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noziska@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Pat Noziska) writes:

>Does ANYONE out there sell a general-purpose DSP card for the PC/AT bus?
>By general-purpose, I mean: 
>
>	1. Has an Open architecture (i.e. one which will allow me to 
>		write ANY kind of DSP code I want and make it work on the board)
>	2. Not originally designed for a specific purpose (such as voice or fax)
>	3. Has an RJ-xx interface (which sorta violates my second criterion,
>	but it's what I would prefer). Telephony interface is a plus.

I'd also like to find such a board, but I don't need the RJ-xx interface.

Nice features I'd like to see:

    1.  A/D and D/A on board (plug in option is ok).
    2.  A/D and D/A that go up to 16 bits and 44.1 kHz would be nice
        but I don't need it for all purposes.
    3.  Buffered A/D and D/A so I don't have to code the pace.
    4.  2 each of A/D and D/A (stereo, other effects, etc.)
    5.  If RJ-xx interface, voltage level, ring detect and such would
        also be nice, but that sounds like a telephone line interface

>I'm hoping I can find a prefab, plug-and-program board, but if no such board
>exists, I will entertain comments on the merits of, and recommendations of,
>the available  DSP board prototyping and development kits out there for the
>AT bus.

On the one extreme, there are lots of experimenters out there to which some
of the electronics industry caters.  On the other extreme most people just
want everything to be turnkey.  THERE IS A MIDDLE point which is not being
very well addressed: people who do NOT want to mess with the hardware too
much, but *DO* want to do the software experimenting to the extreme detail.
Too often "just the right hardware" comes without any ability to program
it at all, because the vendor provides "all you would ever need", which
almost always turns out to be junk.

Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now :-)
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