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Page 1: Oberheim Ob-Xa Service Manual 3rd edition

THIRD EDITIQN - -

SERVICE MANUAL

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OB-Xa PROGRAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER

--- ·----------------I . SERVI CE MANUAL

THIRD EDITION JUNE 1982 .

: :·::::I::: I::::.:~::::: I I::: I: I: I::::::::::~:: I I;::::·:: I: I: I . . : :

: Covering Units With Serial Numbers 820818 And Above

: I I::.::':·::: I: I:::: :·1::::: .: : : :-.·:: : :1: I:::: I: I::: I::: I::=: I::: I

TABLE OF CONTENTS ,.-~. ---- -------------------------------------------------------------

TECHNICAL NOTES - Specifications - Improvements and Additions - OB-Xa Software History - Test Procedure

Power SLtppl y Test Modulation Assembly Calibration Upper and Lower Control Board Calibration Voice Card Calibration

- The OB-Xa Diagnostic Eprom

THEORY OF OPERATION · - Cassette Interface - Computer Interface

CONNECTOR DIAGRAMS

SCHEMATICS

PARTS LAYOUT DIAGRAMS

PRINTED CIRCUIT COMPOSITE DIAGRAMS

ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDERS CECOs>

CORRECTION NOTICE (Business Reply Letter)

OBERHEIM ELECTRONICS, INC. 2250 So. Barrington Ave~

Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA

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SPECIFICATION5_

·----- - --------- ---------------- ---- .-------------------------SYNTHESIZER .COMPONENTS: 4, . 6, or 8 .Voic::es; 3 Low Frequency

Oseillators, Pink Noise ·Source

COMPONENTS IN EACH VOICE1 2 Vciltage Controlled Oscillators 2 Voltage Controlled Filters <2-Pole or 4-Pole low pass

type, sel~ctable> 2 Envelope Generators 1 Voltage Controlled Amplifier

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS: 120

KEYBOARD: 5 Octaves

KEYBOARD MODES: FULL, SPLIT <splits OB-.Xa into two independent synthesizers>, and DOUBLE (plays . both independent ~ynthesizers simultaneously>1· programmable split point and t~ansposit~ons anywhere, on ·the keyboard (in split or . double>

OUTPUTS: Stereo and Mono signal outputs, Cassette Interface inputs and output~, Computer Interface

FOOT CONTROLS: Sustain, Hold, Program Advance Footswitches; Filter, Vibrato Pedals

POWER: 90-130 or 180-260 Volts AC, 50-60 Hz, 45 Watts ... ,

DIMENSIONS: 40" <101. 6cm) wide, 20" (50. Bern> deep, 6 11 < 15. 24cm) high

WEIGHT: 45- lbs. ·(20 .. 41kg)"

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IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS -------- -- -------------------- . - · ----- ' -- . . . ------------------·---. -

Since its int~oduction in Janua~y 1981, the , OB-Xa has undergone a great many improvements and · additions. Since this manual is concerned with units with serial numbers of 820818 and above, only changes that have occured sinceFe.bruary 1982 are noted here. These units incorporate all of the earlier changes.

ECO #134: Changing two resistors on the Upper Control Board and one on the Lower Control Board reduces the volume of the NOISE function.

ECO #135: Changing U137 on the Upper Control Board from a. LM324 to a TL084 matches Filter Envelope characteristics between upper and lower trays.

ECO #136: Changing 2 resistors on each of the two Mother Boards increases the gain of the output. Changi·ng a resistor- on the Cassette Monitor Switch (rear paMel> raises ~he cassette monitor volume, keepiMg the ratio- cif the · ~olumes o~ _synthesizer output and cassett~ monitor constant.

ECO #140: This change i~plements software version XA-GAO. The change is made to eliminate an "edit doubling" effect in the first 11 8 11 software.

ECO #143: Cutting the lead going to pin #12 of the -5 723 regulator and' funning pin #12 ·to the -+ lead of the +5 filter capacitor allows for operation down to 90VAC input •

. The listing of the OB-Xa's Software History <next page) contains a brief discription of all of the major changes in the OB-Xa since its introduction.

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OB-Xa SOFTWARE HISTORY - JUNE· 1982

s . --- ---- ---- ----------- -------------------~ --------------

· The evolution of the software in the OB-Xa is documented in this section. This service manual covers units with the latest software version 11 6 11 (#8 & 9, belowJ , only.

VERSlON

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

EPROM MARKING

(2716s) XA-ABO ·

..,A1 -A2

XA-ADO -Al -A2

XA--BO -BA1 -B2

XA-CO -Cl :-C2

XA-CO -CA1 -C2

(2732s) XA-FO

-Fl

XA-FAO -Fl

XA-GC> -61

XA-GAO -G1

STARTING SERIAL#

810101 Jan 81

.· 010201 Jan 81

81370i Sep· 81

'-'

'814203 Oct 81

814401 Nov 81

814701 Nov 81

820301 Jan 82

820818 Feb 82

820901 Feb 82

FEATURES . . ----------------- ·-----------------

32 Programs, Old Auto-Tune, Old Cassette Interface, Old Edit

32 Prog~ams~ Old Auto~Tune, Old Cassette Interface, New Edit--2 Bit delay (for pot jitter) and ability to pu~h both GROUP arid PROGRAM buttons ·at once

120 'Programs, Old Auto-Tune, New Cassette Interface~-Arms PLAY function more reliably, · New Edit, Piggyback Memory Board

120 Programs, New Aµto-Tune-­tun~s e~ch voice more 'closely, lights PROGRAM LEDs as it tunes ~~ch voic~, flashes corresponding PROGRAM'- LED and disables voice if it cannot be tuned; Old Cassette Interface, New Edit, piggyback memory board

12o ~Programs; N~w Auto-Tune, New Casiette Interface, New Edit, Pitj~yback Memory Board Note: this version produced through Feb 82~

120 Programs, New Auto-Tune, New Cassette Interface, New Edit, New Processor Board

Same as FO, only with software noise fix <ECO #132)

120 Programs, New Auto-Tune, New Cassette Interface, New Edit, New Processor Board, Digital

. Portamento

Same as GO, only with edit doubling fix <ECO #140)

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OB-Xa TEST PROCEDURE ·-- -~s-. _. · __ , -_:_. _~----- :""""~·-; _·· """:"'.· .· . -- - - ··- -- -_. --- .- ._ ------ -~------· ----·- · ---.· ----· ·--- ----

. . This following

Equipment

prqcedure will enable the techn~c:ian to ' calibra,te the functions: 1. Power Supply 2. Modulation Assembly 3. Control/Processor B_oard 4. Voice Cards

reqLti red: . Digital V~ltm~ter (4 1/2 digit ' mirii~um) Strobe Tuner <optional> Audio amplifier with . speakers or .headphones Oscilloscope

DIP SWI.TCH FUNCl)ON On the ~eft . Pot Board insige the OB-Xa. is an 8 position DIP

switch. This switch ·is used for voice selection, and is labelled "VOICES". If thf# swi,tch .is down <OPEN> that voice will be turned off. ' · Position 1- is f·or Voice 1, pgsition . 2 is for Voice 2, and so on.

TEST SWITCHES Next to the DIP switch you will find two large slide

switches labeiled· TEST 1 and TEST 2.

Th.e TEST 1 switch, when . in the' Off (down) position, forces all of t :he Fine. Tune voltages. to the voice cards to mid sc,-ale, thus_. disabling the ~ffec:t ·of Auto-Tune.

Th~ ne~ Auto-Tun• circuit (6n units starting with serial number 814203) will remove voic:e'is which it cannot tune from the

voice ... assignment ro-t;ation. Thf:! TEST 2 switch defeats this feature. When the switch is iri the Off tD6wn1 position, voices which cann6t be turi~~ by the Auto-Tune ~~rcuit will remain in the voice assignment rot~tion.

;.- - . .. - ';._

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POWER SUPPLY TEST ---------------------. - - --- .-__ ' _,,..;·~ ~--~- --- }. ' --.. · . -... - ' '. ·' . . . 0 - - , .~ ------

CMOS MEMORY CURRENT DR~ l N. .·, . . BEFORE APPLYING AC POWER; the· current draih of the CMOS memory (6116) is measured. ·

Cit is importan~\~at· ~o power be ~pplied to the unit for a

minimum of five minute~ befor~ ~aking this measurement.]

