Winbond Text-to-Speech
Evaluation System
User’s Guide
April 22, 2003
Version 2.01
Winbond Electronics Corporation America WTS-ES701
2727 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 Rev: 2.01
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The Winbond ES701 Evaluation/Development System is a PC-based system that allows
the operation of the WTS701 Text To Speech chip to be controlled by a PC via its
parallel port. This system serves as a simple easy to use demonstration board as well as
a powerful evaluation system.
All the functions of the chip may be selected in real time to allow complete evaluation of
this chip for an end application. The hardware includes digital I/O headers and analog
audio jacks that will allow easy connection of the demo board to external hardware.
6 Easy Steps to Setup the ES701 Evaluation Board:
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Run the Setup.exe from the CD ROM folder for the desired language.
Connect the IEEE 1284 Parallel Port cable to the evaluation system
Connect the 5V DC supply
Connect the Speaker to the Speaker jack on the board
Open the TTSDemo.exe application software and click ‘OK’ on Welcome Window
Start typing text in the text window using your PC keyboard and click on Send
Text button to convert the just typed text to speech, you should hear it on the
speaker.
The demo board must be connected to a parallel port on a PC running Windows 98 or
later versions of the OS. Please make sure that the printer port is configured for bi-
directional mode (Standard, EPP, ECP)
Winbond Electronics Corporation America WTS-ES701
2727 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 Rev: 2.01
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ES701 Application Software Operation:
After starting the Evaluation Board application the “Welcome” screen will appear.
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To operate the board, connect the parallel cable and power to the board. Connect the 8 Ohm
speaker to the speaker jack. Click the “OK” button. Next the main screen appears. If the
board is not powered up and connected, an error message will appear.
Start typing text here
Click on "new Text" to clear
the text Window
To convert text in the text
window to speech, click here
Reset the WTS701
Click on "Exit" to end the
program .
There are two methods of inputting text for conversion:
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Type text in the Text Window and click ‘Convert Window’
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Convert an existing text file by clicking ‘Open Text File’, select the file to convert, then
press ‘Convert File’ to hear the speech.
The text in the Text Window can be edited and saved by clicking ‘Save text’.
Clicking ‘New Text’ clears the text window.
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Click on "Save Text" to
save the text in the text
box to a txt file.
Click on "Convert Window"
to convert the text in the text
box into speech.
Click on "Finish Word" to
stop conversion after the
current word.
Click on "Convert File"
to convert the text file
to speech.
Click on "Pause" to pause
the speach. Click again to
continue.
Click on "Stop/Cancel" to clear
the word buffer and stop
conversion
Click on "Open Text File:"
to select a different text file.
This panel shows the operation while converting text to speech. To pause the conversion on the
board, select the “Pause” button. To continue, select the button again. To stop the conversion
after the current word is spoken, select the “Finish Word” button. To immediately flush the word
buffer and stop conversion, select the “STOP” button.
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2727 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 Rev: 2.01
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Loading external text files
To load an ASCII text file, click on the ‘Open Text File’ button in the bottom left corner of the
window, this brings up a list of pre-loaded text files. Press the ‘Directory’ button to bring up a file
selection menu.
Click on "Directory" and
Double Click on the
desired file name
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