Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I installed the new chip and went through 90 percent of menus/voices. 
They are no changes. The module now chokes on all zones 1-8. While I 
had the module open I snapped a few photos of the inside.
One of the unassembled unit, one with the PC-board with the zone 1-8 
connectors shifted out of the way, one of the "ROM CHIP" and one of 
the backup battery.

Since the user kits/trigger settings are saved elsewhere, nothing was 
lost in the surgerical procedure. I works like a charm. 

What is interesting is that the references to the PCY150 (three zone 
cymbal) is still there and the trigger input for zones 6 and 7 still 
have settings for ride/rideE/rideC (bow/edge/cup) which has to be 
accomplished on a stereo cable only. So somewhere in the R&D 
backrooms of Yamaha there has to be a three zone cymbal in the works.


Now if I can just get two more of these chips for the other modules I 
have.

OldGuyDrummer

Looks good.  

Do you know if any recent dtxpress II kits come with the new rom chip,
and also where can u buy it?

> Do you know if any recent dtxpress II kits come with the new rom 
chip,
I don't know that answer. I think either someone who has bought one 
in the last week or so may be better able to say. My guess is no. I 
would think that it would take sometime to get into the production 
line. They would want use up the original stock of chips first, since 
for most user, there would be no real benefit to having the update 
chip. 


> and also where can u buy it? 

It was sent to me free of charge. If you have just the basic kit with 
one or two additional pads, there really is no need for the updated 
chip. I needed it because I had three DTXPRESSII modules and was 
using zones other than 2,6,7 to attach dual zone cymbal pads and 
could not get choking to work on zones 1,3,4,5.

OldGuyDrummer

Hey oldguy,
HOW did you get the chips?
Jade
--- oldguydrummer <rdamon@...> wrote:
> I installed the new chip and went through 90 percent
> of menus/voices. 
> They are no changes. The module now chokes on all
> zones 1-8. While I 
> had the module open I snapped a few photos of the
> inside.
> One of the unassembled unit, one with the PC-board
> with the zone 1-8 
> connectors shifted out of the way, one of the "ROM
> CHIP" and one of 
> the backup battery.
> 
> Since the user kits/trigger settings are saved
> elsewhere, nothing was 
> lost in the surgerical procedure. I works like a
> charm. 
> 
> What is interesting is that the references to the
> PCY150 (three zone 
> cymbal) is still there and the trigger input for
> zones 6 and 7 still 
> have settings for ride/rideE/rideC (bow/edge/cup)
> which has to be 
> accomplished on a stereo cable only. So somewhere in
> the R&D 
> backrooms of Yamaha there has to be a three zone
> cymbal in the works.
> 
> 
> Now if I can just get two more of these chips for
> the other modules I 
> have.
> 
> OldGuyDrummer 
> 
> 


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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Jade <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> Hey oldguy,
> HOW did you get the chips?
> Jade

I sent an email to Yamaha support about 2 months ago asking why the 
zones 1,3,4,5 don't choke on the DTXpressII module, like they do on 
the DTXpressI module. They confirmed the problem and verified it with 
a factory production engineer. 

This is the reply I got on May 27, 2003:

***********
[Hi Rob,

I have placed an order for the (3) IC's. You will receive them as 
soon as they become available.


Martin Arroyo 
Yamaha Tech Support] 
************


I just received the first chip on Saturday. I am not sure why the 
three weren't sent together. I need to follow up on that.

OldGuyDrummer