Check for any ground connections ·t6 the DVM common input

other than the one ground lead used . for the measurement.

Locate the 10K resistor to the right of the battery on the

upper control boar~. Measure ~t~e ~oltage across the resistor. It should be less than· 100 mV. This corresponds to a current drain . of 10 uA.

, .. - , . ... }

POWER SUPPLY CALIBRATION. AND VERIFICATION . Two voltages are ·acfjµ_st.able, the -5 V and +15 V supplies.

On the Power Supply ~card, lo~at~ ~he trimmer next to the

leftmost 723 voltage _re.gulatqr; : it is labeled 11 -5 11• Locate

the trimmer next to , the rightmost 723 voltage regulator; it is labeled "+15".

Attach the DVM ground lead to Piri 4 of Connector C (on the Lower Control Board).

+15 ADJUSTMENT: Attach the DVM ~o~itive lead to Pin 6 of Connector K <Upper Control Board). Monitor this voltage; adjust the +15 Trimmer for +15 .• 000 V +/-20 mV.

-5 ADJUSTMENT: . Attach the DVM positive lead to Pin 10 of Connector C <Upper Control Board>. Monitor this voltage; adjust

· the -5 T~immer for -5.000 V +/-20 mV.

VOLTAGE VERIFICATION All yoL.tage~ are D.C .• . unle~s '.specified otherwise.'

Refer to the chart below:

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·. CONTROL BOARD, Uppei:- and Lower, Connectors K & A,

respectively:

PIN # · VOLTAG.E TOLERANCE . - . - .

-----.--------. -------------1 "'5. 5 VAC +/-2 V 2 +5.0 V +/-250 mV 3 +5.0 V · +/-250 niv 4 key 5 +15.0 V +/-20 mV 6 -+:15.0 V +/-20 mV 7 gnd 8 gnd 9 ..:. 15. 0 V +'/-750 mV 10 -15.0 V .. ' +/-750 mV

MOTHER BOARD, Upper and Lower, Connector 0:.

PII\I # .. VOLTAGE TOLE.RANCE ; . .. .

------ ----- ------0- ·-- - .· 1 - 15.0 V +/-750 mV 4, key

. 3 +15.0 V . · +/....;20- mV

4 +15.0 V +/;...20 mV 5 gnd 6 gnd 7 gnd 8 gnd 9 - 5.0 V +/-20 mV 1(> -5.0 V +/-20 mV

UPPER CONTROL; BOARD VOLTAGE VERIFICATION '·

Verify the +5.6 V supply at Pin 16 of l.C. #145 <4051>,

tol•rance is . +/-200 mV.

Verify the -10. V supply at pin 7 of I.C~ #1.49 (4053),

tolerance is +/-1 V.

LOWER CONTROL BOARD .VOLTAGE VERIFICATION Verify the +5.6 V supply af Piri 16 of I ~t. #45 (4051>,

tolerance is +/-200 mV.

Verify the -10 V supply at pin 7 of I.e. #13 (4053>,

tolerance is +/-1 V.

POT BOARD VOLTAGE VERIFICATION Two voltages are developed on the Pot Board, +5.6 V and

-5.0 v. Verify the +5.6 V supply at Pin 16 of r.c~ #5 on the Pot

Board • . Tolerance is +/-350 mV~

Verify the- -5.0 V supply at pin 7 of I.C. #5. Tolerance is

+/-500 mV.

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MODULAT l,ON -ASSEMBL v. CAL I BRAT I ON -----· -------------~------- .------~-d(- ' ----... . _________ , __________ _

Below are two methods of, modulati'On .assembly calibration:

.the first utilizes~ DVM, and the second is an audio method that

does not use a DVM.

Locate the trimmers which are accessible through· the holes

on the top of the Bend Assembly. Refer to the "Trimmer Location

Diagram" for locations.

All switches -on the .Bend Assembly should be off <LED out>,

except the "Down Transpose" and "Lower & Upper" switches.

CALIBRATION WITH DVM

1- Center Lever Adjustment The Center Lever adju·stment· .needs to. be performed only if

the "Up or Down Eeend" cannot be brought into range, i.e.,

will not bend an octave.

Measure the voltage·- at Pin 1 of. · IC tta., Adjust the "Center

-Lever" -trimmer for 0.000 V +/-25 mV.

2- Bend Offset Adjustment Tbe bend offset adjustment nseds to be performed only if

there is excessive beating between - the two oscillators when

"DSC 2 ONLY" is pressed. Do the following:

Hold note CS, press "AUTO" to autotune the oscillators,

be sure the Oscillators are beatless (less than 1 beat

per second>, press "OSC 2 ONLY" swi .tch (LED on>.

Adjust the "Bend Offset" trimmer until the beating is

less than 1 beat per second.

If IC #8 has been replaced, the -following calibration

pro~edure is used:

Measure . the voltage at Pin 1 of -IC #8. Adjust the

, "Center Bend" trimmer for 0.000 V +/-25 mV.

Measure the voltage at Pin 7 of IC #8. Adjust the

"Bend Offset" trimmer for 0.000 V +/-2 mV.

Measure the voltage at Pin 10 of Connector C. This voltage,

which should be 0.000 V +/-20 mV, is the bend circuit offset

voltage. This voltage must be added to <or subracted from> the

voltages stated for the following three adjustments:

3- Up Bend Adjustment: Move the bend lever fully towards the front of the unit.

Monitor the voltage at Pin 10 of Connector C (Lower Control

Board). Adjust the "Up Bend" trimmer until the voltage is

-1.000 V +/-2 mV (+/- the bend circuit offset).

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) ~,... ·Down Bend Adjt;.\Stment; ·_.'-- , "' Movethe 'bend "' lever· fully towards the back of.the unit • .

_Monitor- the val tage . at Pin 10 of ,-Connector C <Lower .Control -Board>.· - Adjust ·the "Down Bend '..' trinuner:- until the vol tage is _ +i.ooc:> V +/-2 mV (+/~ the bend circuit offset>. ·

5- Narrow Bend AdjListment: , F;ress the' 11 NARROW 11 switch · (LED on).. Move :the bend l~ver

. . . fully towards t!"le front of the unit. ttof1j.tor the vol t~ge at Pin 10 of Conne~tor C (,Lower Control Board). Adjust the "Narrow Bend" ~tri.mmer until the voltage is --0.167 V +/-2 mV (+/~the behd ~i~ cuit offset).

6- Up Transpose Adjustment: Measure the voltage at Pin 5 of . Connector c~ Press t h e " UP TRANSPOSE" switch <LED on). Adjust the "Up Transpose" trimmer until the voltage is +2.00QV +1.._..2 mV more than the volta<;;Je measured in the "DOWN TRANSPOSE:'' .position.. · ·

7- LFO Offset Adjustment: This adjustment need be performed only if there is e x cessive beating between VCO 1 and YCO 2 when the "MOD" assign switches on the Bend Ass~mbly are on and th~. ·~DEPTH~ __ i s off < knob down> •

Press the "DSC 1 MOD'' switch. Ad,ju.st the '.'LFO Offset '; · trimmer unti 1 '· the beating is le$$ ·t-hah. 1 b.eat per second.

If IC #7 has been replaced, the following calibratio~ ·procedure i ~ used: -· ;

;~

Measure ,the-'·vol tage at Pin 7 of IC #7 • . - Adj_ust the "LFO Offset" trimmer for :0.000 v · +/-5 mV~

8- Saw Symmetry Adjustment: With an osc:il'loscope, : monitor.: , the sawtooth w~veform at Pin 8 of lC #6. Adjust the IISaw Symmetry" trimmer fe>r minimum distortion of the waveform. Note: turning the trimmer fully clockwise wi 11 provide a symmetri.cal waveform but- the amplitud~- will -be half the required value. The required amplitude is 2 to 3 V peak to peak.

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AUD IO METHOD · FOR MODULA TI ON AS~~MBL Y .. C~L I BRAT I ON . ' ~ , . . ' . . . ' . - ' . .... : . ' : ' -, · .. ~ - __ , " ' .

Locate the trimmers which -are. accesl.iiible. ,th~qugh the. ho.ies

on the top of the Bend Assembly • . : :Refer .. to the /'. Tri'mmer Location Diagram11 for locations. · ' ·

. '

Al 1 switches ·on the Bend Assemb:Ly . should. be · off <LED out>,

except the 11 D0wnTranspose 11 · and · 11 Lower & Upper" $witches.

