The PRIZM Sound Board User's Manual
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Using R.I.C.E.(Real-time Internal Configuration Editor)
R.I.C.E. is a computer program allowing the user to remotely control, change and save
the configuration of the current sound bank without disassembling the saber, using a
data cable like the one sold at
TCSS
. R.I.C.E. is now available on PC (windows XP,
Vista and Seven) and on MacOS.
R.I.C.E. is very easy to use. The program is
available for MacOS and Windows computers.
With Windows 7, the TCSS cable will be
recognized automatically without the need of
installing drivers.
The data cable is a USB serial port. You can
source your own, there are mostly 3 different
chipsets on the market, FTDI, the Prolific
PL2303 and the Silicon Labs (Silabs) CP2102.
The R.I.C.E. data connection to the sound board
just requires 3 wires : Rx, Tx and the ground.
Make sure you use a RICE cable or USB serial
port that is 3.3V compliant.
Getting started with R.I.C.E.
The R.I.C.E. pads are under the sound board and are labeled. To connect the data
cable we recommend using a 3.5 mm stereo female jack with the following wiring:
Ring=TXD
Tip=RXD
Sleeve=GND
While it's possible to wire the sleeve (GND) wire to the GND pad of the board, we
recommend to connect it
to the battery pack negative
and not to the board
negative to avoid a kill key / recharge port bypass in the case a metal female jack is
used. Prefer a female jack with a plastic housing.
Note
: When not using the
saber, especially when the kill
key is inserted in the recharge
port, disconnect the R.I.C.E.
cable from the data port.
If you got a USB serial port
adapter from another source,
the pinout might differ. If you
cannot get the RICE software
to talk to the board,
try
swapping Rx and Tx
.
To battery pack negative (-)
