I have to apologise my start posting.
The problem is not the PicocomA7, it's just our application software which wont work as expected.
The aplay/arecord runs fine when using the correct parameter.
We must checkout the difference between PicocomA5 and A7 ALSA regarding settings and fix our software.
Sorry for trouble - best regards.
Hello
I started checking the PicocomA7 modul on the evaluation board for some basic tests.
One part was the audio output and input which failed due to a very low volume.
Using arecord and an external audio source seems to be ok.
Running aplay with a well known wave file shows nearly nothing on the output pins.
As it's the same audio codec like the PicocomA5 may be its the same issue like it was few years ago.
Best regards
Hello
What is the current state from this audio problem?
We're using audio as main function.
best regards
Günter
Hi @all
I tried to access external hardware over the SPI bus.
Using /dev/spidev0.0
Running a lightly modified spi_test.c let some strange timing diagram appear on the logic analizer.
8 bits/word sending 3 bytes give not 3*8*2 baud: I expected the clock would be:
CS0 10000000000000000000000001
byte: 111111112222222233333333
clock 010101010101010101010101
The LA shows:
CS0 1000000000000000000001111
byte: 111111122222223333333xxx
clock 101010110101011010101xxx
I use gpio 41 as CS0 which is assigned in the structure spi_ioc_transfer.pad
Trying to change clock phase or polarity cause an error message.
Change the bits/word works but it unusable, we need 8/word
The timing between lowering CS0 and rising clock is very small - few ns
The clock low phase between two bytes is very small - fw ns
The connected chip (CMX865A) is not responding.
any suggestions?
beste regards
Günter
Hi @all
for a long time we are using the PicoCOM1 with audio applications developed around the ALSA controls for the AIC23B codec
stereo output = "Headphone"
stereo input = "Input"
and "Input Mute"
Now I'm testing a PicoCOM4 with the same audio codec but all the ALSA controls are different and looks like a Multi channel configuration.
Where are this configurations done and how to change what to get the old interface with Headphone and Input.
Thanks for tips and hints
na da scheint ja jemand auf arg verlorenen Posten zu agieren...
Bisher ohne CAN auf dem Picocom aber mit einer Idee die natürlich verpufft wenn CAN/Picocom nix taugt.
seams to be a problem from the evaluation board.
Running the Picocom1 in our application board everything is fine.
Hi folks
I'm working with the audio system and after using a lot of time monaural wave files I checked yesterday stereo files.
Creating a wavefile with silence in the left channel and a Testpattern in the right channel is played from the Picocom1 with swapped channels.
Suprised from this behaviour I checked the recording side and there is the same : swapped channels.
where should I search for the fault?
many thanks
Günter
erase don't recognize bad sectors 
erasing the hole partition solvs the problem.
Laut em/ix bin ich der einzige bei dem es Probleme gibt.
Alle anderen Kunden sind absolut zufrieden.
Man weigert sich daher auch mir zu helfen und sieht keiner Veranlassung dazu die von mir genannten Probleme für Ernst zu nehmen.
Klasse!
Thanks for relpy
Inside the boot loader the flash routines reside and I've problmes when Linux mounts this flash partition programmed with u-boot.
The idea was that a propably little bug inside the flash routines may be solved in a newer version.
Or just add verify to the write functions.
I'll have a look in the code.
best regards
Günter
Hello at all
what is the current version number from the boot loader U-Boot?
The installed version in BSP1.1 is from 2008.10 and seams to be very old and obsolet.
Is there a newer version implemented for the Picocom1-modul?
Best regards
G.Kollmann
Hi at all
I'm using the picocom1 modul for audio input and output.
If I create a wave file at the PC with exactly 1KHz/16bit/16KSMP and start aplay test.wav the signal after the codec sounds bad and has distortions.
It looks like the sample frequence is added to the 1KHz sine.
Normally the used tlv320aic23c should be god as CD-quality but is here worst than a babyphone.
What's may be wrong?
Greetings
Günter
ja, das BSP1.1 ist von emlix
Keine Ahnung ob das ein generelles Update war oder etwas spezielles, das war vor meiner Zeit, solang arbeite ich mit dem System noch nicht.
Gruß
Günter
Ich habe an der .config keine Änderungen für das Audio-Device gemacht.
amixer set headphone geht nicht *oops*, aber es ging auch um die Zahl(en) dahinter.
Das BSP wäre aber 1.1
gruß Günter
Hi at all
I'm using picocom1 with NAND flash as storageplace for linux kernel and targetfs.
Using U-Boot to flash a new kernel and/or targetfs seams to work without errors, erasing and writing gives no error messages.
But when running the system out of the flash and the kernel mounts the targetfs errors from the jffs2-system appears.
for example:
This messages appears at certain picocom1-modules, other runs the same targetfs without any problems.
What's going wrong?
What can I do to solv the problem?
Thanks
Günter
Jepp, es kommt was heraus, aber sehr wackelig.
Das timing ist allerdings .. suboptimal
oder
oder
oder ... funktioniert tadellos.
Gruß G.
Thanks Simon
may be it's why Atmel prefered the SPI.. TWI is the domain from NXP
I used irq-driven i2c with Arm7 LPC2xxx, a lot of chips connected over 4way multiplexer and it woks perfekt.
The SCL-speed now is at 200kHz and seams to be ok.
best regards
Günter