1- Center Lever Adjustment The Center Lever adjustm~nt needs to be performed only if

the "Up or Down Bend" cannot be brought: into ran.g_e!I i.e.,

wi 11 not bend· an octave. ···

Ho1 d note ' C5, · press "AUTO" to.: autjjtl.lfl~ the psci l lators, be

sure the Osei 11 ators are beatl ess U ess than 1 beat,/ per

second) .• · Press the "NARROW"_ switch. Adjust the "Center

Lever 11 trimmer so that ·pressing the "NARROW" switch on and

off causes · no · change in pi toh .•

NOTE: Adjustment of the "Center Lev.er" trimmer . wit.hout a

DVM may cause the center of the "MASTER . TUNE" contr'ol on · the

·front · panel to be flat or ' sharp of .. --A:;::440. . We recommend

adjus·ti ng the "Genter Bend'' tr 1·mmer.: only i -f . necessary. ·", ; · ,, . .

2- Bend Off set Adjt.lstment . THe bend ·offset adju~tment needs to ~e performed onli if

there is· e~-: cessi ve· beating b.etween the two , osc;: i 11 a tors when

"OSC 2 ONLY" is pressed. Do the following:

Hold note C5, press "AUTO" to autotune the oscillators, be sure the Oscillators are beatless (less than 1 beat

per second), press "DSC 2 ONLY 11 switch <LED on).

Adjust the "Bend Offset" trimmer until the beating is less than 1 beat per second.

3- Up Bend Adjustment: Turn on the "OSC 2 ONLY" (LED on>, and- make sure the NARROW

switch is off <LED off). Hold note C5, press "AUTO" to

autotune the oscillators, be sure the Oscillators are

beatless (less than 1 beat per second). Move the bend lever

fully towards the front of the unit. Adjust the "Up Bend"

trimmer until the interval between DSC 1 and DSC 2 is

exactly One Octave.

4- Down Bend Adjustment: Move the bend lever fully towards the back of the unit • .

Adjust the "Down Bend" trimmer until the interval between

DSC 1 and DSC 2 is exactly One Octave.

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~- 'Narrbw Bend -Adjustment; Pr~:ss t.he "NARROW" .· switch <LED on>. ·· Move the bend .lever

fully. towards the,? front of the unit. Adjust the "Narrow

Betid" trimmer unti.l inter Val between OSC- 1. · and OSC 2 is exactly a Major Second <whole step).

6·- Up Transpose Adjustment: . ·Press the ''UP TRANSPOSE'; · switch -<LED on) •. Adjus-t the "U,p_

Transpose" trimmer until the interval bet~een · th.e IIUP

TRANSPOSE" and the "DOWN TRANSPOSE" positions is exactfy Two

Octaves.

7- LFO Offset Adjustment: This adjustment need be performed only ' if there is excessive

beating t:>etween VCO 1 ~nc:I VCO 2 when the "MOD" assign

switc:hes on the Bend Assembly are ·6n and the "DEPTH" is off

( knob down) • .

Press the 0 0SC 1 MOD" switch. ' AdJust the "LFO Offset"

trimmer until the beating is less than 1 beat per. second.

a- Saw Symmetry Adjustment: Pull up the "RATE11 knob on the modulati,on panel. This will

select a Sawtooth wave frofll the Hodulatiqn Assembly. Set the

"RATE" knob to approxi,m.ately' 9 o:oclock. PUll up the . IIDEPTH" knob

and turn the knob all th• way up. Play and hold a -note. Adjust

the "Saw Symmetry'.' tri,mmer until the wavf:!for.m is one, smooth

Sawtooth wave. Note: turnin-g the trimm.er fully clockwise will provide

a symmetrical waveform but the ampl i tt..tde wi 11 be too low.

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UPPER AND .. -LOWER .-CONTROL BOARD CALIBRATION .. - . .• ·. -: . ~ .- .

- ·--------- - · '---- . ----- .. ·- . ~~ - ' - . ~ ... . . ----. ' -~- --.------- . ·- -, . -----. , ;,: ' ' " . . · .: ·i : . . .· " , · .

This calibration procedure makes refer~nc~· to notes to· through C5. highest C.

CO is the l ,owest C on t;he keyboard, and S.5 i~ the

. '

There are four trimmers for calibra:tion on. the Upper and

Lower Control 'Boards. Their adjustments ar,e describ._ed b·elow:

DAC OFFSET ADJUSTMENT Press the "UNISON" switch. Press Low C (CO). Measure the voltage at Pin -7 of IC #64 and adjust Tr~mmer T6 <near IC #35), for O. 000 :(J +1-2 · mV.

DAC FULL SCALE ADJUSTMENT Pre~s High C CC5)~ Measure . th~ voltage at Pin 9 of IC #64 and adjLlst Tri'-mmer Tq for 5. 000 V +/..,..2 , mY~

DAC LINEARITY VERIFICATION While monitoring the voltage at Pin 7 of IC #64: Press key Cl, this voltage equals 1.000 V +/-2 mV. Press key C2, this voltage equals 2.000 V +/-2 mV. Press key C3, this voltage equals 3.000 V +/-2 mV. Press key C4, this voltage equals 4.000 V +/-2 mV.

UPPER AND LOWER LFO CALIBRATION The OB-Xa has two LFO's on the main control boards. One is

on the Upper Control Board, the other is on the Lower Control Board. The lower LFO is the master LFO (modulates

all voices) when the unit is in any mode e>:cept "SPLIT" or "DOUBLE". When in "SPLIT" or "DOUBLE", the upper LFO modulates the upper voice tray and the lower LFO modulates

the lower voice tray.

To adjust the LFO's, the technician will be required to write a patch setting into locations Al and A2. Be certain to s~ve the existing patches on cassette tape before preceding with this adjustment.

Put the unit into the "MANUAL" mode. Set the controls as follows:

All pots down (fully counter clockwise> except the following:

'FILTER FREQUENCY FILTER MODULATION DEPTH LFO RATE VCA and VCF ENVELOPES SUSTAIN

Fully Clockwise Fully Clockwise 12 O'Clock Fully Clockwise

All switches OFF, osc 1

except the following:

OSC 1· FREQUENCY LFO WAVEFORM

MODULATION

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(_ Write the above patch into me111ory locations Al and A2. See

the oa~xa Own-r's M~nual (Pag~ 3- Writing~ Program>, for a

description of this proc:edure.

Press "SPLIT". The synthesizer' will enter the Split l"lode.

The keyboard will be split at note C2. Program Al will be

on the lower half of the keyboard and program A2 will be on

the upper · half. Note: The synthesi ze'r will be split with . ' . . ( . . ' - ' .

these programs upon power' up. If the Split or Double modes

have been previously entered, the synthesizer will remember

the split point and programs previously rec:alled~

Hcild note Cl and whil~ liste~ing to the oscillator being

modulated, adjust Trimmer T5 <Lower Board) for a LFO rate of

2-4 Hz.

Hold note C2 and while listening to the oscillator being

modulated, adjust the trimmer on the ·u~~er Board <near IC

#148) for a LFO rate of 2-4 Hz.

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VOICE CARD CALIBRATION --- · . ______ _ · ------- ... ----- "· .. .. - . -- ! ... _ ~ : --- . - ~'>~+ .... - ~ -· . __ , -- ·- ~ ~ .... -~-----

,; The,, foJlowing equip}nent is,· req1..,ir-ed fdt" calibrating -the, voice cards in ·the OB-Xa: . ·' . ·. , ' ,, · · · ·, , . ,

Audio a~plifier with speakers or headphones '''Mini to Mini jumper ·c1tp Oscil~oscope (9~tional>

The.re are .15 Trim~~rs on the OB--Xa voic:'e ";:card f 'or : . . .. , . . . '

calibration. They are:

T1 VCOl Volts Per Octave 'T2 VC'o1 High Track T3 . VCOl Initial Frequency

:T4 VCOl Pul-~ Width TS T6 T7 TB T9 TlO TJl '

. Tl;2 ·r1~ T14 r1~

VC02 Volts P6r O~tave vcp2 High _Track ~CO2 irtitial -~requency · · VC02 Pulse Width Filter Envelope Modulation filter Resonance · Fi 1 ter · Vol ts Per Oct.ave (4:.,;;PoNii!> Fiit~r Volts ' Per O~tave· <2~Pole)

· ~ilter I~itial Fr~que~cy C4~Polel Fi 1 ter Initial · Fre!quen'cy (both f i 1 ters> VCA Offset

OSCILLATOR TUNING <VCO's)

1. Pl.tt. the unit into . the1 11 MANUAL II mode. Set the controls as foll9ws:

All pots down (fuJly co~nter cluckwise> except the following:

FLL T.ER FREQUENCY . FILTER MODULATidN

VCA and VCF ENVELOPES SUSTA'lN MASTER TUNE VC02 DETUNE

Ful·l y Clockwi~se , Fully Cl oc kwi se

Fl.tfl y C1 bckwi se 12 O'Clock (dead zone) 1'2 O'Clock ,.·.(LED out)

All switches OFF, except the followin4~

DSC 1 OSC 1 WAVEFORM TRACI< TRANSPOSE <on bend assembly>

On Pulse On Down Octave

2. Lift the front panel. Watch the LEDs on the voice cards. Play C5 repeatedly until Voice 1 is playing and press "HOLD". (This is for ref-erence>.

