AlphaStation Sound Card (AD1848) emulation

Owned by Kirill Nikolaev (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 19, 2023 by W.ErberVersion comment

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General description

PCXBJ is a PCI controller for emulation of AlphaStation Sound Card AD1848.

It is available for the following hardware models:

  • AlphaServer 400

Please note:

  • The latest "PulseAudio" package must be installed on Charon host to allow audio playback. Refer for "PulseAudio" page for obtaining the package and details of its installation.
  • PCXBJ supports only sound playback on OpenVMS operating system at the moment. Its functionality will be extended in future releases.


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Loading PCXBJ audio adapter

Syntax for loading PCXBJ audio adapter:

load PCXBJ <name>

Example:

load PCXBJ AUA

Please note:

  • All the parameters described in the "Placement of peripheral devices on PCI bus", such as "bus", "device", "function", "irq", "irq_bus" are applicable for PCXBJ controller
  • No extra parameters need to be set/changed.
  • Once the controller is loaded it uses the host default audio card for audio playback via "PulseAudio" package.
  • On OpenVMS side one must have MultiMedia services for OpenVMS package (MMOV) installed (available with OpenVMS CDL) along with MMOV-RT license.

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