In search of a lost link about CD player.

pat allen · 27th December 2006, 10:10 PM

Hi, i am searching a link that i found few years ago.

It was nothing but a CD player made with a PC cd player, and was using a PIC microcontroler to talk to the unit, with an external LCD. It was totaly DIY, there was even the software (.asm file) to "talk" to the pc cd player. The guy was using later the digital output with its own dac.

any ideas ?

thanks a lot

Pat Allen

pinkmouse · 27th December 2006, 10:18 PM

Did you look through any of the existing CD-Rom threads here? It has likely been already mentioned somewhere.

Leolabs · 30th December 2006, 12:45 AM

Hi Pat!Search on this forum,I am sure there are threads about the CDROM player controller with PIC.Something related to the "Trading Post" section.

pat allen · 30th December 2006, 03:44 PM

thanks guy, i will re-do a search.

btw...i do believe this link is 5 years old at least...

thanks

Pat Allen

phn · 30th December 2006, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pat allen
tbtw...i do believe this link is 5 years old at least...

It probably is. Good ideas live longer than 5 yrs. If they don't they never were that good to begin with.

Apogee · 30th December 2006, 03:52 PM

DIY CD drive based on a computer CDROM

Happy new year!

pat allen · 30th December 2006, 03:56 PM

i am presently searching on this thread.

Well, to make it simpler, the web link was showing more how to "talk" IDE to the cd rom unit, based on a PIc micro, more than talking about cd player itself.
On the other hand, if i could find some software examples or applications that shows how to talk IDE to these units, i may be plenty ok to try few things.

btw---the link was on a personnal page, not from DIY.

thanks guys

happy new year !!!

phn · 30th December 2006, 04:08 PM

More:

Could someone post a CDROM Controller schematic to DIY the CD ROM to be a CD player?

Which CD-rom controller kit to buy?

http://www.audiokit.ro/cdrom.html

andrew_whitham · 30th December 2006, 04:31 PM

For sure you can just buy this as a kit now,

Got mine from HK (www.diyclub.biz) came with a remote control too.

If your more interested in the end result rather than the getting there I recommend this. Of course you still need to do something to get the audio out...

Cheers

Andy

27th December 2006, 10:10 PM	#1
pat allen diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Quebec	In search of a lost link about CD player. Hi, i am searching a link that i found few years ago. It was nothing but a CD player made with a PC cd player, and was using a PIC microcontroler to talk to the unit, with an external LCD. It was totaly DIY, there was even the software (.asm file) to "talk" to the pc cd player. The guy was using later the digital output with its own dac. any ideas ? thanks a lot Pat Allen __________________ Electronic engineer for automotive market.

27th December 2006, 10:18 PM	#2
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Did you look through any of the existing CD-Rom threads here? It has likely been already mentioned somewhere. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

30th December 2006, 03:44 PM	#4
pat allen diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Quebec	thanks guy, i will re-do a search. btw...i do believe this link is 5 years old at least... thanks Pat Allen __________________ Electronic engineer for automotive market.

30th December 2006, 03:52 PM	#6
Apogee diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tacoma, WA	Try this... DIY CD drive based on a computer CDROM Happy new year! __________________ "If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week." - Charles Darwin

30th December 2006, 03:56 PM	#7
pat allen diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Quebec	i am presently searching on this thread. Well, to make it simpler, the web link was showing more how to "talk" IDE to the cd rom unit, based on a PIc micro, more than talking about cd player itself. On the other hand, if i could find some software examples or applications that shows how to talk IDE to these units, i may be plenty ok to try few things. btw---the link was on a personnal page, not from DIY. thanks guys happy new year !!! __________________ Electronic engineer for automotive market.


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30th December 2006, 12:45 AM	#3
Leolabs diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bukit Mertajam	Hi Pat!Search on this forum,I am sure there are threads about the CDROM player controller with PIC.Something related to the "Trading Post" section.

30th December 2006, 04:08 PM	#8
phn diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	More: Could someone post a CDROM Controller schematic to DIY the CD ROM to be a CD player? Which CD-rom controller kit to buy? http://www.audiokit.ro/cdrom.html

30th December 2006, 04:31 PM	#9
andrew_whitham diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	For sure you can just buy this as a kit now, Got mine from HK (www.diyclub.biz) came with a remote control too. If your more interested in the end result rather than the getting there I recommend this. Of course you still need to do something to get the audio out... Cheers Andy

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