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Yes it is high but it was the only ceramic capacitors I had around and I 
thought it was worth to give it a try.
I guess I was right. ;-)
Thank you again for your help.
Much appreciated.

Best,
OT

esynthesist wrote:

>Good to hear it works now.
>Although I have to say that 220 pF is quite high compared to the max. values that still worked on my emulators ;)
>To make sure I can mention as accurate information as possible in the construction manual: can you tell me what revision of the E-II you are using (rev 0 board or rev 1 board) ?
>Thanks !
> 
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>--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Yahoo Auctions <yahoo_auc@...> wrote:
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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
>>
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>>esynthesist wrote:
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>>>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. 
>>>
>>>///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
>>>>
>>>>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  
>>>>>
>>>>>--- 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
>>>>>>>
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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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