[comp.sys.next] DSP, Codec, DAC

cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) (11/28/90)

Does anyone know how the Codec and the DAC are tied into the DSP ? I 
looked through the system manuals and the only reference I can find is
that you can either talk with the Codec or the DAC through mach devices
drivers directly or patch them into the DSP. I guess a Block diagram
showing the connections and signal names on the DSP would be nice.
Does the Sound toolkit as used in the Sound examples talk directly to
the Codec and DAC, or do they always go through the DSP to play sound.

Also, I looked at the 56000/56001 manual to determine how to hook up
extra ADC's to get higher resolution audio input than the 8bit, 8Khz
mike input. Anyone have any suggestions on what to hook up to the
DSP connector to get 16Bit Stereo input at 22/44Khz sampling rate ?
I'm sure I could kludge something together, but I want it to be 
compatible with other devices that may already be available.

Something else I may be interested in is what interface chips (Codecs
etc.) are available that will let me hook up the DSP to an analog phone
line. How about ISDN ?

Are there any docs available from NeXT that go a little more in depth
about the hardware and interfaces on the NeXT than the online docs. ?
There is a "Technical Manual" for the NeXT (for $95), will that tell
me more ? 


-ingo

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