Radio Shack TRS-80 Voxbox Hardware Manual

VOXBOX™

Radio

/hack

Speech

Recognition

Device

Catalog Number

26-1181

TRS-BO™

MICRO

COMPUTER

SYSTEM

CUSTOM

MANUFACTURED IN

U.S-A.

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TRS-80

The

new

this

may use

and to

Video Display

keyboard.

•

Simple to use

Interface

•

Includes

VOXBOX

technology on your Level II TRS-80

words and phrases to

enter data.

TRS-80 Bus

dynamic push-to-talk mic with coiled

communication

•

Includes

programs.

•

Using the examples

your

•

Use

or phrases,

•

Re-train it at any

vocabulary ....

machine-language "driver"

own programs for

the training mode to

each word /phrase up to 1.2 seconds

—

speech

recognition unit

control

Focus on the work or

without

connects directly to TRS-80

with the VOXBOX.

the

distraction of

Card

Edge.

and instructions in this

custom

teach the VOXBOX

time to recognize a different

in any language!

applications.

this Radio

allows

computer.

and instruct

play at hand

having

or

program and

manual,

up

Shack

you to enjoy

Now

your

computer

—

such as on the

to type

to Expansion

cord

for

three

application

you can

to 32 words

long.

32-word

you

—

on the

write

Note:

Shack

and

Speech

VOXBOX

affordable to general consumers. For this

recommends that

experimentation. Proceed

serious

application.

recognition is

is one of the first such devices

the unit be used primarily

new technology.

a

advisedly before

Required Equipment

TRS-80 with

Cassette Recorder

Expansion Interface optional

16K RAM

In

fact,

your Radio

to be both available

reason,

for entertainment

committing

Radio Shack

the

and

unit to any

Contents

1. Setting

2. Powering

3. Hints on Using

4. Running the

5. How to Write

Up

and

Up

Application

Your Own

Appendices

Modifying

A.

B. Table Summary of

Device Specifications

C.

the

Loading

VoxBox

Driver

Important

the

Driver

Programs

Application

Program

Addresses

Program

Programs 21

parameters

3

5 7 8

.

29 30

31

Setting

Up

Setting

1.

Connecting

(See Figure

Turn off

1.

Remove the curved

2.

the TRS-80

edge, with

connector.

Plug the

3.

Up

VOXBOX

the

1.)

the TRS-80; leave the VOXBOX

hood on the left rear

card edge. Connect the VOXBOX

the ribbon cable exiting

microphone into the DIN

to the TRS-80

from the

jack on the

VOXBOX. Take care to make the correction

Connect the

4.

power-supply mini-plug into

VOXBOX.

Plug the VOXBOX power supply into a

5.

6.

Follow

the power-up instructions below.

unplugged.

of

the TRS-80,

cable to this

bottom

front

properly.

the

back of

source of

exposing

card-

of the

the

120 VAC.

REMOVE

CONNECT VOXBOX

DOOR OVER TRS-80 CARD

CONNECTORIZED

WITH CABLE EXITING

BOTTOM

EDGE

CABLE

OF CONNECTOR

PLUG POWER UNIT IN

VOXBOX POWER UNIT

PLUG INTO 120 VAC

POWER

(IN=ON)

OUTLET

ON/OFF SWITCH

MICROPHONE DIN

CONNECTOR

HERE

CONNECTING

VOXBOX

FIGURE

VOXBOX

TO YOUR

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

TOP VIEW

TRS-80

1

TRS-80

Setting Up

Connecting

Figure

(See

Turn off

1.

Connect

2.

2.)

the

Card-Edge

cable

microphone

the

3.

ribbon

Plug

VOXBOX.

Connect

4.

the

VOXBOX.

VOXBOX

the

Plug

5.

6.

Follow

the

VOXBOX

the

TRS-80;

end

other

front,

side,

(left

exiting

Take

from

care

power-supply

power

power-up

VOXBOX

CABLE

to

leave the

VOXBOX

the

of

on the

bottom

the

DIN

the

into

the

mate

to

mini-plug

supply

instructions

CABLE

FROM

EXITS

Expansion

the

VOXBOX

Expansion

jack on

connection

into a

unplugged.

cable to

of the

into the

source

Interface),

connector.

the front

properly.

back

below.

