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TI TMS5220 Emulator
(c) Frank Palazzolo
Updated by Raphael Nabet
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It is virtually identical to the chip used in the landmark "Speak 'N Spell"
toy produced in the '70s.
Acknowledgements:
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I would like to thank Larry Brantingham, the original designer of the chip,
for his technical help.
I would also like to thank Neill Cortlett, who first showed that this chip
could be emulated in real-time in his Multi-Gauntlet Emulator.
Theory of operation:
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The input data is writen a byte at a time into the chip, and it is
decoded bitwise into variable length frames.
Silent 0000
Stop 1111
Repeat XXXX 1 XXXXXX
Unvoiced XXXX 0 000000 XXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX
Voiced XXXX 0 XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXX
All parameters (Energy, Pitch, K1-K10) are indexes into a lookup table for
actual values (see TMS5220R.c)
API:
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TBD
More:
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For further technical info, the data sheet is floating around on the net.
(I believe the name is TMS.PDF) If you can't find a copy, email me and
I'll point you towards it. Feel free to contact me if you have a question.
Frank Palazzolo
palazzol@home.com