[sdiy] [QiX] ToneCore Kits

[nvawter at media.mit.edu]

Heya Terry,

I'd be interested in 1 or 2 more ToneCores, but I'm really having  
trouble with the tools.  I got a few errors installing Symphony Studio  
on Windows 7 64-bit.  I tried to run it anyway and it won't start  
up...  It leaves a log file in  
C:\symphony-studio\eclipse\configuration\ (huge number).log.

The log file is mainly java messages.  I think the relevant one is:
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The bundle could not be resolved.  
Reason: Missing Constraint: Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment:  
CDC-1.0/Foundation-1.0,J2SE-1.3

iiuc, CDC is part of the USB communication.   Anyway, if you or anyone  
else knows how to run this on Windows 7, it would be groovy and I  
would love to get into the Tone Core development.  I have one already  
at home, but had these same errors about 18 months ago when I first  
tried it...   Since then I've been working with FV-1 from Spin Semi  
and my own system, the Aristocrat (which is based on STM32F1 from  
leaflabs and the AudioCodecShield from Open Music Labs).
http://diydsp.com/livesite/pages/Aristocrat


Quoting Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net>:

> HiPaul and copied folks,
>
> I visited Marcus Ryle , owner of Line 6 yesterday, and he indicated  
> the the Tone Core pedal is still in production, but the Developer  
> version, is not going forward past the inventory on hand of 123  
> units and 488 UI modules.
>
> Marcus indicated that he would be willing to work out a pretty  
> favorable deal if I wanted to take some or all of this inventory of  
> Developer Tone Core products off of their hands.
>
> Either way, there is inventory that is looking for a home to hackers  
> of Audio and MCU.
>
> Paul may have comments he would like to list in regards to the Audio  
> Weaver support tool chain. I will let him speak for himself on DSP  
> Concepts matters.
>
> best regards,
>
> Terry
>
>
> On May 1, 2013, at 8:51 AM, Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul and copied list,
>>
>> Freescale put the DSP56364 on a End of life notice is my guess , as  
>> it was used mostly by Line 6 these days.
>>
>> The need for a replacement to the DSP56364 is still there, as it  
>> was a 100 MHz / 100 mips processor with a 9S08JM64 mcu  controlling  
>> the DSP.
>>
>> A 100 to 150 MHz Cortex M4 should be able to handle most simple  
>> Guitar effects as long as somebody cares for simpler DSP  
>> performance on an ARM based design.
>>
>>
>> Terry Shultz
>> thx1138 at earthlink.net
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 30, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Paul Maddox <yo at vacoloco.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Seems a shame but inevitable I guess.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1 May 2013 01:35, Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Here is the reply I got from Marcus at Line 6:
>>>
>>>
>>> "As for the ToneCore developer kits, we have 123 left in stock,  
>>> with no plans to build any more.
>>> We also have an additional 488 programmable modules (the UI  
>>> section, of which one is also included with each developer kit).
>>> If you'd like to purchase any or all of them, make us an offer and  
>>> I'll see what I can do."
>>>
>>>
>>> Terry Shultz
>>> thx1138 at earthlink.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
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