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Revision as of 17:00, 12 January 2010
A Speech Synthesizer from Amstrad based on the SPO256-AL2 Speech Synthesizer
Contents
Software
- |SAY,@<string> - Converts a string af ASCII text to speech
- |ECHO,<mode> - Activates text to speech conversion on text printed to the screen.
- |APHONE,<allophone>[,<allophone>] - Send allophones directly to the interrupt driven allophone buffer.
- |ROOM,@<value> - Find out how many free locations in the allophones buffer.
- |QUIET - Clears the allophone buffer.
- |SPON - Activates the speech interrrupt event.
- |SPOFF - To prevent output of data from the allophone buffer.
- |SPSTATUS,@<value> - Read the status of the speech processor.
- |SPOUT,<allophone>[,<allophone>] - Sends allophones directly to the soundprocessor.
Technical Specs.
The clock frequency (passed to the speech chip) is fixed, the exact frequency is unknown (?)
Uses I/O port: #FBEE, of which (according to the manual) only A10,A4,A0 are decoded.
Port FBEEh READ:
bit7 Status 1 (0=Speech Busy, 1=Ready/Halted) (SBY Pin, Speech Busy) bit6 Status 2 (0=Ready to Receive Data, 1=Busy) (/LRQ Pin, Load Request) bit5-0 Not used (garbage, probably usually highz)
Port FBEEh WRITE:
bit7-6 Reserved (must be zero) bit5-0 Allophone number ;data can be send when Status.Bit6=0
Supported Games
- 3D Boxing
- 3D Stunt Rider
- Alex Higgin's World Snooker / World Pool
- Darkwurlde
- Glen Hoddle Soccer
- Roland In Space
- Tubaruba
Caution - Some webpages do (incorrectly) list further games: Gremlins (spanish version), Seablood and Robin of Sherwood (these contain code for using Port FBEC & FBEF for some kind of data transfer - not for speech). Also, Dragon Gold is listed as speech game (not sure why, it doesn't seem to use any special I/O ports; unless different versions of that game exist?)
Pictures
- Amstrad SSA1
Frontpage
Inside
Inside
Inside
Inside
Hi-Res image showing text on ceramic oscillator
Box (open)
Box (side)
Interface and Speakers
Manual and Tape
Box (front)
Reviews
The SSA1 compared to the dk'Tronics synth
Examples of the Amstrad synth in use
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Downloads
- SP0256-AL2 ROM (caution - the bytes in the file are in reversed bit-order, ie. the "Target" values are unreversed, all other opcodes and parameters are reversed)
Manual
File:Amstrad SSA-1 User Instruction Manual.pdf
Manual of the Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer Individual pages
Other Speech Synthesizers
- Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer
- MHT Speech Synthesizer (MHT Ingenieros)
- TMPI speech synthetizer (TechniMusique)
