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- Page 1 ALS100/L/M Integrated Audio Subsystems User’s Guide Document Number 10070 1.0 December 13, 1995 Avance Logic, Inc., 47509 Seabridge Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: (510) 226-9555, FAX: (510) 226-8039, BBS: (510) 226-7220, http://www.avance.com...
- Page 2 Copyright 1995 by Avance Logic, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is the property of Avance Logic, Inc. No copies shall be made of its contents in whole or in part, nor shall the contents be disclosed to any party not previously and expressly authorized by Avance Logic, Inc.
- Page 3 Document Change History Draft 1 ......................October 25, 1995 Draft 2 ......................October 30, 1995 Draft 3 .......................November 09, 1995 Draft 4 ....................... December 11, 1995 Revision 1.0 Initial release ................ December 13, 1995 ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
AS9548 Sound Card......................24 Specifications........................25 AS9539 PC Motherboard Sound System Design..............26 AS9538 PC Notebook Sound System Design............... 27 Software Applications Supported..................28 Software Driver Installation ....................29 DOS and Windows 3.1 ....................29 ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... - Page 6 Windows 95 ........................30 Windows NT 3.5......................30 OS/2 Warp ........................30 Setup Utility Program......................31 Trouble Shooting........................33 FCC Notice..........................35 Technical Support ......................... 36 ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0...
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Page 11: Introduction
Four sound cards are described in this manual, but only three are currently available. Two of the sound cards are for the evaluation of the ALS100 and one each for the evaluation of the ALS100L and the ALS100M. Detailed design information of the four sound cards and the PC motherboard and PC Notebook designs is available in the ALS100/L/M Integrated Audio Subsystems Design Manual, Avance Logic document number 10068. - Page 12 2 Introduction Control logic is built into the ALS100/L/M to support the following functions: • Audio Input · CD-ROM Audio · Monaural In · Stereo Line In · Microphone In • Audio Output · Stereo Line Out · Stereo Main/Surround Sound Out •...
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Page 13: Hardware Features
CD audio) • Built-in amplifier for the microphone input • ADPCM decompression engine • High speed 8-bit or 16-bit DMA interface with FIFO • MPU-401 MIDI controller with FIFO • CD-ROM controller ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 14: Software Support
PC Notebook sound systems (ALS100L) • MIDI controller • Game port • CD-ROM controller • Wavetable card support Emulation • Sound Blaster Pro • Sound Blaster 16 • Sound Blaster ADPCM • MPU-401 UART MIDI interface ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 15: Evaluation Sound Cards
The AS9520 sound card is an example of the AS9520 sound system design and is intended for the evaluation of that design. The AS9520 sound system design is based on the ALS100 Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC and contains the following features. -
Page 16: As9521 Sound Card Description
The AS9521 sound card is an example of the AS9521 sound system design and is intended for the evaluation of that design. The AS9521 sound system design is based on the ALS100M Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC, the multiple CD-ROM input version of the ALS100, and contains the following features. •... -
Page 17: As9540 Sound Card Description
The AS9540 sound card is an example of the AS9540 sound system design and is intended for the evaluation of that design. The AS9540 sound system design is based on the ALS100 Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC and has the lowest implementation cost of all of the sound system designs. -
Page 18: As9545 Sound Card Description
The AS9545 sound card is an example of the AS9545 sound system design and is intended for the evaluation of that design. The AS9545 sound system design is based on the ALS100 Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC and contains the following features. -
Page 19: As9548 Sound Card Description
AS9538 sound system design so that it can operate in a standard PC for a more convenient evaluation platform. The AS9538 sound system design is based on the ALS100L Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC, the 3.3 V input voltage version of the ALS100, and contains the following features. •... -
Page 20: Evaluation Sound Card Summary
10 Evaluation Sound Cards Evaluation Sound Card Summary Feature AS9520 AS9521 AS9540 AS9545 AS9548 Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC ALS100 ALS100M ALS100 ALS100 ALS100L 16-bit ISA Plug and Play CD-ROM Interfaces ATAPI IDE Optional Mitsumi Sony Panasonic SCSI Controller Interface Game/MIDI Port... -
Page 21: Input/Output Connections
CD-ROM audio connector. The AS9520, AS9540, and AS9545 sound cards have two CD-ROM audio connectors and the AS9521 sound card has three CD-ROM audio connectors, but only one of them may be ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... - Page 22 SCSI CD-ROM External Controller - (AS9521 sound card) The SCSI CD- ROM External Controller connector is used to attach an external SCSI CD- ROM controller. Of the five CD-ROM data/external controller connectors, only one may be used at a time. ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0...
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Page 23: Sound Card Installation
IDE, Panasonic, Mitsumi, or Sony) is connected to a CD-ROM Data cable connector on the sound card, the secondary IDE interface on the motherboard must be disabled. See your system instructions for the procedure. 8. Replace the system unit cover. ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... - Page 24 10. Plug all power cords into power utility outlets. 11. Power on the system and install the appropriate software driver. Refer to “Software Driver Installation” on page 29 for instructions on installing the software driver. ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0...