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3. Using the voice selection DIP switch, turn off all of the · voices eHcept 1 and 2. Pl.ay C5. You shauld ·now hear Voice

1 Osc· 1, . and Voic.e 2 Osc 1. ·. Pres? Auto-T1.me. If the two osci1 latbrs are not in tune~ the init'ial. frequ~ncy of one or both needs to be calibrated. · Turn off the TEST! switch Cdownl. Adjust Trimmer T3 for no beats. Turn on the TEST! switch · once again. Pre5s Auto-T.Lme aric:i make 'sure that there are still no beats.

4. Play C3 and listen for beats. Turn the Volts per Octave trimmer <Tl for VCOl> further out of tune unti 1 there are double the amount of beats per second. -

,· 5. Press Auto-Tune, play CS, and make sure the oscillators are

still in tune.

' 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until tuning is satisfactory.

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for · al1 ' voices.

HIGH-TRACt< ADJUSTMENT Set the TRANSPOSE switch on the Bend . Assembly "UP OCTAVE". Verify the "Tr.anspose~' c'·ircuit is within specifi.cation <see the section on "Modulation Assembly Calibration">. All other switches and po~s stay the same.

Holding note cs, turn the "High Track" Trimmer <T2> until no beats are heard.

USING A STROBE TUNER FOR OSCILLATOR CALIBRATION Using a strobe tuner will res.ult in the oscillators being tuned more accurate! y. '. To us~ a strobe tuner for measuring the pitch of the oscillator$ follow the above procedure, turning only the voice card being calibrated on. Plug the tuner into the a(,di o output <use the MONO output>.

Playing Cl on the keyboard should make the fi~st octave scale appear st:ationary on the strobe tuner. C2 will make the second octave .seal e stop, and .· so on., .

It recommended that only one voice be calibrated with the strobe tuner and that this voice then be used as a reference for tuning the other oscill~tors.

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PULSE WIDTH CALIBRATION With th~ DIP switch, turn only the voice to be calibrated

on. Press n·ote· C3 and adjust the 11 P1.11'se Width" tri.mmer (T4>

for · the most 11 hol'low" sound.·

If an oscillos.cope is being used, monitor the output of · the

voice . card at Pin 2 of Connector G. Adjust the "Pulse

Width" trimmers for a 50'Y. duty cycle.. ·

Repeat the above VCO calibration for VC02. Turn VC01 off

and turn VC02 on.

ENVELOPE MODULATION CALIBRATION Put the unit into the ' 11 MANUAL 11 mode. S~t the controls as

follows:

All pots down (fully tounter clockwise> except the

following: '

FILTER FREQUENCY FILTER MODULATION VCA and VCF ENVELOPES SUSTAIN MASTER TUNE VC02 DETUNE

Fi..111 y Clockwise Fully Clockwise · Fully Clockwise 12 O'Clock (dead zone> 12 O'Clock <LED out)

All switches OFF, except the following:

DSC '1 DSC 2 F-ENV TRACI< TRANSPOSE Con bend as•embly)

On On On On Down , Octave

Using the DIP switth~ turn on only the voice to be

calibrated.

While listening to both oscillators, adjust the F-ENV

tri~mer CT9) until VCO 2 is exactly One Octave ~bove VCO 1.

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FIL.:TER CALIBRATION ~ . :' '. . ,. .. . .

To ·t:a..l i brate the filter, it· 4,s . r:,ec;e~s~ry, t;o calibrate one

voice as a reference, and then cal j br.ate , 1;Q~L pt her voi c;es to that

reference.

FILTER REFERENCE CALIBRATION Using the voice selection DIP switch, turn- on the voice to

be used as a reference. .,

Put the unit into the "l1AN.UAl-" ioQde. Se.t the controls as

follows:

All pots down (fully .counter, clockwise> except the

following:

RESONANCE VCA and VCF ENVELOPES SUSTAIN . MASTER TUNE

Ful.l y Clockwise Fully Clockwise 12 O'Clock ~dead zone)

All switches OFF, except the following:.

NOISE TRACI< TRANSPOSE (on bend assemb)y>

INITIAL FREQUENCY CALIBRATION

On On Center Octave <LEDs off)

Playing note C3, alternate between NOISE and DSC 2 HALF.

Adjust the "Filter:- Initial Frequency'' Trimmer <T14), until

the pitch of the noise is the same pitch as VCO 2 • .

VOLTS PER OCTAVE CALIBRATION (VPO) <2- POLE> Playing note C2, again alternate between NOISE and DSC 2

HALF. · Adjust the IIFi l ter VPO," Trimmer (Tl2>, until the new

voice is the same pitch as the reference.

Reche~k the "Initial Frequencyll adjustment.

Playing note C4, again alternate between NOISE and DSC 2

HALF. Adjust the "Filter VPO" Trimmer <T12>, until the new

voice is the same pitch as the reference.

Recheck the "Initial Frequency" adjustment.

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FILTER CALIBRATION WITH A REFERENCE U~ing th:e voice selection .DIP swi.tc;:h, turn on the voice to

be calibrated and the voice to be ·used ;as a ·referenc:e.

Put the u.nit into the 11 MANUAL 11 mode. Set the controls as

follows:

All pots down (fully counter clockwise) except the

following:

RESONANCE VCA and VCF ENVELOPES SUSTAIN MASTER TUNE

Fully Clockwise Fully Clockwise 12 0" Clock (dead · zone>

All · switches OFF, except the f?llowing:

NOISE · . TRA<:K.

TRANSPO~E Con bend assembl,y>

INITIAL FREQUENCY CALIBRATION

On on · Center Octave ' (LEDs off>

Playing note C3, alternate between the reference voice and

the _voice to be calibrated . Adjust the "Filter Initial

Fr,equency" Trimmer (Tl4>, until the new voice is the sa'me

pitch as · the ref~renc:e.' ' . . . . ' . .

VOLTS PER OCTAVE CALIBRATION <VPD> . <2-POLE>

Playing note C2, again alternate between the reference voice

"and th.e voice to .. be , calibr:ated. Adjust the "Fi 1 ter VP0 11

Trimmer <T12) , · until t,he riew voice is the same pitch as the

reference. ' .

Recheck the 11 In1tial Frequency 11 adjustment~

Playing note t4, again aiternate b~t~een the reference voice

and the voice to be calibrated. Adjust the "Filter VPD"

Trim~er <Tl2), until the new voice is th~ _same ~itch as the

reference.

RechecJ~ the .11 lni ti al Frequencyll a~just'!lent.

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RE;:S'ONANCE CALl~RATION. .,,, .;-· - - '"i==·ut "-the unit into the ' 'iMANUALi• 'made. , Set the ' c::ohtr6i.'s as

f Ol·-1 ows: .~ -

Al 1 ·' pots d'own (-fully t:ountetr clock.wise> · ·exce,p1: -Jt:i·e · ;,.

following:

RESONANCE VCA ahd VCF ENVELOPES SUSTAIN MASTER TUNE

TRACI< TRANSPOSE <on bend assembly)

-- ;FtJl l y ·c1 ockwi se ' · Fully Clo2k~ls~ ~ 12 O'Clock_ (dead zone>

On --. ·Center Oc-ta've -< LEDs off>

Hold note C3 and listen to the_ voice card being Cc;llibrated.

