[sdiy] TipTop Z DSP fuss!

[karl dalen]

Whats all the fuss about over at muffwiggler?

What DSP does the TipTop Z Dsp module use?
I assumed it used the Alesis/Wavefront chip 3102 with a 
added control MCU for display and pot scan? but now im unsure! 

There are lots of strange things told att muffwiggler by midiwall around
this, hes referring to the FV1 wich are used in the Z5000 module and as far
as i know there is no need or obligation to sign any NDA with Spin Semi,
code are left open to users at will, and there is no way to protect EEPROM
content. Anyho since the Z Dsp are not using, (asumes) the FV1 chip im
till supriced to read that NDA and license from manufacturer over code that TTA does for its customers, in what way should a end user have any obligations to the chip manufacturer over code he or she writes for
something they already paid for?

Or has he take the entire dev board and put that in the module?

>midiwall said:
>This is true... Tiptop was not allowed to use the FV-1 chip unless they >struck an agreement with
>Spin to control the IP. I don't think Eventide would like you waltzing around in their DSP code and
>snagging it as your own. There's no difference here. 

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8397&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300

>midiwall said:
>The manual says "The Z-DSP uses an open-source coding environment,
>and using a programmer  (available from >Tiptop/Spin Semiconductor) >anyone can create, share or sell their own applications
>for the Z-DSP." That is also true. 

What? So it uses the FV-1 after all??

How hare they going to protect the small cards from not being copied?

KD


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