ADSP2181 EZ-ICE interface protocol

My first posting to this group...

I bought an ADSP2181 EZ_kit Lite off Ebay. It is used as part of a ham 
radio project called "pic-a-star". I have been enjoying playing with the 
  various example code found on the web too.

I recently found a Diamond Monster MX200 sound card which has a 
ADSP2181, which I could de-solder and use to make the dedicated DSP PC 
board for the pic-a-star.

The card is a PCI card, and it appears that there is no Linux driver for 
this card. I was hoping that the Linux source code would help me figure 
out how to load the ADSP2181 via the PCI interface. The idea is that the 
card has all the analogue electronics nicely built in. The main chip is 
a Diamond DMD-IO928, but it appears that there is zero information on 
this part.

I did notice that there is a 14 pin 0.1" pitch connector which has not 
been installed. It connects to the reserved pins ELIN, ELOUT, EE, ECLK, 
etc., which are used to connect to an EZ-ICE. Now it appears that the 
EZ-ICE was prohibitively expensive and they are probably totally 
unobtainable now-a-days.

I have searched for any information regarding the protocol of this 
"test" interface. I am guessing that it is probably possible to fill the 
various memories and boot the ADSP2181 via this interface. It doesn't 
surprise me that the protocol isn't released by AD, however they did 
reveal in a document that it is a 40 bit serial interface. I again guess 
that it might have a SPI type protocol.

I know it's a long shot, but does anybody have any information regarding 
this interface? Is there any chance someone has put a logic analyser on 
this interface to take a look at the packet format?

Here's hoping

--Gary (M1GRY)

GaryM <gary@alma.demon.co.uk> wrote in news:Vu29n.33592$Ym4.31967
@text.news.virginmedia.com:

> My first posting to this group...
> 
> I bought an ADSP2181 EZ_kit Lite off Ebay. It is used as part of a ham 
> radio project called "pic-a-star". I have been enjoying playing with the 
>   various example code found on the web too.
> 
> I recently found a Diamond Monster MX200 sound card which has a 
> ADSP2181, which I could de-solder and use to make the dedicated DSP PC 
> board for the pic-a-star.
> 
> The card is a PCI card, and it appears that there is no Linux driver for 
> this card. I was hoping that the Linux source code would help me figure 
> out how to load the ADSP2181 via the PCI interface. The idea is that the 
> card has all the analogue electronics nicely built in. The main chip is 
> a Diamond DMD-IO928, but it appears that there is zero information on 
> this part.
> 
> I did notice that there is a 14 pin 0.1" pitch connector which has not 
> been installed. It connects to the reserved pins ELIN, ELOUT, EE, ECLK, 
> etc., which are used to connect to an EZ-ICE. Now it appears that the 
> EZ-ICE was prohibitively expensive and they are probably totally 
> unobtainable now-a-days.
> 
> I have searched for any information regarding the protocol of this 
> "test" interface. I am guessing that it is probably possible to fill the 
> various memories and boot the ADSP2181 via this interface. It doesn't 
> surprise me that the protocol isn't released by AD, however they did 
> reveal in a document that it is a 40 bit serial interface. I again guess 
> that it might have a SPI type protocol.
> 
> I know it's a long shot, but does anybody have any information regarding 
> this interface? Is there any chance someone has put a logic analyser on 
> this interface to take a look at the packet format?
> 
> Here's hoping
> 
> --Gary (M1GRY)
> 

We sell a small credit card size board that you might find useful. It is 
uses 
code compatible ADSP-2186 and an AC-97 codec. Tools are free (The original 
GNU based that ADI once supplied.

http://www.danvillesignal.com/adsp-218x-products/dsp-8300-analog-devices-
adsp-218x-dsp-module.html

Al Clark
www,danvillesignal.com