Programming the AL3201

[pbaker21]

Hi,

I'm wondering if, I'm sure it must be possible, to use a Picaxe to send program information to the AL3201 http://freeverb3vst.sourceforge.jp/doc/262763_1.pdf

What I'd like to do is to take one of these .asm files http://milas.spb.ru/~kmg/files/datasheets/wavefront/ and squirt it into the AL3201.

Thing is, I'm not sure where to start to be honest!

Any thoughts?

 

[eclectic]

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[srnet]

Maybe it is, maybe not.

The manual says of the assembly language program upload;

"Please refer to the assembly language guide for a full description"

What does it say ?

 

[hippy]

Any thoughts?

It should be possible. The communications with the AL3201 seems to be a variant of two-wire SPI which can be bit-banged from a PICAXE. It may be possible to use SHIFTOUT/SHIFTIN or HSPI commands instead of bit-banging but may not be necessary.

The *.ASM files are source code so you need to assemble/compile those. You can then inspect the contents of the 'object code' output files, determine the data which is loaded into the AL3201, then write a PICAXE program holding the same data for it to transfer.

 

[pbaker21]

*.ASM files are source code so you need to assemble/compile those - Good idea! I'll look into that. Thanks.

It should be possible. The communications with the AL3201 seems to be a variant of two-wire SPI which can be bit-banged from a PICAXE. It may be possible to use SHIFTOUT/SHIFTIN or HSPI commands instead of bit-banging but may not be necessary.

The *.ASM files are source code so you need to assemble/compile those. You can then inspect the contents of the 'object code' output files, determine the data which is loaded into the AL3201, then write a PICAXE program holding the same data for it to transfer.