully Open
6	Down Switch Pressed
7	Up Switch Pressed

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Table of Contents

Multiboard Electronics

Card Cage

Wiring Harness

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -TOP

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -TOP

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -Bottom

Secondary Power Supply - BA-W36 - P104 -Bottom

Card Rack- BA-W36 - P112

Card Rack- BA-W36 - P112

Heatsink (External)- BA-W36 - P105

Heatsink (External)- BA-W36 - P105

HG & STD Lamp - BA-W36 - P111

HG & STD Lamp - BA-W36 - P111

Power LED - BA-W36

Power LED - BA-W36

Terminal Block - BA-W36 - TB1

Terminal Block - BA-W36 - TB1

FAQ