EXPANSION

TO

INTERFACE

BOTTOM OF CONNECTOR

Interface

the TRS-80

with the

of the

120

VAC.

of

Bus

EXPANSION

(VIDEO

DISPLAY

INTERFACE

NOT

SHOWN)

VOXBOX

INTO 120

PLUG

POWER

(IN=ON)

POWER

PLUG

POWER

VAC

ON/OFF

MICROPHONE

CONNECTOR

UNIT

OUTLET

SWITCH

CONNECTING

IN HERE

DIN

VOXBOX

YOUR

TO

FIGURE 2

II II 1 1

II 1 1 1

1 1

EXPANSION

1

1 1

1 1 1

TOP

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1

III

VIEW

INTERFACE

1

1 1

1

TRS-80

Powering

2.

Powering

and Loading

Up

and Loading the

Up

the

Driver

Program

Driver

Okay,

only

That's

driver

application program

the

This

loaded

three

corresponding to

48K

2.

4. Now

you've got

halfway

because an

program that

VOXBOX, you

driver

into the

different

RAM.

Turn on the

1

at the left.

Turn on any other Turn on the

3.

execute

it's time to

MEMORY

Program

the hardware set up now. But the VOXBOX

installed.

essential part

program is

highest RAM

machine-language

the three

VOXBOX.

Computer as usual.

the BASIC interpreter.)

SIZE? according to

of the VOXBOX

communicates back and forth

and the

have to

hardware. Before

"install" the driver

machine-language file

a

addresses in your

tapes,

SP16, SP32,

possible memory sizes,

The Power Button is on the

peripherals you

are going

(TRSDOS

reserve memory

for the driver

the

following table:

is still

is the software

between your

you

can begin using

program.

stored on

machine. There

to use.

users should load

program.

cassette, and

SP48,

16K, 32K and

rear of

the case

Answer

—

are

the

and

YOU HAVE ANSWER

IF

16K RAM 28671

32K RAM

48K RAM 61439

5. Now

locate

the proper SPnn tape for

use SP16; 32K, SP32; 48K, SP48). Prepare

play the

tape.

your

MEMORY

45055

System.

your

(For

recorder

SIZE?

16K RAM,

to

Powering

Up

and

Loading

the Driver Program

TRSDOS users

6.

operations.

Type:

SYSTEM

*?

The tape will now load,

type CMD "T"

QSE3

SPnn

EMUS

as

indicated

on the Display. If there is an error, one

the Display will be replaced adjust the volume, and repeat step

reset the and start over

each side of the tape.)

7. Once the tape has loaded

in the

no C

The VOXBOX

of

the

applications

driver

The

replace the contents of the highest 4096

or

computer.

always reserve memory as

upper right corner), press

*9

BREAK

is now

program

Pressing

completely "installed" and

programs.

will

RESET will not affect the

by a "C." Wait till

at step 1

successfully,

remain

intact

in the

(The program

.

preceding table.)

yggggg

by the

6. If the tape

blinking

of the blinking

*?

he

(t

BREAK

until you

RAM

before

nn=16,

asterisks

the

tape

stops,

doesn't

is

retur

ready

turn off

driver

stop,

recorded twice

ns and

to run one

the

bytes in

program.

cassette

or

32

on

there's

computer

your

(But

48

on

Saving the Driver Program

With a disk system,

file. Use the TAPEDISK utility program

can save the driver

you

on Disk

program

described

TRSDOS Reference Manual. Prepare the recorder

tape, and type:

SPnn

TAPEDISK

? C

SPnn/CMD:0 aaaa bbbb

? F

E

?

Get values for nn, aaaa and bbbb from

Memory Size nn aaaa

16K

32K 48K 48 F000

you've saved the driver program,

Once

READY mode by

DOS

LOAD

load BASIC and

Then

preceding page.

SPnn/CMD

answer MEMORY

ENTER

gJjJJ3|

the table

16 7000

32 B000

you can load

typing:

Q2EQ3

SIZE

as

(SPnn) in

in

the

to play

the

402D

below.

bbbb

7FFF

BFFF

FFFF

it

in

the

(nn=16,32

described

a disk

correct

or

on the

ENTER

48)

Hints on Using

3.

