With the discussion on the CV V2 topic
I'm thinking about what this means for the SEQ application. I would like to have both in a modular set up: MBSEQ for, well, sequences, and MBCV for interesting envelopes, LFOs, bussed knob controllers, scopes etc.
There's a bit of overlap: the SEQ sends out 8 channels of CV/Gate and DIN SYNC while the MBCV can additionally output more clock signals and receive analogue inputs and a clock as control sources.
The use of balanced line drivers will be useful for both boxes for AOUT, but how about the digital signals?
The hardware config file for the SEQ lists SR outputs for gates, so is there a possibility of avoiding J5A/B etc. and just sending the balanced DOUT SRIO chain instead?
And what about LED indication for the gates? Could a different SR output a 5 V signal to turn a gate on and off? Reading the config file maybe this is not possible, what is the explanation? The parts count would be a bit lower than using common emitter LED drivers.