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Re: [emulatorII-list] RS422 between Emulator II and Windows PC

2009-12-24 by Kenneth Abildgaard

Wow !!

Great news !!

I can't wait to try this out myself !!

Merry Christmas to all on this list.

KennethA
12bit.con



Den 24/12/2009 kl. 14.04 skrev "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...>:

> Perhaps some of you may know already that the RS422 project has made  
> a big step forward last week.
> Based on a prototype device created by Julian from the Yahoo Emax  
> Group, I succeeded in transferring sound banks between the Emax and  
> my Windows PC after applying some small changes to the device and  
> its firmware.
>
> I have tested this custom built RS422<-->USB device now also with  
> the Emulator II, and after some additional changes these tests were  
> successful too.
>
> I'm able now to upload SD for EII files from my Windows PC directly  
> to the EII, and of course also to unload banks from the EII towards  
> the PC.
>
> The transfer time is currently about 20 seconds (as opposed to 13  
> with the Mac) but I'll try to further optimize this.
>
> Julian is now upgrading the device in order to remove the  
> "prototype" label of it: adding proper connectors, safety circuits,  
> a nice little case, a led, and so on. After this has been done, the  
> device (and/or its schematics) will be available to everyone I guess.
>
> EMXP will of course be upgraded also in order to support the Emax  
> and Emulator II file transfers.
>
> We also have already a rough and wild idea about developing a stand- 
> alone version of this device: a little box which can be connected to  
> the RS422 port of the EII and which can hold a USB memory stick for  
> reading/writing soundbanks, without any PC hooked up to the EII. But  
> we are not working on this (yet) !
>
> A happy new year to everyone !
>
> ///E-Synthesist
>
> 


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