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Once again, thanks for your kind help :) Yesterday I tried it out again, but forgot to dial to the patch I've used for aout testing. So with the default patch, the switching worked as intended. I haven't tried the init yet, but it seems there's something in the patch I used earlier, that influenced the switching. I 'll get thing hooked up a bit more consistently (inside the case, without crocodile clips) :), and see how it behaves from there. Cheers

With the settings specified in the beginning of the thread, the RA0, RA1 (etc.) pins should stay in the toggled state, and not just flip back to 0 right?

I have the core on a pcb from smash TV, so there are 2 jumper rows (J5a and J5b). There's 5v at the beginning of each row. Connecting the circuit here works as intended. I've tried looking at the RA pins with a scope while switching the states. There's a short change, then back to low. Erhm.....do the unused ports need pull down resistors? Cheers

Hmmm, actually, the relay circuit clicks on - then of after about ½ a second, when I toggle S#1 to "*" in patch root -> EXT. Nothing happens when I toggle back to "0". Cheers

I'm trying to get the core to toggle a relay (thru a transistor, so I don't pull to much current from the pic). I set : #define DEFAULT_J5_FUNCTION 3 #define AOUT_INTERFACE_TYPE 3 #define DEFAULT_EXT_SWITCH_DOUT 0 I try to toggle the pins on J5, but nothing seems to happen. Any ideas? Cheers Søren

Tittysprinkles! That worked. I thought with the registers set to 0, they wouldn't do anything :-) Thanks for your time! Regards Søren

Once again, thanks for your input :-) I've tried uploading hex'es multiple times, while fiddling with the controls. I've never had any inconsistency in that regard. I'm starting to think it maybe have something to do with using 6 menu items, but I'm not shure. Maybe Torsten can chime in? I'm also wondering if it has anything to do with putting inc, dec and and exec on register 2. I'll try to fiddle about with it. Cheers

Thankyou for your answer! I installed MIDIO128, and checked all buttons. They only send a single note on/off each. I've been looking around in the menues. Here's a bit more detail: When I select any of A#1 -> A#8 I end up on the OSC page, with (Del) as the leftmost item. Furthermore, (Del) is increased by 5, and (Rel) by 1. On this page I can select any of the items, which then is blinking, except (Del). When pushing the select button of (Del), It jumps to the leftmost position, and is increased by one. There's also some funky stuff going on when I try to select items in the other sub menues (FIL, LFO etc). Something seems to be really off here. I checked with my DMM, and the buttons don't seem to be cross connected. I don't have a rotary encoder, and have [Dec], [inc] and [Exec] on shift register 2. Could this have anything to do with it? I've attached the setup_8580.asm file I've used. Cheers Søren setup_8580.asm

I have my MBSID installed in a repurposed Roland U220 rack. I'm using the display of the Roland, which is 2X24 characters. The buttons are set up like this: [inc] [menu] [PgUp] [1] [2] [3] [dec] [shift] [PgDn] [4] [5] [6] I'm probably not understanding how editing thru the menues work. I'm trying to calibrate an AOUT_NG, and following the description I do this: (A) [1] (Ensemble page) -> [5] (EXT) -> scroll thru with [inc], checking it's all on 0 (and not *). Done. (B) I connect my multimeter as described, then from the top of the menus: [2] (Pach page) -> scroll with [inc] till I see (EXT) in last position-> [6] (EXT menu) Here I see A#1 thru A#6, all with a value of 800. I then press [1] to edit the value, but here is my problem: I end up on the OSC page....... Any idea of what's wrong??? Am I doing it wrong? Cheers Søren

I'm in the planning phase of adding a moog-clone filter to each output of my MBSID (it's got 2 chips). Being annoyed by the price of the dac chip, and having to order several places, I started looking at what was available. Reichelt has this chip in stock: http://www.reichelt.de/ICs-MCP-3-5-/MCP-4922-E-P/3/index.html?&ACTION=3&LA=446&ARTICLE=90090&GROUPID=5472&artnr=MCP+4922-E%2FP&SEARCH=12+bit+converter Advantages: - relatively cheap - Scalability (you could start half-populating a board, adding more chips later as needed) - It's available at Reichelt (meaning you can just order from one place) - PID package, thru hole soldering instead of SMD Disadvantages: - Larger footprint - ? However I'm just a musician and music teacher dabbling in electronics, and I don't know what to look for in the datasheets, to compare it to it's job in the aout module needs. Could a couple of these chips be used instead of the TLV5630? Cheers Søren

Technical question: Am I right in asuming, that you can define up to 8 USB ports in the software (USB0....USB7)? Regards Soren

Thanks for your replys. I'll look into LPC17 with IIC for aditional ports :-) Regards Soren

Hi all. I'm a total noob on this forum, so please forgive me if I'm asking stupid questions in the wrong place :-) I would like to build a 8x8 midi interface for the computer, with routing/filtering AND standalone capabilities. I'm thinking configurations thru computer, but saving the setup on the device so u can grab it and go with those settings. Also editing from the front panel shold be possible. Hardware-wise, I'm thinking 1u 19" rack with lcd and some buttons on the front panel. Midi in/outs, USB and power (obviously it need onboard power) on the back. I've done a some programming in the past, also for microchips. This will take som studying on my part, but that's part of the fun :-) However between the GM5, PLC17, IIC modules, and described projects I'm a bit confused. Which modules would I need to build this? PLC17, and 4*IIC? 8x8 is by the way not set in stone, but something along those lines. Thankyou for your patience! Soren