YMF715E

Miscellaneous:

 

Index

 

D7

 

D6

 

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1

 

D0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0Ah

 

VEN

 

-

 

-

MCSW

MODE

VER2

VER1

 

VER0

 

VEN...

 

This bit enables the hardware volume control. Default is VEN=“1”.

 

 

MCSW...

 

This bit determines whether Rch of Mic input or loopback of monaural

 

 

 

 

output is connected to A/D. This will be useful to support the echo

 

 

 

 

cancellation. When “0” is set to this bit, Rch of Mic input is selected.

 

 

MODE...

 

This bit indicates the SB or WSS mode. If MODE=0, it is the SB mode.

 

 

 

 

This bit is read only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VER2-0...

 

These bits indicate the version of OPL3-SA3 and read only (VER2=“1”,

 

 

 

 

VER1=“0”, VER0=“0”).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

default : 84h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WSS DMA Base counter (R/W):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

D7

 

D6

 

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1

 

D0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0Bh

 

 

 

 

 

Playback Base Counter (Low)

 

 

 

 

0Ch

 

 

 

 

 

Playback Base Counter (High)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0Dh

 

 

 

 

 

Recording Base Counter (Low)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0Eh

 

 

 

 

 

Recording Base Counter (High)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These registers are to load the value to WSS DMA base counter and read out the present value. Initial value is FFh.

In case of loading the value, both high and low bytes are loaded to internal DMA counter when the high byte is written. The value set to this register is “(the number of transfer byte) -1” that is same as WSS CODEC indirect register 0Eh, 0Fh, 1Eh and 1Fh.

When read these registers, the present value of DMA base counter is read out.

These registers are used mainly to support the suspend/resume feature that is very important for Notebook PC application.

WSS Interrupt Scan out/in (R/W):

Index

D7

D6

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1

D0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0Fh

-

-

-

-

-

STI

SCI

SPI

Use the bits in this register to set WSS interrupt-flags(WSS CODEC indirect Register, index 18h, D6-D4 bits).

STI...

“1” in this bit means TI=“1” and corresponding IRQ active.

SCI...

“1” in this bit means CI=“1” and corresponding IRQ active.

SPI...

“1” in this bit means PI=“1” and corresponding IRQ active.

default : 00h

 

Notice)

 

To make IRQ active, it is necessary to set “1” to WSS CODEC indirect register index 0Ah IEN bit.

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Yamaha OPL3-SA3 specifications Miscellaneous, Mcsw, Mode, WSS DMA Base counter R/W, WSS Interrupt Scan out/in R/W

OPL3-SA3 specifications

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