# Build notes
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# Notes
The nearest thing to assembly instructions is the Bill-of-Materials
The PCB has all the components marked.
As a general guide, proceed in the order of the BOM, with the following notes:
- use lots of flux on the SMDs
- don't even attempt them without flux
- a flux cored solder is not enough
- the ESP32 module goes with the metal can face down in the cutout in the PCB
- this holds it in position for soldering
- see the image above.
- the two SOIC package SMD ICs are the hardest ones to orientate correctly
- read their data sheets on how to identify pin 1
- the location for pin 1 is marked clearly on the PCB silkscreen
- once you've soldered the SMDs, most people use a rule of thumb:
- to solder the through-hole components starting with the lowest/shortest/closest to the board
- then moving up through to the tallest components last
- use a multimeter to measure the resistance and correctly identify the resistors
- use masking/painters tape to hold things in place if you need an extra pair of hands
- don't solder the DIP-16 ICs directly to the PCB, use the sockets