CATWEAZLES Fraktal / CellilarAutomata Synth

[oscillate_wildly]

I am having so much problems trying to program the chip. I have a pickit 2. does anyone know of a low cost demo board which could program it, or a cheap programer that works?! thanks x

[catweazle]

Be shure the you connected MCLR, PGC and PGD right. Target (PIC) powered on while programming

I use the GTP-USB+ Programmer 
http://www.winpic800.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=88
it's not the cheapest but can program all PICs (including PIC32 and dsPIC), Atmel AVRs and EEPROMs
which is nice if you want to do AVRs and PIC projects.

I don't have a PICkit2, but as I know the "light" version can't program all PICs.

good luck

[catweazle]

If you don't have any possiblities to get it working, I can send you a programmed one.
mail me acidliner<at>web.de

[Circuitbenders]

Hey catweazle, are there any updates on this. I was just looking at the electro music forum and saw some new posts in the Fraktal synth thread there: http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-25422-75.html

I've just finished a new Fraktal synth and its a fantastic machine!

Now all i've got to do is learn some C 

[catweazle]

Some people on
http://electro-music.com/forum/post-222876.html
had done some nice upgrades like adding a filter, creating Eagle PCB-boards,

... and even a new algorithm is available (Karplus Strong Algorithm emulating plugged strings)
http://www.reprolabs.com/fs7.htm

Since I got realtime audiostreaming on the NintendoDS working I've ported the Fraktalsynth Algorithms, including a resonant 12dB Multimode Filter (lowpass,bandpass,highpass), Delay Effect and all with an easy to use interface. * Soon it will be released. *
The NintendoDS is cheap, CPU power, lots of RAM, StorageCard, Touchscreen user interface etc..
so this little guy will be my platform for my next projects ...
... be prepared for some softwarebended noisemakers 


PS:
learning C is a bit hard in the begining but it's worth the trouble 

[Circuitbenders]

mmmm, nice 

[catweazle]

Nice work!!!
As promised here is a first review of the Nintendo DS Version ....

[catweazle]

... and here is the DS binary (I use a R4DS Card but should run in No$GBA Emulator)

Rename the file   NoiseToys_Alpha.txt    into    NoiseToys_Alpha.rar    (RAR-Archive, since I cannot upload RAR files)

[Circuitbenders]

If anyone still interested in this synth, and if you're not then you should be because is brilliant fun and easy to build, heres an updated hex file that someone else has been working on with 2 extra synth sections and a PCB layout.

http://www.reprolabs.com/fraktal_synth_1.htm

Just followthe link at the bottom and keep pressing the 'next' buttons