SB AWE32 Developer's Information Pack PART I Introduction •• 9
Copyright Creative Technology Ltd., 1994-1996 Version 3.00
Bus Interface
Chip
Joystick Port
MCU
MIDI Port
(SB &
MPU-401)
16 bit AD/DA
Mixer
EMU8000
Tank DRAM
ROM
DRAM
SIMM Socket
EMU8000 Subsystem
C-BUS
Musi c
Synthesizer
3D
Stereo
Enh
Power
Amplifier
Line-In
Mic- In
CD-In
Line-Out
Phone-Out
Functional Block Diagram of Sound Blaster AWE32
The EMU8000 subsystem consists of the following parts:
• ROM
The ROM contains 1MB of General MIDI sound samples.
• DRAM
This is the supplied 512 KB of DRAM on Sound Blaster AWE32 and Sound Blaster
AWE32 Value Edition for custom sound samples and GS support.
• SIMM Socket
2 optional SIMM sockets for DRAM expansion. You can expand the on-board DRAM a
maximum of 28 MB by inserting off-the-shelf SIMM modules.
The following lists the I/O ports used by the EMU8000 subsystem :
• 0x6X0 - 0x6X3