Turn _ the IIResonanc~" trimmer (TH>> · up urti l . a low frequency

O·Sc:i:llation (approx. 500 Hz 'sine waief is. h~rd, · then turn

the trimmer back just to the point at .which the oscillation stops. . . r :,l _-- __ , .. a ' - _

. . , . .; If the above test fs questionable· cl'S 'to whether there' is

oscill·ation, ·monitor the ·output· of fhevoice at Connector 62

with an osci 11 osc::ope. Look for '·'an\i -osci lliiiti on w1 th "an amplitude greater th_an. __ 1C> mV.

4-POLE FILTER' CALIBRATION-.Press' th·e 114.:..POLE" ·swi tc::h~ Repeat the procedure · use·d for

- the 2-F'ole· fflter, : except 'u~e ·· t:i,e '11 4 ..:Pole Initial Frequency"

trimmer <T13) for initial frequency calibrati'oh, and the "4-

Pol e VPO'' trimmer (Tl 1 > for VPO calibration.

There is not a resonanc• adJU5tment for the 4-pole filter.

VCA OFFSET CALIBRATION P1..it the i.tnit i'hto the· ;,MANUAL II mode'~ . . Set th~ controls as

follows:

All pots down ' (full'y coun·ter c '.lo~lc:wise> except the

fol lowing:

VCA ENVELOPE SUSTAIN Fully Clockwise

All switches OFF.

Install a jumper on the card to be calibrated; see "VCA

Offset" diagram.

Press key C3. Turn the "VCA Offset" trimmer (T15) until a

minimum amplitude of the tone is heard.

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THE OB-Xa DIAGNOSTIC EPROM . .. .

. --- ----- --------- ---------------- ---- ----------------- -----DESCRIPTION

'i :

··The diagnostic EPROM ccintains 5 subroutines" which e>tercise and

test v~rious portions of the logi~ and cbritr~l c~r~~1t~y on the

processor and control boards. Some tests, such as the sample/hold

staircase and the .latc:h ·test, merely exerc:ise ·a portion of the

circui try in ,a . spe«:ific manne.r and require t;he t:echnic:'i anto , observe

the ·operclti.on of that circuitry with an osci11Qscope while the test

is ·t:seing ·run.. Other tests, suc.h . as LED, perf odmeter, and ca\i.sette

routine, only require the technician . to ·observe the relevent LED to

determine whether the test was sucsessfut; . .- ~ ' ..

' ~-

When .the OB-Xa is initially tur~ed ori with a :diagnostf~ EPROM

installed, it starts running Test 1, which i~ indicated by the

illumination --of the PROGRAM 1 LED. Other· tests can be selected, in

any order, by .depressing the appropriate PROGRAM switch <1 through

5 only). When a test routi~e has finished ~ unning~ . th~ PROGRAM

switches are sampled to determine if any one i~ · dep~es~ed. If so~

the program· gcl>es to that · test r-outine; . if .no switch is depressed,

the pr·ogr-am again · runs the . r-outi n~ it just completed. The net

effe~t of this procedure is th.at a test routine· is run repeatedly

i.mti 1 another : .test · is sel.ected.

The diagnostic EPROM is inserted in the socket for EPROM 0

(loca~ ion A104). EPROMs 1 and 2 may be e i ther in the system or

not; they have no effect on the diagnostic program ~

TEST 1 -- ·SAMPLE/HOLD STAIRCASE;

Test- 1 exer cises al 1 S/Hs by first. steppii)g through the 6 LSBs

of · OAC t 64 steps> , , then .teppi ng through the:? 6 ~SBs (64 steps).

T'he re·sult os a S/H wavef,orm si mi 1 ar to , the following:

The p r ogram outputs one DAC value to all 64 SIH, then increments

the input to ·the DAC and outputs the ,new value to all S/Hs.

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' ., All S/H outputs which go off the board should be observed at

the connector in order to maximize the amount of circuitty ~nd

boar·d tested. Those S/Hs which a.re used internally on tJ,e p:mtrol

board must be observed at the S/H output. It should be·,;:real i zed

that · the ATTACl<, . DECAY, and .RELEASE signals.for both the filter a.nd

the amplifierenvelop!es <""-FAn( ~ LAATk, _L..FD.CY, LADC::Y·; · LFREL, LAREL

for. the ·. lower. . cortrc;,l, UFATK, ·uAATK, UF.Dt;:?';;: UAJ?CY, ·tJF~EL ; UAREL for

the 1-1pper> ,. as wel 1. a.s t _he K:EYCV si,gnal s . w_i 11 . • hot t::onf orm to the

wavefor-m shown above .• · Tt:,e envelope par'ameters· w_il_l ·: e>:hib-it' a ·

wa.veshf:\pe inverted, from that, ~hown above and wi fl ·vary frofo ground

to about ..,2~0mv. . ln ur,its wi thoLit digi'tai portamento, · the l<EYCV

., wavefqrm at the connector will appear ' rounded and wi l i fevel' off ·at about 2 volts. The reason for thi.s distortion 11:? 'tha't the ·

portamento CV (LPORTCV, UPORTCV> f s incr~a-~ng at ·the ~ame tlme as

the ~<EYCVs. , Thus, ~t th~ high end of the range the portamento CV

is high enough to prevent th,e KEYCV? ' from changing ' within ' the time between, DSC increments. · · ' · · · · · · ·

: .; / . '

TEST 2 - .LED LATCHES A.ND LAMPS . ,~. :

This routine tur;-ns on ali o-F the . fr'oM!t panel LEDs, except "for • j ' • · - . ' . ; _ •

the cassette . and bend .box L.EDs which must be turned on manLial l y. A

sucessf ul test is determined jj'y vi'sual ly ,obsen;,i ng :that all the

LEDs are illuminated. Since this is ·'test '·:i, ' thei 'PROGRAM 2 LED wHl

flashes.

TEST 3 - PERIODMETER

This test checks the periodmeter for the ·autotune circuit.

However, this periodmeter test is designed to .test t~e original

autotune circuit in uni ts pefore serial numbei 8142'03 Csof tware

labelled XA~ABO, XA-ADO, and XA-Bpi : ·)t wiil not th.st the n~w

autotune circuit which sequences th~ P~bGRA~ ~LEDs as it tunes the

voices.

When "using Test 3 the CASSETTE ENABLE switch o'n . the rear panel

should be turned on, otherwise .the PROGRAM 3 LED will flash to ' . .

indicate that the test cannot b'e completed. Test 3 checks for a

sa~isfactory runri ~ng of the periodmeter constituted by Al23, A114,

A112, A104, A105, A113, A120, A121, A122, and A119 on the upper

control board, used during autotune t6 check the period of each

vco.

At the beginning of the test~ ' the PROGRAM 1 and 2 LEDs are

lit, the counter is reset, and an "all ones" condition is tested at

the output of the tri-st~te gates A11 2 , A~13, A105, and A104. The

counter is started arid · the dLttpt1t" is · ch~ c:::ked again after 655::::5

cl6ck pulses for an "all zeros" condition, except for the 3 LSBs

which are not taken into acc:~unt. ' rf tt1e 11~11 ones" or "all zeros"

conditions: fail on th~. 8 LSBs,. the_) PRPl3.RAM _l LED is turned off,

and if the "all ones" or "all zeros" condit i ons fail on the 8 MSBs,

the PROGRAM 2 LED is turned off. A suc cessful test is indicated by

the PROGRAM 1 and 2 LEDs in a steady on state.

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'TEST 4 - CASSETTE INTERFACE

A step up transformer ·or mic:-to-lfne amplifier is needed for

this test because the level of the . "TO CASSETTE I .NF'UT" signal is not high enough to drive th'e signal present 'detectfon circuitry in ' the input section of the iriter,face. · A ~;': 1· trahsformer · <Tr.iad TZ-

17X, available from Oberhei,n) ·or mic' preamp is suggested to . increase the level to ~he 2 volts peak-to-peak required.

Before running this test, it is necess~ry to tur~ oM the

CA!:j>SETTE ENA_BL,E switch, turn the CASSETTE MONITOR switch to OFF, ·and connect the step up transf or1t1er _bet'ween between the "TO CASSETTE AUX INPUT" and. the . _"TO. CASSETTE OUTPUT'i jacks.

