Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-02 by <sukhoy27@...>
Dear Paul is it possible to buy the programmed RAM with latest Chroma Polaris Firmware ?
Best regards .
Ciao
MArio
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Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-04 by David Clarke
> ... Dear Paul is it possible to buy the programmed RAM with latestThe EPROM firmware images are available free-of-charge from the Rhodes
> Chroma Polaris
> Firmware ?
Chroma site (Polaris sub-section) here:
http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polariseproms
As long as you have the files any local tech or person with an EPROM
burner would be able to prepare the chips for you.
David Clarke
RE: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-04 by Paul D. DeRocco
> From: David ClarkeBack on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
>
> The EPROM firmware images are available free-of-charge from
> the Rhodes
> Chroma site (Polaris sub-section) here:
>
> http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polariseproms
>
> As long as you have the files any local tech or person with an EPROM
> burner would be able to prepare the chips for you.
still don't see on the site. The last version I had developed at Fender
was actually rev 10, but it had a tiny bug in it which I recently fixed,
and bumped it up to rev 11. If it wasn't received, I can send it again.
As to the differences between 9 and 10, I don't have a clear record of
that, but I believe I added experimental support for a faster processor
that used a 24MHz crystal. I don't think there are any functional or tonal
differences.
--
Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-04 by David Clarke
> ... Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form,Paul - from an earlier post (in 2011) there are '9 Star' versions of
> which I
> still don't see on the site. The last version I had developed at
> Fender
> was actually rev 10, but it had a tiny bug in it which I recently
> fixed,
> and bumped it up to rev 11. If it wasn't received, I can send it
> again...
EPROM code also available - these are available/referenced here:
http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=2011&month=01#polarissysexbroken
David Clarke
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-06 by <sukhoy27@...>
Hi DavidHi Paul ,
Yhank You for Great Advice .
I'll look after for rev 11 zipped firmware and "burn" on 4 Eproms.
Ciao
On Friday, December 4, 2015 6:42 AM, "'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@... [chromapolaris]" <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> From: David Clarke
>
> The EPROM firmware images are available free-of-charge from
> the Rhodes
> Chroma site (Polaris sub-section) here:
>
> http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polariseproms
>
> As long as you have the files any local tech or person with an EPROM
> burner would be able to prepare the chips for you.
Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
still don't see on the site. The last version I had developed at Fender
was actually rev 10, but it had a tiny bug in it which I recently fixed,
and bumped it up to rev 11. If it wasn't received, I can send it again.
As to the differences between 9 and 10, I don't have a clear record of
that, but I believe I added experimental support for a faster processor
that used a 24MHz crystal. I don't think there are any functional or tonal
differences.
--
Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...
RE: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-08 by Paul D. DeRocco
> From: David ClarkeThe difference is the way the velocity is applied to the volume envelope
>
> Paul - from an earlier post (in 2011) there are '9 Star' versions of
> EPROM code also available - these are available/referenced here:
>
> http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=2011&month=01#polarissysexbroken
amplitude. (It's not a different velocity curve.) 9* has the pre-9
response, which is linear with a small offset, while 9 has a breakpoint in
the curve so that the volume is lower except at max volume:
vel v0-v9 v9*-v11
--------------------
0 1024 0
| | |
31 8464 3968
32 8704 4096
| | |
63 16144 16000
The vel column is the internal velocity, which is half the MIDI velocity.
I always felt that the old curve was lousy. (It wasn't even "curved".)
MIDI 64 is supposed to be "medium", but it's only 6db below the peak. And
the offset at the bottom made it impossible to go down more than 24db. The
new curve starts at zero, and is 12db down in the middle.
But some people seem to like the old response more. Any comments?
--
Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...
RE: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2015-12-10 by J.D. McEachin
At 09:42 PM 12/3/2015, 'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@...
[chromapolaris] wrote:
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
[chromapolaris] wrote:
>Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which IChris, do you think you could post that to the site? My Polaris is
>still don't see on the site.
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-01-14 by Chris Ryan
Sorry for the ridiculously long delay. You can now find the download on the Polaris EPROM Code page at the Chroma site.
Chris
On 2015-12-09, at 4:14 PM, 'J.D. McEachin' jdm@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:At 09:42 PM 12/3/2015, 'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@...
[chromapolaris] wrote:
>Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
>still don't see on the site.
