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K20W Sound Writer User Guide 

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Compiler Window 

 
When the K20W USB Sound Writer is launched, the Compiler Window is displayed. The 
Compiler Window consists of the following areas: 
 

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Device Selection

: to select which voice chip to be used 

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Trigger Selection

: to determine how the chip to be triggered 

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Voice Output Type

: to select the type of voice output, VOUT or COUT 

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VOUT Volume

: VOUT volume can be selected in some of the voice chip 

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Pin Status Display

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shows the pins status 

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File Display Area

: displays a list of sound files used 

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Voice Group Listing

: shows the available voice groups and the trigger options 

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Function Buttons

: to perform the specific functions 

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Memory Usage

: displays in percentage how much memory is used 

 
 
 

 

Fig. 6  

 
Voice data and user selectable options must be set up and combined together to create a 
DAT file for programming into the voice chip. The following procedures describe step by 
step how to compile the voice data and select the options to produce the DAT file for 
programming. 

 

Device Selection 

Trigger Selection 

File Display Area 

Voice Group Listing 

Voice Output Type & Volume 

Pin Status Display 

Functional Button 

Memory Usage Display 

Summary of Contents for K20W

Page 1: ...K20W Sound Writer User Guide Page 1 of 12 K20W Sound Writer USER GUIDE Kowatec Corporation www kowatec com...

Page 2: ...r User Guide Page 2 of 12 Table of Content Introduction 3 Installation Error Bookmark not defined Running the Software 4 Compiler Window 6 Writer Window 9 Inserting Devices onto the Programmer 11 Tech...

Page 3: ...ng different Options and Trigger Modes of each individual Voice Group The Writer is used to program the voice data into the voice chips that resulted from the Compiler Function The Writer must be conn...

Page 4: ...ime the current supply from USB may not be sufficient to support the Writer In this case an external 5V DC adapter with at least 1A capacity should be connected separately to the power jack center pos...

Page 5: ...the USB cable during the firmware update Otherwise the Writer Programmer board will be damaged permanently Press OK to begin the update process Fig 4 In case of firmware update failure an error messag...

Page 6: ...ile Display Area displays a list of sound files used Voice Group Listing shows the available voice groups and the trigger options Function Buttons to perform the specific functions Memory Usage displa...

Page 7: ...ct Voice Compress Type Click the pulldown list to select the compress type for the input sound file Lower bit compression such as 4 bit ADPCM takes less memory space to store the sound file However th...

Page 8: ...ound file or Silence to Voice Group Highlight the Voice Group you want to edit Double click the sound file name to add the sound file to the highlighted Voice Group Note You can add any number of soun...

Page 9: ...s also displayed If the DAT is corrupted it will have incorrect check sum and will not be loaded Blank Check To Blank check the inserted voice chip Fig 9 to 10 If the Device list box does not show the...

Page 10: ...eft to right to indicate the operation is in progress 3 If the operation is completed and passed the result is displayed in Blue on the Status bar Fig 9 4 If the operation is completed and failed the...

Page 11: ...ted align to the bottom of the 24 pin textool socket SOP Package Additional SOP adapter should be used and align to bottom of the 24 pin textool socket Adapter 16S D2 for K161004 2104 4208 SOP K161004...

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