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Page 25: I/O Addresses
388H to 38FH FM Music Synthesizer PC Motherboard Settings All of the sound cards and sound system designs based on the ALS100/L/M Integrated Audio Subsystems are completely compatible with the ISA Plug and Play interface. No jumpers or switch settings are required. -
Page 26: As9520 Sound Card
16 AS9520 Sound Card AS9520 Sound Card Game/MIDI Port LF353 LF353 LF353 TEA2025B XTAL Mitsumi ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM CD-ROM Audio Audio ATAPI IDE CD-ROM Data ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 27: Specifications
Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with two internal planes Bus Connector ISA Plug and Play Operating Temperature 0 to 70° C Storage Temperature -50 to 125° C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 28: As9521 Sound Card
18 AS9521 Sound Card AS9521 Sound Card Game/MIDI Port ATAPI IDE/ Sony CD-ROM Audio Panasonic CD-ROM Audio Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio Sony CD-ROM Data Mitsumi CD-ROM Data Panasonic CD-ROM Data ATAPI IDE CD-ROM Data SCSI CD-ROM External Controller ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 29: Specifications
Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with two internal planes Bus Connector ISA Plug and Play Operating Temperature 0 to 70° C Storage Temperature -50 to 125° C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 30: As9540 Sound Card
20 AS9540 Sound Card AS9540 Sound Card Game/MIDI Port TEA2025B XTAL Mitsumi ATAPI IDE/Sony J3 (opt) CD-ROM CD-ROM Audio Audio ATAPI IDE CD-ROM Data ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 31: Specifications
Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with no internal planes Bus Connector ISA Plug and Play Operating Temperature 0 to 70° C Storage Temperature -50 to 125° C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 32: As9545 Sound Card
AS9545 Sound Card Hardware implementation of the AS9545 sound card is not currently availa- ble. The functional description (see “AS9540 Sound Card Description” on page 7) and the following specifications are for informational use only. ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 33: Specifications
Not available Raw Card Stock Not available Bus Connector ISA Plug and Play Operating Temperature 0 to 70° C Storage Temperature -50 to 125° C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 34: As9548 Sound Card
24 AS9548 Sound Card AS9548 Sound Card Game/MIDI Port ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 35: Specifications
Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with no internal planes Bus Connector ISA Plug and Play Operating Temperature 0 to 70° C Storage Temperature -50 to 125° C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 36: As9539 Pc Motherboard Sound System Design
The AS9539 sound system design is based on the ALS100 Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC and is a 16-bit ISA Plug and Play design with a Game/MIDI... -
Page 37: As9538 Pc Notebook Sound System Design
The AS9538 sound system design is based on the ALS100L Integrated Audio Subsystem ASIC, the 3.3 V input voltage version of the ALS100. It is a 16-bit ISA Plug and Play design with a Game/MIDI port, audio inputs from an ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM audio connector and Microphone In and Line In jacks, and outputs from Line Out and an optional Speaker Out jacks. -
Page 38: Software Applications Supported
28 Software Applications Supported Software Applications Supported Applications Diskette Names Windows 3.1 ALS100 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities Windows 95 ALS100 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities Windows NT 3.5 Not currently available OS/2 Warp Not currently available ALS100 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0... -
Page 39: Software Driver Installation
Software Driver Installation 29 Software Driver Installation DOS and Windows 3.1 1. Install the ALS100/L/M sound card (see “Sound Card Installation” on page 13) and power on the system. 2. Insert the “ALS100 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities” diskette into diskette drive A (or B). -
Page 40: Windows 95
30 Software Driver Installation 8. The installation of the Avance Logic software drivers will now begin. 9. When all of the files are copied to the fixed disk, install.exe will auto- matically update the system.ini and progman.ini files, saving copies of the original files with the extension “.als”, and the alsetup.exe util-... -
Page 41: Setup Utility Program
Setup Utility Program Alsetup.exe This utility is used to set up the ALS100/L/M sound card. It is automatically started when the Avance Logic software drivers are first installed in a DOS or Windows 3.1 application. It should be rerun anytime the system hardware con- figuration is changed or a change to the ALS100/L/M sound card configuration is desired. - Page 42 Press the ESC key to end the Sound Test and return to the Main Menu. 12. When satisfied with the operation of the ALS100/L/M sound card, select “Quit Test” and press the Enter key to exit the utility.
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Page 43: Trouble Shooting
Trouble Shooting 33 Trouble Shooting The ALS100/L/M sound card is designed to run trouble free once it is installed and setup. Most problems will be encountered during installation and setup or will be encountered later when something is changed in the system. The fol- lowing are descriptions of and solutions for the more common problems that you may encounter. - Page 44 Solution. If all are present, call for technical assistance. [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [drivers] Wave=alsound.drv Aux=alsound.drv Mixer=alsound.drv Midi=alsopl3.drv Midi1=alsmpu.drv Midi2=alsound.drv [386Enh] device=vcmd.386 device=vcad.386 device=valsd.386 device=alsopl3.386 Solution: Run the alsetup.exe utility in its entirety. ALS100/L/M User’s Guide 10070 1.0...
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Page 45: Fcc Notice
Shielded interconnect cables must be employed with this equipment to insure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Avance Logic could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the... -
Page 46: Technical Support
36 Technical Support Technical Support Avance Logic, Inc. is committed to providing the best technical support possi- ble for our products. Our technical support team is standing by to assist you in any way that they can. To better serve you, may we suggest that you review our BBS and our WWW site before requesting assistance.
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