icon utrack pro usb audio interface

icon utrack pro usb audio interface

[Adrien Plisson]

hello,

i just bought an "icon utrack pro" usb audio interface 
<http://www.icon-global.com/ShowPro.aspx?ID=24>.

as expected, this interface is not supported under linux: it is not usb 
audio class compliant, even the midi port is not class compliant...

first, i would like to know if anybody ever managed to use this 
interface under linux: is there an existing driver ? a hack or patch 
that would allow the kernel to recognize this interface ? a specific 
module dedicated to this kind of interface ? i can't find any reference 
to this interface anywhere on the net...

anyway, while searching, i found that its firewire counterpart, the 
"firexon", has an experimental support on ffado. it seems that the 
firewire interface uses the bridgeco BeBoB chipset. given that some 
versions of BeBoB supports both firewire and usb, i suppose (but i may 
be wrong) that the "utrack pro" is also based on BeBoB. is there any 
other BeBoB based usb interface supported under linux ?

finally, i would proudly help the development of a specific driver for 
this interface: if anyone wants me to test some piece of code, or wants 
some information on this interface, don't hesitate to contact me. i am 
also a software developper, so i could help writing a module, but i 
first need to learn more about the alsa code base (actually, i don't 
know where to start...).

thanks a lot, and have a nice day !

-- 
rien

Re: icon utrack pro usb audio interface

[Adrien Plisson]

On 06/11/2011 01:52 PM, Adrien Plisson wrote:
>it seems that the
> firewire interface uses the bridgeco BeBoB chipset. given that some
> versions of BeBoB supports both firewire and usb, i suppose (but i may
> be wrong) that the "utrack pro" is also based on BeBoB.

upon further investigation (involving a screwdriver), the icon utrack 
pro usb audio interface does not use a bridgeco bebob chipset: it uses a 
xilinx spartan3 fpga and a cypress CY7C68013A-100AXC EZ-USB FX2LP usb 
microcontroller.

i fear that i need to write a specific module to support this 
hardware... any advice before i start ?

regards,

-- 
rien

Re: icon utrack pro usb audio interface

[Wessel Dirksen]

Adrien Plisson <aplisson+music <at> stochastique.net> writes:

> 
> On 06/11/2011 01:52 PM, Adrien Plisson wrote:
> >it seems that the
> > firewire interface uses the bridgeco BeBoB chipset. given that some
> > versions of BeBoB supports both firewire and usb, i suppose (but i may
> > be wrong) that the "utrack pro" is also based on BeBoB.
> 
> upon further investigation (involving a screwdriver), the icon utrack 
> pro usb audio interface does not use a bridgeco bebob chipset: it uses a 
> xilinx spartan3 fpga and a cypress CY7C68013A-100AXC EZ-USB FX2LP usb 
> microcontroller.
> 
> i fear that i need to write a specific module to support this 
> hardware... any advice before i start ?
> 
> regards,
> 

I just bought one of these as well. Would love linux support if possible. I
would be willing to help with this effort except that my linux skills are
not dev level. Let me know if I can help and if this is going anywhere.

REgards

Re: icon utrack pro usb audio interface

[Toberius]

> I just bought one of these as well. Would love linux support if possible. I
> would be willing to help with this effort except that my linux skills are
> not dev level. Let me know if I can help and if this is going anywhere.
> 
> REgards
> 
> 


Hi guys, I'm too bougth one UtrackPro and looking for a generic driver to
run into linux. Please if anyone can help me?

Regards/