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Subject: RE: [motm] Kit/module conversions

From: "Dave Bradley" <daveb@...>
Date: 2000-05-22

> I haven't figured out a good way to limit the CV inputs to
> those required (I think it's 0V to 5V) by the CEM 3310 -- you
> wouldn't want
> to damage the IC by allowing a negative or too positive voltage at the CV
> inputs to the chip. I don't know how to do this, especially while
> maintaining
> the CV accuracy.

Put a 5.1V Zener diode at the output of the summing amp, to clamp it to that
maximum value.

Dave Bradley
Principal Software Engineer
Engineering Animation, Inc.
daveb@...