florian_lennon Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Hi, I bulit myself a MIDIbox SID 6581 and for a friend a 8580, so I have two boxes for testing.Here is my problem: when I connect the boxes, all I can hear is a 1000 Hz tone (maybe 2000) and the box won't react to anything, be it a MIDI-keyboard or a patch from JsynthLib.Regards, Florian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogik Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 hey florian;if you want some help; give us some more infowhats the hardware setup/ software versions u are using; PSU; have you got an lcd (which makes things way easier)? Does the core module work on itself?cheers, marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florian_lennon Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 I have two core modules, two SID modules (1x6851, 1x8580). (I have a third, unbuilt 8580-set as well)Mike programmed the PICs for me and I don't have a display, so far.I'm using 8V DC for the core and 14V AC for the SID, supplied from the same toytrain-transformator (I tried it with a C64 PSU but got a loud buzzing noise, beside the 1kHz tone).I connected the audio out to one of my guitar amps and the MIDI in to a keyboard or to a USB interface.Metering the pins described in the documetation, I get the correct voltages.How do I test the core unit?Hope you can help me solve the problem, because two of the three synthies are for friends of mine.Flo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 I just have written a walkthrough which should give you some hints how to get the box running: http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid_walkthrough.htmlMy tip: start with the MIOS installation!Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florian_lennon Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thanks a lot! ;)This walkthrough should be on top of the SID page, because I think, there are more people like me.btw, how does the interconnection test work?flo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 btw, how does the interconnection test work?Read the comments in main.asm of the interconnection test (http://www.ucapps.de/mios/mbsid_interconnection_test_b.zip). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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