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Installing a Tab 5 into the SRoC Controller

Overview​

Covers physically mounting a Tab 5 tablet into the SRoC controller shell — removing the front bezel, seating the tablet on the housing's dock connector, and closing the bezel back up. This is a hardware assembly procedure, not a software configuration — use it when swapping a tablet into a controller for the first time or replacing one already in service.

Prerequisites​

  • The SRoC controller housing (rear shell with the F1–F10 function buttons, control dials, and joysticks) and its front bezel/frame.
  • A Tab 5 tablet.
  • A small screwdriver matching the four bezel screws.

Steps​

Step 1: Open the housing​

  1. With the bezel removed, the rear shell exposes the tablet cavity. Two spring-loaded retention tabs run down the middle of the cavity — these hold the tablet in place once it's seated, so leave them alone for now.

SRoC controller rear shell with the tablet cavity empty and the front bezel not yet attached, showing the F1–F4 buttons and control dials at top and the F5–F10 buttons and joysticks at bottom

Step 2: Remove the bezel and screws​

  1. Separate the front bezel from the rear shell completely and set it aside. Remove the four small screws that secure the bezel and set them aside somewhere they won't get lost — you'll need all four again in Step 5.

Front bezel separated from the rear shell, with the tablet cavity, USB-C dock connector, and the four removed screws laid out below

Step 3: Locate the dock connector​

  1. At the bottom of the cavity, near the joysticks, is the housing's USB-C dock connector on a spring-loaded flex pin. This is what powers and connects the tablet once it's seated — take note of its position and orientation before placing the tablet.

Close-up of the bottom-right corner of the housing showing the USB-C dock connector on its spring-loaded flex mount, next to the joystick controls

Step 4: Seat the tablet​

  1. Place the Tab 5 into the cavity, aligning it so its charging port mates with the housing's dock connector, and press it down until it sits flush in the shell.

Tab 5 tablet seated in the housing with the front bezel not yet reattached, screen off

Step 5: Reattach the bezel​

  1. Fit the front bezel back over the tablet and housing, and reinstall the four screws removed in Step 2.

Side profile of the fully assembled controller, showing the bezel seated flush against the rear shell with the side rail, screws, and USB-C port visible

Step 6: Confirm the assembly​

  1. With the bezel reattached, confirm the tablet sits flush and all buttons around the bezel are unobstructed.

Fully assembled SRoC controller, front view, with the Tab 5 installed and the bezel closed

Troubleshooting​

No issues have been documented for this procedure yet — flag any assembly problems (tablet not seating flush, dock connector not making contact, bezel not closing evenly) to Ben as they come up.