The cassett~ int~rface test program begins by turning on the PROGRAM 1 and 2 LEDs, resetting the data out <CDATO) to "Ou, and

then setting the UNISON bit. With UNISON at 11 1 11 . the b.Smf capacitor is discharged. After ' a 1.3m~ wait for the cap to discharge, RGATE is sampled to assure that i;t .is "0". · UNISON is

then reset, ih~s allowing the -~ap to ~e ch•rged ~Y th~ input signal. Bec~use of the inp~t sign~l ievel ~nd ~the circuit parameters, it takes about _ 2 or 3 sec_onds for the cap to charge sufficiently to enable RGATE to g·o actiye;· the routine therefore

has a 3 to 4 second wait after resetting UNISON before sampling RGATE. Improper .fuMctioning of the RGATE circuitry is indicated by the PROGRAM 1 LED being tu··rned off."' · , .

After testing RGATE, the routine repeatedly outputs a train of

4 zeros aMd 4 ones (4 ~.2KHz sine periods aMd 4 2.4KHz sine

periods>. Each period is c~ecked to be the pr6per timing. An error in ~he data transmission is shown by the ·~ROGRAM 2 LED being

turned off.

A satisfactory compl,etion 9f the test results in the PROGRAM 1

and 2 LEDs beirig lit steadily (it is ~ecess~rj to w~it 2 to 4 seconds "from the beginning· df ' th~ ca'ssette interface test to get a signific~nt result>. -

TEST 5 - LATCH TEST

Te•t 5 ~uts ~ squa~ewave ~f about 500 Hz on ~11 the outputs of

the followinq latches and controls:

Al 1 dLltputs of A159, ~161, A162, Atb3 on · the upper control board

- Al 1 outputs of A.30, A32, A31, A29 on the lower control board

- All gates.

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THEORY OF OPERATtON: CASSETTE INTERFACE

. . .-. __ The c.~s~ette }nterf a.ce al low$ data stored ·in the . unit• s

memory to be preserved ·on audio cassette tape.· The circuitry

consists· Of an ·outpLit-to-Tape- section and .. an lnput-from-Tape .

section.

OUTPUT-TO-TA~E SECTION

For each II l II which the mi croprbcessor -_finds,· in me·mory and

sends to the Cassette Interface· Output-tq-Tape section, the

circuitry wi 1'1 generate one --period •·of a 2400 Hz. sine wave, and

for each "0" one period of a 1200 Hz. sine wave. This is

accomplfshed .as .f=ollows:

1. U1i4 divides the system clock in order to produce a 19.2

KHz. clock on pin 6. The di'fferentia:tor consisting of_

C15 and R88 ta~,es this signat and pr-educ.es a narrow ,

puls- which is applied to U17-8.

2. ·- U18-2. ·is the 19~ 2 KHz~ clock divided by two. It .. is

appl i e·d t6 U17-13.

3. COATO ·1 s the data bit stream supplied by the

microprocessor and is ·'applied to U17-12.

4. The result of this logic is U17-10 which goes to U19-

14. This signal is a pul'se train with-pulses occur-ing

at a 9.6 KHz. rate . if CDATO is a "011 and at 19.2 ,KHz. if

CDATO is a "1 11• .

5. U19 is a Johnson counter (shift register-counter) which

is combined with three resistors in a simple D- to-A

con_f i gurati on to both di vi.de ·the incoming pL!l se train by

8; and produce a rough approx i ma-ti on ·of a sine w.ave at

~ither a 1200 Hz. rate <CDATO = 11 0'')~ or a 2400 Hz. rate

(CDATO = "1").

6. The signal DREQ* (U19-4> informs the mi~roprocessor that

the next data bit can be transmitted on CDATO.

7. Q13 and the associated c:·apacitors . andresistors comprise

a filter which smooths the rough sine ·wave output. This

final signal is then sent to the recorder.

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The general format for data recorded on tape isl

. - LEADER (6 seconds at 1200 .,Hz.>

· - .· then repeated 128 · times: , · - SYNCHRONIZATION NlBBLE (0101) -- DATA (16 Bytes) - CHECKSUM (nibble) - . 2 -BYTES OF ·ZEROS

- TRAILER (1200. Hz. Tenet

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. .

INPUT-FROM-TAPE SECTION

' The purpose _of the Input-from-Tape section is to notify the

microprocessor that a signal is being ' received from the recorder

and to convert each period of an incoming 1200 Hz. signal into a 11 0 11 and each period of an incoming 2400 tfz. -~1gnal into a "1".

This is accomplished as follows:: · · ·

1. The circuitry surrounding _U:15-1 is a signal detector

which produces a 1 ogi c signal <RGA.TE* > to inform the

microprocessor that a signal of sufficient level is

being received -from th·e rec~rder ~ A 4 ·second delay is

provided by R79 and C22, and two gates in U17 provide a

Schmitt trigger to convert the delayed signal to logic

levels. Transistor CH1 resets C22 dLJring the

initialization period.

2. U15-7 is a high gain amplifier which converts the

incoming audio signal into a logic signal (CDATI*> for

use by the microprocessor.

3. The microprocessor, by interrogating CDATI*, can measure

the length of each incoming half-period. Depending upon

the length, it stores into memory either a 11 0 11 or a "1".

Since only the positive half-period is reliable, A NON

SIGNAL INVERTING CASSETTE RECORDER MUST BE USED. That

is, the input and output signals of the recorder must be

in phase.

4. At the end of the read process, an error message will be

displayed if the checksum which is calculated while the

data is being read in doe• not equal the checksum

recorded on tape.

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COMPUTER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION ' . . .

. ~----------------------------------------------------------------

. When an oe...:.·xa is ready to . ttaf<l~fu .. i :t data to the COMPUTER

lNTERFACE, the HINT* line gpes lc:n,/ <~stive> '. The· OB-Xa then waits approximately 190 . microseconds for a ' BUSRCl*· Dur:i ng· this ti.me the . HRV* line must ~o low in order t~ read :in th• vector ~laced on the first five data lin·~s, followe,d '' by BUSRQ* going low (within the 100

microseconds). ·.The three most ~igni.f icant 'b'i ts must ·be masked off the vector si nee the:iy contain ra.ndom dat~.· ··The five bi ts of data are used to determine . at what point in t _he program 'the OB-Xa is in.

After the 100 microseconds, <plus the time .that BUSRQ* was held

· low>, the OB-Xi\ wil,l reset the HINT* line, reset the five data lines, and read in COMFLG into tha A re~ister, t6 p6~sibly be used in the OB-:Xa. · · ·

HINT* DO D1 D2 D3 D4 LOCATlON IN PROGRAM

---------------------------------------------------------------~ . ' .

0 0 0 0 0 0 KEYBOARD ROUTINE, JUST AFTER SCANNING · KEYBOARD

0 0 1 1 0 0 BEGINNING OF PROGRAMMER ROUTINE

0 0 .1 1 1 0 ·BEGINNING OF MAIN SCAN JUST AFTER SCANNING THE

' '

SWITCHES

------ ~------------------------ ~ · -----~ -~ -- ---- -----------If during the keyboard ;interrupt, COMFLG is made non-zero, the

rest of the keyboard routin~ i~ skipped~ This allows the insertion of notes directly to specif1c voices· <cailed NVAL, located in RAM at 4010 to 4017 hex) while ignoring any notes being played on the keyboard. · If during . the programmer interrLlpt COMFLG is made non-

. zero, the . OB-Xa will assume a program change lias been made (by

altering OLDPGM, located at RAM location 4~1t hex), and act , ac:cording~y. COMFLG has no affect on t _he main scan interrupt.

OB-Xa RAM LOCATIONS

ADDRESS. NAME DESCR1PTION

-------------- .------------------.-------------------------------4010-4017 NVAL

4001-4009 BUFF

402E OLDPGM .

40AA COMFLG

40E0-40E;F SW

NOTES PLAYED BY THE 8 VOICES

KEYS BEING DEPRESSED ON THE KEYBOARD

CURRENT PROGRAM

COMPUTER INTERFACE FLAB '

·,

STORAGE LOCATIONS FOR FRONT PANEL SWITCH POSITIONS

----- ·------- ·---- ·------- -- ·---- ·· "·------ ·--------------------. .,.