VOXBOX

Hints

on

Using

VOXBOX

Computer

for

example, expect the

every effort

to fool the VOXBOX;

Speech Recognition

to make yourself

Computer through

To obtain the

following

best results from

suggestions:

Environmental

Your VOXBOX,

Background noise

with

speech, reducing

Using the

Hold the microphone

microphone

increase the chance

When VOXBOX is

on the Mic;

the word

or phrase.

like

will be picked

Microphone

introduces

ready for

release the

is

VOXBOX

understood.

the goal is

it.

your

Conditions

you, will work

the recognition

almost

of recognition

button

touching

additional

you to

when

still in its

to

understand

to

communicate

VOXBOX,

best in

up

by the

accuracy

your lips.

variations

mistakes.

talk,

press

you have

early

stages.

you

Put

another

with

always

a clean

and

microphone

of

the

Movement

into

the

push-to-talk

finished

You

cannot,

unless

way, it

you

is easy

your

follow

quiet

and

the

room.

mixed

VOXBOX.

of the

system

pronouncing

which

button

make

Speak slowly and

possible. You

use a forced

Choose Your

You

may use any language

in the language and

may "prompt"

English word.

Be consistent

distinctly into

will need

or unnatural

Language

in

you

in

Once you have trained

pronounce the words

them more reliably.

the

Mic,

to pronounce

pronunciation.

and

or words

words of choice.

English,

your speech

the

consistently

it is

VOXBOX

so the

using

as little

your

words

Words

with

VOXBOX,

Even

though

not necessary

on

a given

VOXBOX

inflection

consistently,

programming

the video

to

use

the

vocabulary,

can

recognize

as

so don't

it

display

same

Running

Application

the

Programs

Running

4.

VOXBOX:

An

quantities

Lunar

A

the the

Voice

A

sound

these

all

In

interrupt

BASIC

Inventory

lunar

craft to

Plotter that

you

upper

for you

the

Three

the

•

in the

it is time

appropriate

To

down

Loading

All the

are

Note:

programs are

operating

These

DISKBASIC

write

can

you

Section

(See

the

programs

Demonstrator

from

Lander that

surface.

fire

make.

demonstration

corner of

left

to press

word or

Com

the

are

imaginary

an

simulates the

You

specified

gives you

the

phrase.

puter

HHacid key

Programs

the

designed to

under

three

because

programs

5.)

TRSDOS,

Applications

of

Application Programs

included

control

fuel bursts.

programs,

Screen when

the

push-to-talk button and

while it

while

differences

modify these) to

(or

on tape to let you get used to

lets you specify items and

that

inventory.

landing

the rate

graphic representation of any

a

the Computer will display

is waiting for speech input,

you speak

under LEVELIIBASIC. If you

run

BASIC2

type

of a space craft on

of

descent by commanding

it is listening.

into

This means

the

say

the Mic.

gJjJJS

programs will not run under

in the USR function. However,

run

under

DISKBASIC.

a

dot

hold

recorder

Prepare

the

running

the

BASIC

each

command,

program

to play

CLOAD,

follow.

desired tape

the

to load

program, then use

the program. Instructions for

Running the Application

Programs

Inventory

program illustrates

This

also illustrates

It

sequence.

interference

These program control words are used in this

training the

After

entries of the

by

example:

For

Program

howdata may

use of a

Such keywords

background noise.

from

"PART'

"QUANTITY"

"BACKSPACE"

"SCRATCH"

"OK"

"SAVE"

system you may enter part numbers

following form:

PART

(digit)(digit)

entered using

be

keyword

or "wake-up" words

To begin

part number.

to start a command

the data entry

To end the part number

of the quantity of

allow

To

corrected (re-entered).

To

over again with the

the previous entry

cancel

complete

a

To accept an entry after visual

verification.

signal

To

. . .

the end of the

QUANTITY (digit)(digit)

the

VOXBOX.

or data

are useful

demonstration:

to minimize

sequence at the

and begin

that part.

to be

sequence

and begin

word "PART'.

entry program.

and quantities

entry

... OK

PART 123

"OK" signals

an error,

you can say

SCRATCH to

character

or the

B,

number.

part

SAVE instead

data

is

not

actually

QUANTITY 45

the system to

BACKSPACE to erase digits.

clear the

When you are

PART

of

entire entry. In the part field

"-"

(dash), may also be used to make

to

saved at

OK

this

enter

through trying the

end the program. In this

this point.

data.

If

you or the

Inventory

system makes

You

can also say

the letters

A or

up the

demo, say

demonstration,

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