by BrianJ » Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:05 pm
There are alot of people on here that are extremely knowledgeable on this platform, from what I've read it seems some may have even been involved in it's design and testing which would lend to the wealth of knowledge here.
With that being said, and with all due respect, I did search for information about the V2 eproms, but didn't find what I was looking for. This is what I found on the database...
"DIO8 Cards: If you have old DIO8 cards, you should check their EPROMs to insure that they are 24-bit. The DIO8s first shipped with 16-bit EPROMs. If the EPROM says "ver 2" or above then it is 24-bit. Mackie will ship you 24-bit EPROMs if you need them. To date, they do not charge for the EPROMs, but that may change and they may charge you for shipping. If you purchased a used d8b with DIO8 cards installed, or purchased some used DIO8 cards, you should check to make sure the EPROMs are up to date. All you have to do is remove the cards and look at the paper label on the EPROMs. Who knows how long they were on the shelf before they found their way to you, or if the party you purchased your board from performed any upgrades."
Unfortunately this didn't answer my question either...so I asked Casey about it and he suggested I post and ask the community, so I did. Maybe I should have worded the question differently? When I asked how to "test" the board, I was meaning to make sure it was working "PROPERLY"...in other words, all 24-bits...
I have a degree in electronics, so I'm somewhat familiar with eprom's. However, I'm not that familiar with music production circuits in general, and since I couldn't find anything about anyone having tried to duplicate these chips in the past I thought I'd ask. I didn't write the eprom code, so I don't know how it functions within it's environment...I was looking for a way to test it to make sure it was working exactly as it's factory counterpart...to make sure we're getting 24-bits, etc.etc. Now, if all that can be tested is putting something in and seeing if it comes out, then so be it, but I was looking for something a bit more in depth than that.
I apologize for not being as clear as maybe I should have been in my first post. As someone who's new to the platform I'm sure I'll miss plenty of "simple" things while transitioning into this new hardware for me. By no means was I asking for anyone to "spoon feed" me. If you feel my future questions are too simple, feel free to delete the thread if you like, but please PM me and let me know it was deleted intentionally so that I don't re-post it.
Thanks to you and everyone else who's helped me along thus far, it really is appreciated.
Brian