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diff --git a/posts/2013-12-09-wavedrum-connectors.markdown b/posts/2013-12-09-wavedrum-connectors.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab03368 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2013-12-09-wavedrum-connectors.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +--- +title: Connectors on the Wavedrum's circuit board +tags: DIY,electronics,music,hacking,wavedrum +--- + +On the circuit board of the Wavedrum there are solder holes to +accomodate three large connectors. Since they are so easily +accessible and thus very inviting to anyone interested in modifying +the instrument, I decided to trace each of the pins to its +destination. + +The three connectors are named CN10, CN11, and CN12, respectively. +CN10 is found on the bottom right, CN11 on the bottom left, and CN12 +close to the left edge below the micro SD card reader. + +<img class="full stretch" src="/images/posts/2013/wavedrum-connectors.jpg" alt="connectors on the mainboard" /> + +# CN10: digital audio interface + +Most of the ten pins of CN10 are outputs. The first three pins carry +clock signals used by the analogue to digital and digital to analogue +converters on the top-side of the board. Pin four gives access to the +PDN (power down) signal which is used to disable the converters. The +next three pins are connected over the resistors R85, R84, and R83 to +the DSP's pins 145, 144, and 143 (respectively); according to the +[DSP's datasheet](http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADSP-21371_21375.pdf) +these pins are `DAI_P8` (`SFSI`), `DAI_P10` (`SD2B`), and `DAI_P11` +(`SD3A`), and are thus part of the Digital Audio Interface (DAI). The +remaining three pins on CN10 expose the supply voltage, ground, and an +alternative positive voltage (the same as on the plus pole of the +silver capacitors near the right edge of the board). These are the +signals left to right: + + . | direction | description +---|-----------|----------------- + 1 | output | Master clock + 2 | output | Audio serial clock + 3 | output | Left/right clock + 4 | output | `PDN` (power down) + 5 | input? | `DAI_P8` / `SFSI` + 6 | input? | `DAI_P10` / `SD2B` + 7 | input? | `DAI_P11` / `SD3A` + 8 | output | V_A, or V_DD + 9 | output | GND +10 | output | alternative positive voltage + +What is this all good for? Well, since all these clocks and voltages +are exported it becomes relatively easy to connect an external digital +to analogue converter (when `DAI_P8`, `DAI_P10`, and `DAI_P11` are +used as outputs), or an external analogue to digital converter (if the +DSP pins are used as inputs instead). As there are protective +resistors between the DSP pins and the connector pins 5--7 I assume +that they are supposed to be used as inputs. + + +# CN11: JTAG interface + +Moving on to the left bottom edge of the board we see a 14-pin +connector with the name CN11. This connector gives access to the JTAG +interface on the DSP, which allows system debugging. Unfortunately, I +don't own a JTAG dongle and the free JTAG debugger +[OpenOCD](http://openocd.sourceforge.net) does not support the SHARC +core, so I haven't been able to experiment with the debugging +interface. I'm not sure whether it is possible to use debugging +feature without hardware/software provided by Analog Devices. Using +JTAG it should be possible to overwrite the flash memory and replace +the firmware. This is the most promising method to upgrade (or +downgrade) a Wavedrum. + +The pins on the bottom row are all connected to ground, so the +following table only lists the signal names of the upper row of the +connector in order from left to right: + + +. | Signal | Full name +--+---------+------------------------ +1 | `~EMU` | Emulation status +2 | `GND` | Ground +3 | `TMS` | Test mode select +4 | `TCK` | Test clock +5 | `~TRST` | Test reset +6 | `TDI` | Test data input +7 | `TDO` | Test data output + + + +# CN12: two-wire serial interface + +CN12 exposes the DSP's two-wire interface, a serial interface +compatible with the proprietary I^2C interface. This allows us to +connect a number of external serial devices to the serial bus. As +firmware support is required to communicate with the devices on the +serial bus I don't see how this could be used without a custom +firmware. + +The following table lists the signals from top to bottom: + +. | Signal | Full name +--+------------+------------------------ +1 | `V_D` | Positive voltage +2 | `TWI_DATA` | Two-wire interface data +3 | `TWI_CLK` | Two-wire interface clock +4 | `GND` | Ground + + +# Bonus: boot mode + +What led me to tracing the routes of the connectors was my curiosity +about the boot mode. According to the DSP's datasheet, there are four +possible boot modes to select from by playing with the states of the +pins `BOOT_CFG1-0` (one of these boot modes is "no boot"). Tracing +these two pins from the DSP it becomes clear that the third boot mode +"EPROM/FLASH boot" is hardwired (`BOOT_CFG1-0 = 10`). The other two +usable boot modes are SPI master and slave boots. + +BOOT_CFG1-0 | Booting Mode +-------------+-------------------- +00 | SPI Slave Boot +01 | SPI Master Boot +10 | EPROM/Flash Boot +11 | No boot + +<img class="full stretch" src="/images/posts/2013/wavedrum-bootcfg.jpg" alt="boot configuration traces" /> + +As can be seen on the photo, the Wavedrum engineers were kind enough +to leave solder pads connected to boot configuration pins on the +board, allowing us to rewire them as we see fit. To set `BOOT_CFG0` +the pads for `R72` have to be bridged; likewise, to clear `BOOT_CFG1` +only the two pads of `R59` have to be bridged. + + +# References + +- [ADSP-21371/ADSP-21375 datasheet](http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADSP-21371_21375.pdf) +- [ADSP hardware reference](http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/processor_manuals/ADSP-21367_hwr_rev2-1.pdf) |