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Re: D/A on parallel port

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From: John De Armond
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:57
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HARVEY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:

>I am looking for the circuit to output sounds through the parallel port.
>The schematics in the MODPLAY package are difficult to understand. Does
>anyone out there have a better schematic for this circuit. Any help
>will be gratly appreciated. My computer understands Orcad, Pads , Gifs as
>well as Postscript.

No schematic needed.  Connect an R-2R resistor network across the bits
of the port.  Viola, instant D/A.  This is what the covox talker
does.  If you can't find a network, you can make one yourself.

          2 * R
bit ----VVVVVV-------+
                     /
					 \
					 /  R
                     |
bit ----VVVVVV-------+
                     /
					 \
					 /
                     |
bit ----VVVVVV-------+
                     /
					 \
					 /
                     |
MSB ----VVVVVV-------+---------------- out

John
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Subject: Re: D/A on parallel port
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