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I have sound designer universal and a working mac se 30 for anyone interested!

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On Mar 7, 2012, at 6:51 AM, Yahoo Auctions <yahoo_auc@...> wrote:

> 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:
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>> 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 !
>> 
>> 
>> --- 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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. 
>>>> 
>>>> ///E-Synthesist
>>>> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Yahoo Auctions <yahoo_auc@> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> esynthesist wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 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 …
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Patiene you'll get to it, it's a very cool box !
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> *De :* emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com 
>>>>>>>> [mailto:emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com] *De la part de* c_janot
>>>>>>>> *Envoyé :* vendredi 2 mars 2012 10:27
>>>>>>>> *À :* 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 
>>>>>>>> <mailto:emulatorII-list%40yahoogroups.com>, Yahoo Auctions 
>>>>>>>> <yahoo_auc@> wrote:
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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, 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 26LS31.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 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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