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Great !
It works !
Thank you so much for your help.
I replaced C4 and C5 with 220pF and it works great now.
So maybe it's good to mention in the EMuSer construction manual.
Thanks again !

OT


esynthesist wrote:

>OK, the fact that Mac mode can be set by EMXP and the EmuSer means that the asynchronous mode works.
>The DC voltages seem OK.
>Do you have an oscilloscope to check the clock signal on pin 9 ? Is it OK (frequency (500kHz), signal level) ? 
>What capacitors did you use for C4 and C5 ?
>What revision of Emulator II are you using ?
>Especially rev 1 emulator-II samplers are sensitive to these capacitors - they have been added to the EmuSer afterwards specifically for rev 1 E-II because without them the same error codes as you have appeared. Rev 0 emulators can work without these capacitors.
>Maybe you can experiment with other values for these capacitors or skip these capacitors.
>If this doesn't help neither, I will send you the terminal software and contact you via e-mail. 
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>///E-Synthesist
>--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Yahoo Auctions <yahoo_auc@...> wrote:
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>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>MIDI mode is on.
>>Yes I tried with the EII manually set in Mac Mode.
>>I must say that it is automatically set in Mac Mode when I start a 
>>transfer but then the transfer stops.
>>Yes, I'm sure to use the right COM port (port 2).
>>I'm pretty sure I installed the driver for the EMuSer otherwise Windows 
>>would always ask me to install it when I plug it.
>>The green LED is not reacting at all.
>>
>>Voltages of the DB25 interface are as follows.
>>Not connected:
>>pin2: 1.418V
>>pin3: 0.181V
>>pin9: 0V
>>pin10: 3.66V
>>pin11: 3.85V
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>>Connected:
>>pin2: 0.186V
>>pin3: 0.168V
>>pin9: 0.179V
>>pin10: 3.645V
>>pin11: 3.85V
>>
>>All the best,
>>OT
>>
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>>esynthesist wrote:
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>>>OK, maybe the basic questions now:
>>>- is the Emulator-II in MIDI mode (not OFF)?
>>>- did you also try the communication after setting the Emulator-II manually in "Mac mode" ?
>>>- are you sure you are using the COM port corresponding to the EmuSer (Windows sometimes has a problem resulting in using the same COM port for different devices, including internal virtual com ports) ? What COM port number are you using ?
>>>- are you sure you have installed the USB serial driver for the EmuSer ?
>>>- is the EmuSer "transmit" LED reacting when attempting to set up communication with the Emulator-II ?
>>>- what are the (DC) voltage levels of the E-II DB25 pins (1) when not connected to the EmuSer, (2) when connected to the EmuSer ?
>>>
>>>If everything seems still OK, I can send you an (archaic) terminal software for use with the EmuSer which can help us in a more detailed investigation of how the E-II reacts on individual instructions.
>>>
>>>///E-Synthesist  
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>>>--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Yahoo Auctions <yahoo_auc@> wrote:
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>>>>Thank you for all the answers.
>>>>I have no Mac nor Sound Designer to try it out.
>>>>I replaced IC108 and IC132 with new CIs but still no luck.
>>>>I checked all voltages at the DB25 pins and they seem OK.
>>>>I checked my EMuSer and it seems OK.
>>>>Also I built another one yesterday and it does not work either.
>>>>I will work on it again tomorrow but in the mean time if someone has an 
>>>>idea it will be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>OT
>>>>
>>>>Adrien wrote:
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>>>>>Did you try already your emu II with sound designer for emu ? did it 
>>>>>work ?
>>>>>
>>>>>If so I guess it should work with the emuser too \ufffd
>>>>>
>>>>>Patiene you'll get to it, it's a very cool box !
>>>>>
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>>>>>*De :* emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com 
>>>>>[mailto:emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com] *De la part de* c_janot
>>>>>*Envoy\ufffd :* vendredi 2 mars 2012 10:27
>>>>>*\ufffd :* emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>*Objet :* [emulatorII-list] Re: EMXP error codes
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi CEM,
>>>>>
>>>>>The schematics are right. I double check on a motherboard image. So :
>>>>>IC108 : 26LS32
>>>>>IC132 : 26LS31
>>>>>
>>>>>Christophe
>>>>>
>>>>>--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com 
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>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thank you for the infos.
>>>>>>I know that I should check out my EmuSer and EII but I expected to get
>>>>>>some clue where to look at if I knew the meaning of thoses error codes.
>>>>>>Anyway, I had a look inside the EII (w/ rev.1 board) and I found
>>>>>>something wrong.
>>>>>>According to the EII schematics, IC108 should be 26LS32 and IC132, 
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>>>>>26LS31.
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>>>>>>In my EII it was the opposite.
>>>>>>I swapped the IC's but it does not work either.
>>>>>>Is there anyone who could confirm what is IC132 and IC108 ?
>>>>>>In advance thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>OT
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