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Charon-AXP


AlphaStation Sound Card (AD1848) emulation

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Last updated: Aug 24, 2018 by Bruno Miretti (Deactivated)Version 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
  • AlphaServer DS10
  • AlphaServer DS10L
  • AlphaServer DS15
  • AlphaServer DS20
  • AlphaServer DS25
  • AlphaServer ES40
  • AlphaServer ES45


"PulseAudio" package of the very last version available must be installed on Charon host for supporting audio playback. Refer for "PulseAudio" page for obtaining the package and details of its installation.


PCXBJ supports only sound playback on OpenVMS operating system only 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

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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