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NVAL:

BUFF:

OLDPGM:

COMFL.G:

SW:

These 8 locations contain th~ ~ata currently being played

by the 'voicesin t:h~ OB-Xa. NVAL contairis information for voice .1, NVAL+l c:;s:mta:ins information for voice 2, etc. The information i~· stored as fbtlows: Bit o-s ~ontain

the no_te· m.,mber ~O through 63), bit 6 is the HOLD bit and

bit 7 .il:> the GATE bit • . The' HOLD bit, when set, causes a

voi c~ to r .emai n at 'its c:drrent· p'itc:h even if the keys are

r:eleased. The GATE bit when ·set~·· sends a "g·ate voltage to

both ·envelop~ generators . qf t'he selected Voice.

These 9 1 ocati ems c:ontai n data 'rel'ating to the keys currently being .pl.ay~d 'on trie keyboard. The data can

represent a key (0-63H>, or it can represent no key being

· ,depressed at that location <FFH>. BUFF+9 contains the

lowest note being pl aYed on the keyboard, ·' and BUFF is the

highest. The oa~xa uses thi• data during the keyboard

routi .ne to de.termi ne what notes to Ol.ltput to the voices.

This location contains the program number currently being

used iR the in~trument. In the OB-X, it can be 0-tFH; in

the OB-SX~. 0-17:H; in t:.he oa...:xa, 0-1FH; in the OB-Xa/120,

0-77H. These riumbers relate to the selected programs in

the .following ,nanner: The three least significant bits

represent the PROGRAMnumber 1-8, bits . 3 & 4 represent

the GRou·p A-,D (on the OB-Xa/120 there are 15 possible

groups, represented with bits 3 through 6).

This location .is used to tell the OB-Xa to respond in a

pre.determineq 'manner' to ' the information given to it from

the computer . interi•ce.

These 16 loc:ation~ contain a bit for each switch and each

key . on the keyboard .on the OB~ Xa only. That data is

arranged as follows:

ADDRESS DO Dl 02 D ..... .... 04· D5 D6 D7

-------------------------------------------------------------------40EO co C#O DO D#O EO FO F#O GO

40E1 G#O AO .A#O BO Cl C#l D1 D#l

40E2 El Fl F#l G1 G#l Al A#l Bl

40E3 C2 C#2 D2 0#2 E2 F2 F#2 62

40E4 G#2 A2 A#2 B2 C3 C#3 D3 D#3

40E5 E3 F3 Ff3 63. 6#3 A"T A#3 B3 .... 40E6 C4 C#4 D4 ,;; 0#4 E4 F4 F#4 64

40E7 G#4 A4 A#4 . B4 C5 40E8 PROG1 PROG2 PROG3 PROG4 ·PROGS PROG6 PROG7 PROGS

40E9 GRP A GRP . B GRP .C GRP D_ HOLD CHORD SUS TFS PRGADV

40EA UNISON LFOS IN · LFOSQR LFOS/H FMOSC1

40EB FMOSC2 , FMF.-IL T PMOSCl PMOSC2 OSClSW OSC1SQ OSC2SW OSC2SQ

TRACK OSC2HF ' ; ~

40EC OSC1FL OSC2FL NOISE 4...:..poLE SYNC F-ENV

-40ED LOWER UPPER ·sPLIT TESTl TEST2 AUTO . . - .

40EE MANUAL . WR I TE DOUBLE RGATE* CASSET CDATI* DREQ*

40EF VOICE1 VOICE2 VOICE3 VOICE4 . VOICE5 VOICE6 VOICE7 VOICES

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Here is: an description of how communication occurs between an 0£:1-Xa and ·a DSX when connected together - through the computer interface.

,.

The DSX, while in play, keeps track of the current "time of day 11 with its real time clock and decides whether or not it is time to play a note. When it is -time to play a note, the DSX stores that note · into a particµlar place in its memory. · When it is time to stop p 1 ayi ng that. note, it ·. takes the note out · of that pl ace in memory. In the mean time, if ·"·the OB-Xa has reached: one of its three ro~tines in which it calls the Computer Interface, it will place a vector ont6 the first 5 data lines and set· the HINT* line 1 ow. This. signal causes a nonT"m·askabl e i nterrL1pt to occur in the ZBC> of th·e DSX, forcing it to .. ,stop what it is doing and immediately execute a specific part of its: progr~m. This program will read in the vector and then set BUSRQ* low. The 280 in the OB-Xa will send a BUSAK* signal and then stop -everything until the BUSRQ* line returns to its normally high state. The DSX will then determine, using the vector, whether or not any communication is necessary between the DSX and the OB-Xa. If the vector indicated that the OB-Xa was in its keypoard routine and the D.S~' had, a note to play, the DSX would then output the note into th~ appropriate memory locatio~ of ~he OB-Xa and make the memory loc-t~bn COMFLG non-zero. After thjs the DSX would return BUSRQ*- to a~igh state, allowing the OB-Xa to . resume its program. · , The OB-Xa would then output the note to the proper voice.

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. · •,,(·,. • . OB:'.""Xa CONNECTOR DIAGRAMS ,·. ' . . ,, ' . (·.~0.:.0:.· - . ' -·· _·- -- -~-~- -·- ·. - ;, • -- . . --· -:~ -------· .. ----.-- .. -- ' ; - - ·- .. . ~~z:· '0 :~--- .. ---.. - ------ · -

c ~ t~LE tt3 -- Power Supply to Lower Mother Board

CABLE #4

POWER. SUPPL. V. ,, MOTHER BOARD ; . '

. . · ·. ,.,,... ' - . · .... :- , - __ . .. . ., . . . ~- . ,. · ... , ···. '

PHl PH2 PH3 PH4 PH5 PH6-PH7 PH8 ·; PH9 PH10 -•

..

., , ·~

-15V

+ _15V , +15V :

GND l;iNO .. ·· :GND .GND :'.'."5V , , ;•: .. -5V

' -- .

.MLD1 MLD2 MLD3 MLD4. MLD5 MLD6

-ML:D7 MLD8

·MLD9 .MLD10 ·

Power S\.tppl y , to Upper · Mother B.oard :

· F'OWEf3 SUPPLY .Mother Boar d ' · • ' . - ·, .. -- -- ~ -- ..... - . . . . : - :· .,,:- .. -.: -_:· . .

.PG1 PG2 PG3 PG4 PG5 PG6 PG7 PG8 PG9 PGlO

-. . --15V KEY

+'15V +15V

GND GND GND GND ,;-5V -5V

MUI>l MUD2 MUD3 MUD4 MUD5 MUD6 MUD7 MUDS MUD9

· MUD10

CABLE #6 --- Mother Board to Re'a.r Panel

MOTHER BOARD ------- --------------------- ----------------

Fl F2 F3 F4

AUDIO OUT LEFT GND GND AUDIO OUT RIGHT

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· .. CABLE #7 -- - Lower Control Board to Rear · P.anel ' Jacks and Switches

LOWER 'cONTROL BOARD

----------~--~----~-~~~~-~--------·----------------

CABLE #8

Bl l. · 'l . ' 'i ·: \ \ .. ·· •· . '

82 VCFP· 83 VIBP = .VPEO B4 AUX OUT 85 CASSIN B6 CEN* · B7 KEY- ...

BB PAov• . . ..... , B9 HLDF'*

810 SUST*

Modu'l ati on "Panel to -Upper . and Lower Control Bo.ards ·

MODULATION PANEL CONTROL BOARD

· LOWER- - - UPPER ' ; . ... .. . ----~-----------:---.-----------------~----------------

Dl A.UTON Cl 02 -+5V C2 03 VPED C"':!' ... 04 GND C4 05 TRANSPOSE; - C5 Ll 06 SPLIT* C6 07 - '15V C7 08 KEY CB L2 D9 OSClUP L3 010 +15V C9 Dl 1 OSC2UP L4 012 OSC2LOW C11 013 OSClLOW ClO

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Power S~pply to Upper Control , ~oard .

UPPER CONTROL BOARD -,. ,_ :_ POWER -SµPP.LY _ • . --. wi- . ------ . ---------- , ------. . . ---- . '--. . . -.: .•.. . ... : . . --------

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 AB A9 A10

5VAC <FOR PUP CIRCUIT> +5V +5V KEY -,.

+15V i

GND GND

.:..15.v -15V

F1 - F2

F3 F4 ,F5 F6 F7 FS

, F9 , FH>

CABLE #10 -- Power Supply to -Lower Contr-ol Board _

LOWER CONTROL BOARD ,, POWER SUPPLY - '

. . . -,~ ..... ~ .

