One thing that I don't understand about CD hardware(One out

[roeido@yahoo.com]

Hi All,

One thing that I don't understand, out of many.
Is the chipset that drive the pickup mechanism(Loader) can work with
different kind of loaders.
For example, if I have a CD board with Sony pickup mechanism can I use
the same board and just change the pickup mechanism to Samsung pickup
mechanism ?
If yes, What does it take to make the change. Do I need to configure
the Servo and other chips that control the loader ?

Thanks in Advance
Roy

 

[Ian Stirling]

roeido@yahoo.com <roeido@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi All,

One thing that I don't understand, out of many.
Is the chipset that drive the pickup mechanism(Loader) can work with
different kind of loaders.
For example, if I have a CD board with Sony pickup mechanism can I use
the same board and just change the pickup mechanism to Samsung pickup
mechanism ?

If yes, What does it take to make the change. Do I need to configure
the Servo and other chips that control the loader ?

The answer to these is a resounding maybe.

You really need to start with datasheets for the mechanisms, or at least
pinouts, and corresponding ones for the motherboard.

You may well need to reconfigure the servo/... or even add extra drive
chips in some cases.