SPO256

Catalog Number 276-1784 AN EXCLUSIVE RADIO SHACK SERVICE TO THE EXPERIMENTER SPO256 NARRATORTM SPEECH PROCESSOR Features RADIO SHACK, A DIVISION OF TANDY CORPORATION U.S.A.: FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 CANADA: BARRIE, ONTARIO L4M 4W5 TANDY CORPORATION AUSTRALIA 91 KURRAJONG ROAD MOUNT DRUITT, N S W 2770 BELGIUM PARC INDUSTRIEL DE NANINNE 5140 NANINNE UK BILSTON ROAD WEDNESBURY WEST MIDLANDS WS10 7JN w w t a .D w Printed in USA S a e h Natural Speech Stand Alone Operation with Inexpensive Support Components Wide Operating Voltage Word, Phrase, or Sentence Library, ROM Expandable Expandable to 491 K of ROM Directly Simple Interface to Most Microcomputers or Microprocessors Supports L.P.C. Synthesis: Formant Synthesis: Allophone Synthesis Generel Description t e U 4 . m o c The SPO256 (Speech Processor) is a single chip N-Channel MOS LSI device that is able, using its stored program, to synthesize speech or complex sounds. PIN CONFIGURATION The achievable output is equivalent to a flat frequency response ranging from 0 to 5 kHz, a dynamic range of 42dB, and a signal to noise ratio of approximately 35dB. The SP0256 incorporates four basic functions: A software programable digital filter that can be made to model a VOCAL TRACT. A 16K ROM which stores both data and Instructions (THE PROGRAM). A MICROCONTROLLER which controls the data flow from the ROM to the digital filter, the assembly of the “word strings” necessary for linking speech elements together, and the ampl...