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© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.Raspberry Pi RP2350-E9 Erratum Redefined as Input Mode Leakage CurrentAlthough initially defined as an issue with GPIO inputs when configured with the internal pull-downs enabled, erratum RP2350-E9 has recently been redefined in the datasheet (page 1341) as a case of increased leakage current. As it is now understood since we previously reported, the issue occurs when a GPIO (0 – 47) is configured as input, the input buffer is enabled, and the pad voltage is somewhere between logic LOW and HIGH. In that case leakage current can be as high as 120 µA with IOVDD = 3.3 V. This leakage current is too much for the internal pull-up to overcome, ergo the need for an external pull-down: 8.2 kΩ or less, per the erratum. Disabling the input buffer will stop the leakage current, but reading the input requires re-enabling the buffer.
GPIO Pad leakage for IOVDD=3.3 V (Credit: Raspberry Pi)
The upshot of this issue is that for input applications, the internal pull-downs are useless, and since PIO applications cannot toggle pad controls, the input buffer toggling workaround is not an option. ADC usage requires one to clear the GPIO input enable. In general any circuit that relies on floating pins or an internal pull-down resistor will be affected.
Although this should mean that the affected A2 stepping of the RP2350 MCU can still be used for applications where this is not an issue, and external pull-downs can be used as a ‘fix’ at the cost of extra power usage, it makes what should have been a drop-in replacement a troubled chip at best. At this point there have still been no definite statements from Raspberry Pi regarding a new (B0) stepping, leaving RP MCU users with the choice between the less flashy RP2040 and the buggy RP2350 for the foreseeable future.
Header: Thomas Amberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.Fixing an Elgato HD60 S HDMI Capture DeviceThere’s a special kind of satisfaction found in the act of repairing a previously broken device, which is why YouTube is full of repair channels and guides on how to do it yourself. Inspired by this, [Doug Brown] decided to give it a shot himself, with an Elgato HD60 S HDMI capture device as the patient. As per the eBay listing, the device did not show up as a USB device when connected to a computer — a quick probing of the innards revealed that not only were the board voltages being dragged down, but some of the components on the PCB were getting suspiciously hot.
One of the broken switching regulators on the Elgato HD60 S capture device PCB. (Credit: Doug Brown)
On a thermal camera the hot components in question turned out to part of the voltage regulator circuits, one a switching regulator (marked fiVJVE, for Fitipower FP6373A) and another a voltage inverter marked PFNI (Ti TPS60403DBV).
Since both took 5 V, the suspicion was an over-voltage event on the USB side. After replacing the FP6373A and TPS60403 with newly purchased ones, the voltage rails were indeed healthy, and the Elgato sprung to life and could be used for HDMI capture and pass-through. However, the device’s onboard LEDs stubbornly refused to follow the boot-up pattern or show any other color patterns. Was this just a busted Innotech IT1504 LED driver IC?
Swapping it with a pin-compatible Macroblock MB15040 didn’t improve the situation, and the LEDs worked fine when externally controlling the MB15040 on its SPI bus, as well as with the original IT1504. Asking Elgato whether there was a known issue with these status LEDs didn’t lead to anything, so [Doug] decided to tackle the presumed source of the problem: the Nuvoton M031LD2AE MCU that’s supposed to drive the LED driver IC. The PCB helpfully provides a 4-pin JST connector on the board for the MCU’s SWD interface, but Elgato did protect the flash contents, so a straight dump wasn’t going to work.
The binary firmware is however helpfully available from Elgato, with the MCU already running the latest version. This is the point where [Doug] loaded the firmware into Ghidra to begin to understand what exactly this firmware was supposed to be doing. Putting on a fresh MCU with the correct firmware definitely worked, but debugging was hard as the new MCU also enabled protections, so in Ghidra the offending code for this was identified and neutralized, finally allowing for on-chip debugging and leading down another rabbit hole only to find an SPI flash chip at the end.
Ultimately it turned out that all the hardware was working fine. The problem ended up being that the LED patterns stored on the SPI EEPROM had become corrupted, which caused the Nuvoton MCU to skip over them. The same issue was confirmed on a second HD60 S, which makes it seem that this is a common issue with these Elgato capture devices. As a next step [Doug] hopes to figure out a way to more easily fix this issue, as even the streamlined process is still quite convoluted. Whether it is an issue with Elgato’s software or firmware (updater) is unknown at this point, but at least there seems to be a fix for now, even if Elgato support seems to just tell owners to ‘ignore it if capturing works’.
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The post Musicians: Don’t Give Up! Success May Be Right Around the Corner appeared first on Hypebot.UVI’s World Suite 3 offers “unmatched” global instrument libraryBack in 2021, UVI‘s World Suite 2 gave producers an impressively comprehensive sound library with software instruments from India, South America and, well, all around the world, basically. And now it’s time for another trip around the globe; World Suite 3 is here.
We gave World Suite 2 a perfect 10/10, but World Suite 3 arrives to give its predecessor a run for its money. The sound library comes with 46 new instruments, offering sounds from Native America all the way back to ancient Greece. And that’s on top of the 369 instruments World Suite 2 already had to offer.READ MORE: Our favourite plugins, effects and VST instruments released this week
Every instrument has been meticulously recorded to sound as authentic as possible. It’s a library that UVI argues is “unmatched”, and it’s been compiled and recorded with the utmost care and attention to detail.
Each instrument is kitted out with its own unique controls. The intricate, instrument-specific controls allow users to tweak sounds to a detailed level, all the while not compromising the raw texture of the instrument.
UVI has also loaded World Suite 3 with over 1,900 presets, as well as over 80,000 samples, loops and phrases, providing you with an unimaginably vast library ripe and ready for experimentation.World Suite 3 also offers a smoother user experience with a shiny new user interface. While its predecessor boasted a nifty search function, allowing you to peruse by Region and Instrument Type, World Suite 3 also offers a reimagined way to discover new sounds.
The World Traveller and Voice Traveller exploration functions encourage users to step out of their comfort zone. The functions make it easier than ever to find bold new sounds, a colourful interface tempting you to experiment. Whether it be toying with some South American Bossa Drums, or maybe trying out the African Juju Bass, UVI has made experimentation simple, quick and easy.Voice Traveller works in a similar fashion, unifying sounds by region and voice types, making it simpler to explore and experiment with different vocal traditions from across the globe.
World Suite 3 offers native 64-bit stand-alone operation with Falcon or UVI’s Workstation. It also provides support for all your favourite DAWs.
World Suite 3 is available now, with a special introductory price of $199 / 199€. After 30th September, it will hike up to $299 / 299€. For more information, head to UVI.
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SourceMIDI Innovation Awards Show 2024 As this year’s MIDI Innovation Awards draw to a close, The MIDI Association will be hosting a streamed event on their YouTube channel to showcase the finalists and select the winners.