Chris, do you think you could post that to the site? My Polaris is
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-01-14 by Chris Ryan
Sorry, here’s the link: Polaris EPROM Code.
On 2016-01-13, at 10:24 PM, Chris Ryan chris@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Sorry for the ridiculously long delay. You can now find the download on the Polaris EPROM Code page at the Chroma site.ChrisOn 2015-12-09, at 4:14 PM, 'J.D. McEachin' jdm@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:At 09:42 PM 12/3/2015, 'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@...
[chromapolaris] wrote:
>Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
>still don't see on the site.
Chris, do you think you could post that to the site? My Polaris is
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-01-20 by <sukhoy27@...>
Thank You so much for The link !
I am ready to prepare the 4 eproms .
Thank You to all for great help !!!
Mario.
P.S.
I'd like to improve the processor with new rev 11 software !!!!
Ciao
On Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:28 AM, "Chris Ryan chris@... [chromapolaris]" <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Sorry, here’s the link: Polaris EPROM Code.
On 2016-01-13, at 10:24 PM, Chris Ryan chris@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Sorry for the ridiculously long delay. You can now find the download on the Polaris EPROM Code page at the Chroma site.ChrisOn 2015-12-09, at 4:14 PM, 'J.D. McEachin' jdm@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:At 09:42 PM 12/3/2015, 'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@...
[chromapolaris] wrote:
>Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
>still don't see on the site.
Chris, do you think you could post that to the site? My Polaris is
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-03-07 by <sukhoy27@...>
Hi ,
I downloaded the Rev. 11 Firmware, and now I have these files polaris.bin
z10_8k.bin
z11_8k.bin
z12_8k.bin
z12_16k.bin
z13_8k.bin
z13_16k.bin
z10_8k.bin
z11_8k.bin
z12_8k.bin
z12_16k.bin
z13_8k.bin
z13_16k.bin
I thought to have 4 file for each eprom .
Why 6 files ?
Is there the uP firmare too ?
Best regards.
Ciao
Mario
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:51 PM, "sukhoy27@... [chromapolaris]" <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Thank You so much for The link !
I am ready to prepare the 4 eproms .
Thank You to all for great help !!!
Mario.
P.S.
I'd like to improve the processor with new rev 11 software !!!!
Ciao
On Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:28 AM, "Chris Ryan chris@... [chromapolaris]" <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Sorry, here’s the link: Polaris EPROM Code.
On 2016-01-13, at 10:24 PM, Chris Ryan chris@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Sorry for the ridiculously long delay. You can now find the download on the Polaris EPROM Code page at the Chroma site.ChrisOn 2015-12-09, at 4:14 PM, 'J.D. McEachin' jdm@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:At 09:42 PM 12/3/2015, 'Paul D. DeRocco' pderocco@...
[chromapolaris] wrote:
>Back on 11/22/2014, I sent Chris a later version, in zip form, which I
>still don't see on the site.
Chris, do you think you could post that to the site? My Polaris is
running rev. 5, and I'd like to update it to the latest & greatest.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-03-07 by David Clarke
> I thought to have 4 file for each eprom .Why 6 files ?Is there the uPThe overall firmware is 32KB in size.
> firmare too ?
So - you either load this as four 8KB EPROM images, or two 16KB EPROM
images (depending on whether you're using 2764 or 27128 EPROM devices.)
The .zip file has the images provided for either case (e.g., 4 images if
using four 8KB EPROMs, or 2 images if using two 16KB EPROMs)
This is the main/full firmware for the polaris (i.e., this is the
processor firmware).
David Clarke
Re: [chromapolaris] Chroma Polaris RAM Firmwre .
2016-03-12 by Nekoma
Thank You SO much, David.
I Understand perfect now !
Ciao
Il giorno 07 mar 2016, alle ore 15:27, 'David Clarke' ac151@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> ha scritto:> I thought to have 4 file for each eprom .Why 6 files ?Is there the uP
> firmare too ?
The overall firmware is 32KB in size.
So - you either load this as four 8KB EPROM images, or two 16KB EPROM
images (depending on whether you're using 2764 or 27128 EPROM devices.)
The .zip file has the images provided for either case (e.g., 4 images if
using four 8KB EPROMs, or 2 images if using two 16KB EPROMs)
This is the main/full firmware for the polaris (i.e., this is the
processor firmware).
David Clarke