[sdiy] Andromeda A6 hardware questions

[MTG]

I have an old Moto Coldfire Dev kit in the box still. I'd have to look to 
see what flavour, but it's all there.

GB
www.musictechnologiesgroup.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Johnson" <neil.johnson97 at ntlworld.com>
To: "synth-diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "cheater cheater" 
<cheater00 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Andromeda A6 hardware questions


> Hi,
>
> Some results from googling:
>
>> - what MCUs are there? Has anyone got specific model numbers?
>
> The main CPU is a ColdFire.  Terry may or may not be able to say which 
> one.
>
>> - are there any dev boards with that chip/chips still available?
>
> Ask Terry?
>
>> - Are there any emulators?
>
> For what?  The Coldfire?  Or the entire synth?
>
>> - how is the program stored? is this hackable?
>
> Stored in flash memory, which can be upgraded over MIDI.
>
>> - are there any JTAG headers there?
>> - how does the MCU communicate with the analogue VLSI's?
>> - are there any possibilities for expandability - unused I/O pins etc?
>> - are there any other specific things to know about the hardware?
>
> More than likely need schematics for these questions.
>
> Neil
> --
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