jbdiver Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) I built a new STM32F4 core board this last week with the intention of replacing the existing lpc17 core in my MBSEQ4. I'm slowly moving components over to the new core and testing as I go -- wilba front panel, TPD, etc. I'd like to move my aout_ng module over to the new core, but I'm not certain how to hook it up. I'm using a custom board on my current setup to connect the aout_ng to the core, and also to pull gate and clock signals. This custom board is connected to J5A, J5B, J19, and J28 on the LPC17 core. I can see that the first three ports are available on the STM32F4 board, but J28 is not. How should I be connecting to the new STM32F4 board? Edited December 26, 2015 by jbdiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuriken Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I assume you are using the General Purpose IO functions from J28. So wouldn't you be able to use J10A or B? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdiver Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I was trying to figure out what J28 was used for last night. It's been almost 2 years since I created this aout interface board+eurorack module and and I couldn't remember all the details. :) I think I'm using that port for clock and start/stop signals. Does J10a/b provide these same signals? I guess I can try to plug in the board in see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuriken Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 What i understand from the docu J28 is either I2S or General Purpose IO. As you have not hooked up a DAC for Audio out, i guess it's just General stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdiver Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) Here's what I see in the config file: - DIN sync clock will be forwarded to J5C:A0 (LPC17: J28.SDA) # - DIN sync start/stop will be forwarded to J5C:A1 (LPC17: J28.SC) I am pulling the DIN sync clock and start/stop signals off of J28 on my LPC17 core. The J5C port referenced in the config file is for a CORE_STM32 board. Are these signals forwarded to J10A/B on the latest STM32F4 core? I can't seem to find them using my scope. Edited December 26, 2015 by jbdiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuriken Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Not sure. On the Midibox CV 2 page at the Din Sync header it says: TODO: add interconnection diagram. But considering the other text: The signals are switching between 0V and 5V level, and should be protected with a serial 220 Ohm resistor (already part of the MBHP_DOUT module) i think you are not supposed to attach directly to an exposed IO pin anymore because it's not protected. Maybe TK can answer this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdiver Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) I found the signals. The key to hunting these down was looking at this code block and using a scope to probe the pins on the STM32F4 ports: #elif defined(MIOS32_FAMILY_STM32F4xx) // pin J5.A6 and J5.A7 used as gates for(i=6; i<8; ++i) { MIOS32_BOARD_J5_PinInit(i, pin_mode); MIOS32_BOARD_J5_PinSet(i, 0); } // and J10B for additional outputs for(i=8; i<16; ++i) { MIOS32_BOARD_J10_PinInit(i, pin_mode); MIOS32_BOARD_J10_PinSet(i, 0); } The DIN clock is at pin 7 on J10B and the start/stop signal is at pin 8 on J10B. I also had to find the 7th and 8th gate signals because these changed as well. The 7th and 8th gates are located at J5B pin 4 and pin 2 respectively. Now, the question is how do I adjust to this change. My aout interface board was designed around the LPC17. It mostly still works except for the four signals above, which have all moved to a new location on the STM32F4 board. I could redesign my interface board, but that's a PITA. Perhaps I will just solder in some jumpers on my current interface board to match the new pinout. Edited December 28, 2015 by jbdiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdiver Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 20 hours ago, Shuriken said: But considering the other text: The signals are switching between 0V and 5V level, and should be protected with a serial 220 Ohm resistor (already part of the MBHP_DOUT module) i think you are not supposed to attach directly to an exposed IO pin anymore because it's not protected. I'm connecting to the IO pins on the core board through a custom interface board that utilizes a set of 75hc541 buffers and resistors. I adapted someone else's design that was published and discussed on the board, so I think I'm connecting to these pins properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 The usage of these IO pins is not recommended for new MIDIbox SEQ builds, therefore you won't find information about this legacy option at my website (this should also avoid In future, DOUT based outputs should be used. They have many advantages (especially the scaleability: e.g. we've 8 individual clock outs with separate clock dividers) Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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