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From: rob_ocelot

To: kiwitechnics@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 4:18 PM

Subject: [kiwitechnics] Rare JX-3P ROM version and KT upgrade

 

I have a KT upgrade on the way and I cracked open my newly reacquired JX-3P to get started on removing the 8031 and other things.

Here's what I found, different from any other 3P thatI've owned:

-a wire running from pin 26 of the Intel 8031 to pin 26 of the socketed EPROM
-EPROM is an offical Roland ROM on a 27128 with '3' circled on the label.

I'm pretty sure this is the often-mentioned Dynamics upgrade offered by Roland that allowed velocity over MIDI (routed to VCA and possibly VCF). I assume the wire is an extra address line that is needed for the expanded ROM.

Now the big question to Murry is if this line is needed for the KT upgrade?

I suspect that Murry's upgrade bypasses the ROM and the internal RAM entirely and has all of that contained on the 8031 replacement. However I think the Roland upgrade isolates 8031 Pin 26 from the main board so should that be reattached when I replace the 8031 with the socket?

I think it's ironic that I spent years searching for this 'mythical' ROM upgrade only to find it when we finally have an upgrade that accomplishes that much coveted features and so much more.