EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
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EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
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Last edited by rjd2 on Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:13 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
The 8048 is an Intel microprocessor. Contact Mouser about the availability of the DIP version.
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Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
thanks. is the 8049 a drop-in replacement?
Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
Hello ! Sorry for you but 8048 and 8049C 217 are not compatible they are not the same parts .i have a poly61 carcass here, think it has an 8049 in it;
But for me a working 8049 217 it will be very usefull to repair my Polysix , that's the part i need . If you would be agree to sell it to me it would be great !? if agree PM me .
For your repair : 8049 217 is for Key assigner and 8048 is for patch assigner .
Remenber me the actual symptoms of your Polysix i will try to help you
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Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
for p6 u can use 8048 and 8049. u need bin file with os
Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
Hello, I have this part. I may be willing to sell it to someone who needs it. Send me a private message if you are interested.cutoffres wrote:Hello ! Sorry for you but 8048 and 8049C 217 are not compatible they are not the same parts .i have a poly61 carcass here, think it has an 8049 in it;
But for me a working 8049 217 it will be very usefull to repair my Polysix , that's the part i need . If you would be agree to sell it to me it would be great !? if agree PM me .
For your repair : 8049 217 is for Key assigner and 8048 is for patch assigner .
Remenber me the actual symptoms of your Polysix i will try to help you
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Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
8048 and 8049 are programmable cpu's. if you have os you can program both
here's OS for polysix
http://www.jeanmicheljarre.pl/radek/pcb/KLM8048.BIN
and scaled down pcb

here's OS for polysix
http://www.jeanmicheljarre.pl/radek/pcb/KLM8048.BIN
and scaled down pcb

Re: EDIT: Polysix won't write to locations. culprit?
so i have been over this KLM367 board for weeks now, and verified all of the traces around IC 30 and31 were repaired. i have 2 pairs of 74LS08 IC's, and i've tried both pairs, with the same results.
all the other issues with the machine seem to be resolved, and initially, the machine allowed me to write to locations. i then started working on an MG MOD issue, which is now resolved, but i cant write to a location. it will enter into "enable" mode, and the "write" button flashes, but when you return to a location, the parameters arent changed. also, the "write" button stays lit as long as you leave it enabled.
can anyone diagnose exactly which section would be responsible for this? is it JUST IC's 30 and 31 on the 367 board, or should i be focused elsewhere on the 367 board, or otherwise? thanks, rj
all the other issues with the machine seem to be resolved, and initially, the machine allowed me to write to locations. i then started working on an MG MOD issue, which is now resolved, but i cant write to a location. it will enter into "enable" mode, and the "write" button flashes, but when you return to a location, the parameters arent changed. also, the "write" button stays lit as long as you leave it enabled.
can anyone diagnose exactly which section would be responsible for this? is it JUST IC's 30 and 31 on the 367 board, or should i be focused elsewhere on the 367 board, or otherwise? thanks, rj
Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
ok, i think im closer:
my next step will be to replace the TC5514 cmos ram. its an 18-pin IC. i can't find anything on mouser as a workable substitute, but im sure there are other search options im not using.
what can i use? or do i really need to track down the obsolete TC5514? there's gotta be a modern equivalent for a 4-bit cmos ram, right?
my next step will be to replace the TC5514 cmos ram. its an 18-pin IC. i can't find anything on mouser as a workable substitute, but im sure there are other search options im not using.
what can i use? or do i really need to track down the obsolete TC5514? there's gotta be a modern equivalent for a 4-bit cmos ram, right?
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Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
Ahaha, not necessarily. RAM goes out of fashion like going out of fashion is the most fashionable thing to do.
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Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
i'm no expert, but i wonder if this would work:
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... eyCode=WSF
pin-out is the same, speed is same. for less than $3 you might give it a try.
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... eyCode=WSF
pin-out is the same, speed is same. for less than $3 you might give it a try.
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Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
thanks rhino! unfortunately i just got impatient and paid 13 bucks for one on ebay. whatever. im sure that works; i have read that the 6514 is the same family as 5514. that's good to know, though; P6 restorers might have use for that info.
Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
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A message to radek tymecki :
Hello Radek, You've got software for 8048 , but would you have software for 8049 ?
I need it .
Thanks
for who wants to know what i'm looking for :
I'm looking for the program who is in the part D8049C 217 , this part is in the Korg Polysix Key assigner section .
Thanks to all , and sorry for the off topic .
Hello Radek, You've got software for 8048 , but would you have software for 8049 ?
I need it .
Thanks
for who wants to know what i'm looking for :
I'm looking for the program who is in the part D8049C 217 , this part is in the Korg Polysix Key assigner section .
Thanks to all , and sorry for the off topic .
Re: 8048 IC for Korg Polysix. 40-pin DIP: sub?
Hello Radek. do you have the hex file for d8049 384 of Poly?
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Re: EDIT: Polysix: TC5514 substitute?
i have only bin. it works for 8048/49 etc 