Kl - 5VAC <FOR PUP CIRCUIT> - - El •<2 +5V · E2 K3 +5V E3 1<4 KEY E4 1<5 +15V E5 1<6 +15V -E6 K7 GND E7 KS GNO ES K9 -l5V - E9 l(10 -15V: ElO

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CABLE #15 -- .· Lower Control · Board to · Rot Board

LOWER CONTROL BOARD POT BOARD · (connector not marked)

--~-------------~----~--------------------~---------~--El E2 E3 E4

.ES E6 E7 EB E9 ElO Ell E12 E13 E14 E15 E16 E17 E18 E19 E20 E21 E22 E23 E24 E25 E26 · E27 E28. E29 E30 E31 E32 E33 E34

31

LR07 LR06 LROS

. LR04 LR03 LR02 LROl LROO

GND ANLGIN

GND VOL POT

MTUN

SWENO* -1sv:. +15V;

SWENE* CEN* ·

+Sy SWD4*

. SWD7* SWD2* SWDl* SWDS* SWDO* SWD4* SWD3*

AR5 AR4 AR3 AR2 AR1 ARO

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CABLE #16 -- Upper Contr;ol Board ·to -_.Lowero ,Cgntrql_., ~oard '. ·

· UPPER' CONTROL BOARD . : : ·-· LOWE_R .,~ONT.ROL BOARb .' ' ~ . . .. - ' . . . . . ----------.~- - ------------------------------------ --------

D1 A4 Dl D2 A5 02 03 A6. D3 04 A1 D4 D5 A2 D5 06 A3 D6 D7 AOA D7 DB A9 08 D9 AB ' .~ D9 010 A7 D10 Dll D7 D11 012 D6 D12 013 D5 D13 D14 D4 D14 015 D3 ''r . D15 D16 02 016 017 01 017 D18 DO 018 019 IOR* 019 D20 Af'ILGOUT 020 D21 MTUNE 021 D22 OSCMUX- D22 D23 URSO* = · LR50* D23 D24 NOISE 024 D25 SPLIT* D25 D26 IOW* - D26 D27 CEN* 027 D28 LLFO D28 D29 ·ATRST* D29 D30 030 D31 LLFO 031 D32 VCFP D32 D33 CASCLK 033

CABLE #20 -- Modulation Panel Internal Cable

MOD PANEL CONNECTOR A MOD PANEL CONNECTOR C

Al UP TRANSPOSE Cl A2 ON TRANSPOSE C2 A3 NARROW C3 A4 ' 2 ONLY. C4 A5 KEY C5 A6 MOD 1 ' C6 A7 MOD 2 C7 AB GNO ca A9 .,... +5V . C9 AlO AU TUN ClO.

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CABLE #21 -- Computei::- Interface ·(Upper ' Control Board to Rear' Panel>

CONTROL BOARD

X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 XB X9 X10 X11

REAR PANEL INTERFACE CONNECTOR . ~~----------------------------·. HA 11 .. - 37

. . HA 10 36 HA 9 35 · HA 8 34 HA 7 33 HA 5 32 HA 3 31 HA 1 30 HD 0 29 HD 1 28 HD 2 27 HD 3 26 ARV* 25

BUSRQ* 24 E&USAKA* 23

HINT* . 22 HWR* 21 HMRQl ·20

HRD* 1 GROUND 2 GROUND 3 GROUND 4 GROUND 5 GROUND 6 osc MUX 7

HD 4 8 HD 5 9

· X12 X13 X14 X15 X16 X17 X18 X19 X20 X21 X22 X23 X24 X25 X2'6 X27 X28 X29 X30 X31 X32 X33

· HD 6 10

X34 X35 X36 X37 X38 X39 X40

HD HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

7 11 0 12 2 13 4· 14 6 15 15 16 14 17 13 18 12 19

This diagram shows the locationi of PIN #1 on the 37 pin Rear Panel Interface Connector:

PIN37

33

••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••

08-XA FEMALE

CONNECTOR.

PIN1

PIN20

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Upper :nether ·Board.:.to Lower. Mother. .. Bow.ct, \ . ... , .. : ··, .. _._, -.,

Ef . . E2 ·· E3 E4 E5 E6

:-.--

' t"'t - •. -

Pot Boa.rd Intert:onnec:t List

:LEFT AUD 10 . • R3>6HT .•. AUD lO

BALANCE VOLUME·•

KEY ... , . osc· MtJX

·E1:· . e:2 E3 E4 E:5 j i6 , ..

NOTE: These connectdrs are not labe1ed. The$e connectors are described from top to bottom with. the unit opened up.

POT BOA~D. #1

At ' , A2 A3 A4 A5 A6' A7 AS

Bl B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8

Cl · . C2 C3 · C4 : cs C6 C7 : ca .

SWEN9* ,. (NC>

LED C6 LED R.4 LE:D .R3, LED R2. LED Rl LED RO

SWD7.*. SWD6* SWD5* SWD4* SWD~* · ~WD2* SWD1* SWD0*>·

SWENB* LED ·Ct SWENA* · LED CC> SWEblD*·· .

MI UN VOLF?OT

BND,

D1 +5. 6V. D2 VC02 DETUNE 03 ,PWM AMT 04 FM AMT D5 LFO FREQ

. .- fi6 :· .. . . oa • • .' • • • PORT 6\MT . .. ·: ;q:z \~:~'c/ · ... :···,~"..-f ... 1·~; :) · :D~. . -· ·.,...15,

D9 SWENF* D10 BAL

34

POT BOARD #2 ---- --- -.· ,· - · --

A1 A2 •·· A3 A4 A5 A6. A7 ·-. AB

Bl B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 BS

Cl C2 C3 04 < Ca C~:. C7 ca

01 D2

· .03 04 D5 D6 D7 D8 09 D10

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OBERHEIM ELECTRONICS. INC.

ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER

PRODUCT'·AFFECJED DRAWINGS AFFECTED

ECO NO

J 34.

C>B-?(A SCHe/LlftTI<!.- ·IS17 A t,1pPeR-()()N71<()L.

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REASON FOR CHANGE

EFFECTIVITY

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D RETROFIT UNITS IN P_RODUCTION AND INVENTORY

D RETROFIT UNITS IN FIELD

D DRAWING CORRECTION ONLY; HARDWARE NOT AFFECTED

.J..OWE"li:. CON'T7<0L 80/

/5"/~,i .$1-JEeT 4-

WRITTEN BY

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3-s-82

3--S-9'l-

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OBERHEIM ELECTRONICS, INC. ECO. NO.

ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER l3S

PRODUCT AFFECTED DRAWINGS. AFFECTED SCHeMftTIC IS17A SHEl'.!7: 2 J.JPf:elr< ~OJ..

DESCRIPTION OF OIANGE

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(=1 DRAWING CORRECTION ONLY; HARDWARE NOT AFFECTED

. ~ /6 NEfDE;D JN 1J$Ti·

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OOERHEIM ELECTRONlCS , . INC. ECO NO.

ENGINEERING .CHANGE ,ORDER

PRODUCT AFFECTED

I

DRAWINGS AFFECTED SCHeH /!TIC /~/fll A sHeET 4 (R'S,&J/e 'R4NEL) X.Hl3MftTIC 1519.A H01rle~ .Bl),

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EFFECTIYITY

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[2:JRETROFIT . UNITS IN PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY

G2rRETROFIT UNITS IN FIELD

D DRAWING CORRECTION ONLY; HARDWARE NOT AFFECTED

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OBERHEIM ELECTRONICS, INC.

ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER

>RODUCT AFFECTED DRAWINGS AFFECTED

06-XA

JESCRIPTION OF OIANGE

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OBERHEIM ELECTROOICS, INC.

ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER .

PRODUCT AFFECTED DRAWINGS AFFECTED

os- x'l. 5o-'1en,,~ - /SIS

DESCRIPTION OF OiANGE

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FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL

POT BOARD ,JACK AND SWITCH ASS>;

r 1518- -r - - - -I

VOICE' I

- 5 -

, .,

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-- - - - -- I /520 -

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POWER SUPPLY UPPER CONTROL BOARD

-- VOICE

I

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I /5/6. '

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--.

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PANEL

KEYBOARD

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SCHEMATIC DWA. NO'S SHOWN IN DOTTED BOXES

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(OPTIONAL)

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---- - -UPPER MOTHER BOARD : / 519

VOICE VOICE VOICE

2 3 4

(OP710NAL)

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,, OUTPUT

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6-2-81

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PLACEMENT DIAGRAM.

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