Ahh, I did not know it was also an issue with some rev 1s. Apologies. So if these mods were made already, I could just swap out the boards? Or would I just be able to use the connection jack? If they were not I would have to do steps 1-5 below? Is that correct? Jeremy > Hi, please note that not all Rev.1 digital boards had the needed > mods to utilize the RS422 connection, and you might want to ask the > seller if they have been done already, or if he or the seller ever > used it along w/a Mac or CD-ROM set-up? Some Rev.1 digital boards > made it out w/ the mod done already, but some still require > modifications to be done. Emulator II's with Rev.1 digital boards > have the RS-422 drivers installed at the factory (IC's 108 & 132 of > the digital board). These will be an 8-pin IC vs. the 7-pin on the > Rev.0 boards. Rev.1 boards do not require the installation of an > additional RS-422 interface board (Mac Int PCB). However, due to E- > mu design changes several modifications are made at the factory to > allow the Mac and Emulator to communicate. Unfortunately, these mods > were not made at the factory to a number of Rev.1 Emulator II's. > Check to be sure that > the following mods have been made to the digital board: > > 1. The trace leading to the end of R48 closest to the back panel has > been CUT. R48 is immediately to the left of CN12, the 25-pin > computer connector. > > 2. The trace going to lC132, pin 10 has been cut. This may be > difficult to see. The trace runs right next to the body of the IC > socket of IC1 32, on the right side of the chip, between the middle > and the bottom of the chip (quite near pin 10). If it has not been > cut, or you are not sure, then lift pini 0 of 10132 up out of the IC > socket so that nothing contacts it. Do this by removing the entire > chip from the socket, then bending pin 10 up and re-inserting the > chip into the socket. Pin 10 should not go into the socket. > > 3. If you do not have AT LEAST VERSION 2.3 of Emulator II OS > software, then the following mod must be performed: Lift pin 22 of > IC107 and solder one end of a 1K ohm 1/4watt 5% resistor to it. > Solder the other end of the resistor to +5 volts DC anywhere nearby. > > 4. To improve data integrity, change resistor R47 on the logic board > from 10K ohms 1/4W 5% to 1K ohms 1/4W 5%. Soldering a 1K ohm > resistor in parallel with the existing 10K ohm resistor at R47 will > also work. > > 5. Verify that the two internal EPROM’s in the Emulator (MAIN and > SCANNER) are AT LEAST Rev. 2.1. Verify that the Emulator II OS > software being used is at least Rev. 2.2. > > Cheers, emulator_island
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Re: RS232/RS422
2009-03-30 by Jeremy Campbell
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